Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Hunter

For results of mayoral elections, see 2021 New South Wales mayoral elections § Results.
Main article: Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections

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

Cessnock

2021 Cessnock City Council election
← 2016 4 December 2021 2024 →
All 12 seats on Cessnock City Council[a]
7 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
OLS
Leader Jay Suvaal Ian Olsen John Moores
Party Labor Olsen Inds Liberal
Last election 7 seats 1 seat 3 seats
Seats before 7 1 3
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 3 Steady
First preference vote 15,136 8,908 7,676
Percentage 42.5% 25.0 21.6%
Swing Decrease 6.2 Increase 18.7 Decrease 0.9
Largest party before election

Labor

 Subsequent largest party

Labor

Cessnock City Council is composed of four wards electing three councillors, each, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2016 election, the Labor Party won a majority with seven councillors and the mayoralty.[5]

Although Labor still won the largest number of seats, the party lost its majority on council.[5] Incumbent B Ward councillor Ian Olsen's "Olsen Independents" group contested all four wards for the first time, winning one seat in each.[6][7][8][9]

Cessnock results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Cessnock[5]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 15,136 42.5 −6.2 5 Decrease 2
  Olsen Independents 8,908 25.0 +18.7 4 Increase 3
  Liberal 7,676 21.6 −0.9 3 Steady
  Greens 3,509 9.9 +2.8 0 Steady
  Independent 389 1.1 0 Decrease 1
 Formal votes 35,618 93.99
 Informal votes 2,274 6.01
 Total 37,892 100.00

A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. Jay Suvaal
2. James Hawkins (elected)
3. Logan Templeton 		3,273 35.7
Olsen Independents 1. Jessica Jurd (elected)
2. Julianne Foster
3. Joshua Olsen 		2,587 28.2
Liberal 1. Paul Dunn (elected)
2. Kean Miles
3. Robyn Strengers 		1,939 21.2
Greens 1. Llynda Nairn
2. Elizabeth Hilton
3. Jane Mowatt 		988 10.8
Independent Allan Stapleford 389 4.2
Total formal votes 9,176 92.8
Informal votes 713 7.2
Turnout 83.6

B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. Anthony Burke (elected)
2. Jeffrey Crebert
3. Tallen Howson 		3,146 39.9
Olsen Independents 1. Ian Olsen (elected)
2. Luke Bozic
3. Tim Little 		2,512 31.8
Liberal 1. John Moores (elected)
2. Jacqueline LaFrance
3. Daniel Ebert 		1,630 20.7
Greens 1. Louise Ihlein
2. Vicki Heath
3. James Ryan 		605 7.7
Total formal votes 7,893 94.1
Informal votes 495 5.9
Turnout 82.4

C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. Anne-Marie Sander (elected)
2. Sophie Palmowski
3. Kim Smith 		4,180 43.8
Liberal 1. Karen Jackson (elected)
2. Robert Peace
3. John Fagg 		2,375 24.9
Olsen Independents 1. Daniel Watton (elected)
2. Leonie Allan
3. Eric Olsen 		2,047 21.4
Greens 1. Georgina Thompson
2. Penny Kelly
3. Denis Rothwell 		950 9.9
Total formal votes 9,552 94.6
Informal votes 547 5.4
Turnout 83.2

D Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: D Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 1. Rosa Grine (elected)
2. Mitchell Hill (elected)
3. Gregory Tisdell 		4,537 50.4
Olsen Independents 1. Paul Paynter (elected)
2. Eliza Faustini
3. Adam Robinson 		1,762 19.6
Liberal 1. Harold Slade
2. Sharon Davson
3. Ruth Slade 		1,732 19.3
Greens 1. Janet Murray
2. Richard Clausen
3. Averil Drummond 		966 10.7
Total formal votes 8,997 94.5
Informal votes 519 5.5
Turnout 84.5

Dungog

2021 New South Wales local elections: Dungog[10]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 6,135 100.0 6 Steady
 Formal votes 6,135 95.33
 Informal votes 300 4.67
 Total 6,435 100.0

A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Michael Dowling (elected) 828 41.7
Independent Michael Tobin (elected) 604 30.4
Independent Stephen "Sparrow" Farrow 291 14.6
Independent John Connors 264 13.3
Total formal votes 1,987 95.6
Informal votes 91 4.4
Turnout 2,078 87.4

B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Low (elected) 946 44.9
Independent Jessica Clark (elected) 754 35.8
Independent Alan Green 407 19.3
Total formal votes 2,107 95.7
Informal votes 94 4.3
Turnout 2,201 86.7

C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Digby Rayward (elected) 965 47.3
Independent Bradley Bale (elected) 613 30.0
Independent Peter Millynn 463 22.7
Total formal votes 2,041 46.7
Informal votes 115 5.3
Turnout 2,156 85.7

Lake Macquarie

2021 New South Wales local elections: Lake Macquarie[11]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 50,340 39.2 6 Increase 1
  Liberal 33,078 25.7 3 Steady
  Lake Mac Independents 24,922 19.4 3 Steady
  Greens 12,571 9.8 0 Steady
  Independent 4,661 3.6 0 Steady
  Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 29,80 2.3 0 Steady
 Formal votes 128,552

East Ward

Elected councillor Party
  Adam Shultz Labor
  Nick Jones Liberal
  Kate Warner LMI
  Christine Buckley Labor
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: East Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 17,397 41.8
Liberal 10,997 26.4
Lake Mac Independents 6,884 16.6
Greens 3,675 8.8
Independent (Group A) 2,438 5.9
Independent Alan Ellis 202 0.5
Total formal votes 41,593 94.7
Informal votes 2,311 5.3
Turnout 43,904 85.2

North Ward

Elected councillor Party
  Brian Adamthwaite Labor
  Jack Antcliff Liberal
  Colin Grigg LMI
  Keara Conroy Labor
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 18,014 42.6
Liberal 9,237 21.8
Lake Mac Independents 6,485 15.3
Greens 5,007 11.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 2,980 7.0
Independent Bryce Ham 593 1.4
Total formal votes 42,316 95.2
Informal votes 2,147 4.8
Turnout 44,463 85.5

West Ward

Elected councillor Party
  David Belcher Labor
  Jason Pauling Liberal
  Luke Cubis LMI
  Madeline Bishop Labor
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: West Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 14,929 33.4
Liberal 12,844 28.8
Lake Mac Independents 11,553 25.9
Greens 3,889 8.7
Independent Rosmairi Dawson 1,428 3.2
Total formal votes 44,643 94.4
Informal votes 2,665 5.6
Turnout 47,308 82.0

Maitland

Newcastle

Port Stephens

Port Stephens results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Port Stephens[12]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 21,335 45.9 −36.7 4
  Labor 19,372 41.6 +24.2 4 Increase 3
  Liberal 4,255 9.1 +3.6[b] 1 Increase 1
  Greens 1,565 3.4 +3.4 0 Steady
 Formal votes 46,527 93.8
 Informal votes 3,073 6.2
 Turnout 49,600 86.1

Central

Elected councillor Party
  Jason Wells Labor
  Chris Doohan Independent (Group B)
  Steve Tucker Independent (Group A)
2021 New South Wales local elections: Central Ward[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (Group B) 4,686 28.8
Independent (Group A) 4,226 25.9
Labor 5,618 34.5 +19.6
Greens 1,565 9.6 +9.6
Independent Bill Doran 194 1.2
Total formal votes 16,289 92.7 +2.4
Informal votes 1,286 7.3 −2.4
Turnout 17,575 86.9 +1.6

East

Elected councillor Party
  Leah Anderson Labor
  Glen Dunkley Independent
  Matthew Bailey Liberal
2021 New South Wales local elections: East Ward[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 5,850 39.5 +31.6
Independent 4,708 31.8
Liberal 4,255 28.7 +12.0
Total formal votes 14,813 95.7 +2.5
Informal votes 669 4.3 −2.5
Turnout 15,482 84.8 +0.9

West

Elected councillor Party
  Arnott Giacomo Labor
  Peter Francis Labor
  Peter Kafer Independent (Group A)
2021 New South Wales local elections: West Ward[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor 7,904 51.2 +22.7
Independent (Group A) 6,608 42.8
Independent Danielle Le Mottee 266 1.7
Independent Monique Malone 239 1.5
Independent Christopher Baguley 209 1.4
Independent Andrew Dole 199 1.3
Total formal votes 15,425 93.4 +0.2
Informal votes 1,088 6.6 −0.2
Turnout 16,513 86.1 +2.2

Singleton

Upper Hunter

Notes

  1. ^ Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.
  2. ^ Compared with the Independent Liberal result at the 2017 election.

References

  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 "City of Cessnock". ABC News. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "If you go to a polling booth and there is no one there handing out my "How to Votes" then take this with you and it shows you what to do". Facebook. Ian Olsen Independent Cessnock Ward B Councillor. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ Sellars, Krystal (20 September 2016). "Nine new councillors elected to Cessnock City Council". The Cessnock Advertiser. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024. followed by Ian Olsen's independent team on 26.79%
  8. ^ Sellars, Krystal (9 February 2021). "Cessnock councillor Ian Olsen to run for mayor, with candidates in each ward". The Cessnock Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. ^ "CESSNOCK INDEPENDENTS". Cessnock Independents. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024. Having won four seats in the previous election, the Independent team aims to win a majority during this coming election in order to make important changes
  10. ^ a b c d "Dungog". ABC News.
  11. ^ "City of Lake Macquarie". ABC News.
  12. ^ a b c d "Port Stephens". ABC News.
  13. ^ "Port Stephens west ward councillor Paul Le Mottee ruled out of local government election due to clerical error". Port Stephens Examiner.
  14. ^ "Bruce MacKenzie's 31 running mates". The Standard.