Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Inner Sydney

This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Inner Sydney region.[1][2][3][4]

2021 New South Wales local elections
(Inner Sydney)

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Inner Sydney covers 10 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Sydney. A further 23 LGAs are in Outer Sydney and surrounding regions.

Bayside

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The Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates, including its five councillors elected in 2017.[5][6]

2021 New South Wales local elections: Bayside[5]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 37,157 45.7 −0.3 7  
  Independent 22,563 27.8 +7.8 4   1
  Independent Liberal 7,564 9.3 −17.9[a] 2   5[a]
  Peaceful Bayside 3,015 3.7 1   1
  Greens 10,969 13.5 +6.8 1   1
 Formal votes 81,268

Ward 1

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Elected councillor Party
  Christina Curry Labor
  Scott Morrissey Labor
  Jennifer Muscat Independent
(Group A)
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 10,496 60.4
Independent (Group A) 2,807 16.2
Independent (Group D) 2,165 12.5
Greens 1,911 11.0
Total formal votes 17,379 94.2
Informal votes 1,070 5.8
Turnout 82.7

Ward 2

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Elected councillor Party
  Jo Jansyn Labor
  Ann Fardell Labor
  Michael Nagi Ind. Liberal
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 9,164 53.4
Independent Liberal 3,173 18.5
Greens 3,169 18.5
Independent (Group C) 1,662 9.7
Total formal votes 17,168 94.2
Informal votes 1,064 5.8
Turnout 80.4

Ward 3

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Elected councillor Party
  Bill Saravinovski Labor
  Greta Werner Greens
  Andrew Tsounis Independent
(Group D)
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 3[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 6,494 42.7
Greens 3,459 22.7
Independent (Group D) 2,935 19.3
Independent (Group A) 2,324 15.3
Total formal votes 15,212 92.7
Informal votes 1,202 7.3
Turnout 83.2

Ward 4

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Elected councillor Party
  Liz Barlow Independent
  Mark Hanna Independent
  Joe Awada Labor
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 4[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (Group A) 7,412 44.9
Labor 6,677 40.4
Greens 2,430 14.7
Total formal votes 16,519 93.0
Informal votes 1,239 7.0
Turnout 85.8

Ward 5

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Elected councillor Party
  Edward McDougall Labor
  Heidi Douglas Peaceful Bayside
  Paul Sedrak Ind. Liberal
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal 4,347 29.0
Labor 4,326 28.9
Peaceful Bayside 3,015 20.1
Independent (Group E) 2,487 16.1
Independent (Group D) 771 5.1
Independent Liberal Ron Bezic 44 0.3
Total formal votes 14,990 91.5
Informal votes 1,398 8.5
Turnout 84.4

Hunter's Hill

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2021 New South Wales local elections: Hunter's Hill[8]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 3,372 41.0 3
  Liberal 3,171 38.5 +2.1 3
  Team Ross 1,260 15.3 1
  Greens 431 5.2 +5.2 0  
 Formal votes 8,234 96.33
 Informal votes 314 3.67
 Total 8,548 100.00

North

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Elected councillor Party
  Julia Prieston Liberal
  Ross Williams Team Ross
  Elizabeth Krassoi Independent
(Group A)
2021 New South Wales local elections: North Ward[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,576 37.8
Team Ross 1,260 30.2
Independent (Group A) 960 23.0
Independent (Group B) 376 9.0
Total formal votes 4,172 95.6
Informal votes 193 4.4
Turnout 4,365 85.9

South

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Elected councillor Party
  Tatyana Virgara Liberal
  Richard Quinn Independent
(Group F)
  Jim Sanderson Independent
(Group B)
2021 New South Wales local elections: South Ward[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,595 39.3
Independent (Group F) 859 21.1
Independent (Group B) 848 20.9
Greens 431 10.6 +10.6
Independent (Group D) 263 6.5
Independent (Group C) 66 1.6
Total formal votes 4,062 97.1
Informal votes 121 2.9
Turnout 4,183 86.5

Inner West

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The Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates, including its two councillors elected in 2017.[9]

2021 New South Wales local elections: Inner West[9][10][11]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 40,113 38.6 +4.7 8   3
  Greens 37,499 36.0 +7.2 5  
  Independent 15,967 15.3 −2.7 2   1
  Independent Liberal 6,738 6.5 −11.1[b] 0   2[b]
  Community Independents 1,195 1.1 0  
  Community Independent 898 0.9 0  
  Animal Justice 876 0.8 +0.8 0  
  Socialist Alliance 749 0.8 –0.2 0  
 Formal votes 104,035 96.49
 Informal votes 3,795 3.51
 Total 107,830 100.00

Ashfield–Djarrawunang

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Elected councillor Party
  Mark Drury Labor
  Dylan Griffiths Greens
  Jessica D'Arienzo Labor
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ashfield–Djarrawunang (Magpie) Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 8,294 38.9
Greens 7,726 36.3
Independent 2,243 20.5
Independent Liberal 1,852 8.7
Community Independents 1,195 5.6
Total formal votes 21,310 95.9
Informal votes 904 4.1
Turnout 22,214 83.7

Balmain–Baludarri

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Elected councillor Party
  Darcy Byrne Labor
  Kobi Shetty Greens
  John Stamolis Independent
2021 New South Wales local elections: Balmain–Baludarri (Leather Jacket) Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 7,751 36.5
Greens 7,220 34.0
Independent 3,814 18.0
Independent Liberal 1,557 7.3
Community Independent 898 4.2
Total formal votes 21,240 97.5
Informal votes 555 2.5
Turnout 21,795 81.2

Leichhardt–Gulgadya

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Elected councillor Party
  Philippa Scott Labor
  Marghanita Da Cruz Greens
  Tim Stephens Labor
2021 New South Wales local elections: Leichhardt–Gulgadya (Grass Tree) Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 8,200 39.5
Greens 7,508 36.1
Independent Liberal 3,329 16.0
Animal Justice 876 +4.2 +4.2
Independent 870 4.2
Total formal votes 20,783 95.8
Informal votes 900 4.2
Turnout 21,683 83.2

Marrickville–Midjuburi

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Elected councillor Party
  Mat Howard Labor
  Justine Langford Greens
  Zoi Tsardoulias Labor
2021 New South Wales local elections: Marrickville–Midjuburi (Lillypilly) Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 8,905 43.8
Greens 7,293 35.8
Independent 4,149 20.4
Total formal votes 20,347 96.5
Informal votes 731 3.5
Turnout 21,078 80.4

Stanmore–Damun

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Elected councillor Party
  Liz Atkins Greens
  Chloe Smith Labor
  Pauline Lockie Independent
2021 New South Wales local elections: Stanmore–Damun (Port Jackson Fig) Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens 7,752 38.1
Labor 6,963 34.2
Independent 4,634 22.8
Socialist Alliance 749 3.7
Independent Daniel Ribarovski 257 1.3
Total formal votes 20,355 96.7
Informal votes 705 3.3
Turnout 21,060 78.9

Sydney

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Sydney results

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2021 New South Wales local elections: Sydney[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Clover 1. Clover Moore
2. Jess Scully (elected 1)
3. Robert Kok (elected 5)
4. Emelda Davis (elected 6)
5. William Chan (elected 7)
6. Adam Worling
7. Mike Galvin
8. Elaine Czulkowski
9. Philip Thalis
10. Jess Miller
47,877 40.8 −14.13
Liberal 1. Shauna Jarrett (elected 2)
2. Lyndon Gannon (elected 8)
3. Sam Danieli
4. Phyllisse Stanton
5. Richard Hicklin
6. Ricky Lee
20,432 17.4 −2.3
Labor 1. Linda Scott (elected 4)
2. Damien Minton
3. Norma Ingram
4. Tamira Stevensen
5. Tony Pooley
6. Meagan Lawson
7. Ian Roberts
8. Frier Bentley
18,077 14.7 +3.07
Greens 1. Sylvie Ellsmore (elected 3)
2. Dejay Toborek
3. Caroline Alcorso
4. Chetan Sahai
5. Mark Smith
12,972 11.1 +5.12
Unite for Sydney 1. Yvonne Weldon (elected 9)
2. Karen Freyer
3. Stephen Conlon
4. Meead Saberi Kalaee
5. Kiran De Silva
6. Mark Hodge
10,577 9.0 +9.0
Small Business 1. Angela Vithoulkas
2. Paul Crossin
3. Tatiana Coulter
4. Phillip Joel
5. Allan Sudale
5. Lisa Jayne
7. Nicole Santer
7,219 6.2 −1.15[c]
Independent Wen Zhou 133 0.1
Independent John McFadden 75 0.1
Total formal votes 118,511 98.6
Informal votes 1,675 1.4
Turnout 120,186 68.7
Party total seats Seats ±
Team Clover 4   1
Liberal 2  
Labor 1  
Greens 1   1
Independent 1   1
Small Business 0   1

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Compared with the Liberal Party result at the 2017 election.[5][7]
  2. ^ a b Compared with the Liberal Party result at the 2017 election.[9]
  3. ^ Compared with the Sydney Matters result at the 2016 election.

References

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  1. ^ "Registers of groups of candidates". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Local Government Register of Candidates - in Name order" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "2021 NSW Local Government Elections". ABC News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bayside". ABC News.
  6. ^ "PRE POLL IS NOW OPEN". Facebook. Councillor Paul Sedrak. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Bayside council election, 2021". The Tally Room.
  8. ^ a b c "Hunter's Hill". ABC News.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Inner West". ABC News.
  10. ^ "Inner West council election, 2021". The Tally Room.
  11. ^ "Balmain candidates – NSW election 2019". The South Sydney Herald.
  12. ^ "City of Sydney". ABC News.