2016 New South Wales local elections

2016 New South Wales local elections

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79 of the 128 local government areas in New South Wales
First party Second party Third party   IND Leader N/A N/A N/A Party Independents Labor Liberal Last election [b] [b] [b] Seats won 545 81 48 Popular vote 678,591 429,605 286,013 Percentage 39.59% 24.60% 16.40% Swing 1.45 5.43 5.45   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   AFP Leader No leader Fred Nile Jim Saleam Party Greens Christian Democrats Australia First Last election [b] 0 1 Seats before 1 0 Seats won 23 0 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 110,491 15,326 4,424 Percentage 6.35% 0.90% 0.27% Swing 0.33 0.49 0.08   Seventh party Eighth party   LDP AJP Leader John Humphreys No leader Party Liberal Democrats Animal Justice Last election 1[b] Did not contest Seats before 1 0 Seats won 0 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,356 193 Percentage 0.27% 0.02% Swing 0.04 0.02

The 2016 New South Wales local elections were held on 10 September 2016 to elect the councils of 79 of the 128 local government areas (LGAs) of New South Wales. Several councils also held mayoral elections and/or referendums.^[1]

The elections were conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission, with the exception of Fairfield, Gunnedah, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie and Penrith, who chose to conduct their own elections.^[1]

The election in Tweed was deferred until 29 October 2016 due to the death of a candidate.^[2]

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