2025 Northern Territory local elections

2025 Northern Territory local elections

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17 of the 18 local government areas in the Northern Territory
Registered139,105
 
IND
Party Independents Greens
Last election 115 seats 2 seats
Current seats 115 2

The 2025 Northern Territory local elections will be held on 23 August 2025 to elect the councils of 17 of the 18 local government areas (LGAs) in the Northern Territory, Australia.[1] Several councils will also hold mayoral elections.[2]

One LGA, the Groote Archipelago Region, was formed in September 2024 and is scheduled to hold its inaugural election on 16 March 2025.[3][4]

  1. ^ "So when is the next federal election? A quick guide". Parliament of Australia. 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024. Northern Territory local government elections are held on the fourth Saturday in August 4 years after the previous election.
  2. ^ Ashton, Kate (29 August 2021). "Kon Vatskalis and Athina Pascoe-Bell claim re-election wins in NT council polls". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ^ "New Local Government Council For Groote Archipelago". Mirage News. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Elections for the newly constituted Groote Archipelago Regional Council election have been postponed to 15 March 2025". Facebook. Steve Edgington MLA: Member for Barkly. 19 October 2024. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.