# Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Hunter

This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Hunter Region.

## Cessnock

Cessnock City Council is composed of four wards electing three councillors, each, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2016 election, the Labor Party won a majority with seven councillors and the mayoralty.
Although Labor still won the largest number of seats, the party lost its majority on council. Incumbent B Ward councillor Ian Olsen's "Olsen Independents" group contested all four wards for the first time, winning one seat in each.

### Cessnock results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | Labor | 15,136 | 42.5 | −6.2 | 5 | 2 |
| | Olsen Independents | Olsen Independents | 8,908 | 25.0 | +18.7 | 4 | 3 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 7,676 | 21.6 | −0.9 | 3 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,509 | 9.9 | +2.8 | 0 | |
| | Independent | Independent | 389 | 1.1 | | 0 | 1 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 35,618 | 93.99 | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,274 | 6.01 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 37,892 | 100.00 | | | |

### A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | 1. Jay Suvaal 2. James Hawkins (elected) 3. Logan Templeton | 3,273 | 35.7 |
| | Olsen Independents | 1. Jessica Jurd (elected) 2. Julianne Foster 3. Joshua Olsen | 2,587 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal | 1. Paul Dunn (elected) 2. Kean Miles 3. Robyn Strengers | 1,939 | 21.2 |
| | Greens | 1. Llynda Nairn 2. Elizabeth Hilton 3. Jane Mowatt | 988 | 10.8 |
| | Independent | Allan Stapleford | 389 | 4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,176 | 92.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 713 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 83.6 |

### B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | 1. Anthony Burke (elected) 2. Jeffrey Crebert 3. Tallen Howson | 3,146 | 39.9 |
| | Olsen Independents | 1. Ian Olsen (elected) 2. Luke Bozic 3. Tim Little | 2,512 | 31.8 |
| | Liberal | 1. John Moores (elected) 2. Jacqueline LaFrance 3. Daniel Ebert | 1,630 | 20.7 |
| | Greens | 1. Louise Ihlein 2. Vicki Heath 3. James Ryan | 605 | 7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,893 | 94.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 495 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.4 |

### C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | 1. Anne-Marie Sander (elected) 2. Sophie Palmowski 3. Kim Smith | 4,180 | 43.8 |
| | Liberal | 1. Karen Jackson (elected) 2. Robert Peace 3. John Fagg | 2,375 | 24.9 |
| | Olsen Independents | 1. Daniel Watton (elected) 2. Leonie Allan 3. Eric Olsen | 2,047 | 21.4 |
| | Greens | 1. Georgina Thompson 2. Penny Kelly 3. Denis Rothwell | 950 | 9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,552 | 94.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 547 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 83.2 |

### D Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: D Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | 1. Rosa Grine (elected) 2. Mitchell Hill (elected) 3. Gregory Tisdell | 4,537 | 50.4 |
| | Olsen Independents | 1. Paul Paynter (elected) 2. Eliza Faustini 3. Adam Robinson | 1,762 | 19.6 |
| | Liberal | 1. Harold Slade 2. Sharon Davson 3. Ruth Slade | 1,732 | 19.3 |
| | Greens | 1. Janet Murray 2. Richard Clausen 3. Averil Drummond | 966 | 10.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,997 | 94.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 519 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 84.5 |

## Dungog

2021 New South Wales local elections: Dungog :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Independent | Independent | 6,135 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 6,135 | 95.33 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 4.67 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,435 | 100.0 | |

### A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michael Dowling (elected) | 828 | 41.7 |
| | Independent | Michael Tobin (elected) | 604 | 30.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen "Sparrow" Farrow | 291 | 14.6 |
| | Independent | John Connors | 264 | 13.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,987 | 95.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,078 | 87.4 |

### B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Stephen Low (elected) | 946 | 44.9 |
| | Independent | Jessica Clark (elected) | 754 | 35.8 |
| | Independent | Alan Green | 407 | 19.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,107 | 95.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,201 | 86.7 |

### C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Digby Rayward (elected) | 965 | 47.3 |
| | Independent | Bradley Bale (elected) | 613 | 30.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Millynn | 463 | 22.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,041 | 46.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | 85.7 |

## Lake Macquarie

2021 New South Wales local elections: Lake Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | Labor | 50,340 | 39.2 | 6 | 1 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 33,078 | 25.7 | 3 | |
| | Lake Mac Independents | Lake Mac Independents | 24,922 | 19.4 | 3 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 12,571 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| | Independent | Independent | 4,661 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 29,80 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 128,552 | | | |

### East Ward

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Adam Shultz | Labor |
| Nick Jones | Liberal |
| Kate Warner | LMI |
| Christine Buckley | Labor |
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 17,397 | 41.8 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 10,997 | 26.4 |
| | Lake Mac Independents | Lake Mac Independents | 6,884 | 16.6 |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,675 | 8.8 |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 2,438 | 5.9 |
| | Independent | Alan Ellis | 202 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,593 | 94.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,311 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,904 | 85.2 |

### North Ward

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Brian Adamthwaite | Labor |
| Jack Antcliff | Liberal |
| Colin Grigg | LMI |
| Keara Conroy | Labor |
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 18,014 | 42.6 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 9,237 | 21.8 |
| | Lake Mac Independents | Lake Mac Independents | 6,485 | 15.3 |
| | Greens | Greens | 5,007 | 11.8 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 2,980 | 7.0 |
| | Independent | Bryce Ham | 593 | 1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,316 | 95.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,147 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,463 | 85.5 |

### West Ward

| Elected councillor | Party |
| David Belcher | Labor |
| Jason Pauling | Liberal |
| Luke Cubis | LMI |
| Madeline Bishop | Labor |
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Labor | 14,929 | 33.4 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 12,844 | 28.8 |
| | Lake Mac Independents | Lake Mac Independents | 11,553 | 25.9 |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,889 | 8.7 |
| | Independent | Rosmairi Dawson | 1,428 | 3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,643 | 94.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,665 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,308 | 82.0 |
* Incumbent councillor Wendy Harrison (Independent Lake Alliance) did not recontest

## Maitland

Maitland City Council is composed of four three-member wards, totalling 12 councillors, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

### Maitland results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Maitland :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Labor | Labor | 19,983 | 37.7 | 4 |
| | Penfold Independents | Penfold Independents | 14,963 | 28.3 | 4 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 12,329 | 23.3 | 4 |
| | Greens | Greens | 2,785 | 5.3 | 0 |
| | Independents | Independents | 2,901 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 52,961 | 94.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,008 | 5.4 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 55,969 | 100.0 | 12 |
| Registered Voters / turnout | Registered Voters / turnout | Registered Voters / turnout | 64,601 | 86.6 | |

### Central Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Loretta Baker (elected) 2. Blake Mooney 3. Amelia Atkinson | 5,013 | 38.3 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal | 1. Sally Halliday (elected) 2. James Peters 3. Rod Doherty | 3,341 | 25.5 | +3.6 |
| | Penfold Independents | 1. Bill Hackney (elected) 2. Kevin Yarrington 3. Warrick Penfold | 2,720 | 20.8 | −0.3 |
| | Greens | 1. John Brown 2. Natalie Masterton 3. Susan Brown | 1,682 | 12.9 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Brian Burke | 327 | 2.5 | −13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,083 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 696 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,779 | 85.8 | |

### East Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Ben Whiting (elected) 2. Peta Lindsay 3. Jackson Wheatland | 5,360 | 43.2 | +11.2 |
| | Penfold Independents | 1. Peter Garnham (elected) 2. Allen Garnham 3. Kathleen Barkley | 3,544 | 28.6 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal | 1. Kanchan Ranadive (elected) 2. John Yoole 3. Carol Doherty | 3,148 | 25.4 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Paul Johns | 345 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,397 | 94.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 751 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,148 | 86.6 | |

### North Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Robert Aitchison (elected) 2. Michael Voorbij 3. Angela Harvey | 4,623 | 31.3 | −8.1 |
| | Penfold Independents | 1. Philip Penfold (elected mayor) 2. Mike Yarrington (elected) 3. Leonnie Carter | 4,072 | 27.6 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal | 1. Mitchell Griffin (elected) 2. Marilyn Philip 3. Selby Green | 2,734 | 18.5 | −5.5 |
| | Greens | 1. Campbell Knox 2. Lauren Arbuckle 3. Connor Jacobs | 1,103 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Independent | 1. Michael Cooper 2. Chloe Ellenbacher 3. Timothy Cooper | 1,826 | 12.4 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | Paul Hickey | 222 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Shahriar (Sean) Saffari | 181 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,761 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 822 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,583 | 88.4 | |

### West Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | 1. Stephanie Fisher (elected) 2. Mary-Kate Ferguson 3. John Leao | 4,987 | 39.2 | −0.6 |
| | Penfold Independents | 1. Kristy Ferguson (elected) 2. Geoffrey Mayer 3. William Penfold | 4,627 | 36.4 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | 1. Ben Mitchell (elected) 2. Suhas Ranadive 3. Valerie Yoole | 3,106 | 24.4 | +5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,720 | 94.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 739 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,459 | 85.6 | |

## Port Stephens
### Port Stephens results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Port Stephens :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Independent | Independent | 21,335 | 45.9 | −36.7 | 4 | |
| | Labor | Labor | 19,372 | 41.6 | +24.2 | 4 | 3 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 4,255 | 9.1 | +3.6 | 1 | 1 |
| | Greens | Greens | 1,565 | 3.4 | +3.4 | 0 | |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 46,527 | 93.8 | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,073 | 6.2 | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,600 | 86.1 | | | |

### Central

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Jason Wells | Labor |
| Chris Doohan | Independent (Group B) |
| Steve Tucker | Independent (Group A) |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent (Group B) | Independent (Group B) | 4,686 | 28.8 | |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 4,226 | 25.9 | |
| | Labor | Labor | 5,618 | 34.5 | +19.6 |
| | Greens | Greens | 1,565 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | Independent | Bill Doran | 194 | 1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,289 | 92.7 | +2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,286 | 7.3 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,575 | 86.9 | +1.6 |

### East

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Leah Anderson | Labor |
| Glen Dunkley | Independent |
| Matthew Bailey | Liberal |
2021 New South Wales local elections: East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Labor | 5,850 | 39.5 | +31.6 |
| | Independent | Independent | 4,708 | 31.8 | |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 4,255 | 28.7 | +12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,813 | 95.7 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 669 | 4.3 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,482 | 84.8 | +0.9 |

### West

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Arnott Giacomo | Labor |
| Peter Francis | Labor |
| Peter Kafer | Independent (Group A) |
2021 New South Wales local elections: West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Labor | 7,904 | 51.2 | +22.7 |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 6,608 | 42.8 | |
| | Independent | Danielle Le Mottee | 266 | 1.7 | |
| | Independent | Monique Malone | 239 | 1.5 | |
| | Independent | Christopher Baguley | 209 | 1.4 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Dole | 199 | 1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,425 | 93.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,088 | 6.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,513 | 86.1 | +2.2 |
* Incumbent councillor Paul Le Mottee (Independent Liberal) was unable to recontest due to a clerical error