# Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Murray and Far West

This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Murray region, including the Far West.

## Albury

Albury City Council is composed of composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. At the 2016 election, independents and local groups won 76.61% of the vote.
The Albury Citizens and Ratepayers Movement, which had 1.20% of the vote in 2016 and previously had an elected councillor, disbanded in 2019.
Greens councillor Amanda Cohn did not seek re-election but remained on the party's ticket for the election.

### Albury results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Team Kylie | 1. Kylie King (elected) 2. Steve Bowen (elected) 3. Rhiannon Veness 4. Aimee Chan 5. Taneesha Smith | 6,426 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| | Stuart Baker Team | 1. Stuart Baker (elected) 2. Jessica Kellahan (elected) 3. Stephen Mamouney 4. Danielle Cale 5. Louise Pemberton | 4,863 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Alice Glachan Ticket | 1. Alice Glachan (Ind. Lib) (elected) 2. Lindsay Pearson 3. Graham Docksey 4. Naziya Singh 5. Jackie Dunn | 3,959 | 14.0 | −4.2 |
| | Greens | 1. Ashley Edwards (elected) 2. Kofi Isaacs 3. Jill Pattinson 4. Susie Monte 5. Amanda Cohn | 3,074 | 10.8 | −1.4 |
| | Labor | 1. Darren Cameron (elected) 2. Marcus Rowland 3. Amelia Cameron 4. Geoffrey Allen 5. Christopher Ryan | 2,714 | 9.5 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | 1. Daryl Betteridge (elected) 2. Barbara Hull 3. Jodie Tiernan 4. Brian Grenfell 5. Mathew Tratz | 2,661 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Hamilton Team | 1. Ross Hamilton 2. Dianne Thomas 3. Emily Grellman 4. Lucie Wallis 5. Claire Hamilton | 1,324 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Albury First | 1. Henk Van de Ven 2. Garry Pearce 3. Paul Armstrong 4. Bill Van Noordennen 5. Christopher Martin | 1,294 | 4.6 | −8.3 |
| | Thurley | 1. David Thurley (elected) 2. Mark Doyle 3. Esther Heather 4. John Moore 5. Michael Machin | 1,244 | 4.4 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | 1. Andrew Barber 2. Sarah Watkins 3. Trevor Barber 4. C. Star 5. Diane Harnett | 768 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Peter Hood | 51 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,374 | 94.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,745 | 5.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,119 | 80.0 | |

## Berrigan

2021 New South Wales local elections: Berrigan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Matthew Hannan (elected) | 833 | 17.6 |
| | Independent | Carly Marriott (elected) | 654 | 13.9 |
| | Independent | Sarah McNaught (elected) | 610 | 12.9 |
| | Independent | Edward (Ted) Hatty (elected) | 488 | 10.3 |
| | Independent | John Taylor (elected) | 347 | 7.4 |
| | Independent | Roger Reynoldson (elected) | 313 | 6.6 |
| | Independent | Julia Cornwell McKean (elected) | 302 | 6.4 |
| | Independent | Renee Paine (elected) | 271 | 5.7 |
| | Independent | Marcus Fry | 195 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | Mandy Bonat | 185 | 3.9 |
| | Independent | Clare Allan | 182 | 3.9 |
| | Independent | Daryll Morris | 172 | 3.6 |
| | Independent | Ross Bodey | 168 | 3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,720 | 95.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 249 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,969 | 80.5 |

## Broken Hill

Broken Hill City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2016 election, Labor won a plurality with four councillors, along with Darriea Turley elected mayor.
Incumbent independent councillor Tom Kennedy formed the "For A Better Broken Hill" (FABBH) group for the election, while another independent councillor − Ron Page − joined Dave Gallagher's "Team Broken Hill" group.
The Greens, who had 4.97% of the vote in 2016, did not recontest. However, Ghislaine 'Gigi' Barbe, who ran fourth on the Greens ticket in 2016, ran as an independent.
FABBH won a majority in a landslide victory, electing all six of its candidates, including Kennedy being elected mayor.

### Broken Hill results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Broken Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | For A Better Broken Hill | 1. Tom Kennedy 2. Michael Boland (elected) 3. Bob Algate (elected) 4. Jim Hickey (elected) 5. Hayley Jewitt (elected) 6. Alan Chandler (elected) | 5,237 | 50.4 | +50.4 |
| | Team Broken Hill | 1. Dave Gallagher (elected) 2. Ron Page (elected) 3. Dinny Reardon 4. Patrick Reincke 5. Matthew McCarthy | 2,549 | 24.5 | −1.8 |
| | Labor | 1. Darriea Turley (elected) 2. Marion Browne (elected) 3. Branko Licul 4. Ashley Byrne 5. Blake Egdecombe 6. Nathan Fell | 2,263 | 21.8 | −16.9 |
| | Independent | Gigi Barbe | 346 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,395 | 93.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 732 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,127 | 83.4 | |

## Edward River

2021 New South Wales local elections: Edward River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Pat Fogarty (elected) | 997 | 21.9 |
| | Independent | Paul Fellows (elected) | 783 | 17.2 |
| | Independent National | Peta Betts (elected) | 705 | 15.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Shirlee Burge (elected) | 463 | 10.2 |
| | Independent | Linda Fawns (elected) | 398 | 8.7 |
| | Independent | Harold Clapham (elected) | 358 | 7.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Connell (elected) | 276 | 6.1 |
| | Independent | Tarria Moore (elected) | 211 | 4.6 |
| | Independent | Marc Petersen (elected) | 183 | 4.0 |
| | Independent | Shannon Sampson | 138 | 3.0 |
| | Independent | Narelle Whitham | 47 | 1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,559 | 94.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 245 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,804 | 75.8 |

## Federation

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Patrick Bourke | Independent (Group A) |
| David Fahey | Independent (Group A) |
| Andrew Kennedy | Independent (Group C) |
| Aaron Nicholls | Independent (Group E) |
| Shaun Whitechurch | Independent (Group D) |
| Sally Hughes | Independent (Group B) |
| David Longley | Independent |
| Rowena Black | Independent |
| Gail Law | Independent |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Federation :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 1,616 | 21.8 |
| | Independent (Group C) | Independent (Group C) | 1,117 | 15.1 |
| | Independent (Group E) | Independent (Group E) | 932 | 12.6 |
| | Independent | David Longley | 873 | 11.8 |
| | Independent (Group D) | Independent (Group D) | 785 | 10.6 |
| | Independent (Group B) | Independent (Group B) | 699 | 9.4 |
| | Independent | Rowena Black | 497 | 6.7 |
| | Independent | Gail Law | 280 | 3.8 |
| | Independent | David Harrison | 251 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | Janette Outram | 249 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | Mick Robson | 103 | 1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,402 | 94.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,780 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,877 | 79.6 |

## Greater Hume

2021 New South Wales local elections: Greater Hume :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Independent | Independent | 4,037 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 4,037 | 95.60 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 186 | 4.40 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,223 | 100.00 | 9 |

### East

2021 New South Wales local elections: East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Lea Parker (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Tony Quinn (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Heather Wilton (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,554 |

### North

2021 New South Wales local elections: North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Doug Meyer (elected) | 707 | 34.5 |
| | Independent | Annette Schilg (elected) | 601 | 29.3 |
| | Independent | Ian Forrest (elected) | 389 | 19.0 |
| | Independent | Karen Schoff | 351 | 17.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,048 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,132 | 78.4 |

### West

2021 New South Wales local elections: West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jenny O'Neill (elected) | 633 | 31.8 |
| | Independent | Ashley Linder (elected) | 542 | 27.2 |
| | Independent | Matt Hicks (elected) | 375 | 18.9 |
| | Independent | Jonathon Howard | 198 | 10.0 |
| | Independent | Bradley Hore | 135 | 6.8 |
| | Independent | Barbara Chenoweth | 106 | 5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,989 | 95.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 | 84.9 |

## Murray River

Murray River Council is composed of three wards electing three councillors each, totalling nine councillors.
The 2021 election was uncontested, with 2 seats left vacant. A by-election was scheduled to be held in 2022 to fill Greater Murray and Greater Wakool wards, however, following the close of nominations, only 1 candidate was nominated in each ward, resulting in the election of Geoff Wise for Greater Murray and Dennis Gleeson for Greater Wakool.
2021 New South Wales local elections: Murray River :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Independent | Independent | unopposed | | | 7 | |
| Total | Total | Total | | | | 9 | |

### Greater Murray

2021 New South Wales local elections: Greater Murray Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Tom Weyrich | unopposed |
| | Independent | Kron Nicholas | unopposed |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Greater Wakool

2021 New South Wales local elections: Greater Wakool Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Neil Gorey | unopposed |
| | Independent | Ann-Louise Crowe | unopposed |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Moama

2021 New South Wales local elections: Moama Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Chris Bilkey | unopposed |
| | Independent | Nikki Cohen | unopposed |
| | Independent | Francis Crawley | unopposed |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

## Wentworth

2021 New South Wales local elections: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Daniel Linklater (elected) | 831 | 25.1 |
| | Independent National | Peter Crisp (elected) | 495 | 14.9 |
| | Independent | Steve Cooper (elected) | 424 | 12.8 |
| | Independent | Tim Elstone (elected) | 393 | 11.8 |
| | Independent | Susan Nichols (elected) | 196 | 5.9 |
| | Independent | Brian Beaumont (elected) | 175 | 5.3 |
| | Independent National | Bill Wheeldon (elected) | 147 | 4.4 |
| | Independent | Jo Rodda (elected) | 135 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | Greg Evans (elected) | 125 | 3.8 |
| | Independent | Jane MacAllister | 124 | 3.7 |
| | Independent | Steve Haywood (elected) | 73 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Geoff Pegler | 72 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Ash Beechey | 49 | 1.5 |
| | Independent | David Munday | 34 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | Kerry Roulston | 24 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | Colin Thiele | 21 | 0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,318 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,426 | 79.1 |