# Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Inner Sydney

This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Inner Sydney region.
Inner Sydney covers 10 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Sydney. A further 23 LGAs are in Outer Sydney and surrounding regions.

## Bayside

The Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates, including its five councillors elected in 2017.
2021 New South Wales local elections: Bayside :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | Labor | 37,157 | 45.7 | −0.3 | 7 | |
| | Independent | Independent | 22,563 | 27.8 | +7.8 | 4 | 1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 7,564 | 9.3 | −17.9 | 2 | 5 |
| | Peaceful Bayside | Peaceful Bayside | 3,015 | 3.7 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Greens | Greens | 10,969 | 13.5 | +6.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 81,268 | | | | |

### Ward 1

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Christina Curry | Labor |
| Scott Morrissey | Labor |
| Jennifer Muscat | Independent (Group A) |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 10,496 | 60.4 |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 2,807 | 16.2 |
| | Independent (Group D) | Independent (Group D) | 2,165 | 12.5 |
| | Greens | Greens | 1,911 | 11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,379 | 94.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,070 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.7 |

### Ward 2

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Jo Jansyn | Labor |
| Ann Fardell | Labor |
| Michael Nagi | Ind. Liberal |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 9,164 | 53.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 3,173 | 18.5 |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,169 | 18.5 |
| | Independent (Group C) | Independent (Group C) | 1,662 | 9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,168 | 94.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,064 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 80.4 |

### Ward 3

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Cr. Bill Saravinovski | Labor |
| Greta Werner | Greens |
| Andrew Tsounis | Independent (Group D) |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 6,494 | 42.7 |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,459 | 22.7 |
| | Independent (Group D) | Independent (Group D) | 2,935 | 19.3 |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 2,324 | 15.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,212 | 92.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,202 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 83.2 |

### Ward 4

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Liz Barlow | Independent |
| Mark Hanna | Independent |
| Joe Awada | Labor |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 7,412 | 44.9 |
| | Labor | Labor | 6,677 | 40.4 |
| | Greens | Greens | 2,430 | 14.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,519 | 93.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,239 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 85.8 |

### Ward 5

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Edward McDougall | Labor |
| Heidi Douglas | Peaceful Bayside |
| Paul Sedrak | Ind. Liberal |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ward 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 4,347 | 29.0 |
| | Labor | Labor | 4,326 | 28.9 |
| | Peaceful Bayside | Peaceful Bayside | 3,015 | 20.1 |
| | Independent (Group E) | Independent (Group E) | 2,487 | 16.1 |
| | Independent (Group D) | Independent (Group D) | 771 | 5.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Ron Bezic | 44 | 0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,990 | 91.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,398 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 84.4 |

## Hunter's Hill

2021 New South Wales local elections: Hunter's Hill :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats |
| | Independent | Independent | 3,372 | 41.0 | | 3 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 3,171 | 38.5 | +2.1 | 3 |
| | Team Ross | Team Ross | 1,260 | 15.3 | | 1 |
| | Greens | Greens | 431 | 5.2 | +5.2 | 0 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 8,234 | 96.33 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 314 | 3.67 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,548 | 100.00 | | |

### North

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Julia Prieston | Liberal |
| Ross Williams | Team Ross |
| Elizabeth Krassoi | Independent (Group A) |
2021 New South Wales local elections: North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 1,576 | 37.8 |
| | Team Ross | Team Ross | 1,260 | 30.2 |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 960 | 23.0 |
| | Independent (Group B) | Independent (Group B) | 376 | 9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,172 | 95.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,365 | 85.9 |

### South

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Tatyana Virgara | Liberal |
| Richard Quinn | Independent (Group F) |
| Jim Sanderson | Independent (Group B) |
2021 New South Wales local elections: South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 1,595 | 39.3 | |
| | Independent (Group F) | Independent (Group F) | 859 | 21.1 | |
| | Independent (Group B) | Independent (Group B) | 848 | 20.9 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 431 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Independent (Group D) | Independent (Group D) | 263 | 6.5 | |
| | Independent (Group C) | Independent (Group C) | 66 | 1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,062 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 121 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,183 | 86.5 | |

## Inner West

The Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates, including its two councillors elected in 2017.
2021 New South Wales local elections: Inner West :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | Labor | 40,113 | 38.6 | +4.7 | 8 | 3 |
| | Greens | Greens | 37,499 | 36.0 | +7.2 | 5 | |
| | Independent | Independent | 15,967 | 15.3 | −2.7 | 2 | 1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 6,738 | 6.5 | −11.1 | 0 | 2 |
| | Community Independents | Community Independents | 1,195 | 1.1 | | 0 | |
| | Community Independent | Community Independent | 898 | 0.9 | | 0 | |
| | Animal Justice | Animal Justice | 876 | 0.8 | +0.8 | 0 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Socialist Alliance | 749 | 0.8 | –0.2 | 0 | |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 104,035 | 96.49 | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,795 | 3.51 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 107,830 | 100.00 | | | |

### Ashfield–Djarrawunang

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Mark Drury | Labor |
| Dylan Griffiths | Greens |
| Jessica D'Arienzo | Labor |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Ashfield–Djarrawunang (Magpie) Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 8,294 | 38.9 |
| | Greens | Greens | 7,726 | 36.3 |
| | Independent | Independent | 2,243 | 20.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 1,852 | 8.7 |
| | Community Independents | Community Independents | 1,195 | 5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,310 | 95.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 904 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,214 | 83.7 |

### Balmain–Baludarri

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Darcy Byrne | Labor |
| Kobi Shetty | Greens |
| John Stamolis | Independent |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Balmain–Baludarri (Leather Jacket) Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 7,751 | 36.5 |
| | Greens | Greens | 7,220 | 34.0 |
| | Independent | Independent | 3,814 | 18.0 |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 1,557 | 7.3 |
| | Community Independent | Community Independent | 898 | 4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,240 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 555 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,795 | 81.2 |

### Leichhardt–Gulgadya

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Philippa Scott | Labor |
| Marghanita Da Cruz | Greens |
| Tim Stephens | Labor |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Leichhardt–Gulgadya (Grass Tree) Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Labor | 8,200 | 39.5 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 7,508 | 36.1 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 3,329 | 16.0 | |
| | Animal Justice | Animal Justice | 876 | +4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Independent | 870 | 4.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,783 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 900 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,683 | 83.2 | |

### Marrickville–Midjuburi

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Mat Howard | Labor |
| Justine Langford | Greens |
| Zoi Tsardoulias | Labor |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Marrickville–Midjuburi (Lillypilly) Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 8,905 | 43.8 |
| | Greens | Greens | 7,293 | 35.8 |
| | Independent | Independent | 4,149 | 20.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,347 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 731 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,078 | 80.4 |

### Stanmore–Damun

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Liz Atkins | Greens |
| Chloe Smith | Labor |
| Pauline Lockie | Independent |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Stanmore–Damun (Port Jackson Fig) Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Greens | Greens | 7,752 | 38.1 |
| | Labor | Labor | 6,963 | 34.2 |
| | Independent | Independent | 4,634 | 22.8 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Socialist Alliance | 749 | 3.7 |
| | Independent | Daniel Ribarovski | 257 | 1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,355 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 705 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,060 | 78.9 |

## Sydney
### Sydney results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Team Clover | 1. Clover Moore 2. Jess Scully (elected 1) 3. Robert Kok (elected 5) 4. Emelda Davis (elected 6) 5. William Chan (elected 7) 6. Adam Worling 7. Mike Galvin 8. Elaine Czulkowski 9. Philip Thalis 10. Jess Miller | 47,877 | 40.8 | −14.13 |
| | Liberal | 1. Shauna Jarrett (elected 2) 2. Lyndon Gannon (elected 8) 3. Sam Danieli 4. Phyllisse Stanton 5. Richard Hicklin 6. Ricky Lee | 20,432 | 17.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labor | 1. Linda Scott (elected 4) 2. Damien Minton 3. Norma Ingram 4. Tamira Stevensen 5. Tony Pooley 6. Meagan Lawson 7. Ian Roberts 8. Frier Bentley | 18,077 | 14.7 | +3.07 |
| | Greens | 1. Sylvie Ellsmore (elected 3) 2. Dejay Toborek 3. Caroline Alcorso 4. Chetan Sahai 5. Mark Smith | 12,972 | 11.1 | +5.12 |
| | Unite for Sydney | 1. Yvonne Weldon (elected 9) 2. Karen Freyer 3. Stephen Conlon 4. Meead Saberi Kalaee 5. Kiran De Silva 6. Mark Hodge | 10,577 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Small Business | 1. Angela Vithoulkas 2. Paul Crossin 3. Tatiana Coulter 4. Phillip Joel 5. Allan Sudale 5. Lisa Jayne 7. Nicole Santer | 7,219 | 6.2 | −1.15 |
| | Independent | Wen Zhou | 133 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | John McFadden | 75 | 0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 118,511 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,675 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,186 | 68.7 | |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Team Clover | Team Clover | Team Clover | 4 | 1 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | 2 | |
| | Labor | Labor | Labor | 1 | |
| | Greens | Greens | Greens | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 1 | 1 |
| | Small Business | Small Business | Small Business | 0 | 1 |