Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Northern Rivers

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 Northern Rivers region.[1][2][3][4]

Ballina

2021 New South Wales local elections: Ballina[5][6]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 1,0195 40.4 4 Increase 1
  Sharon Cadwallader Team 7,227 28.6 3
  Greens 4,173 16.5 +16.5 2 Increase 2
  Labor 3,676 14.5 +14.5 0 Steady
 Formal votes 25,271 90.94
 Informal votes 2,517 9.06
 Total 27,788 100.00 9
 Registered voters / turnout 32,830 84.64

A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sharon Cadwallader Team Rod Bruem (elected) 1,395 17.6
Independent Steve McCarthy (elected) 1,371 17.3
Independent Phil Meehan (elected) 1,337 16.8
Labor Col Riches 1,079 13.6
Greens Jason Shrieves 919 11.6
Independent Rick Hyde 818 10.3
Independent Lenkunyar Roberts 335 4.2
Sharon Cadwallader Team Simon Kinny 327 4.1
Independent Kevin Loughrey 290 3.6
Independent John Bout 76 1.0
Total formal votes 7,947 89.5
Informal votes 933 10.5
Turnout 82.4

B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sharon Cadwallader Team Sharon Cadwallader 3,321 36.5
Independent Jeff Johnson (elected) 2,172 23.9
Greens Kiri Dicker (elected) 1,485 16.3
Labor Keith Williams 1,215 13.4 [a]
Sharon Cadwallader Team Eva Ramsey (elected) 371 4.1
Independent Wendy Wishart 342 3.8
Labor Leonie Price 181 2.0
Total formal votes 9,087 92.4
Informal votes 747 7.6
Turnout 85.3

C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eoin Johnston (elected) 3,454 41.9
Greens Simon Chate (elected) 1,769 21.5
Sharon Cadwallader Team Nigel Buchanan (elected) 1,242 15.1
Labor Therese Crollick 1,201 14.6
Sharon Cadwallader Team Stephen Bocking 571 6.9
Total formal votes 8,237 90.8
Informal votes 837 9.2
Turnout 86.3

Byron

Elected councillor Party
  Duncan Dey Greens
  Cate Coorey Independent
(Group B)
  Mark Swivel Mark Swivel Team
  Sama Balson Byron Independents
  Asren Pugh Labor
  Sarah Ndiaye Greens
  Peter Westheimer Byron Independents
  Alan Hunter Byron Alliance
2021 New South Wales local elections: Byron[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens 3,755 21.2 −21.7
Byron Independents 3,627 20.5
Mark Swivel Team 2,969 16.7
Independent (Group B) 2,633 14.8
Labor 2,196 12.4
Byron Alliance 1,235 7.0
Byron Shire Action Group 975 5.5
Independent John Anderson 345 1.9
Total formal votes 17,735 94.6
Informal votes 1,021 5.4
Turnout 18,756 73.8
Party total seats Seats ±
Independent 5 Increase 3
Greens 2 Decrease 1
Labor 1 Decrease 1

Clarence Valley

2021 New South Wales local elections: Clarence Valley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jeff Smith (elected) 6,022 19.6
Independent Debrah Novak (elected) 3,622 11.8
Independent Ian Tiley (elected) 2,637 8.6
Independent National Allison Whaites (elected) 2,403 7.8
Independent Bill Day (elected) 2,039 6.7
Greens Greg Clancy (elected) 2,592 8.5
Independent National Peter Johnstone (elected) 2,212 7.2
Independent Karen Toms (elected) 1,658 5.4
Independent Steve Pickering (elected) 1,536 5.0
Independent Labor Peter Ellem 1,494 4.9
Independent Ash Gibbons 1,189 3.9
Independent Pete Hanson 1,189 3.9
Independent National Donald Scott 702 2.3
Independent Phil Belletty 661 2.2
Independent Jeffrey Fuller 357 1.2
Independent Warren Lang 348 1.1
Total formal votes 30,661 92.9
Informal votes 2,358 7.1
Turnout 85.7
Party total votes
Independent 23,850 77.8
Independent National 5,317 17.3
Independent Labor 1,494 4.9
Party total seats Seats ±
Independent 7 Steady
Independent National 2 Increase 1
Independent Labor 0 Decrease 1

Kyogle

2021 New South Wales local elections: Kyogle[10]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 3,419 100.0 +0.0 9 Steady
 Formal votes 3,419 95.2
 Informal votes 172 4.8
 Total 3,591 100.0
 Registered voters / turnout 6,688 53.7

A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hayden Doolan (elected) unopposed
Independent Kylie Thomas (elected) unopposed
Independent Janet Wilson (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 2,251

B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Cullen (elected) 534 30.5
Independent John Burley (elected) 415 23.7
Independent Maggie May (elected) 392 22.4
Independent Vickie Steward 210 12.0
Independent Bob Dwyer 202 11.5
Total formal votes 1,753 95.1
Informal votes 90 4.9
Turnout 1,843 83.9

C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Danielle Mulholland (elected) 813 48.8
Independent Tom Cooper (elected) 446 26.8
Independent James Murray (elected) 322 19.3
Independent Simon Dejoux 85 5.1
Total formal votes 1,666 95.3
Informal votes 82 4.7
Turnout 1,748 78.0

Lismore

Elected councillor Party
  Peter Colby Steve Krieg
  Jeri Hall Steve Krieg
  Andrew Gordon Steve Krieg
  Electra Jensen Steve Krieg
  Andrew Bing Steve Krieg
  Vanessa Grindon-Ekins Greens
  Adam Guise Greens
  Darlene Cook Labor
  Elly Bird OSF
  Big Rob Independent
2021 New South Wales local elections: Lismore[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Steve Krieg for Lismore 12,766 49.2 +49.2
Greens 3,820 14.7 +0.8
Labor 3,195 12.3 −10.3
Our Sustainable Future 2,769 10.7 +0.0
Independent 1,948 7.5
Independent Lismore 797 3.1
Animal Justice 653 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 25,948 95.8
Informal votes 1,140 4.2
Turnout 27,088 85.9

Richmond Valley

Elected councillor Party
  Steve Morrissey Independent
(Group B)
  Sam Cornish Independent
(Group B)
  Sandra Humphrys Independent
(Group B)
  Debra McGillan Independent
(Group B)
  Patrick Deegan Labor
  Robert Hayes Independent
(Group D)
2021 New South Wales local elections: Richmond Valley[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (Robert Mustow's Group B) 7,346 57.6
Labor 1,769 13.9
Independent (Group D) 1,457 11.4
Independent (Group A) 1,281 10.0
Independent (Group C) 776 6.1
Independent Robyn Kapeen 127 1.0
Total formal votes 12,756 90.7
Informal votes 1,313 9.3
Turnout 14,069 85.4

Notes

  1. ^ Compared to results as an Independent Labor candidate at the 2016 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 "Ballina". ABC News.
  6. ^ "Ballina's new mayor 'humbled and honoured'". echo.net.au.
  7. ^ "Byron". ABC News.
  8. ^ "Farewell Byron's true Independent Basil Cameron". The Echo.
  9. ^ "Clarence Valley". ABC News.
  10. ^ "Kyogle". ABC News.
  11. ^ "City of Lismore". ABC News.
  12. ^ "Richmond Valley". ABC News.
  13. ^ "Richmond Valley Council Group B". Facebook. Richmond Valley Council Group B.