# 2012 New South Wales local elections

The 2012 New South Wales local elections were held on 8 September 2012 to elect the councils of 150 of the 152 local government areas (LGAs) of New South Wales, Australia. Several councils also held mayoral elections and/or referendums.
The elections were conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission, with the exception of 14 councils who chose to conduct their own elections or use the services of the private Australian Election Company.
No elections were held in Shellharbour or Wollongong as electors had voted a year prior in 2011, following the sackings of both councils in 2008.
The Liberal Party chose not to contest the elections in Fairfield and Penrith, leading to Liberal councillors running as Independent Liberals.
More than 16 wards across the state were uncontested.

## Parties

The following registered parties contested this election. This does not include groups of independents:
* Christian Democrats
* Greens
* Labor Party
* Liberal Democrats
* Liberal Party
* Socialist Alliance
* Unity Party
In addition, a number of local government-registered parties also contested the elections.

## Party changes before elections

| Council | Ward | Councillor | Former party | New party | Date |
| Hornsby | Mayor | Nick Berman | Liberal | Independent | 11 November 2010 |
| Newcastle | Ward 4 | Mike Jackson | Labor | Independent | 16 February 2011 |
| Newcastle | Ward 4 | Mike Jackson | Independent | Liberal | 15 April 2011 |
| Auburn | First Ward | Le Lam | Unity | Independent | 2011 |
| Ashfield | South | Morris Mansour | Liberal | Independent | 2011 |
| Uralla | A Ward | Isabel Strutt | Christian Democrats | Independent | 2012 |

## Results

| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Independents | Independents | 1,306,350 | 38.14 | | 927 | |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 748,349 | 21.85 | | 172 | |
| | Labor | Labor | 656,552 | 19.17 | | 152 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 228,708 | 6.68 | | 38 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 132,756 | 3.87 | | 33 | |
| | Independent National | Independent National | 33,882 | 0.99 | | 15 | |
| | Your Warringah | Your Warringah | 33,757 | 0.98 | | 5 | |
| | Clover Moore Independent Team | Clover Moore Independent Team | 30,352 | 0.89 | | 4 | 1 |
| | Independent Lake Alliance | Independent Lake Alliance | 26,242 | 0.77 | | 4 | |
| | Shire Watch Independents | Shire Watch Independents | 20,654 | 0.60 | | 1 | |
| | Independent Labor | Independent Labor | 16,061 | 0.47 | | 11 | |
| | Unity | Unity | 15,005 | 0.44 | | 3 | |
| | Christian Democrats | Christian Democrats | 14,032 | 0.41 | | 0 | |
| | Save Tuggerah Lakes | Save Tuggerah Lakes | 11,465 | 0.33 | | 2 | |
| | Shoalhaven Independents Group | Shoalhaven Independents Group | 11,171 | 0.33 | | 3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | 10,492 | 0.31 | | 2 | 2 |
| | Holroyd Independents | Holroyd Independents | 8,567 | 0.25 | | 2 | |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers Action | Eurobodalla Ratepayers Action | 8,059 | 0.23 | | 4 | |
| | Lorraine Wearne | Lorraine Wearne | 7,914 | 0.23 | | 2 | |
| | Residents First Woollahra | Residents First Woollahra | 7,502 | 0.22 | | 5 | |
| | Totally Locally Committed | Totally Locally Committed | 7,364 | 0.21 | | 2 | |
| | Liverpool Community Independents Team | Liverpool Community Independents Team | 7,363 | 0.21 | | 1 | |
| | Australia First | Australia First | 6,421 | 0.19 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Paramatta Independents | Paramatta Independents | 5,628 | 0.17 | | 0 | |
| | Living Sydney | Living Sydney | 5,524 | 0.17 | +0.17 | 1 | 1 |
| | Community First | Community First | 5,386 | 0.16 | | 1 | |
| | Residents Action For Auburn | Residents Action For Auburn | 4,960 | 0.14 | | 2 | |
| | Building Australia | Building Australia | 4,448 | 0.13 | +0.13 | 0 | |
| | No Parking Meters | No Parking Meters | 4,446 | 0.13 | | 0 | 1 |
| | Bob Thompson | Bob Thompson | 4,140 | 0.12 | | 1 | |
| | Serving Mosman | Serving Mosman | 4,128 | 0.12 | | 2 | |
| | Woodville Independents | Woodville Independents | 4,118 | 0.12 | | 0 | |
| | Community Service Environment | Community Service Environment | 3,977 | 0.12 | | 1 | |
| | Democratic Labor | Democratic Labor | 3,700 | 0.11 | | 1 | |
| | Manly Independents | Manly Independents | 3,609 | 0.10 | | 2 | |
| | Burwood Community Voice | Burwood Community Voice | 3,559 | 0.10 | | 1 | |
| | Residents For Mosman | Residents For Mosman | 3,155 | 0.09 | | 1 | |
| | Our Sustainable Future | Our Sustainable Future | 2,792 | 0.08 | | 2 | |
| | Albury Citizens and Ratepayers | Albury Citizens and Ratepayers | 2,751 | 0.08 | | 1 | |
| | Parramatta Better Local Government | Parramatta Better Local Government | 2,602 | 0.07 | | 0 | |
| | Communist | Communist | 2,352 | 0.07 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Sex Party | Sex Party | 2,149 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | |
| | Save Our State | Save Our State | 888 | 0.02 | | 0 | |
| | Kogarah Residents | Kogarah Residents | 804 | 0.02 | | 0 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Socialist Alliance | 724 | 0.02 | | 0 | |
| | Protectionist | Protectionist | 256 | 0.01 | | 0 | |
| | Family First | Family First | 126 | 0.01 | | 0 | |
| | Democrats | Democrats | 103 | 0.01 | | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,425,343 | 100.00 | – | – | – |

## Aftermath

The Liberal Democrats had their first-ever electoral victories, with Jeff Pettett and Clinton Mead elected to Ku-ring-gai Council and Campbelltown City Council respectively.
The election of Tony Oldfield to Auburn City Council remains the only time the present-day Communist Party of Australia had had an electoral win.
Australia First councillor Maurice Girotto left the party in 2013 to sit as an independent, before joining the Christian Democrats in March 2016.
Following the elections, major changes occurred as a result of the enactment of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948 and as a result of a review by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) that commenced in 2013. On 12 May 2016, following a further review by the Minister for Local Government and the independent Local Government Boundaries Commission, Premier Mike Baird announced Stage 1 starting with 19 new councils, through amalgamations and mergers, with immediate effect. The Minister indicated in principle support to create a further nine new councils, subject to the decision of the courts. On the same day, the Governor of New South Wales acted on the advice of the Minister, and proclaimed the 19 new local government areas. Another proclamation occurred a few months later with the amalgamation of City of Botany Bay and City of Rockdale.
This resulted in 79 councils being contested in 2016 and 46 in 2017, before the vast majority contested together again in 2021.

## By-elections

The New South Wales Electoral Commission held a number of by-elections to fill vacancies on councils after the 2012 elections up until 2016.
| Council | Ward | Before | Before | Before | Change | Change | Result after preference distribution | Result after preference distribution | Result after preference distribution | Result after preference distribution | Result after preference distribution |
| Council | Ward | Councillor | Party | Party | Cause | Date | Date | Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| Hurstville | Hurstville | | | | | | 15 March 2014 | | Labor | Brent Thomas | 57.59 |
| Hurstville | Hurstville | | | | | | 15 March 2014 | | Liberal | Tim Feng | 30.44 |
| Woollahra | Double Bay | | | | | | 15 March 2014 | | Liberal | James Keulemans | 55.80 |
| Woollahra | Double Bay | | | | | | 15 March 2014 | | Residents First | Anne Crooks | 25.25 |
| Willoughby | Sailors Bay | Gail Giles-Gidney | | Independent Liberal | Elected as mayor | 12 April 2014 | 14 June 2014 | | Independent | Rachel Hill | 64.79 |
| Willoughby | Sailors Bay | Gail Giles-Gidney | | Independent Liberal | Elected as mayor | 12 April 2014 | 14 June 2014 | | Independent | Vache Kahramanian | 22.51 |
| Brewarrina | Unsubdivided | Jeanette Barker | | Independent | Death | March 2014 | 21 June 2014 | | Independent | Bill Loughnan | 56.48 |
| Brewarrina | Unsubdivided | Jeanette Barker | | Independent | Death | March 2014 | 21 June 2014 | | Independent | Tommy Stanton | 43.52 |
| Leichhardt | Birrabirragal/Balmain | Melinda Manikas | | Liberal | Death | 8 May 2014 | 2 August 2014 | | Independent | John Stamolis | 60.61 |
| Leichhardt | Birrabirragal/Balmain | Melinda Manikas | | Liberal | Death | 8 May 2014 | 2 August 2014 | | Labor | Aaron Di Pietro | 39.39 |
| Woollahra | Double Bay | | | | | | 23 August 2014 | | Independent | John Doyle | N/A |
| Woollahra | Double Bay | | | | | | 23 August 2014 | | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |
| Cobar | Unsubdivided | | | | | | 23 August 2014 | | Independent | Peter Abbott | 85.80 |
| Cobar | Unsubdivided | | | | | | 23 August 2014 | | Independent | Peter Florance | 14.20 |
| Marrickville | West | Emanuel Tsardoulias | | Labor | Death | 19 August 2014 | 23 August 2014 | | Labor | Daniel Barbar | 50.08 |
| Marrickville | West | Emanuel Tsardoulias | | Labor | Death | 19 August 2014 | 23 August 2014 | | Greens | Justine Langford | 33.05 |
| Blue Mountains | First Ward | | | | | | 15 November 2014 | | Labor | Sarah Shrubb | 53.71 |
| Blue Mountains | First Ward | | | | | | 15 November 2014 | | Greens | Kerry Brown | 46.29 |
| Blue Mountains | Second Ward | | | | | | 15 November 2014 | | Labor | Victoria Arney | 53.01 |
| Blue Mountains | Second Ward | | | | | | 15 November 2014 | | Independent | Rob Thompson | 46.99 |
| Clarence Valley | Unsubdivided | | | | | | 21 February 2015 | | Independent | Arthur Lysaught | N/A |
| Clarence Valley | Unsubdivided | | | | | | 21 February 2015 | | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |
| Newcastle | Ward 3 | | | | | | 21 February 2015 | | Labor | Declan Clausen | 53.15 |
| Newcastle | Ward 3 | | | | | | 21 February 2015 | | Independent | Kath Elliott | 46.85 |
| Ryde | East | | | | | | 21 February 2015 | | Liberal | Jane Stott | 52.77 |
| Ryde | East | | | | | | 21 February 2015 | | Labor | Penny Pedersen | 47.23 |
| Wakool | B Ward | | | | | | 5 March 2016 | | Independent | David Landini | N/A |
| Wakool | B Ward | | | | | | 5 March 2016 | | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |
| Wakool | C Ward | Colin Membrey | | Independent | Resignation | December 2015 | 5 March 2016 | No candidate declared elected | No candidate declared elected | No candidate declared elected | No candidate declared elected |
| Wakool | C Ward | N/A | | N/A | No candidate elected | 5 March 2016 | 9 April 2016 | | Independent | Alan Mathers | 69.06 |
| Wakool | C Ward | N/A | | N/A | No candidate elected | 5 March 2016 | 9 April 2016 | | Independent | Christine Dartnell | 30.94 |

## Mayoral elections

The 2012 New South Wales mayoral elections were held on 8 September 2012 to elect mayors or lord mayors to 36 of the 152 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.
These were the last mayoral elections for Botany Bay, Canterbury, Greater Taree, Manly, Queanbeyan, Snowy River and Warringah − all of which were LGAs abolished in the 2016 local government proclamations.

### Retiring mayors

* Greg Piper (Independent Lake Alliance) − Lake Macquarie, announced March 2012
* Genia McCaffery (Independent) − North Sydney, announced 12 June 2012
* John Tate (Independent) − Newcastle, announced 8 August 2012

### Bellingen

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Bellingen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mark Troy | 4,769 | 65.5 | +29.0 |
| | Independent | Wayne Wadsworth | 2,517 | 34.5 | +34.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,286 | 95.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.5 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +29.0 | |

### Botany Bay

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Botany Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ben Keneally | 13,088 | 63.6 | −36.4 |
| | Independent | John Ryan | 3,259 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| | Independent | Sherry Butt | 1,768 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Greens | Alan Hough | 1,699 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Independent | Charlie Trist | 749 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,563 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 5.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −36.4 | |

### Eurobodalla

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Eurobodalla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Graham Scobie | 2,266 | 10.6 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Fergus Thomson | 2,209 | 10.3 | −10.7 |
| | Independent | Lindsay Brown | 2,017 | 9.4 | −2.8 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Noel (Tubby) Harrison | 1,638 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Eurobodalla First | Rob Pollock | 1,636 | 7.6 | −10.6 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Liz Innes | 1,481 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Greens | Gabi Harding | 1,372 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | Phil Constable | 1,364 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Ron Gifford | 1,033 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Independent | Chris Vardon | 885 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Michele Cameron | 805 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Neil Burnside | 707 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Alan Morton | 671 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Milton Leslight | 621 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Peter Schwarz | 603 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | Allan Brown | 512 | 2.4 | −7.4 |
| | Independent | Orit Karny Winters | 497 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Gary Smith | 442 | 2.1 | −2.9 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | April Creed | 338 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Chris Kowal | 211 | 1.0 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | Glenda Bishop | 156 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,464 | 94.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,325 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,789 | 82.4 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Lindsay Brown | 3,845 | 50.7 | +50.7 |
| | Eurobodalla Ratepayers | Liz Innes | 3,737 | 49.3 | +49.3 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Fairfield

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Carbone | 44,641 | 45.4 | −15.0 |
| | Independent | Nhan Tran | 15,833 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Zaya Toma | 8,773 | 8.9 | −24.6 |
| | Greens | Bill Cashman | 8,371 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| | Independent | Sam Yousif | 7,918 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Christian Democrats | Juliat Nasr | 7,237 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Unity | Ken Yeung | 5,647 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 98,450 | 90.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 85.4 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Carbone | 49,041 | 71.3 | +10.9 |
| | Independent | Nhan Tran | 19,727 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Lake Macquarie

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Lake Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jodie Harrison | 37,202 | 32.8 | +6.6 |
| | Independent Lake Alliance | Wendy Harrison | 28,944 | 25.6 | −35.6 |
| | Liberal | Ken Paxinos | 25,367 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| | Independent | Jim Sullivan | 9,831 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Greens | Phillipa Parsons | 8,503 | 7.5 | −5.1 |
| | Independent | Arjay Martin | 3,424 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 113,276 | 93.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 84.2 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jodie Harrison | 43,956 | 52.2 | |
| | Independent Lake Alliance | Wendy Harrison | 40,296 | 47.8 | |
| | Labor gain from Independent Lake Alliance | Labor gain from Independent Lake Alliance | Swing | | |

### Nambucca

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Nambucca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Rhonda Hoban | 7,546 | 69.8 |
| | Independent | John Ainsworth | 3,266 | 30.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,812 | 96.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 80.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Newcastle

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jeff McCloy | 36,663 | 43.1 | +43.1 |
| | Labor | Nuatali Nelmes | 24,128 | 28.4 | +10.5 |
| | Greens | John Sutton | 10,021 | 11.8 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Aaron Buman | 6,226 | 7.3 | −10.9 |
| | Independent | Jacqueline Haines | 4,186 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Bryan Havenhand | 2,298 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Col Peebles | 1,497 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,019 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.5 | |
| Three-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Jeff McCloy | 38,321 | 51.0 | +51.0 |
| | Labor | Nuatali Nelmes | 26,009 | 34.6 | |
| | Greens | John Sutton | 10,883 | 14.5 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### North Sydney

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jilly Gibson | 11,893 | 40.5 |
| | Independent | Zoë Baker | 9,731 | 33.1 |
| | Independent | Suzanne Clarke-Nash | 7,745 | 26.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,369 | 93.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,040 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,409 | 74.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Jilly Gibson | 14,559 | 56.8 |
| | Independent | Zoë Baker | 11,062 | 43.2 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |

### Queanbeyan

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Queanbeyan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tim Overall Team | Tim Overall | 10,380 | 54.2 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | Brian Brown | 3,009 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Independent | Jamie Cregan | 2,709 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | Independent | Sue Whelan | 1,546 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Independent | Ann Rocca | 1,515 | 7.9 | −8.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,159 | 95.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.3 | |
| | Tim Overall Team hold | Tim Overall Team hold | Swing | +9.5 | |

### Snowy River

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Snowy River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Cahill | 1,470 | 42.3 | +42.3 |
| | Independent | Peter Beer | 1,069 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
| | Independent | John Shumack | 939 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,478 | 95.8 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.7 | N/A |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | John Cahill | 1,606 | 56.5 | +56.5 |
| | Independent | Peter Beer | 1,236 | 43.5 | +43.5 |
| | Independent win | Independent win | Swing | N/A | |
* This was the first time the position of mayor of Snowy River was directly-elected

### Sydney

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Team Clover | Clover Moore | 34,903 | 51.1 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal | Edward Mandla | 11,031 | 16.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Linda Scott | 7,124 | 10.4 | −4.6 |
| | Living Sydney Team | Angela Vithoulkas | 6,722 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| | Greens | Irene Doutney | 4,462 | 6.5 | −6.9 |
| | Sex Party | Zahra Stardust | 2,241 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Dixie Coulton | 1,303 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Housing Action Team | Denis Doherty | 557 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,343 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.2 | |
| | Team Clover hold | Team Clover hold | Swing | −5.4 | |

### Warringah

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Warringah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Your Warringah | Michael Regan | 41,161 | 56.3 | +36.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | Pat Daley | 12,935 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| | Independent | Vincent De Luca | 9,756 | 13.4 | +6.4 |
| | Greens | Conny Harris | 9,222 | 12.6 | −1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,800 | 94.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,959 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,759 | | |
| | Your Warringah hold | Your Warringah hold | Swing | +36.7 | |

### Willoughby

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections: Willoughby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Pat Reilly | 17,470 | 53.3 |
| | Independent Liberal | Stuart Coppock | 15,330 | 46.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,800 | 94.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,959 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,759 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |