This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Hunter Region.[1][2][3][4]
Cessnock
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Cessnock City Council is composed of four wards electing three councillors, each, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2016 election, the Labor Party won a majority with seven councillors and the mayoralty.[5]
Although Labor still won the largest number of seats, the party lost its majority on council.[5] Incumbent B Ward councillor Ian Olsen's "Olsen Independents" group contested all four wards for the first time, winning one seat in each.[6][7][8][9]
Cessnock results
editParty | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 15,136 | 42.5 | −6.2 | 5 | 2 | ||
Olsen Independents | 8,908 | 25.0 | +18.7 | 4 | 3 | ||
Liberal | 7,676 | 21.6 | −0.9 | 3 | |||
Greens | 3,509 | 9.9 | +2.8 | 0 | |||
Independent | 389 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Formal votes | 35,618 | 93.99 | |||||
Informal votes | 2,274 | 6.01 | |||||
Total | 37,892 | 100.00 |
A Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 1. Jay Suvaal 2. James Hawkins (elected) 3. Logan Templeton |
3,273 | 35.7 | ||
Olsen Independents | 1. Jessica Jurd (elected) 2. Julianne Foster 3. Joshua Olsen |
2,587 | 28.2 | ||
Liberal | 1. Paul Dunn (elected) 2. Kean Miles 3. Robyn Strengers |
1,939 | 21.2 | ||
Greens | 1. Llynda Nairn 2. Elizabeth Hilton 3. Jane Mowatt |
988 | 10.8 | ||
Independent | Allan Stapleford | 389 | 4.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,176 | 92.8 | |||
Informal votes | 713 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 83.6 |
B Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 1. Anthony Burke (elected) 2. Jeffrey Crebert 3. Tallen Howson |
3,146 | 39.9 | ||
Olsen Independents | 1. Ian Olsen (elected) 2. Luke Bozic 3. Tim Little |
2,512 | 31.8 | ||
Liberal | 1. John Moores (elected) 2. Jacqueline LaFrance 3. Daniel Ebert |
1,630 | 20.7 | ||
Greens | 1. Louise Ihlein 2. Vicki Heath 3. James Ryan |
605 | 7.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,893 | 94.1 | |||
Informal votes | 495 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 82.4 |
C Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 1. Anne-Marie Sander (elected) 2. Sophie Palmowski 3. Kim Smith |
4,180 | 43.8 | ||
Liberal | 1. Karen Jackson (elected) 2. Robert Peace 3. John Fagg |
2,375 | 24.9 | ||
Olsen Independents | 1. Daniel Watton (elected) 2. Leonie Allan 3. Eric Olsen |
2,047 | 21.4 | ||
Greens | 1. Georgina Thompson 2. Penny Kelly 3. Denis Rothwell |
950 | 9.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,552 | 94.6 | |||
Informal votes | 547 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 83.2 |
D Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 1. Rosa Grine (elected) 2. Mitchell Hill (elected) 3. Gregory Tisdell |
4,537 | 50.4 | ||
Olsen Independents | 1. Paul Paynter (elected) 2. Eliza Faustini 3. Adam Robinson |
1,762 | 19.6 | ||
Liberal | 1. Harold Slade 2. Sharon Davson 3. Ruth Slade |
1,732 | 19.3 | ||
Greens | 1. Janet Murray 2. Richard Clausen 3. Averil Drummond |
966 | 10.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,997 | 94.5 | |||
Informal votes | 519 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 84.5 |
Dungog
editParty | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 6,135 | 100.0 | 6 | ||||
Formal votes | 6,135 | 95.33 | |||||
Informal votes | 300 | 4.67 | |||||
Total | 6,435 | 100.0 |
A Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Dowling (elected) | 828 | 41.7 | ||
Independent | Michael Tobin (elected) | 604 | 30.4 | ||
Independent | Stephen "Sparrow" Farrow | 291 | 14.6 | ||
Independent | John Connors | 264 | 13.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,987 | 95.6 | |||
Informal votes | 91 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,078 | 87.4 |
B Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stephen Low (elected) | 946 | 44.9 | ||
Independent | Jessica Clark (elected) | 754 | 35.8 | ||
Independent | Alan Green | 407 | 19.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,107 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 94 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,201 | 86.7 |
C Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Digby Rayward (elected) | 965 | 47.3 | ||
Independent | Bradley Bale (elected) | 613 | 30.0 | ||
Independent | Peter Millynn | 463 | 22.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,041 | 46.7 | |||
Informal votes | 115 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,156 | 85.7 |
Lake Macquarie
editParty | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 50,340 | 39.2 | 6 | 1 | |||
Liberal | 33,078 | 25.7 | 3 | ||||
Lake Mac Independents | 24,922 | 19.4 | 3 | ||||
Greens | 12,571 | 9.8 | 0 | ||||
Independent | 4,661 | 3.6 | 0 | ||||
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 29,80 | 2.3 | 0 | ||||
Formal votes | 128,552 |
East Ward
editElected councillor | Party | |
---|---|---|
Adam Shultz | Labor | |
Nick Jones | Liberal | |
Kate Warner | LMI | |
Christine Buckley | Labor |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 17,397 | 41.8 | |||
Liberal | 10,997 | 26.4 | |||
Lake Mac Independents | 6,884 | 16.6 | |||
Greens | 3,675 | 8.8 | |||
Independent (Group A) | 2,438 | 5.9 | |||
Independent | Alan Ellis | 202 | 0.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 41,593 | 94.7 | |||
Informal votes | 2,311 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 43,904 | 85.2 |
North Ward
editElected councillor | Party | |
---|---|---|
Brian Adamthwaite | Labor | |
Jack Antcliff | Liberal | |
Colin Grigg | LMI | |
Keara Conroy | Labor |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 18,014 | 42.6 | |||
Liberal | 9,237 | 21.8 | |||
Lake Mac Independents | 6,485 | 15.3 | |||
Greens | 5,007 | 11.8 | |||
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 2,980 | 7.0 | |||
Independent | Bryce Ham | 593 | 1.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 42,316 | 95.2 | |||
Informal votes | 2,147 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 44,463 | 85.5 |
West Ward
editElected councillor | Party | |
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David Belcher | Labor | |
Jason Pauling | Liberal | |
Luke Cubis | LMI | |
Madeline Bishop | Labor |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 14,929 | 33.4 | |||
Liberal | 12,844 | 28.8 | |||
Lake Mac Independents | 11,553 | 25.9 | |||
Greens | 3,889 | 8.7 | |||
Independent | Rosmairi Dawson | 1,428 | 3.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 44,643 | 94.4 | |||
Informal votes | 2,665 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 47,308 | 82.0 |
- Incumbent councillor Wendy Harrison (Independent Lake Alliance) did not recontest
Maitland
editNewcastle
editPort Stephens
editPort Stephens results
editParty | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 21,335 | 45.9 | −36.7 | 4 | |||
Labor | 19,372 | 41.6 | +24.2 | 4 | 3 | ||
Liberal | 4,255 | 9.1 | +3.6[b] | 1 | 1 | ||
Greens | 1,565 | 3.4 | +3.4 | 0 | |||
Formal votes | 46,527 | 93.8 | |||||
Informal votes | 3,073 | 6.2 | |||||
Turnout | 49,600 | 86.1 |
Central
editElected councillor | Party | |
---|---|---|
Jason Wells | Labor | |
Chris Doohan | Independent (Group B) | |
Steve Tucker | Independent (Group A) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent (Group B) | 4,686 | 28.8 | |||
Independent (Group A) | 4,226 | 25.9 | |||
Labor | 5,618 | 34.5 | +19.6 | ||
Greens | 1,565 | 9.6 | +9.6 | ||
Independent | Bill Doran | 194 | 1.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,289 | 92.7 | +2.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,286 | 7.3 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 17,575 | 86.9 | +1.6 |
East
editElected councillor | Party | |
---|---|---|
Leah Anderson | Labor | |
Glen Dunkley | Independent | |
Matthew Bailey | Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 5,850 | 39.5 | +31.6 | ||
Independent | 4,708 | 31.8 | |||
Liberal | 4,255 | 28.7 | +12.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,813 | 95.7 | +2.5 | ||
Informal votes | 669 | 4.3 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 15,482 | 84.8 | +0.9 |
West
editElected councillor | Party | |
---|---|---|
Arnott Giacomo | Labor | |
Peter Francis | Labor | |
Peter Kafer | Independent (Group A) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 7,904 | 51.2 | +22.7 | ||
Independent (Group A) | 6,608 | 42.8 | |||
Independent | Danielle Le Mottee | 266 | 1.7 | ||
Independent | Monique Malone | 239 | 1.5 | ||
Independent | Christopher Baguley | 209 | 1.4 | ||
Independent | Andrew Dole | 199 | 1.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,425 | 93.4 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,088 | 6.6 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 16,513 | 86.1 | +2.2 |
- Incumbent councillor Paul Le Mottee (Independent Liberal) was unable to recontest due to a clerical error[13][14]
Singleton
editUpper Hunter
editNotes
edit- ^ Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.
- ^ Compared with the Independent Liberal result at the 2017 election.
References
edit- ^ "Registers of groups of candidates". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Local Government Register of Groups of Candidates" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Government Register of Candidates - in Name order" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2023.
- ^ "2021 NSW Local Government Elections". ABC News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "City of Cessnock". ABC News. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "If you go to a polling booth and there is no one there handing out my "How to Votes" then take this with you and it shows you what to do". Facebook. Ian Olsen Independent Cessnock Ward B Councillor. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Sellars, Krystal (20 September 2016). "Nine new councillors elected to Cessnock City Council". The Cessnock Advertiser. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
followed by Ian Olsen's independent team on 26.79%
- ^ Sellars, Krystal (9 February 2021). "Cessnock councillor Ian Olsen to run for mayor, with candidates in each ward". The Cessnock Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "CESSNOCK INDEPENDENTS". Cessnock Independents. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
Having won four seats in the previous election, the Independent team aims to win a majority during this coming election in order to make important changes
- ^ a b c d "Dungog". ABC News.
- ^ "City of Lake Macquarie". ABC News.
- ^ a b c d "Port Stephens". ABC News.
- ^ "Port Stephens west ward councillor Paul Le Mottee ruled out of local government election due to clerical error". Port Stephens Examiner.
- ^ "Bruce MacKenzie's 31 running mates". The Standard.