2021 New South Wales local elections

2021 New South Wales local elections
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121 of the 128 local government areas in New South Wales
Registered4,838,137
Turnout83.05% (Increase 6.45pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader N/A N/A N/A
Party Independents Labor Liberal
Seats won 776 188 127
Seat change Decrease 86 Increase 3 Decrease 13
Popular vote 1,392,142 1,071,688 703,796
Percentage 33.73% 26.67% 17.52%
Swing Decrease 2.05 Increase 1.05 Decrease 7.99
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
OLC
Leader No leader Paul Garrard Angela Vithoulkas
Party Greens OLC Small Business
Last election 4 Did not exist
Seats before 5 2
Seats won 65 10 1
Seat change Increase 11 Increase 5 Decrease 1
Popular vote 355,196 72,942 12,244
Percentage 8.84% 1.81% 0.30%
Swing Increase 1.26 Increase 0.08 Increase 0.30
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
SFF
AJP
SAP
Leader Robert Borsak No leader William Bourke
Party SFF Animal Justice Sustainable
Last election 2 0 Did not contest
Seats before 2 0 0
Seats won 5 1 2
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 12,053 9,724 7,308
Percentage 0.30% 0.24% 0.18%
Swing Increase 0.20 Increase 0.20 Increase 0.18
Largest party in each LGA

The 2021 New South Wales local elections were held on 4 December 2021 to elect the councils of 121 of the 128 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. Several councils also held mayoral elections and/or referendums.[1]

Previous referendums took three net councillors in three LGAS: Cabonne, Coonamble and Dungog.

The Liberal Party did not run in Kiama, North Sydney or Shoalhaven, however a number of party members chose to contest as independents.[2]

  1. ^ "Council Elections". lgnsw.org.au. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ Maley, Jacqueline. "Liberal Party members running as independents, community candidates in local elections". Sydney Morning Herald.