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Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Mid North Coast

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2024 New South Wales local elections
(Mid North Coast)

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Mid North Coast region.[1][2]

Mid North Coast covers six local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie-Hastings Council.[3]

Bellingen

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2024 Bellingen Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

All 6 seats on Bellingen Shire Council[a]
4 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
WWI
CF
Leader Steve Allan Dominic King Graeme Shephard
Party Waterfall Way Inds Greens Community First
Last election 2 seats 2 seats Did not exist
Seats before 2 2 2
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Decrease 1
First preference vote 4,342 2,481 1,273
Percentage 53.6% 30.6% 15.7%
Swing Increase 19.8 Increase 4.7 Increase 1.7[b]

Largest party before election

Waterfall Way Inds

Subsequent largest party

Waterfall Way Inds

Bellingen Shire Council is composed of six councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

Graeme Shephard, who was elected second on the "Team Joanne Cook" ticket in 2021, led the new "Community First" group.[4] Joanne Cook was second on the ticket, with fellow councillor councillor Stephen Glyde (who led the "Stephen Glyde Group" in 2021) in the fourth and final position.[5][6]

Only three groups stood at the election, down from six in 2021. The Labor Party did not recontest.[7]

Bellingen results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Bellingen[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Waterfall Way Inds 1. Steve Allan
2. Eleanor Tree (elected 1)
3. Jo Brotherton (elected 3)
4. Andrew O'Keefe (elected 6)
5. Linda Coomber
6. Steve Ryan
4,342 53.6 +19.8
Greens 1. Dominic King (elected 2)
2. Jennie Fenton (elected 4)
3. Gary Fry
4. Wendy Firefly
2,481 30.6 +4.7
Community First 1. Graeme Shephard (elected 5)
2. Joanne Cook
3. Cathryn McGuire
4. Stephen Glyde
1,273 15.7 +1.7[b]
Total formal votes 8,096 95.3
Informal votes 404 4.7
Turnout 8,500 81.5

Coffs Harbour

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2024 Coffs Harbour City Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

All 8 seats on Coffs Harbour City Council[a]
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
TN
Leader Nikki Williams Paul Amos Tony Judge
Party Team Nikki Team Moose Labor
Last election Did not exist 2 seats 1 seat
Seats before 0 2 1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jonathan Cassell George Cecato Tegan Swan
Party Greens Better Coffs Coast We Thrive
Last election 1 seat 1 seat 1 seat
Seats before 1 1 1

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Coffs Harbour City Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

The National Party does not endorse candidates for local elections. Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh, the deputy leader of the NSW Nationals, endorsed Nikki Williams (Team Nikki), George Cecato (Better Coffs Coast) and Tegan Swan (Independent) in the mayoral election.[10] Both Williams and Cecato are Nationals members.[11][12]

Coffs Harbour results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Coffs Harbour[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Nikki 1. Nikki Williams (elected mayor)
2. Cath Fowler (elected 1)
3. Les Oxford (elected 3)
4. Gurminder Saro (elected 5)
5. Matt Gosling
6. Falak Othman
7. Clinton Hayes
8. Barbara Haigh
9. Neil Manson
15,428 34.1
Team Moose 1. Paul Amos (elected 2)
2. Julie Sechi (elected 4)
3. Scott Wolgamot
4. Sally Townley
10,361 22.9 +0.4
Labor 1. Tony Judge (elected 6)
2. Htun Htun Oo
3. Lealah Durow
4. Glenis Hunter
5. Danny Wilson
4,356 9.6 −1.0
Greens 1. Jonathan Cassell (elected 7)
2. Tim Nott
3. Eugenie Gerlach
4. Elaine Sherwood
5. Olivier La Mer-Adair
3,956 8.6 −0.3
Better Coffs Coast 1. George Cecato (elected 8)
2. Jesse Young
3. Jeffrey (Jack) Dix
4. Tiga Cross
5. Matthew Culgan
6. Katherine Listkow
3,798 8.4 −5.8
Together We Thrive 1. Tegan Swan
2. Marcus Blackwell
3. Lucas Craig
4. Lisa Nichols
5. Mel Browne
3,677 8.1 −2.5
Independent 1. Rodney Fox
2. Nicole Bourne
3. Michael Thompson-Blair
4. Dudley Mitchell-Adams
2,992 6.6
Independent 1. John O'Brien
2. Jasmine Braun
3. Dorothea Skoludek
4. Kristel O'Brien
626 1.4
Total formal votes 45,194 91.5
Informal votes 4,206 8.5
Turnout 49,400 83.8

Kempsey

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2024 Kempsey Shire Council election

← 2022 14 September 2024 2028 →

All 8 seats on Kempsey Shire Council[a]
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
Leader N/A Arthur Bain
Party Independents[c] Greens
Last election 7 seats 1 seat
Seats before 7 1
Seats won 7 1
Seat change Steady Steady
First preference vote 15,325 2,213
Percentage 87.4% 12.6%
Swing Increase 7.3% Decrease 7.3%

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Kempsey Shire Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

At the 2021 election, seven independents were elected, as well as one member of the Greens.[21] However, the election was re-run in 2022 after the New South Wales Electoral Commission's online voting system crashed, preventing 34 people in Kempsey from casting their vote.[22]

Kempsey results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Kempsey[23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 1. Alexandra Wyatt (elected 1)
2. Julie Coburn (elected 6)
3. June Wilson
4. Gail Ryan
5,195 29.6 +20.6
Independent 1. Kinne Ring
2. Annette Lawrence (elected 2)
3. Adam Matchett (elected 8)
4. Tyrone Walker
3,639 20.7 +13.4
The Selby Team 1. Noel Selby (elected 5)
2. Charanjit Bedi
3. Richard Pearson
4. Lindsay Keay
2,299 13.1 +8.7
Independent 1. Dean Saul (elected 3)
2. Scott Butterfield
3. Rebecca Clifford
4. Grant Simpson
5. Tina Carney
2,253 12.8 −9.8
Greens 1. Arthur Bain (elected 4)
2. Michael Jones
3. Vicki Taylor
4. Beris Derwent
2,213 12.6 −7.3
Independent Ben Paix (elected 7) 1,551 8.8 +8.8
Independent Troy Irwin 252 1.4 −2.6
Independent Trevor Martin 107 0.6 +0.6
Independent Stephen McNamara 29 0.2 −0.3
Total formal votes 17,538 89.3 −3.5
Informal votes 2,108 10.7 +3.5
Turnout 19,646 81.8 +3.1

MidCoast

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2024 MidCoast Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

All 11 seats on MidCoast Council
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
Leader N/A Michael Graham
Party Independents[c] Libertarian
Last election 5 seats Did not contest
Seats before 5 0
Seats won 5 3
Seat change Steady Increase 3

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Claire Pontin Dheera Smith
Party Labor Greens
Last election 1 seat 1 seat
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Libertarian

MidCoast Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

The Liberal Party, which won two seats in 2021, was unable to recontest after missing the candidate nomination deadline.[25][26]

The Libertarian Party became the largest party following the election, winning at least two seats.[27][28]

MidCoast results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: MidCoast[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Libertarian 1. Michael Graham (elected)
2. Philip Beazley (elected)
3. Mal McKenzie (elected)
4. Mitchell Wilson
5. John Gazecki
6. Stuart Cameron
13,709 22.9
Labor 1. Claire Pontin (elected)
2. Digby Wilson (elected)
3. Nicolle Green
4. Phillip Costa
5. Michael Burgess
6. Mark Vanstone
9,573 16.0
Tickle Group 1. Alan Tickle (elected)
2. Nicole Turnbull (elected)
3. Carley Burke
4. Philip Walkom
5. Michael Kent
6. Kylie Turner
9,443 15.8
Howard Group 1. Peter Howard (elected)
2. Fabian Clancy
3. Rebecca Ross
4. Scott Paterson
5. Roderick Donegan
6. Emmerson Hollis
6,832 11.4
Team Jeremy Miller 1. Jeremy Miller (elected)
2. Donna Ballard
3. Bronwyn Sharpe
4. Alexander Lewers
5. Tanya Brown
6. Jake Davey
6,038 10.1
Greens 1. Dheera Smith (elected)
2. Janeece Irving
3. Michael Townsend
4. Jessica Harris
5. Nathan Wales
6. Megan Cooke
3,931 6.6
MidCoast Independents 1. Thomas O'Keefe (elected)
2. Bruce Murray
3. Jeanette Hart
4. Malcolm Motum
5. Terry Munright
6. Heather Vaughan
3,794 6.4
Independent 1. Paul Sandilands
2. Mark Stuart Johnson
3. Jessica Corkill
4. Sandra Zielke
5. Gilbert Whyte
6. Scott Grant
2,750 4.6
Consultation Is Not Consent 1. Emma Mellows
2. Veronica Frost
3. Jennifer Lennox
4. John Fisher
1,313 2.2
Independent Karen Hutchinson 901 1.5
Independent Elizabeth McEntyre 554 0.9
Independent Stephen Smith 531 0.9
Independent National John Sahyoun 289 0.5
Independent Richard Streamer 78 0.1
Independent Vivien Panhuber 51 0.1
Total formal votes 59,787 90.5
Informal votes 6,243 9.5
Turnout 66,030 84.3

Nambucca Valley

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2024 Nambucca Valley Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

All 8 seats on Nambucca Valley Council[a]
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader N/A Susan Jenvey David Jones
Party Independents Labor Greens
Last election 7 seats 1 seat Did not contest
Seats before 6 1 1

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Nambucca Valley Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

On 28 June 2024, councillor David Jones joined the Greens.[39] He had contested the 2021 election as an independent.[40][41]

Nambucca Valley results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Nambucca Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Angel
Independent Ljubov Simson
Independent Tamara Castle
Greens David Jones
Labor Susan Jenvey
Independent Jane Smith
Independent Troy Vance
Independent Martin Ballangarry
Independent Marc Percival
Independent Gary Lee
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Port Macquarie-Hastings

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2024 Port Macquarie-Hastings Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

All 8 seats on Port Macquarie-Hastings Council[a]
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
ROB
SHEP
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Leader Adam Roberts Rachel Sheppard Mark Hornshaw
Party Team Roberts Team Sheppard Libertarian
Last election 4 seats[d] 1 seat Did not contest
Seats before 3 1 0
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1[d] Increase 1 Increase 1
First preference vote 15,343 9,397 8,763
Percentage 28.0% 17.2 16.0
Swing Decrease 18.8[d] Increase 1.9 Increase 16.0

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
LIP
Leader Nik Lipovac Lauren Edwards Hamish Tubman
Party Team Lipovac Greens Labor
Last election 1 seat 1 seat Did not contest
Seats before 1 1 0
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 1
First preference vote 8,326 7,668 4,823
Percentage 15.2% 14.0% 8.8%
Swing Increase 6.8 Increase 5.0 Increase 8.8

Largest party before election

Team Pinson

Subsequent largest party

Team Roberts

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

In July 2023, Team Pinson councillor Sharon Griffiths resigned from council.[42] Her position was left vacant until the 2024 election.[43]

Incumbent mayor Peta Pinson (Team Pinson) did not seek re-election, endorsing "Team Roberts".[44][45] Team Roberts was led by councillor Adam Roberts and included fellow councillors Danielle Maltman and Josh Slade, who were all elected as part of Team Pinson in 2021.[46][47][48]

Rachel Sheppard initially planned to contest the mayoral election, but withdrew in early August 2024 to only contest the councillor election.[49] Lisa Intemann, who was elected leading the "Fighters For Our Region" group in 2021, joined Team Sheppard.[50][51]

A referendum was also held alongside the election, asking if the total number of councillors should be reduced from nine to seven (including the mayor).[52] Team Roberts supported the "Yes" vote, while all other candidates supported the "No" vote.[53]

Port Macquarie-Hastings results

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Port Macquarie-Hastings[54][55][56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Roberts 1. Adam Roberts
2. Danielle Maltman (elected)
3. Chris Kirkman (elected)
4. Evan O'Brien
5. Kylie Van Der Ley
6. Josh Slade
15,343 28.0 −18.8[d]
Team Sheppard 1. Rachel Sheppard (elected)
2. Lisa Intemann (elected)
3. Kingsley Searle
4. Linda Elbourne
9,397 17.2 +1.9
Libertarian 1. Mark Hornshaw (elected)
2. Breelin Coetzer
3. Duane Stace
4. Deborah Cooper
5. David Bird
8,763 16.0 +16.0
Team Lipovac 1. Nik Lipovac (elected)
2. Jon Bailey
3. Ellen Crepaz
4. Luke Garel
8,326 15.2 +6.8
Greens 1. Lauren Edwards (elected)
2. Stuart Watson
3. Jane McIntyre
4. Leslie Mitchell
7,668 14.0 +5.0
Labor 1. Hamish Tubman (elected)
2. Lorna Neal
3. Reginald Millar
4. Susan Baker
4,823 8.8 +8.8
Independent DJ Apanui 401 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 54,721 91.8
Informal votes 4,868 8.2
Turnout 59,589

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.
  2. ^ a b Compared with Team Joanne Cook at the 2021 election.
  3. ^ a b Including local groups (not to be confused with locally-registered political parties).
  4. ^ a b c d Compared with Team Pinson at the 2021 election.

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