This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Outer Sydney including the Central Coast, though the region is considered to be separate from Greater Sydney.

Outer Sydney and surrounds covers 22 local government areas (LGAs) (excluding the Central Coast), including Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Wollondilly. A further 10 LGAs are in the Inner Sydney region.

Blacktown

Blacktown City Council is composed of three wards, each electing five councillors, totalling 15 seats.

Blacktown results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Blacktown Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Labor 96,925 47.4 -5.8 8 2   Liberal 80,601 39.4 +8.4 6 3   Greens 20,334 9.9 +7.4 1 1   Animal Justice 6,263 3.1 +3.1 0   Independents 390 0.2 -11.7 0 2  Formal votes 204,513 94.0 +0.5  Informal votes 12,968 6.0 -0.5  Total 217,481 100% N/A 15  Registered voters / turnout

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Blue Mountains

Burwood

Burwood Council is composed of six councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor. The Labor Party won a majority at the 2021 election with four seats, including the mayoralty.

The Greens won 12.7% of the vote in 2021 and elected one councillor, Ned Cutcher. He did not seek re-election.

A new party, Australia Multinational Unity Inc (also known simply as "Unity"), contested the election with four candidates.

Burwood results

Camden

Campbelltown

Canada Bay

Canada Bay City Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2021 election, both Our Local Community (OLC) and the Liberal Party won three seats (including OLC's Angelo Tsirekas elected as mayor).

On 13 December 2023, Tsirekas was dismissed as mayor by Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig, one month after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) found he had engaged in corrupt conuct. He was banned from civic office for a period of five years. On 25 January 2024, Liberal councillor Michael Megna was appointed by councillors to serve for the remainder of the term.

OLC has chosen not to recontest Canada Bay, with neither of the party's remaining councillors − Joseph Cordaro and Carmela Ruggeri − seeking re-election.

Kurt Pudniks, who ran for the Greens in the Queensland seat of Leichhardt at the 2016 federal election, is contesting for the Libertarian Party as an ungrouped candidate.

Canada Bay results

Canterbury Bankstown

Central Coast

Cumberland

Fairfield

Georges River

Hawkesbury

Hornsby

Hornsby Shire Council is composed of three three-member wards, totalling nine councillors, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

In August 2024, A Ward councillor Nathan Tilbury left the Liberal Party.

Hornsby results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Hornsby Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Liberal 36,720 44.0 −6.2 4 2   Greens 18,128 21.7 −6.4 2 1   Labor 15,638 18.8 +5.8 2 2   Independents 12,876 15.4 +7.6 1 1  Formal votes 83,362 92.9  Informal votes 6,339 7.1  Total 89,701 9  Registered voters / turnout

A Ward

B Ward

C Ward

Ku-ring-gai

Ku-ring-gai Council is composed of five two-member wards, totalling 10 councillors.

A number of Independent Liberals are contested the election, while Labor and the Greens endorsed candidates in one ward each. Several local groups also contested.

Ku-ring-gai results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Ku-ring-gai Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Independent 33,525 49.1 −7.7 6   Independent Liberal 21,188 31.1 +13.7 3 1   Your Voice On Local Issues 8,543 12.5 +2.5 1   Preserve Ku-ring-gai 2,161 3.2 −0.6 0 1   Greens 1,753 2.6 0   Labor 1,061 1.6 0  Formal votes 68,231 94.2  Informal votes 4,221 5.8  Total 72,452

Comenarra

Gordon

Roseville

St Ives

Wahroonga

Liverpool

Northern Beaches

Parramatta

Penrith

Ryde

Ryde City Council is composed of three four-member wards, totalling 12 councillors, as well as − starting at the 2024 election − a directly-elected mayor.

The Liberal Party won a plurality with six seats in 2021, before gaining a majority in October 2022 after winning the West Ward by-election following Labor councillor Jerome Laxale's resignation.

Ryde results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Ryde Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Liberal 28,550 44.1 +8.9 7 1   Labor 18,853 29.1 −6.8 3 2   Roy Maggio Independents 11,405 17.6 1   Greens 5,257 8.1 −2.7 1 1   Peter Kim Independent Team 1,663 2.6 0   Unity 842 1.3 0  Formal votes 64,790 93.9  Informal votes 4,235 6.1  Total 69,025

Central

East

West

Strathfield

Strathfield Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

In February 2024, Strathfield Independents councillor Sandy Reddy joined the Liberal Party. Nella Hall Independents did not recontest the election, with Nella Hall instead running second on the "Benjamin Cai Independent Team" ticket.

Strathfield results

Sutherland

Sutherland Shire Council is composed of five three-member wards, totalling 15 councillors. At the 2021 election, the Liberals won a majority with eight seats.

A Ward councillor Leanne Farmer, who led the "Genuine Community Independents" group in 2021, is leading the "Shire Independents" group, which is contesting three wards. E Ward councillor Laura Cowell, previously the leader of "Shire Sports Independents", is contesting as an independent.

In August 2024, A Ward councillor Carol Provan and C Ward councillor Carmelo Pesce lost Liberal Party preselection, with both resigning from the party as a result. Both were re-elected as independents.

Sutherland results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Sutherland Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Liberal 58,293 40.51% 6   Labor 43,831 30.46% 5   Shire Independents 9,345 6.49% 0   Greens 3,207 2.23% 0   The Passmore Independents 2,622 1.82% 0   Libertarian 2,217 1.54% 0   Animal Justice 1,486 1.03% 0   Independents 22,901 15.91% 4  Formal votes 143,902 94.97%  Informal votes 7,617 5.03%  Total 151,519 15  Registered voters / turnout

A Ward

B Ward

C Ward

D Ward

E Ward

The Hills

The Hills Shire Council is composed of four three-member wards, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2021 election, the Liberals won a majority with nine seats, including the mayoralty.

The Hills results +2024 New South Wales local elections: The Hills Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Liberal 68,058 61.3 +0.7 8   Labor 25,945 23.4 +2.8 3   Greens 15,237 13.7 −3.1 1   Independents 1,795 1.6 −0.3 0  Formal votes 111,035 95.0  Informal votes 5,865 5.0  Total 116,900

Central

East

North

West

Wollondilly

Wollondilly Shire Council is composed of two four-member wards and a directly-elected mayor.

Wollondilly mayor

Wollondilly results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Wollondilly Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Matt Gould Team 15,270 46.9 4   Experienced To Lead 6,438 19.8 2   Team Purple 3,611 11.1 1   Independent Liberal 1,101 3.4 0   Bev Spearpoint Team 849 2.6 0   Independents 5,274 16.2 1  Formal votes 32,543 88.9  Informal votes 4,080 11.1  Total 36,623 8  Registered voters / turnout

East

North

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