Votes have been counted, and the results are in.
Councils across the state have been swearing in their newly elected councillors on the back of the recent September Local Government Elections. During October, the NSW Electoral Commission officially declared who had been popularly elected within their communities.
Hornsby Shire Council
Residents of Hornsby Shire Council have elected Liberal Warren Waddell as their Mayor, with Waddell securing 61% of the vote.
For Ward A, newcomer Jane Seaglove under Waddell’s group has been elected, along with incumbent once Liberal now Independent Nathan Tilbury, and newcomer Greens councillor Olivia Simons.
For Ward B, Labor councillor Janelle McIntosh is returning, Liberal Sallianne McClelland is returning, and Greens councillor Monika Ball has been re-elected.
For Ward C, Liberal councillor Verity Greenwood has been re-elected, pulling up her running mate Ben McSweeney, another newcomer to Council. Labor candidate Matthew Conley has been elected to stand as the third representative for Ward C.
Ku-ring-gai Council
For Ku-ring-gai Council, there are two new councillors. In the Comenarra Ward, Jeff Pettett has been re-elected, and independent Matt Devlin, removing incumbent Greg Taylor from Council.
The Gordon Ward saw the loss of incumbent Simon Lennon to newcomer Indu Balachandran, along with the re-election of Barbara Ward.
In Roseville, incumbent and former mayor Sam Ngai has been re-elected with a massive sweep of over 8,500 first preference votes, making him one of the only candidates to meet quota. Alec Taylor was re-elected to represent the Roseville Ward.
For the St Ives Ward, both incumbents Martin Smith and Christine Kay have been re-elected, both surpassing quota.
In Wahroonga, Cedric Spencer and Kim Wheatley have yet again secured their positions on Council.
North Sydney
For North Sydney Council, there is an even split between old and new.
In the Cammeraygal Ward, Independent MaryAnn Beregi and Labor councillor Shannon Welch have returned. New to Council and the Cammeraygal Ward are Liberal Jessica Keen and running mate Efi Carr, as well as the Greens candidate Angus Hoy.
For the St Leonards Ward, Zoe Baker has been re-elected, pulling her group members Christopher Holding and Nicole Antonini into Council. Incumbents James Spenceley and Labor councillor Godfrey Santer have been re-elected.
Northern Beaches
Northern Beaches Council has been shaken up due to the Liberal Party’s failure to submit Liberal candidates for the Local Elections.
Returning councillors include the Greens Kristyn Glanville for the Curl Curl Ward, Good For Manly Candy Bingham for the Manly Ward, Your Northern Beaches Sarah Grattan for the Manly Ward, Independent Vincent De Luca for the Narrabeen Ward, Your Northern Beaches Ruth Robins for the Narrabeen Ward, and the Greens Miranda Korzy for the Pittwater Ward. Mayor Sue Heins of Your Northern Beaches has been re-elected for the Frenchs Forest Ward with almost 22,000 votes, pulling up her running mate Jody Williams to sit on Council for Frenchs Forest.
New councillors include Your Northern Beaches Joeline Hackman and her group member Nicholas Beaugeard who will serve for the Curl Curl Ward, the Greens candidate Ethan Hrnjak for Frenchs Forest, the Greens candidate Bonnie Harvey for Manly, Independent Robert Giltinan for Narrabeen, and Your Northern Beaches Rowie Dillon for Pittwater. Mandeep Singh will serve for the Pittwater Ward, the only candidate representing the Liberal Party. Due to a nomination mishap, Councillor Singh was put forth as an Independent, though ran his campaign as a Liberal.
Willoughby Council
For Willoughby City Council, many councillors are returning.
Mayor Tanya Taylor was popularly re-elected by residents for the Mayoral seat.
For the Middle Harbour Ward, incumbents Robert Samuel and Angelo Rozos were re-elected, with newcomer Kristina Dodds as the third Ward councillor.
In the Naremburn Ward, incumbents Anna Greco, Georgie Roussac, and Nic Wright were all re-elected.
For the Sailors Bay Ward, Tanya Taylor’s group member Sarah Royds was newly elected to Council. Incumbents John Moratelli and Roy McCullagh are returning for Sailors Bay.
In the West Ward, incumbent Craig Campbell will return, followed by newcomers Michelle Chuang and Andrew Nelson.
