The 2016 Tweed Shire Council election was held on 29 October 2016 to elect seven councillors to the Tweed Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
The election was scheduled to be held a month earlier on 10 September 2016 as part of the statewide local elections, however it was postponed following the death of No High-Rise candidate Ken "Stents" Nicholson, aged 88. Nicholson died on 19 August 2016, after suffering a heart attack and fall.
76 candidates in 15 groups (as well as four ungrouped candidates) contested the election.
Timeline 19 August: Ken Nicholson dies in hospital 20 August: Election scheduled for 10 September postponed 31 August: New election date of 29 October announced 19 September: Candidate nominations open 28 September: Candidate nominations close 29 October: Election held
Results Elected councillor Party Katie Milne Greens Warren Polglase Independent (Group A) Pryce Allsop Independent (Group H) James Owen Liberal Reece Byrnes Country Labor Chris Cherry Independent (Group B) Ron Cooper No High-Rise
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