This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Hunter Region.

Cessnock

Cessnock City Council is composed of four wards electing three councillors, each, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2016 election, the Labor Party won a majority with seven councillors and the mayoralty.

Although Labor still won the largest number of seats, the party lost its majority on council. Incumbent B Ward councillor Ian Olsen's "Olsen Independents" group contested all four wards for the first time, winning one seat in each.

Cessnock results +2021 New South Wales local elections: Cessnock Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Labor 15,136 42.5 −6.2 5 2   Olsen Independents 8,908 25.0 +18.7 4 3   Liberal 7,676 21.6 −0.9 3   Greens 3,509 9.9 +2.8 0   Independent 389 1.1 0 1  Formal votes 35,618 93.99  Informal votes 2,274 6.01  Total 37,892 100.00

A Ward

B Ward

C Ward

D Ward

Dungog +2021 New South Wales local elections: Dungog Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Independent 6,135 100.0 6  Formal votes 6,135 95.33  Informal votes 300 4.67  Total 6,435 100.0

A Ward

B Ward

C Ward

Lake Macquarie +2021 New South Wales local elections: Lake Macquarie Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   50,340 39.2 6 1   33,078 25.7 3   Lake Mac Independents 24,922 19.4 3   12,571 9.8 0   4,661 3.6 0   29,80 2.3 0  Formal votes 128,552

East Ward Elected councillor Party  Adam Shultz Labor  Nick Jones Liberal  Kate Warner LMI  Christine Buckley Labor

North Ward Elected councillor Party  Brian Adamthwaite Labor  Jack Antcliff Liberal  Colin Grigg LMI  Keara Conroy Labor

West Ward Elected councillor Party  David Belcher Labor  Jason Pauling Liberal  Luke Cubis LMI  Madeline Bishop Labor

Incumbent councillor Wendy Harrison () did not recontest

Maitland

Maitland City Council is composed of four three-member wards, totalling 12 councillors, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

Maitland results +2021 New South Wales local elections: Maitland Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Labor 19,983 37.7 4   Penfold Independents 14,963 28.3 4   Liberal 12,329 23.3 4   Greens 2,785 5.3 0   Independents 2,901 5.5 0  Formal votes 52,961 94.6  Informal votes 3,008 5.4  Total 55,969 100.0 12  Registered Voters / turnout 64,601 86.6

Central Ward

East Ward

North Ward

West Ward

Newcastle

Port Stephens Port Stephens results +2021 New South Wales local elections: Port Stephens Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   21,335 45.9 −36.7 4   19,372 41.6 +24.2 4 3   4,255 9.1 +3.6 1 1   1,565 3.4 +3.4 0  Formal votes 46,527 93.8  Informal votes 3,073 6.2  Turnout 49,600 86.1

Central Elected councillor Party  Jason Wells Labor  Chris Doohan Independent   Steve Tucker Independent

East Elected councillor Party  Leah Anderson Labor  Glen Dunkley Independent  Matthew Bailey Liberal

West Elected councillor Party  Arnott Giacomo Labor  Peter Francis Labor  Peter Kafer Independent

Incumbent councillor Paul Le Mottee (Independent Liberal) was unable to recontest due to a clerical error

Singleton

Upper Hunter

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