City of Newcastle
Current composition and election method
Newcastle City Council is composed of thirteen Councillors, including the Lord Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is directly elected while the twelve other Councillors are elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors.

City of Newcastle

Section Title: Current composition and election method
Table Section Text: Newcastle City Council is composed of thirteen Councillors, including the Lord Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is directly elected while the twelve other Councillors are elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors.

Ward	Councillor	Party	Notes

Lord Mayor	Nuatali Nelmes	Labor

Ward One	Emma White	Labor

John MacKenzie	Greens

John Church	Independent

Ward Two	Carol Duncan	Labor

Kath Elliott	Independent

Brad Luke	Liberal

Ward Three	Declan Clausen	Labor	Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle from September 2017

Andrea Rufo	Independent

Peta Winney-Baartz	Labor

Ward Four	Jason Dunn	Labor

Matthew Byrne	Labor

Allan Robinson	Independent

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