# Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Illawarra

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Illawarra region.
Illawarra covers five local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Wollongong.

## Kiama

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

### Kiama results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Kiama :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community Minded Business Focused | 1. Cameron McDonald (elected 1) 2. Erica Warren (elected 5) 3. Melissa Matters (elected 6) 4. Mark Burns 5. Derek McMahon | 5,087 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
| | Labor | 1. Imogen Draisma (elected 2) 2. Stuart Larkins (elected 8) 3. Lucy Abood 4. Harrison Ledger 5. Clare McInerney | 2,315 | 15.9 | −1.1 |
| | Greens | 1. Melinda Lawton (elected 3) 2. Jordan Casson-Jones 3. Mark Whalan 4. Andrew Sloan 5. Stuart Hall | 2,259 | 15.5 | −11.6 |
| | Energy & Experience | 1. Yasmin Tatrai (elected 4) 2. Gail Morgan 3. Henry Clyde Streamer 4. Sue Mansfield 5. Daniel Hill 6. Andrew Prosser | 1,554 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Matt Brown-Danielle Steel Team | 1. Matt Brown (elected 7) 2. Danielle Steel 3. Brendan Russell 4. Kane Presland 5. Joan Comber | 1,237 | 8.5 | −2.9 |
| | A Fresh Start for Kiama | 1. Mike Cains (elected 9) 2. Marcus Hewitt 3. Eric McAuley 4. Cressida Cains 5. James Cahill | 1,093 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Reasonable Decisions by Reasonable People | 1. Alan Smith 2. Noel Killmore 3. Belinda Camarda 4. John Trevenar 5. Narreda Grimley | 687 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Your Community Candidates | 1. Mark Croxford 2. Robert Bartlett 3. Darren Ormsby 4. Michael O'Toole | 362 | 2.5 | −11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,594 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 880 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,474 | | |

## Shellharbour

Shellharbour is composed of four two-member wards and a directly elected mayor.

### Shellharbour results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Shellharbour :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | Labor | 18,870 | 40.2 | −21.6 | 3 | 1 |
| | Kellie Marsh Independents | Kellie Marsh Independents | 8,705 | 18.6 | −6.9 | 2 | 1 |
| | Chris Homer Independents | Chris Homer Independents | 6,958 | 14.8 | | 1 | |
| | Kane Murphy Independents | Kane Murphy Independents | 4,784 | 10.2 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Independents | Independents | 7,586 | 16.2 | −0.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 46,903 | 92.3 | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,940 | 7.7 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 50,843 | | | 8 | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | | | | | |

### A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Kellie Marsh Independents | 1. Kellie Marsh (elected 1) 2. Mitch Ellis (elected 2) | 8,705 | 68.2 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | 1. Maree Moon 2. Louise Hogan | 4,063 | 31.8 | −1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,769 | 92.8 | −2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 993 | 7.2 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,761 | 86.3 | −1.7 |

### B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | 1. John Davey (elected 1) 2. John Murray | 6,606 | 58.3 | +25.5 |
| | Labor | 1. Moira Hamilton (elected 2) 2. Sandra Mitrevsk | 4,721 | 41.7 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,327 | 91.4 | −2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,071 | 8.6 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,398 | 83.8 | +0.1 |

### C Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Chris Homer Independents | 1. Chris Homer (elected 1) 2. Craig Ridding 3. Colin Gow | 6,958 | 62.1 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | 1. Lou Stefanovski (elected 2) 2. Hetty Cummins | 4,250 | 37.9 | −9.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,208 | 93.0 | −2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 841 | 7.0 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,049 | 82.6 | −1.1 |

### D Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: D Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Rob Petreski (elected 1) 2. Gabriel Beretov 3. Georgia Roff | 5,836 | 50.3 | +50.3 |
| | Kane Murphy Independents | 1. Kane Murphy (elected 2) 2. Daniel Hicking | 4,784 | 41.2 | +41.2 |
| | Independent | Paul Rankin | 980 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,600 | 91.8 | +91.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,035 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,635 | 84.8 | +84.8 |

## Shoalhaven

Shoalhaven City Council is composed of three wards electing four councillors each, as well as a directly elected mayor.
Independent Liberal councillors Serena Copley (Ward 1) and Paul Ell (Ward 2) were endorsed by the Liberal Party for the 2024 election, but the party missed the candidate nomination deadline and none of its candidates (including Copley and Ell) were able to contest.
Incumbent mayor Amanda Findley did not seek re-election, with Kaye Gartner chosen as the Greens mayoral candidate. Gartner is not contesting a ward.
Ward 3 councillor Patricia White led the Shoalhaven Independents Group (SIG). Ward 2 SIG councillor Greg Watson did not seek re-election after 50 years as a councillor.
Former councillor Jemma Tribe announced on 30 April 2024 that she would contest the election leading "Team Tribe". She resigned as a member of the Liberal Party on 1 August after claiming was "told to go on a crash diet and to make way for male candidates".

### Shoalhaven results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Shoalhaven :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Shoalhaven Independents | Shoalhaven Independents | 30,231 | 46.33 | +4.79 | 6 | 2 |
| | Team Tribe | Team Tribe | 13,301 | 20.38 | +20.38 | 3 | 3 |
| | Labor | Labor | 13,281 | 20.35 | +0.13 | 3 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 8,439 | 12.93 | -13.66 | 0 | 3 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 65,252 | | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,614 | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 70,866 | | | 12 | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | 85,835 | | | | |

### Ward 1

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Shoalhaven Independents | 1. Peter Wilkins (elected 1) 2. Jason Cox (elected 2) 3. Brett Steele 4. Amanda Smith | 9,848 | 45.34 | +8.01 |
| | Team Tribe | 1. Selena Clancy (elected 4) 2. Crystal Brandon 3. Ashleigh McGuire 4. Bohdan Brumerskyj | 4,432 | 20.40 | +20.40 |
| | Labor | 1. Matthew Norris (elected 3) 2. Kylie Lawrence 3. Deborah Shapira 4. Graeme Evans | 4,286 | 19.73 | +1.5 |
| | Greens | 1. Tonia Gray 2. Sarah Waddell 3. Carmel McCallum 4. Terence Barratt | 3,155 | 14.53 | −12.37 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,721 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,780 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,501 | | |

### Ward 2

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Shoalhaven Independents | 1. Robert Proudfoot (elected 1) 2. Luciano Casmiri (elected 3) 3. Clive Robertson 4. Allan Harvey | 9,787 | 45.38 | +9.71 |
| | Team Tribe | 1. Jemma Tribe (elected 2) 2. Jessica Bromley 3. Zeke Lorenz 4. Timothy Cochrane | 4,972 | 23.06 | +23.06 |
| | Labor | 1. Ben Krikstolaitis (elected 4) 2. Leonie Ebzery 3. Michelle Miran 4. John Kotlash | 4,269 | 19.80 | −1.94 |
| | Greens | 1. Linda Nowak 2. Evan Christen 3. Joanne Warren 4. Robert Barrel | 2,537 | 11.76 | −13.27 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,565 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,812 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,377 | | |

### Ward 3

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Shoalhaven Independents | 1. Patricia White (elected 2) 2. Mitchell Pakes (elected 3) 3. Karlee Dunn 4. Denise Kemp | 10,596 | 48.24 | −3.27 |
| | Labor | 1. Gillian Boyd (elected 1) 2. Gabrielle Curry 3. Terrie Gardner 4. Carol Joyce | 4,726 | 21.52 | +0.9 |
| | Team Tribe | 1. Natalee Johnston (elected 4) 2. Emily Jenkins 3. Jordan Hamilton 4. Glynis Howard | 3,897 | 17.74 | +17.74 |
| | Greens | 1. Takesa Frank 2. Debbie Killian 3. Jorj Lowrey 4. Suzanne Taylor | 2,747 | 12.51 | −15.31 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,966 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,022 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,988 | | |

## Wingecarribee

Wingecarribee Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
In March 2021, the council was suspended following the breakdown of relationships between councillors and senior staff. As a result, no election was held for Wingecarribee in December 2021, with the council eventually dismissed in July 2022.
Labor, the Greens and the Libertarian Party contested the election with endorsed party tickets.
The National Party does not endorse candidates in local elections, but the party's Southern Highlands branch supposed the "Wingecarribee First" ticket, which included two Independent Nationals and was led by former Nationals member Sara Moylan.
Additionally, although the Liberal Party is not endorsing candidates, a group composed entirely of Liberal members contested.

### Wingecarribee results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Wingecarribee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Fresh Vision Youthfully Driven | 1. Jesse Fitzpatrick (elected 1) 2. Erin Foley (elected 3) 3. Therese Duffy (elected 4) 4. James Farrell (elected 9) 5. Sharon Fitzpatrick 6. Andrew Buttfield 7. Mark Hughes 8. Andrew Phillips | 13,421 | 41.1 | +41.1 |
| | Representing Our Community | 1. Rachel Russell (elected 2) 2. David Rapley 3. Joshua Sloss 4. Antony Dubber 5. Shardae Ewart 6. Ryan Elphick 7. James Salter 8. Glen Jenkins 9. Jillian Cockram | 4,217 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| | Greens | 1. Heather Champion (elected 5) 2. Erin Levee 3. Yash Mash 4. Claire Hall 5. Clive West 6. Maree Byrne 7. Gregory Olsen 8. Jenny Webster 9. Sarah Cains | 2,675 | 8.2 | −1.5 |
| | Labor | 1. David Kent (elected 6) 2. Penny Newlove 3. Dean Cowgill 4. Jeffrey Lapidos 5. Linda Mclaughlin | 2,625 | 8.0 | −8.2 |
| | Let's Get It Right | 1. Nicole Smith (elected 8) 2. Bronwyn Tregenza 3. Thomas Farquhar 4. Samuel Jones 5. Alison Courts 6. Kristie Phelan | 2,319 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Wingecarribee First | 1. Sara Moylan (elected 7) 2. Sabrina Venish 3. Ian Bollen 4. Stephen Wentworth (Ind. Nat) 5. Hamilton Becher 6. Valentine Tyson (Ind. Nat) | 2,307 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Duncan Gair Team | 1. Duncan Gair 2. Donna Jensen 3. Gordon Lewis 4. Peter Nelson 5. David Reid 6. Douglas Webb | 2,048 | 6.3 | −12.6 |
| | Libertarian | 1. Raymond Khoury 2. Robert Thomas 3. Alan Stockman 4. Andrew Brough 5. James Brough | 2,033 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Independent Liberal | 1. Juliet Arkwright 2. Julia McKay 3. Sam Zilinskas 4. Ken Street 5. Colin Maslen 6. Amanda Lynch | 966 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,611 | 93.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,107 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,718 | 86.4 | |

## Wollongong

Wollongong City Council is composed of three four-member wards, totalling 12 councillors, as well as a directly elected mayor. At the 2021 election, Labor won six seats.

### Wollongong results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Wollongong :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | Labor | 62,333 | 52.5 | +12.3 | 7 | 1 |
| | Greens | Greens | 37,246 | 31.4 | +11.1 | 3 | 1 |
| | Independents | Independents | 19,115 | 16.1 | +6.4 | 2 | 1 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 118,694 | 88.4 | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15,598 | 11.6 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 134,292 | 100.0 | | 12 | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | | | | | |

### Ward 1

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Richard Martin (elected 1) 2. Dan Hayes (elected 3) 3. Karen Fairbairn 4. Iskra Spencer | 18,970 | 46.6 | +7.8 |
| | Greens | 1. Jess Whittaker (elected 2) 2. Martin Cubby 3. Stephen Young 4. Kathryn Broadfoot | 13,941 | 34.2 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Ryan Morris (elected 4) | 6,552 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Independent | Suzanne De Vive | 1,241 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,704 | 89.2 | −5.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,935 | 10.8 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 84.9 | −0.4 |

### Ward 2

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Tania Brown 2. David Brown (elected 1) 3. Thomas Quinn (elected 4) 4. Michael Valceski | 17,093 | 43.1 | +6.8 |
| | Greens | 1. Kit Docker (elected 2) 2. Harris Cheung 3. Ali Gerritsen 4. Theresa Huxtable | 11,241 | 28.3 | +8.1 |
| | Independent | 1. Andrew Anthony (Ind. SAP) (elected 3) 2. Ryan Worthington 3. Kenneth Davis (Ind. SAP) 4. Nerida Anthony | 10,534 | 26.6 | +19.7 |
| | Independent | James Caldwell | 788 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,656 | 91.2 | −4.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,839 | 8.8 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,495 | 82.6 | −0.8 |

### Ward 3

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Ann Martin (elected 1) 2. Linda Campbell (elected 3) 3. Tiana Myers (elected 4) 4. David Hayden | 26,270 | 68.5 | +21.0 |
| | Greens | 1. Diedre Stuart (elected 2) 2. Jamie Dixon 3. Elena Martinez 4. Georges Takacs | 12,064 | 31.5 | +19.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,334 | 84.9 | −9.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,824 | 15.1 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,158 | 85.3 | −0.8 |