# Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Central West

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Central West region.
The Central West covers 12 local government areas (LGAs), including the Bathurst Region, with a total population of around 182,000 people.

## Bathurst

Bathurst Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
The Greens are the only registered party that is endorsing candidates. Nine local groups are also contesting.

### Bathurst results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Bathurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Figuring It Out | 1. Sophie Wright (elected 1) 2. Natalie Cranston (elected 4) 3. Anne Balcomb 4. Jeffery Muir 5. Rowan Bracken 6. Gavin Press 7. Fiona Carlisle | 7,520 | 29.7 | |
| | Balanced Bathurst | 1. Ben Fry (elected 2) 2. Jaclyn Underwood (elected 7) 3. Beau Yates 4. Jasmyn Nankervis 5. Kirralee Burke | 4,565 | 18.0 | −2.0 |
| | Better Bathurst | 1. Jess Jennings (elected 3) 2. Nick Packham 3. Sharon Sewell 4. Shona Kennedy 5. Angus Thompson | 2,972 | 11.7 | +3.4 |
| | Team Back Bathurst | 1. Robert (Stumpy) Taylor (elected 6) 2. Timothy Fagan 3. Kelly Richardson 4. James Connors 5. Rebecca Mathie | 1,866 | 7.4 | −10.1 |
| | Independent | Tony Gullifer (elected 5) | 1,844 | 7.3 | |
| | Greens | 1. Elaine West (elected 9) 2. Elizabeth Barrett 3. Cath Jackson 4. Steph Luke 5. Julie Kramer | 1,455 | 5.8 | |
| | Bathurst United | 1. Warren Aubin (elected 8) 2. Lachlan Host 3. Andrew Sherlock 4. Teodora Todorova 5. Warren McCaull | 1,292 | 5.1 | +0.5 |
| | Responsible Financial Management | 1. Geoff Fry 2. Juanita Kwok 3. Margaret Hargans 4. Michael McCormick 5. Rob Quinn | 877 | 3.5 | +1.9 |
| | Commitment To Our Community | 1. Graeme Hanger 2. Luisa Simeonidis | 669 | 2.6 | −4.4 |
| | Bathurst Matters | 1. Stuart Pearson 2. Ingrid Pearson 3. Pauline Graf 4. Irene Hancock 5. Timothy Herbert | 616 | 2.4 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Ian North | 547 | 2.2 | −7.8 |
| | Independent | Liam O'Hara | 534 | 2.1 | |
| | Together We Can Fix This | 1. Stuart Driver 2. Larry Lewis | 306 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Marilyn Osborne | 168 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Crisp | 78 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,309 | 91.8 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,255 | 8.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,564 | 87.1 | +0.8 |

## Blayney
### Blayney results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Blayney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent National | Bruce Reynolds (elected) | 1,074 | 23.6 | +9.7 |
| | Independent | Michelle Pryse Jones (elected) | 629 | 13.8 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Karl Hutchings (elected) | 622 | 13.7 | |
| | Independent | John Newstead (elected) | 556 | 12.2 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Craig Gosewisch (elected) | 485 | 10.7 | −1.6 |
| | Independent | Rebecca Scott (elected) | 450 | 9.9 | |
| | Independent | Iris Dorsett (elected) | 394 | 8.7 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Johnston | 264 | 5.8 | |
| | Independent | Angus Norton | 73 | 1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,547 | 94.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 284 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,831 | 86.8 | |

## Cabonne
### Cabonne results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Cabonne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kevin Beatty (elected) | 2,077 | 26.9 | +3.2 |
| | Independent National | Jamie Jones (elected) | 826 | 10.7 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Marlene Nash (elected) | 778 | 10.1 | −3.8 |
| | Independent | Aaron Pearson (elected) | 711 | 9.2 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Peter Batten (elected) | 707 | 9.2 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Andrew Pull (elected) | 598 | 7.8 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Andrew Rawson (elected) | 587 | 7.6 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Kathryn O'Ryan (elected) | 592 | 7.7 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | Jennifer Weaver (elected) | 465 | 6.0 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | Guin Dickie | 379 | 4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,720 | 90.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 796 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,516 | 83.4 | |

## Cowra
### Cowra results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Cowra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Paul Robert Smith (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Cheryl Downing (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Tony Horton (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent Labor | Erin Watt (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Cheryl Speechley (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent National | Ruth Fagan (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Peter Wright (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Nikki Kiss (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

## Forbes

Forbes Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

### Forbes results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Forbes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent National | Phyllis Miller (elected) | 1,828 | 33.7 | −2.9 |
| | Independent | Steve Karaitiana (elected) | 650 | 12.0 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Aidan Clarke (elected) | 635 | 11.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Jenny Webb (elected) | 507 | 9.4 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | Chris Roylance (elected) | 382 | 7.1 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Margaret Duggan (elected) | 373 | 6.9 | −1.2 |
| | Independent | Brian Mattiske (elected) | 301 | 5.6 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Sarahlee Sweeney (elected) | 283 | 5.2 | |
| | Independent | Michele Herbert (elected) | 243 | 4.5 | −2.0 |
| | Independent | James Whalan | 216 | 4.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,418 | 95.3 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 265 | 4.7 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,683 | 81.6 | −1.5 |

## Lachlan
### Lachlan results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Independent | Independent | |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | |

### A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | John Medcalf (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Megan Mortimer (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

### B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Melissa Blewitt (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Melissa Rees (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

### C Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Juanita Wighton (elected) | 269 | 52.3 |
| | Independent | Peter Harris (elected) | 192 | 37.8 |
| | Independent | Thomas Macartney | 53 | 10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 514 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 526 | 63.0 |

### D Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: D Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Robyn Turner (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Dennis Brady (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

### E Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: E Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Phillips (elected) | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |

## Lithgow
### Lithgow results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Lithgow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | 1. Martin Ticehurst (elected 1) 2. Elizabeth Fredericks (elected 8) 3. Ian Wamijo 4. Greg Noble 5. Rod Gurney | 2,812 | 21.6 | |
| | Independent | 1. Eric Mahony (elected 2) 2. Ray Smith (elected 6) 3. Dennis Limbert 4. Diane Plaza 5. Lucille Hoy | 2,214 | 17.0 | |
| | Independent | 1. Darryl Goodwin (elected 4) 2. Josh Howarth 3. Johan Nilsson 4. Greg Peveril-Guest 5. Charlie Healey 6. Melanie Palmer | 1,901 | 14.6 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | 1. Cass Coleman (elected 3) 2. Jon Cronin 3. Tenille Evans 4. Kylie Holmes 5. Mark McAuley | 1,833 | 14.1 | −2.4 |
| | Independent | 1. Maree Statham (elected 5) 2. Col O'Connor 3. Stuart McGhie 4. Almudena Bryce 5. Dianne O'Sullivan 6. Catherine Rookyard 7. David Adams | 1,667 | 12.8 | −29.3 |
| | Independent | 1. Steven Ring (elected 7) 2. Matthew Conlon 3. Natalie Foodey 4. Louis Sander 5. Michael Koleda | 923 | 7.1 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | 1. Tommy Evangelidis (elected 9) 2. Macgregor Ross 3. Marilyn Boundy 4. Jacob Bray 5. Karen Seita | 719 | 5.5 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Lesslie | 396 | 3.0 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | 1. Kyle Rollinson 2. Matthew Palmer 3. Scott Davies 4. Daniel Mortell 5. Samual Palmer | 327 | 2.5 | |
| | Independent | Ann Thompson | 159 | 1.2 | |
| | Independent | Will Hanby | 67 | 0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,018 | 93.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 856 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,874 | 87.3 | |

## Mid-Western

Mid-Western Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. Labor and the Greens are endorsing candidates, having not done so in 2021.

### Mid-Western results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Mid-Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Des Kennedy (elected 1) | 1,994 | 13.0 | |
| | Labor | 1. Sharelle Fellows (elected 2) 2. Rodney Pryor 3. Janet Duffy 4. Peter Clarke 5. Simon Davies | 1,747 | 11.3 | |
| | Independent (Group K) | 1. Katie Dicker (elected 4) 2. Sally Mayberry 3. Katherine McDonald 4. Rachel McKeown 5. Shahna Smith | 1,310 | 8.5 | +1.9 |
| | Independent (Group F) | 1. James Thompson (elected 6) 2. Anthony (Buzzy) Westaway 3. Matthew Purtle 4. Robyn Jones 5. Jack Rayner 6. Graham Chadwick | 1,262 | 8.2 | −5.1 |
| | Independent (Group I) | 1. Alex Karavas (elected 5) 2. Samuel Kiho 3. Sharon Traemer 4. Angus Buckley 5. Liam Jeffery | 1,136 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| | Independent (Group E) | 1. Peter Shelley (elected 8) 2. James Johnson 3. Alannah Rankin 4. Helen Fuller 5. Craig Parsons 6. Doreen Shelley | 1,103 | 7.2 | −2.3 |
| | Independent (Group H) | 1. Robert Palmer (elected 7) 2. Peter Crawley 3. Jackson Lambkin 4. Abby Lynch 5. Nathan Henwood | 1,062 | 6.9 | =3.3 |
| | Independent | Elwyn Lang (elected 3) | 1,023 | 6.6 | |
| | Independent (Group B) | 1. Marcus Cornish (elected 9) 2. Adrienne Morrison 3. Stacey Carter 4. Margaret Cornish 5. Gerard Morrison | 1,022 | 6.6 | |
| | Greens | 1. Richard Holz 2. Janet Walk 3. Bruce Christie 4. Anthea Nicholls 5. Chris Pavich | 941 | 6.1 | |
| | Independent (Group D) | 1. Col Doyle 2. Matt Eltis 3. Daniel Lewis 4. Heather Rushton 5. Brendan Boyd | 793 | 5.2 | |
| | Independent (Group C) | 1. Kim Edwards 2. Rebecca Saunders 3. David McLennan 4. Jennifer MacNaughton 5. Yash Godbole | 722 | 4.7 | |
| | Independent (Group J) | 1. Grant Gjessing 2. Alison Broinowski 3. Brendon Cocks 4. James Williams 5. Terri Gricks | 698 | 4.5 | |
| | Independent | Michael John Sweeney | 278 | 1.8 | |
| | Independent | Simon Staines | 133 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| | Independent National | Sandy Walker | 119 | 0.8 | |
| | Independent | Matthew Cooper | 56 | 0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,399 | 92.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,279 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,678 | 86.4 | |

## Oberon
### Oberon results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Oberon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | 1. Francis O'Connor (elected) 2. Jill O'Grady (elected) 3. Robert Coulter (Ind. Nat) 4. Michael Cyre 5. Robert Lee 6. Brenda Lyon 7. Tatiana Coulter 8. Raymond Fitzpatrick 9. Robert Snoch | 1,029 | 31.0 | |
| | Independent | Clive McCarthy (elected) | 420 | 12.7 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Katie Graham (elected) | 382 | 11.5 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Andrew McKibbin (elected) | 328 | 9.9 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | Helen Hayden (elected) | 321 | 9.7 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Lauren Trembath (elected) | 259 | 7.8 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Anthony Alevras (elected) | 246 | 7.4 | |
| | Independent | Ian Tucker (elected) | 186 | 5.6 | −5.4 |
| | Independent | Irene Bishop | 85 | 2.6 | |
| | Independent | William Memory | 62 | 1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,318 | 93.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 236 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,554 | 88.2 | |

## Orange

Orange City Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Councillor Glenn Floyd left the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFFP) on 13 December 2022 after comments made by party leader Robert Borsak. As a result, SFFP did not recontest Orange in 2024.
Independent Labor councillor Jeff Whitton led an endorsed Labor Party ticket. Labor last endorsed candidates for Orange City Council in 2004.

### Orange results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Orange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent (Group C) | 1. Tony Mileto (elected mayor) 2. Marea Ruddy (elected 2) 3. Jamie Stedman (elected 9) 4. Bernadette Wood 5. Tony Pearson 6. Brett Hazzard | 4,006 | 16.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent (Group B) | 1. Kevin Duffy (elected 1) 2. Graeme Judge (elected 11) 3. Fleur Vardanega 4. Darren Johnson 5. Richard Clifford 6. Bradley Tyack | 3,651 | 15.2 | +5.3 |
| | Independent (Group F) | 1. Tammy Greenhalgh (elected 4) 2. Craig Harvey 3. Paris Papell 4. Holly Whitaker 5. Jason Lyne 6. Melissa Hamling | 2,917 | 12.2 | −1.1 |
| | Independent (Group J) | 1. Steven Peterson (elected 3) 2. Warwick Baines 3. Theodore Crane 4. Andrew Greig 5. Michael O'Mara 6. Nathan Sutherland 7. Anthony Solari | 2,853 | 11.9 | +1.5 |
| | Labor | 1. Jeff Whitton (elected 5) 2. Heather Dunn 3. Addam Parish 4. Jack Carden 5. Charles Ginty 6. Julie Cunningham | 2,049 | 8.6 | +1.1 |
| | Independent (Group K) | 1. Frances Kinghorne (elected 6) 2. Paula Townsend 3. Eunice Adetifa 4. Salvatore Sciuto 5. Thomas McCann 6. Patrick Raftery | 1,914 | 8.0 | +2.1 |
| | Independent (Group G) | 1. Gerald Power (elected 7) 2. Tabitha McBurney 3. Ben Benton 4. Glenda Bell 5. Elizabeth Seccombe 6. Michael Seccombe | 1,844 | 7.7 | +4.1 |
| | Independent (Group D) | 1. Melanie McDonell (elected 8) 2. Ken Freedman 3. Ben Bartlett 4. Chris Stanger 5. Granton Smith 6. Kate Curtin | 1,786 | 7.5 | −0.4 |
| | Greens | 1. David Mallard (elected 10) 2. Sue Clarke 3. Jenny Pratten 4. Ben Parker 5. Liz Murrell 6. Haidee Edwards | 1,560 | 6.5 | −2.7 |
| | Independent (Group A) | 1. Glenn Floyd 2. Gary Sanders 3. Kristen Hopcraft 4. Brock Anderson 5. William Moran 6. Peter Whelan | 733 | 3.1 | −9.2 |
| | Independent (Group H) | 1. James Newman 2. Jason Wright 3. Beverley Williams 4. Annette Steele 5. Jannene Geoghegan 6. Azra Nurkic | 640 | 2.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,953 | 92.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,000 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,953 | 84.3 | |

## Parkes
### Parkes results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Parkes :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Independent (Group A) | 1. Matthew Scherer 2. Andrew Wilkinson 3. Ben Drabsch 4. Jeff Powell 5. Michael White 6. Mick Ramsay |
| | Independent (Group B) | 1. Glenn Wilson 2. Daniel Weber 3. Erik Snyman 4. Rob Bradley 5. Tim Hall-Matthews 6. Ray Johnson 7. Nick Lees 8. Justin Hill |
| | Independent | Marg Applebee |
| | Independent | Neil Hamilton |
| | Independent | Douglas Pout |
| | Libertarian | Samuel Jordan |
| | Independent | Alan Flavel |
| | Independent National | Ken Keith |
| | Independent | Kenny McGrath |
| | Independent | Graeme Hunter |
| | Independent | Louise O'Leary |
| | Independent National | Darren Stevenson |
| | Independent | Hamish Ritchie |
| | Independent | Irene Ridgeway |
| | Independent | Anthony Barrott |
| | Independent | Joy Paddison |
| | Independent | Jacob Cass |
| | Independent | Bill Jayet |
| | Independent | Neil Westcott |
| | Independent | George Pratt |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

## Weddin
### Weddin results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Weddin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Best (elected) | 459 | 20.2 | +13.4 |
| | Independent Labor | John Niven (elected) | 400 | 17.6 | |
| | Independent | Michael Neill (elected) | 197 | 8.7 | |
| | Independent | Simon Rolls (elected) | 230 | 10.1 | |
| | Independent | Chad White (elected) | 156 | 6.9 | −1.6 |
| | Independent | Colleen Gorman (elected) | 150 | 6.6 | |
| | Independent | Jan Partlett (elected) | 119 | 5.2 | |
| | Independent | Wezley Makin (elected) | 118 | 5.2 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Gam | 90 | 4.0 | |
| | Independent | Jeanne Montgomery (elected) | 81 | 3.6 | |
| | Independent | Michelle Cook | 71 | 3.1 | −2.6 |
| | Independent | Glenda Howell | 57 | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Julie Gilmore | 49 | 2.2 | |
| | Independent | Phillip Moore | 46 | 2.0 | |
| | Independent | Warwick Frame | 46 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,269 | 95.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,375 | 85.2 | |