This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Northern Rivers region.
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The Northern Rivers has a total population of 311,295 and includes seven local government areas (LGAs), including Tweed Shire.[1]
Ballina
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Ballina Shire Council is composed of three three-member wards, as well as a directly elected mayor.
In August 2024, Sharon Cadwallader Team councillor Eva Ramsey split from the group to contest the election as a self-described "true independent".[2] Two other Cadwallader Team councillors, Rod Bruem (A Ward) and Nigel Buchanan (C Ward), did not seek re-election.[3] Independent B Ward councillor Jeff Johnson also did not recontest, endorsing candidates from the Greens (the party he was a member of until 2015).[4][5]
Ballina results
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Total | 9 | ||||||
Registered voters / turnout |
A Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sharon Cadwallader Team | Kay Oxley | ||||
Independent | Mark Paterson | ||||
Independent | Kevin Loughrey | ||||
Greens | Erin Karsten | ||||
Independent | Phil Meehan | ||||
Sharon Cadwallader Team | Damian Loone | ||||
Independent | Stephen McCarthy | ||||
Labor | Maria Marshall | ||||
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B Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sharon Cadwallader Team | Sharon Cadwallader | ||||
Labor | Andrew Broadley | ||||
Greens | Kiri Dicker | ||||
Independent | Tom Berry | ||||
Sharon Cadwallader Team | Michelle Bailey | ||||
Independent | Eva Ramsey | ||||
Greens | Alexander Sharkey | ||||
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C Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Therese Crollick | ||||
Independent | Lois Cook | ||||
Sharon Cadwallader Team | Shona Barrett | ||||
Sharon Cadwallader Team | Simon Kinny | ||||
Greens | Simon Chate | ||||
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Byron
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Byron Shire Council is composed of three three-member wards, as well as a directly elected mayor.
In August 2024, mayor Michael Lyon was charged with assault and stalking after an alleged domestic violence incident.[16] Following the charges, Mark Swivel and Meredith Wray withdrew as candidates for Lyon's "Byron Independents" group.[17] Swivel joined the Labor Party, while Wray joined the "Bright Future Byron" group.[18][19]
Byron results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Greens | 1. Sarah Ndiaye 2. Elia Hauge 3. Delta Kay 4. Michelle Lowe 5. Nell Schofield |
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Labor | 1. Asren Pugh 2. Janet Swain 3. Mark Swivel 4. Peter Doherty 5. Diana James 6. Linda Watson |
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Byron Shire Compass | 1. David Warth 2. Susie Figgis 3. Nyck Jeanes 4. Trisha Gizas-Barker |
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Byron Independents | 1. Michael Lyon 2. Max Foggon 3. Rhett Holt 4. Jeannette Martin |
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Bright Future Byron | 1. Jack Dods 2. David Michie 3. Meredith Wray 4. Niamh Dove |
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Independent | Lucy Vader | ||||
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Clarence Valley
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Clarence Valley Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Clarence Valley results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Cristie Yager | ||||
Independent National | Peter Johnstone | ||||
Greens | Greg Clancy | ||||
Independent | James Allan | ||||
Independent National | Allison Whaites | ||||
Independent | Justin James | ||||
Independent | Ray Smith | ||||
Independent | Andrew Baker | ||||
Independent | Phillip Provest | ||||
Independent | Lynne Cairns | ||||
Independent | Karen Toms | ||||
Independent | Melissa Hellwig | ||||
Independent | Steve Pickering | ||||
Independent | Shane Causley | ||||
Independent | Des Schroder | ||||
Independent | Debrah Novak | ||||
Independent | Amanda Brien | ||||
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Kyogle
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Kyogle Council is composed of three three-member wards, totalling nine councillors.
Kyogle results
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A Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kieran Somerville | ||||
Independent | Doug Layton | ||||
Independent Labor | Naomi Worrall | ||||
Independent | Brett McNamara | ||||
Independent | Janet Wilson | ||||
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B Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Robert Cullen | ||||
Independent | John Burley | ||||
Independent | Olivia Taylor | ||||
Independent | Neil Summerville | ||||
Independent | Glenn Robinson | ||||
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C Ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Earle Grundy | ||||
Independent | Ian Murrell | ||||
Independent | Tom Cooper | ||||
Independent | James Murray | ||||
Independent | Danielle Mulholland | ||||
Independent | Simon Dejoux | ||||
Independent | Robin Harley | ||||
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Lismore
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Lismore City Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly elected mayor.
Our Sustainable Future councillor Elly Bird announced in July 2024 that she would not seek re-election.[29]
Greens councillor Vanessa Grindon-Ekins only contested the mayoral election and did not seek re-election as a councillor.[30][31]
Lismore results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Steve Krieg for Lismore | 1. Steve Krieg 2. Jerilee Hall 3. Andrew Gordon 4. Electra Jensen 5. Andrew Bing 6. Gianpiero Battista 7. Nardia Pidcock 8. Chris King 9. Tara Cole 10. Mitchell Dowse 11. Richelle Weekes |
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Labor | 1. Harper Dalton-Earls 2. Jasmine Knight-Smith 3. Kevin Bell 4. Joy Knight-Smith 5. Lewis Tayloe 6. Glenys Ritchie 7. William Harrison |
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Greens | 1. Adam Guise 2. Virginia Waters 3. Luke Robinson 4. Shae Salmon 5. Lindall Watson 6. Binnie O'Dwyer |
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Independent | 1. Big Rob 2. Shaen Springall 3. Luke Tanttari 4. Christopher Knight 5. Stella Coleman |
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Independent | John Jenkins | ||||
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Richmond Valley
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 1. Robert Hayes 2. Debra McGillan 3. Rachel Arthur 4. Tracey Knox 5. Neale Genge 6. Daniel Simpson |
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Independent | 1. Robert Mustow 2. Stephen Morrissey 3. Sandra Duncan-Humphrys 4. Samuel Cornish |
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Richmond Valley Voices | 1. Lyndall Murray 2. Bianca Rayner 3. Simone Barker 4. Samuel Allis 5. Kylie Maunder 6. Nathan Scully 7. Hanabeth Luke |
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A Time For Change | 1. John Walker 2. Stuart George 3. Kylie O'Reilly 4. Scott Brereton 5. Anne Toohey |
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Tweed
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Community Independents | 1. Chris Cherry 2. Lindy Smith 3. Julie Boyd 4. Trevor White |
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Turner 4 Tweed | 1. Brady Turner 2. Dirk Brouwer 3. Peter Waver 4. Susan Mole |
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Labor | 1. Reece Byrnes 2. Judith Choat 3. Russell Logan 4. Marie-Antoinette Rogers |
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Independent | 1. Ned Wales 2. Kim Lloyd |
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Bring Back Balance | 1. Kimberly Hone 2. Warren Polglase 3. David Allen 4. Hannah Easton |
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Pryceless Tweed | 1. Pryce Allsop 2. Bill Larkin 3. Paul Pouloudis |
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Liberal | 1. James Owen 2. Rhiannon Brinsmead 3. Thomas O'Connor 4. Freda Wilding |
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All 4 Tweed | 1. Colin Usher 2. Belinda Dinsey 3. Jerami Grassi 4. Peter Sibilant |
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Independent | 1. Meredith Dennis 2. Jennifer Hayes 3. Gillian Cooper 4. Zachary Hoade 5. Edna Gorton |
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Greens | 1. Nola Firth 2. Mary-Jayne Johnston 3. Hilary Green 4. Julianne Sandison |
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Independent | Mitch Dobbie | ||||
Animal Justice | Susie Hearder | ||||
Animal Justice | Cheryl Tompson | ||||
Animal Justice | Nicola Stone | ||||
Animal Justice | Clelia Valdez | ||||
Independent | James McKenzie | ||||
Animal Justice | Sheraden Robins | ||||
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Notes
edit- ^ a b c Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.
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