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2024 Blue Mountains City Council election

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2024 Blue Mountains City Council election
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14 September 2024
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All 12 seats onBlue Mountains City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Registered60,045[1]
Turnout84.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
IND
LeaderMark GreenhillN/AN/A
PartyLaborGreensIndependents
Leader's seatWard 4N/AN/A
Last election6 seats2 seats1 seat
Seats before621
Seats won921
Seat changeIncrease 3SteadySteady
Primary vote29,05211,0004,329
Percentage63.9%24.2%9.5%
SwingIncrease 14.7Increase 9.3Decrease 2.3
Results by ward

The2024 Blue Mountains City Council election was held on 14 September 2024 to elect twelve councillors to theCity of Blue Mountains.[2] The election was held as part of thestatewide local government elections inNew South Wales.[3]

TheLabor Party gained an outright majority, winning nine seats.[4] TheLiberal Party lost all two seats it held prior to the election, owing to amissed candidate nomination deadline which prevented its councillors from recontesting.[5]

Background

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Ward 2 councillor Brendan Christie resigned from theLiberal Party on 3 July 2023.[6] He resigned as a councillor less than two months later and his seat was left vacant until the election.[7]

Electoral system

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Like in all other New South Waleslocal government areas (LGAs), Blue Mountains City Council elections useoptional preferential voting.[8] Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates.[9]

All elections for councillor positions are elected usingproportional representation.[10] Lake Macquarie has anAustralian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting.[11] The council is divided into fourwards, each electing three councillors.[2]

The election was conducted by theNew South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).[12][13]

Retiring councillors

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Liberal

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  • Kevin Schreiber (Ward 1) – announced 24 July 2024[14]

Candidates

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Sarah Redshaw (Greens councillor forWard 1) and Joaquim De Lima (Libertarian candidate forWard 2)

On 14 August 2024, the day that candidates nominations closed, theLiberal Party revealed they hadmissed the deadline to nominate 164 candidates in 16 different LGAs.[15][16] This included all Liberal councillors seeking re-election to Blue Mountains City Council.[17][18]

Ward 1

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Greens
(Group A)		Labor
(Group B)
  1. Sarah Redshaw
  2. Melanie-Ann Turner
  3. Kathleen Herbert
  1. Suzie van Opdorp
  2. Suzanne Jamieson
  3. David Forbes

Ward 2

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Labor
(Group A)		Greens
(Group B)		Ungrouped
  1. Romola Hollywood
  2. Claire West
  3. Paul Gannon
  1. Brent Hoare
  2. Jenna Condie
  3. Sandra Warn
    • Joaquim De Lima (LP)

Ward 3

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Independent
(Group A)		Greens
(Group B)		Labor
(Group C)
  1. Daniel Myles
  2. Shawn Hull
  3. Jakalin Hull
  1. Sarah O'Carrigan
  2. Angelika Treichler
  3. Michael Ord
  1. Darren Rodrigo
  2. Mick Fell
  3. Ramona Kennedy

Ward 4

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Labor
(Group A)		Greens
(Group B)
  1. Mark Greenhill
  2. Nyree Fisher
  3. Margaret Buckham
  1. William Gruner
  2. Jennifer Brown
  3. Noel Willis

Withdrawn candidates

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PartyCandidateWardDetails
LiberalRita FisherWard 1Candidate unable to contest because of missed nomination deadline.[14]
LiberalSophie BruceWard 2Candidate unable to contest because of missed nomination deadline.[14]
LiberalRoza SageWard 3Incumbent councillor unable to recontest because of missed candidacy deadline.[14]
LiberalKieran BestWard 4Candidate unable to contest because of missed nomination deadline.[14]
GreensHayley StoneWard 3Withdrew because of personal reasons.[19]

Results

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Ward results

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2024 Blue Mountains City Council election: Ward results
PartyVotes%SwingSeatsChange
 Labor29,05263.9+14.79Increase 3
 Greens11,00024.2+9.32Steady
 Independents4,3299.5−2.31Steady
 Libertarian1,0822.4+2.40Steady
Formal votes45,46390.0−6.5
Informal votes5,04910.0+6.5
Total50,512100.0
Registered voters / turnout60,04584.1

Ward 1

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2024 Blue Mountains City Council election:Ward 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor1. Suzie van Opdorp(elected 2)
2. Suzanne Jamieson(elected 3)
3. David Forbes		6,62961.7+15.3
Greens1. Sarah Redshaw(elected 1)
2. Melanie-Ann Turner
3. Kathleen Herbert		4,11938.3+9.7
Total formal votes10,74888.3−7.5
Informal votes1,41811.7+7.5
Turnout12,16680.5−2.1

Ward 2

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2024 Blue Mountains City Council election:Ward 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor1. Romola Hollywood(elected 1)
2. Claire West(elected 2)
3. Paul Gannon		8,31568.0+20.4
Greens1. Brent Hoare(elected 3)
2. Jenna Condie
3. Sandra Warn		2,82823.1+6.1
LibertarianJoaquim De Lima1,0828.9+8.9
Total formal votes12,22590.4−5.9
Informal votes1,2999.6+5.9
Turnout13,52486.9−1.5

Ward 3

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2024 Blue Mountains City Council election:Ward 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor1. Darren Rodrigo(elected 2)
2. Mick Fell(elected 3)
3. Ramona Kennedy		4,32946.3+15.5
Independent1. Daniel Myles(elected 1)
2. Shawn Hull
3. Jakalin Hull		4,32934.9+19.2
Greens1. Sarah O'Carrigan
2. Angelika Treichler
3. Michael Ord		2,33518.8+3.7
Total formal votes12,40992.8−3.9
Informal votes9697.2+3.9
Turnout13,37889.8+1.4

Ward 4

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2024 Blue Mountains City Council election:Ward 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor1. Mark Greenhill(elected 1)
2. Nyree Fisher(elected 2)
3. Margaret Buckham(elected 3)		9,77985.1+20.6
Greens1. William Gruner
2. Jennifer Brown
3. Noel Willis		1,71814.9+14.9
Total formal votes11,49789.4−7.6
Informal votes1,36310.6+7.6
Turnout12,86088.9−0.3

References

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  1. ^"Report on the administration of the 2024 NSW Local Government elections (Part 2)"(PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 14 March 2025. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 14 September 2025. Retrieved13 December 2025.
  2. ^abCurtin, Jennie (15 August 2024)."Voters face streamlined council ballot paper without Liberals". Blue Mountains Gazette. Archived fromthe original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved22 December 2025.
  3. ^Segaert, Anthony (12 September 2024)."Everything you need to know about local council elections". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived fromthe original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved13 December 2025.
  4. ^Madigan, Damien (1 October 2024)."Labor hits all time high as final Blue Mountains council election results revealed". Blue Mountains Gazette. Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved22 December 2025.
  5. ^"2024 Local Government Elections Brief"(PDF). Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue. 1 October 2024. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 13 March 2025. Retrieved12 December 2025.
  6. ^Madigan, Damien (24 August 2023)."Blue Mountains City Councillor Brendan Christie resigns from Liberal Party". Blue Mountains Gazette. Archived fromthe original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved23 December 2025.
  7. ^"Councillor Christie steps down from Blue Mountains City Council's governing body". Blue Mountains City Council. 25 August 2023. Archived fromthe original on 22 December 2025. Retrieved22 December 2025.
  8. ^"How votes are counted in a local government election". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived fromthe original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved14 September 2024.
  9. ^Strong, Lynne (20 August 2024)."How the preference system works in NSW Local Government Elections". The Bugle News. Archived fromthe original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved13 December 2025.
  10. ^Raue, Ben (29 October 2021)."The many party systems of NSW councils". The Tally Room. Archived fromthe original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved14 September 2024.
  11. ^"NSW Local Government Elections Website". Antony Green's Election Blog. 22 November 2021. Archived fromthe original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved14 September 2024.
  12. ^Ibrahim, Tony (1 September 2024)."Why Fairfield and Liverpool are the only councils in New South Wales to use a private contractor for their elections". ABC News. Archived fromthe original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved12 December 2025.
  13. ^Maddison, Max (20 September 2024)."'A Labor Party hit job': Fury at move to outlaw private companies running council elections". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived fromthe original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved12 December 2025.
  14. ^abcde"Liberal Party announces team standing for council elections". Blue Mountains Gazette. 24 July 2024. Archived fromthe original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved9 September 2024.
  15. ^Maddison, Max; Smith, Alexandra; Gorrey, Megan (14 August 2024)."NSW Liberals in chaos as party fails to nominate council candidates". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived fromthe original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved14 August 2024.
  16. ^Holmes, Dan (18 August 2024)."NSW Electoral Commission refuses Liberal Party extension". The Mandarin. Archived fromthe original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved14 September 2024.
  17. ^Madigan, Damien (15 August 2024)."'Quite devastating': Liberal Party bungle leaves Blue Mountains council candidates out in the cold". Blue Mountains Gazette. Archived fromthe original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved22 December 2025.
  18. ^McLeod, Catie (15 August 2024)."'Shocked and gutted': NSW Liberal councillors mull legal action against own party over administrative disaster". The Guardian. Archived fromthe original on 10 June 2025. Retrieved22 December 2025.
  19. ^Madigan, Damien (17 June 2024)."Greens candidate defends living outside ward he hopes to represent". Blue Mountains Gazette. Archived fromthe original on 28 October 2024. Retrieved22 December 2025.
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