# Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Orana

This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Orana region.

## Bogan

2021 New South Wales local elections: Bogan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Glen Neill (elected) | 336 | 22.9 |
| | Independent | Karl Bright (elected) | 216 | 14.7 |
| | Independent | Graham Jackson (elected) | 200 | 13.6 |
| | Independent | Victoria Boag (elected) | 155 | 10.6 |
| | Independent | Jodi Douglas (elected) | 116 | 7.9 |
| | Independent | Richard Milligan (elected) | 99 | 6.7 |
| | Independent | Douglas Menzies (elected) | 97 | 6.6 |
| | Independent | Michael Hoare | 66 | 4.5 |
| | Independent | Greg Deacon (elected) | 65 | 4.4 |
| | Independent | Veneta Dutton | 59 | 4.0 |
| | Independent | Tony Elias (elected) | 58 | 4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,467 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,505 | 78.4 |

## Bourke

2021 New South Wales local elections: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Victor Bartley (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Sarah Barton (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Sally Davis (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Cec Dorrington (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Lachlan Ford (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Barry Hollman (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Samuel Rice (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Grace Ridge (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Nathan Ryan (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Bob Stutsel (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,775 |

## Brewarrina

2021 New South Wales local elections: Brewarrina :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Vivian Slack-Smith (elected) | 148 | 26.9 | |
| | Independent | Thomas Stanton (elected) | 102 | 18.5 | |
| | Independent | Angelo Pippos (elected) | 64 | 11.6 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Douglas (elected) | 49 | 8.9 | |
| | Greens | Trish Frail (elected) | 39 | 7.1 | |
| | Independent | Noel Sheridan (elected) | 37 | 6.7 | |
| | Independent | Mark Brown (elected) | 36 | 6.5 | |
| | Independent | Donna Jefferies (elected) | 28 | 5.1 | |
| | Independent | Lily Shearer | 24 | 4.4 | |
| | Independent | Isaac Gordon (elected) | 23 | 4.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 550 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 567 | 63.6 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Independent | Independent | 511 | 92.9 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 39 | 7.1 | |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 8 | 1 |
| | Greens | Greens | Greens | 1 | 1 |

## Cobar

2021 New South Wales local elections: Cobar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Peter Abbott (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Tony Chaplain (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Janine Lea-Barrett (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Jarrod Marsden (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Peter Maxwell (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Kain Neale (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Julie Payne (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Lillian Simpson (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Bob Sinclair (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Harley Toomey (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Kate Winders (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,829 |

### 2022 Cobar Shire Council by-election

2022 Cobar Shire Council by-election: 26 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael Prince (elected) | 1,537 | 77.28 | +77.28 |
| | Independent | Jesse Cochrane Adolfson | 452 | 22.72 | +22.72 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,989 | 98.42 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 1.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,021 | 80.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
* By-election held to fill the remaining 12th seat, which was not filled at the 2021 election

## Coonamble

2021 New South Wales local elections: Coonamble :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tim Horan (elected) | 346 | 16.5 |
| | Independent | Ahmad (Al) Karanouh (elected) | 267 | 12.7 |
| | Independent | Karen Churchill (elected) | 184 | 8.8 |
| | Independent | Adam Cohen (elected) | 174 | 8.3 |
| | Independent | Bill Fisher (elected) | 173 | 8.3 |
| | Independent | Brian Sommerville (elected) | 166 | 7.9 |
| | Independent | Barbara Deans (elected) | 127 | 6.1 |
| | Independent | Pat Cullen (elected) | 107 | 5.1 |
| | Independent | Steven 'Jay' Smith | 107 | 5.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Thomas | 100 | 4.8 |
| | Independent | Terry Lees (elected) | 97 | 4.6 |
| | Independent | Chris Newbold | 73 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Narelle Mayoh | 56 | 2.7 |
| | Independent | Tracy Mood | 46 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Robert Ryan | 41 | 2.0 |
| | Independent | Luke Day | 18 | 0.9 |
| | Independent | Karen McCusker | 14 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,096 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 51 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 78.6 |

## Dubbo

2021 New South Wales local elections: Dubbo :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Independent | Independent | 12,711 | 43.5 | 5 |
| | Labor | Labor | 6,871 | 23.5 | 3 |
| | Ben Shields Team | Ben Shields Team | 5,687 | 19.4 | 1 |
| | Independent National | Independent National | 3,973 | 13.6 | 1 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 29,242 | | |

### Dubbo Central

2021 New South Wales local elections: Dubbo Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mathew Dickerson (elected) | 2,999 | 56.4 |
| | Labor | 1. Vicki Etheridge (elected) 2. Joe Knagge | 1,457 | 27.4 |
| | Ben Shields Team | 1. Ben Shields 2. Nathan Ellis | 864 | 16.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,320 | 95.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 232 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,552 | 80.9 |

### Dubbo East

2021 New South Wales local elections: Dubbo East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | 1. Lewis Burns (elected) 2. Adele (Della) Burns | 1,498 | 28.6 |
| | Ben Shields Team | 1. Jeremy Ellis 2. Trina Thornbury | 1,231 | 23.5 |
| | Independent | Damien Mahon (elected) | 1,041 | 19.9 |
| | Labor | Tatum Moore | 601 | 11.8 |
| | Independent | Rod Fardell | 648 | 12.4 |
| | Independent | Ana Pateman | 212 | 4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,231 | 94.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 294 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 80.9 |

### Dubbo North

2021 New South Wales local elections: Dubbo North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Matthew Wright (elected) | 1,674 | 26.6 |
| | Labor | 1. Pamela Wells (elected) 2. Peter Allen | 1,377 | 21.9 |
| | Ben Shields Team | 1. Mick Catelotti 2. Ann Barnard | 1,101 | 17.5 |
| | Independent | 1. Grahame Miller 2. Karina McLachlain | 930 | 14.8 |
| | Independent | Matthew Smith | 432 | 6.9 |
| | Independent National | Greg Matthews | 777 | 12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,291 | 94.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 337 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 80.8 |

### Dubbo South

2021 New South Wales local elections: Dubbo South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | 1. Josh Black (elected) 2. Greg Hough | 2,320 | 33.7 |
| | Independent National | Shibli Chowdhury (elected) | 1,911 | 27.8 |
| | Ben Shields Team | 1. Greg Mohr 2. Merrilyn Mulcahy | 1,360 | 19.8 |
| | Independent National | Kevin Parker | 1,285 | 18.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,876 | 95.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 324 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 85.8 |

### Wellington

2021 New South Wales local elections: Wellington Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Ivey (elected) | 1,275 | 23.1 |
| | Ben Shields Team | 1. Jess Gough (elected) 2. Mikaela Solomons | 1,131 | 20.5 |
| | Labor | 1. Helen Swan 2. Christopher Bailey | 1,116 | 20.2 |
| | Independent | Anne Jones | 1,013 | 18.3 |
| | Independent | Lizzy George | 989 | 17.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,524 | 96.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 212 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,736 | 83.7 |

## Gilgandra

2021 New South Wales local elections: Gilgandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Mann (elected) | 337 | 13.5 |
| | Independent National | Ashley Walker (elected) | 328 | 13.2 |
| | Independent | Ian Freeth (elected) | 263 | 10.6 |
| | Independent | Doug Batten (elected) | 262 | 10.5 |
| | Independent | Gail Babbage (elected) | 238 | 9.6 |
| | Independent | Noel Mudford (elected) | 206 | 8.3 |
| | Independent | Amber Bunter (elected) | 193 | 7.7 |
| | Independent | Brian Mockler (elected) | 188 | 7.5 |
| | Independent National | Greg Peart (elected) | 160 | 6.4 |
| | Independent | Helen Naef | 160 | 6.4 |
| | Independent | Nicholas White | 157 | 6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,492 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | 80.6 |