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

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the New England region, including the North West.
The New England and North West region covers 12 local government areas (LGAs), including Tamworth.

## Armidale

Armidale Regional Council is composed of 9 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Incumbent councillors Sam Coupland, Tom Redwood, Paul Gaddes and Jon Galletly − who were all elected as ungrouped independents in 2021 − formed their own group known as "Vote 1 Growth".
Independent councillors Steve Mepham and Paul Packham did not seek re-election.

### Armidale results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Vote 1 Growth | 1. Sam Coupland (elected) 2. Todd Redwood (elected) 3. Paul Gaddes (elected) 4. Kay Endres (elected) 5. Jane Mactier 6. Jane Schmude 7. Melanie Fillios 8. Jon Galletly | 7,528 | 48.27 | +48.27 |
| | Labor | 1. Susan McMichael (elected) 2. Caroline Chapman 3. Debra O'Brien 4. Yvonne Langenberg 5. Lisa Ward | 1,904 | 12.21 | −3.29 |
| | Independent Regional Alliance | 1. Eli Imad (elected) 2. Rob Lenehan 3. Peter Heagney 4. Robert Jackson 5. Jypsi Hooper | 1,543 | 9.89 | +9.89 |
| | Greens | 1. Dorothy Robinson (elected) 2. Elizabeth O'Hara 3. Pat Schulz 4. Gayle Davies 5. Gay (Alice) Cairns | 1,504 | 9.64 | −1.26 |
| | Community First Independents | 1. Rob Taber (elected) 2. Rob Richardson 3. Siri Gamage 4. Josephine Newberry 5. Andy Berriman | 1,042 | 6.68 | +6.68 |
| | Independent | Bradley Widders (elected) | 589 | 3.78 | −0.32 |
| | Margaret O'Connor's Team | 1. Margaret O'Connor 2. Brian Flint 3. Kerry Moran 4. Bruce Newberry 5. Deni McKenzie 6. Janet Edmonds | 540 | 3.46 | −10.94 |
| | Independent | Jenny Wild | 450 | 2.89 | +2.89 |
| | Independent | Joshua Fittler | 230 | 1.47 | +1.47 |
| | Independent | Madank Narayanamurthy | 180 | 1.15 | +1.15 |
| | Independent | Natasha Ledger | 85 | 0.55 | +0.55 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,595 | 94.36 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 933 | 5.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,528 | | |

## Glen Innes Severn

Glen Innes Severn Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

### Glen Innes Severn results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Glen Innes Severn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rob Banham (elected 1) | 1,555 | 28.0 | +8.6 |
| | Independent | Troy Arandale (elected 2) | 822 | 14.8 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Timothy Alt (elected 3) | 760 | 14.7 | +3.6 |
| | Greens | Carol Sparks (elected 4) | 559 | 10.1 | −1.5 |
| | Independent National | Margot Davis (elected 5) | 444 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| | Independent | Max Elphick (elected 6) | 400 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Parsons (elected 7) | 352 | 6.3 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Anne Vosper | 251 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Independent National | David Scott | 239 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Elena Weatherall | 162 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,544 | 94.8 | −2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 302 | 5.2 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,846 | 86.5 | −3.9 |

## Gunnedah

Gunnedah Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Three councillors − Jamie Chaffey, Murray O'Keefe and David Moses − are not seeking re-election.
Incumbent councillor Kate McGrath is contesting as an endorsed Labor candidate, while there is also one Independent Labor candidate.

### Gunnedah results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Gunnedah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colleen Fuller (elected) | 2,375 | 32.6 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Tammey McAllan (elected) | 830 | 11.4 | |
| | Independent Labor | Linda Newell (elected) | 739 | 10.1 | |
| | Independent National | Robert (Rob) Hooke (elected) | 692 | 9.5 | +6.2 |
| | Independent National | Robert Hoddle (elected) | 529 | 7.3 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Kate McGrath (elected) | 509 | 7.0 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Ann Luke (elected) | 472 | 6.5 | +1.9 |
| | Independent National | Juliana McArthur (elected) | 396 | 5.4 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Mitchum Neave | 369 | 5.1 | |
| | Independent | Cameron Moore (elected) | 219 | 3.0 | |
| | Independent | Greg Petersen | 166 | 2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,296 | 92.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 568 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,864 | 83.6 | |

## Gwydir
### Gwydir results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Gwydir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tiffany Galvin (elected) | 503 | 16.9 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | 1. Ravi Gill 2. Adrian Willmot (elected) | 428 | 14.4 | |
| | Independent | Sarah Crump (elected) | 331 | 11.1 | |
| | Independent National | Mick Collins (elected) | 316 | 10.6 | |
| | Independent | Sean Coleman (elected) | 242 | 8.1 | |
| | Independent | Rachel Sherman (elected) | 229 | 7.7 | |
| | Independent | John Bishton (elected) | 206 | 6.9 | |
| | Independent | Marilyn (Mashy) Dixon (elected) | 165 | 5.5 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | Scot Crispin (elected) | 156 | 5.2 | |
| | Independent | Lyndon Mulligan | 140 | 4.7 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Stuart Dick | 119 | 4.0 | |
| | Independent | Allan Reddan | 100 | 3.4 | |
| | Independent | Sally-Anne Robertson | 45 | 1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,980 | 93.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 214 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,194 | 82.9 | |

## Inverell
### Inverell results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Inverell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | 1. Kate Dight (elected) 2. Ian Hooker (elected) | 2,551 | 25.66 |
| | Independent | 1. Paul Harmon (Ind. Nat) (elected) 2. John (Jacko) Ross (elected) | 2,372 | 23.86 |
| | Independent | Greg Kachel (elected) | 1,723 | 17.33 |
| | Independent | 1. Jo Williams (elected) 2. Fiona Brown (elected) | 1,350 | 13.58 |
| | Independent | 1. Paul King (elected) 2. Wendy Wilks (Ind. Nat) (elected) | 1,280 | 12.88 |
| | Independent | Kelvin Brown | 396 | 3.98 |
| | Independent National | Graem Murray | 268 | 2.70 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,940 | 90.69 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,021 | 9.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,961 | 82.99 |

## Liverpool Plains

Liverpool Plains Shire Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

### Liverpool Plains results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Shawn Cain (elected) | 1,239 | 26.9 | |
| | Independent | Charlie Simkin (elected) | 577 | 12.5 | |
| | Independent | Kenneth Cudmore (elected) | 506 | 11.0 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Terry Cohen (elected) | 386 | 8.4 | −4.5 |
| | Independent National | Doug Hawkins | 333 | 7.2 | −6.9 |
| | Independent | Jason Allan (elected) | 326 | 7.1 | −7.9 |
| | Independent | James Robertson (elected) | 312 | 6.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Donna Lawson (elected) | 304 | 6.6 | −15.2 |
| | Independent | Lynn Eykamp | 230 | 5.0 | |
| | Independent | Ebonie Sadler-Small | 150 | 3.3 | |
| | Independent | Theodore Maczi | 115 | 2.5 | |
| | Independent | Yvonne Wynne | 136 | 3.0 | −1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,614 | 94.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 284 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,898 | 82.7 | |

## Moree Plains
### Moree Plains results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Moree Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | 1. Susannah Pearse (Ind. Nat) (elected) 2. Brooke Sauer (elected) | 1,610 | 27.73 |
| | Independent | Wayne Tighe (elected) | 844 | 14.54 |
| | Independent Liberal | Kelly James (elected) | 578 | 9.96 |
| | Independent | Pete Mailler (elected) | 506 | 8.72 |
| | Independent | Dominique Hodgkinson (elected) | 429 | 7.39 |
| | Independent | Frederick McGrady (elected) | 271 | 4.67 |
| | Independent National | Debra Williams (elected) | 229 | 3.94 |
| | Independent | Kerry Cassells (elected) | 215 | 3.70 |
| | Independent | Karen Munn | 208 | 3.58 |
| | Independent | Stephen Ritchie | 203 | 3.50 |
| | Independent | Mekayla Cochrane | 198 | 3.41 |
| | Independent | Michael Ivanov | 189 | 3.26 |
| | Independent Labor | Meryl Dillon | 175 | 3.01 |
| | Independent Labor | Liz Taylor | 151 | 2.60 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,806 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 552 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,358 | |

## Narrabri
### Narrabri results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Narrabri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | 1. Darrell Tiemens (elected) 2. Amanda Brown (elected) 3. Mark Strahle 4. Peter Harvey (Ind. Science) 5. Karen Kirkby | 1,775 | 23.9 | +15.7 |
| | Independent | 1. Brett Nolan (elected) 2. Jocellin Jansson (Ind. Nat) (elected) 3. Matthew Nolan 4. Kodey Stanford 5. Kat Denniss | 1,415 | 19.1 | |
| | Independent | 1. Ethan Towns (elected) 2. Andrew Dewson 3. Roxanne Whitton 4. Ryan Whillas 5. Bernadette Melton | 1,175 | 15.8 | |
| | Independent Labor | 1. Joshua Roberts-Garnsey (elected) 2. Emma Alexanderson 3. Rohan Boehm (Ind.) 4. Ian Duffey 5. Robert Browning (Ind.) | 721 | 9.7 | |
| | Independent | 1. Gregory Lamont (elected) 2. James (Jock) Duncan 3. Jennifer Wilson 4. Marilyn Binge 5. John Carrigan | 594 | 8.0 | −17.8 |
| | Independent | Navin Erathnage (elected) | 368 | 5.0 | |
| | Independent | Peter Guest | 362 | 4.9 | |
| | Independent | 1. Ian Passmore 2. Lloyd Bennett 3. Damian Oudenryn 4. Mark Crutcher 5. Kent Ferguson | 259 | 3.5 | |
| | Independent | Brett Dickinson (elected) | 207 | 2.8 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Ken Flower | 170 | 2.3 | |
| | Independent | Catherine Redding | 157 | 2.1 | −3.0 |
| | Independent | Colin Armstrong | 145 | 2.0 | |
| | Independent | Glen Stoltenberg | 67 | 0.9 | |
| | Independent | Matthew Bullock | 10 | 0.13 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,425 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 421 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,846 | | |

## Tamworth

Tamworth Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Labor was the only party to contest the 2021 election with an above-the-line group, with ungrouped candidates winning 86.4% of the vote.

### Tamworth results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mark Rodda (elected 1) | 9,523 | 25.6 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | 1. Stephen Mears (elected 2) 2. Laura Hughes 3. Thomas Robinson 4. Denise McHugh 5. Sergio Rindo | 6,680 | 18.0 | +4.4 |
| | Greens | 1. Ryan Brooke (elected 9) 2. Gemma-Lea Tolmie 3. Sewa Emojong 4. Robin Gunning 5. Catherine Fogarty | 3,183 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Independent | Russell Webb (elected 4) | 2,500 | 6.7 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | Brendon North (elected 3) | 2,246 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Budd (elected 5) | 2,039 | 5.5 | +5,5 |
| | Independent | Marc Sutherland (elected 8) | 1,714 | 4.6 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | Charles Impey (elected 7) | 1,611 | 4.3 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Matt Sharpam (elected 6) | 1,582 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Independent National | Bede Burke | 1,573 | 4.2 | −7.6 |
| | Independent | Judy Coates | 1,474 | 4.0 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Ray Tait | 808 | 2.2 | −1.0 |
| | Independent National | Heidi Williamson | 754 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Marie Fenn | 582 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent National | Daniel Gillett | 566 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Greg Meyer | 318 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,153 | 92.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,887 | 7.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,040 | 86.0 | +0.1 |

## Tenterfield
### Tenterfield results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Tenterfield :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Independents | Independents | 2,085 | 70.78 | | 7 | |
| | Independent National | Independent National | 861 | 29.22 | | 2 | |
| | Independent United Australia | Independent United Australia | 0 | 0.00 | +0.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 2,946 | 95.87 | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 4.13 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,073 | 100.0 | | | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | | | | | |

### A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tim Bonner (elected) | 408 | 57.63 |
| | Independent | Gregory Purcell (elected) | 164 | 23.16 |
| | Independent | Ben Raymond | 136 | 19.21 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 708 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 750 | |

### B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Bronwyn Petrie (elected) | unopposed |
| | Ind. United Australia | Robert Turner (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,031 |

### C Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent National | Peter Petty (elected) | 259 | 38.95 |
| | Independent | Peter Murphy (elected) | 232 | 34.89 |
| | Independent National | Joshua Moylan | 174 | 26.17 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 665 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 698 | |

### D Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: D Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Owen Bancroft (elected) | 303 | 37.83 |
| | Independent National | Kim Rhodes (elected) | 302 | 37.70 |
| | Independent | Josh Macnish | 120 | 14.98 |
| | Independent | Allen Crosthwaite | 76 | 9.49 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 801 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | |

### E Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: E Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Greg Sauer (elected) | 522 | 67.62 |
| | Independent National | Matthew Sing | 126 | 16.32 |
| | Independent | Thomas Peters (elected) | 124 | 16.06 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 772 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 799 | |

## Uralla

Uralla Shire Council is composed of two wards, each electing four councillors, as well as a directly elected mayor. The entire election (including the mayoral election) was uncontested.
Two referendums went ahead − one asking about the removal of the direct mayoral election, and another asking about the removal of the wards. Voters chose not to remove the mayoral election, but supported the removal of wards, and Uralla will be an undivided council at the 2028 election.

### Uralla results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Uralla :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats |
| | Independents | Independents | 0 | 0.0 | −100.0 | 8 |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0.0 | | 8 |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | 4,699 | 0.0 | | |

### A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Adam Blakester (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | David Mailler (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Tom O'Connor (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Lone Petrov (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,283 |

### B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Kathrine Arnold (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Sarah Burrows (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Leanne Doran (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Jen Philp (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,416 |

## Walcha
### Walcha results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Walcha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Eric Noakes (elected) | 806 | 42.62 |
| | Independent | Rachel Greig (elected) | 225 | 11.90 |
| | Independent | Hyde Thomson (elected) | 167 | 8.83 |
| | Independent | Gary Olrich (elected) | 160 | 8.46 |
| | Independent National | Glen O'Brien (elected) | 122 | 6.45 |
| | Independent | Stephen McCoy (elected) | 107 | 5.66 |
| | Independent | Adam Iuston (elected) | 75 | 3.97 |
| | Independent | Anne-Marie Pointing (elected) | 71 | 3.75 |
| | Independent | Holly Fletcher | 42 | 2.22 |
| | Independent | Michael Luchich | 42 | 2.22 |
| | Independent | Katrina Blomfield | 34 | 1.80 |
| | Independent | Warwick Fletcher | 31 | 1.64 |
| | Independent | Judith Salter | 9 | 0.48 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,891 | 97.23 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 2.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 83.76 |