# Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Northern Rivers

This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Northern Rivers region.

## Ballina

2021 New South Wales local elections: Ballina :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Independent | Independent | 1,0195 | 40.4 | | 4 | 1 |
| | Sharon Cadwallader Team | Sharon Cadwallader Team | 7,227 | 28.6 | | 3 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 4,173 | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2 | 2 |
| | Labor | Labor | 3,676 | 14.5 | +14.5 | 0 | |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 25,271 | 90.94 | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,517 | 9.06 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 27,788 | 100.00 | | 9 | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | 32,830 | 84.64 | | | |

### A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Sharon Cadwallader Team | Rod Bruem (elected) | 1,395 | 17.6 |
| | Independent | Steve McCarthy (elected) | 1,371 | 17.3 |
| | Independent | Phil Meehan (elected) | 1,337 | 16.8 |
| | Labor | Col Riches | 1,079 | 13.6 |
| | Greens | Jason Shrieves | 919 | 11.6 |
| | Independent | Rick Hyde | 818 | 10.3 |
| | Independent | Lenkunyar Roberts | 335 | 4.2 |
| | Sharon Cadwallader Team | Simon Kinny | 327 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | Kevin Loughrey | 290 | 3.6 |
| | Independent | John Bout | 76 | 1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,947 | 89.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 933 | 10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.4 |

### B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Sharon Cadwallader Team | Sharon Cadwallader | 3,321 | 36.5 |
| | Independent | Jeff Johnson (elected) | 2,172 | 23.9 |
| | Greens | Kiri Dicker (elected) | 1,485 | 16.3 |
| | Labor | Keith Williams | 1,215 | 13.4 |
| | Sharon Cadwallader Team | Eva Ramsey (elected) | 371 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | Wendy Wishart | 342 | 3.8 |
| | Labor | Leonie Price | 181 | 2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,087 | 92.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 747 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 85.3 |

### C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Eoin Johnston (elected) | 3,454 | 41.9 |
| | Greens | Simon Chate (elected) | 1,769 | 21.5 |
| | Sharon Cadwallader Team | Nigel Buchanan (elected) | 1,242 | 15.1 |
| | Labor | Therese Crollick | 1,201 | 14.6 |
| | Sharon Cadwallader Team | Stephen Bocking | 571 | 6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,237 | 90.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 837 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 86.3 |

## Byron

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Duncan Dey | Greens |
| Cate Coorey | Independent (Group B) |
| Mark Swivel | Mark Swivel Team |
| Sama Balson | Byron Independents |
| Asren Pugh | Labor |
| Sarah Ndiaye | Greens |
| Peter Westheimer | Byron Independents |
| Alan Hunter | Byron Alliance |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Byron :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,755 | 21.2 | −21.7 |
| | Byron Independents | Byron Independents | 3,627 | 20.5 | |
| | Mark Swivel Team | Mark Swivel Team | 2,969 | 16.7 | |
| | Independent (Group B) | Independent (Group B) | 2,633 | 14.8 | |
| | Labor | Labor | 2,196 | 12.4 | |
| | Byron Alliance | Byron Alliance | 1,235 | 7.0 | |
| | Byron Shire Action Group | Byron Shire Action Group | 975 | 5.5 | |
| | Independent | John Anderson | 345 | 1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,735 | 94.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,021 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,756 | 73.8 | |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 5 | 3 |
| | Greens | Greens | Greens | 2 | 1 |
| | Labor | Labor | Labor | 1 | 1 |
* Incumbent councillor Basil Cameron (Our Sustainable Future) did not seek re-election

## Clarence Valley

2021 New South Wales local elections: Clarence Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jeff Smith (elected) | 6,022 | 19.6 | |
| | Independent | Debrah Novak (elected) | 3,622 | 11.8 | |
| | Independent | Ian Tiley (elected) | 2,637 | 8.6 | |
| | Independent National | Allison Whaites (elected) | 2,403 | 7.8 | |
| | Independent | Bill Day (elected) | 2,039 | 6.7 | |
| | Greens | Greg Clancy (elected) | 2,592 | 8.5 | |
| | Independent National | Peter Johnstone (elected) | 2,212 | 7.2 | |
| | Independent | Karen Toms (elected) | 1,658 | 5.4 | |
| | Independent | Steve Pickering (elected) | 1,536 | 5.0 | |
| | Independent Labor | Peter Ellem | 1,494 | 4.9 | |
| | Independent | Ash Gibbons | 1,189 | 3.9 | |
| | Independent | Pete Hanson | 1,189 | 3.9 | |
| | Independent National | Donald Scott | 702 | 2.3 | |
| | Independent | Phil Belletty | 661 | 2.2 | |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Fuller | 357 | 1.2 | |
| | Independent | Warren Lang | 348 | 1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,661 | 92.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,358 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 85.7 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Independent | Independent | 23,850 | 77.8 | |
| | Independent National | Independent National | 5,317 | 17.3 | |
| | Independent Labor | Independent Labor | 1,494 | 4.9 | |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 7 | |
| | Independent National | Independent National | Independent National | 2 | 1 |
| | Independent Labor | Independent Labor | Independent Labor | 0 | 1 |

## Kyogle

2021 New South Wales local elections: Kyogle :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats |
| | Independent | Independent | 3,419 | 100.0 | +0.0 | 9 |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 3,419 | 95.2 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 172 | 4.8 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,591 | 100.0 | | |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | 6,688 | 53.7 | | |

### A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Hayden Doolan (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Kylie Thomas (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Janet Wilson (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,251 |

### B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Cullen (elected) | 534 | 30.5 |
| | Independent | John Burley (elected) | 415 | 23.7 |
| | Independent | Maggie May (elected) | 392 | 22.4 |
| | Independent | Vickie Steward | 210 | 12.0 |
| | Independent | Bob Dwyer | 202 | 11.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,753 | 95.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,843 | 83.9 |

### C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Danielle Mulholland (elected) | 813 | 48.8 |
| | Independent | Tom Cooper (elected) | 446 | 26.8 |
| | Independent | James Murray (elected) | 322 | 19.3 |
| | Independent | Simon Dejoux | 85 | 5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,666 | 95.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,748 | 78.0 |

## Lismore

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Peter Colby | Steve Krieg |
| Jeri Hall | Steve Krieg |
| Andrew Gordon | Steve Krieg |
| Electra Jensen | Steve Krieg |
| Andrew Bing | Steve Krieg |
| Vanessa Grindon-Ekins | Greens |
| Adam Guise | Greens |
| Darlene Cook | Labor |
| Elly Bird | OSF |
| Big Rob | Independent |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Lismore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Steve Krieg for Lismore | Steve Krieg for Lismore | 12,766 | 49.2 | +49.2 |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,820 | 14.7 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Labor | 3,195 | 12.3 | −10.3 |
| | Our Sustainable Future | Our Sustainable Future | 2,769 | 10.7 | +0.0 |
| | Independent | Independent | 1,948 | 7.5 | |
| | Independent Lismore | Independent Lismore | 797 | 3.1 | |
| | Animal Justice | Animal Justice | 653 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,948 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,140 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,088 | 85.9 | |

## Richmond Valley

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Steve Morrissey | Independent (Group B) |
| Sam Cornish | Independent (Group B) |
| Sandra Humphrys | Independent (Group B) |
| Debra McGillan | Independent (Group B) |
| Patrick Deegan | Labor |
| Robert Hayes | Independent (Group D) |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Richmond Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent (Robert Mustow's Group B) | Independent (Robert Mustow's Group B) | 7,346 | 57.6 |
| | Labor | Labor | 1,769 | 13.9 |
| | Independent (Group D) | Independent (Group D) | 1,457 | 11.4 |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 1,281 | 10.0 |
| | Independent (Group C) | Independent (Group C) | 776 | 6.1 |
| | Independent | Robyn Kapeen | 127 | 1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,756 | 90.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,313 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,069 | 85.4 |