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The 2004 New South Wales local elections were held on 27 March 2004 to elect the councils of the local government areas (LGAs) of New South Wales, Australia.^[2]^[3] Several councils also held mayoral elections.^[4]^[5]

Just one month before the elections, several councils were abolished and amalgamated.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Candidates

One Nation contested at least five LGAs, although the party's incumbent Campbelltown councillor, Bob Thompson, left the party prior to the 2004 elections.^[9]^[10]

The Australian Jewish News observed that there was an "unprecedented number" of Jewish candidates contesting the elections.^[11]

Party changes before elections

Council	Ward	Councillor	Former party		New party		Date
Woollahra	Cooper	Geoff Rundle		Woollahra Action Committee		Residents First Woollahra	27 September 2003^[12]

Aftermath

Shoalhaven donations

Following the elections, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Shoalhaven Independents Group − which won a majority on Shoalhaven City Council − was "helped by thousands of dollars of developers' money that paid for a television, radio and print election campaign" larger than that of any other candidate.^[13]^[14] The donations to SIG for the 2004 election totalled $91,017.^[15]^[16]

In 2008, it was found that SIG's funding declaration failed to disclose four years' worth of political donations, including Watson's unsuccessful campaign for the electorate of South Coast at the 2003 state election.^[17]^[18]^[19]

References

^ "Local government elections - 27th March 2004". Local government elections.
^ "Local Government Areas". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 27 March 2004.
^ "Local Government Mayoral Election Results". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 27 March 2004.
^ "2004 NSW Local Government Elections". PANDORA Web Archive.
^ "A preliminary observation on the NSW local government elections". marxist.org. 29 March 2004. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023.
^ "Slow response to council election nominations". ABC News. 23 February 2004. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ "Merger sees council candidate face Coffs challenge". ABC News. 5 March 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ Fraser, Andrew (2 April 2004). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (COUNCIL AND EMPLOYEE SECURITY) BILL". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ Raue, Ben. "Campbelltown council election, 2021". The Tally Room. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ "Liberals, One Nation to swap preferences". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 2004. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ "NSW council elections: candidates, issues". Trove. Australian Jewish News. 19 March 2004. p. 8. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "About". Residents First Woollahra. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Developers' donations pushed team to coastal victory". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 December 2004. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "More corporate funds for mayor's group". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ Hatton, John (2 November 2009). "Planning in NSW is out of control". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ Frew, Wendy (8 April 2008). "Council accused of cheap land sale". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ Wheeldon, David (16 March 2008). "Mayor's party broke the law". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Businessman defends Watson donations". ABC News. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ Hanscombe, John (13 May 2008). "Secret dossier on donations outed by Nile". South Coast Register. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.