This is a list of local government area (LGA) results for the 2021 Northern Territory local elections.
Alice Springs
Barkly
Barkly Regional Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and twelve councillors elected across four wards. Alyawarr Ward elects four members, Patta Ward elects five, Kuwarrangu Ward elects two and Alpururrulam Ward elects one.
Jeffrey McLaughlin, who was elected mayor in 2020 through a vote of councillors following the resignation of Steve Edgington, was re-elected with 65.3% of the two-candidate-preferred vote.
Pam Corbett was elected unopposed in Alpururrulam Ward. The Greens won a seat in Barkly for the first time, with Dianne Stokes elected as a councillor for Patta Ward.
Barkly mayor
Barkly results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: Barkly Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 11 1 1 1Total 100.0 – 12 Informal votes Turnout Enrolled voters
Belyuen
Belyuen Community Government Council is composed of a single ward electing five councillors.
Only 138 people (out of a recorded population of 149) were enrolled to vote for the election, making Belyuen the smallest LGA in the NT by number of enrolled voters. One candidate, Claude W. Holtze, was elected with exactly one primary vote. Incumbent council president Zoe Singh lost her seat.
Belyuen results
Central Desert
Central Desert Regional Council is composed of twelve councillors across four wards. Akityarre Ward and Northern Tanami Ward elect two members each, while Anmatjere Ward and Southern Tanami Ward elect four members each.
Only Anmatjere Ward held an election, with all candidates in Northern Tanami Ward and Southern Tanami Ward elected unopposed. As there was only one nomination in Akityarre Ward, a by-election was held in 2022 to elect a second member.
Akityarre
Anmatjere
Northern Tanami
Southern Tanami
Coomalie
Coomalie Community Government Council is composed of three multi-member wards, each electing two councillors. No election took place in Adelaide River Ward, where both candidates were elected unopposed.
Coomalie results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: Coomalie Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 257 100.0 – 6 Total 257 100.0 – 6 Informal votes 7 2.7 Turnout 264 63.6 +6.6 Enrolled voters 631 – –
Adelaide River
Batchelor Township
Coomalie Rural
Darwin
East Arnhem
East Arnhem Regional Council is composed of 14 councillors elected across six multi-member wards. Four wards (Anindilyakwa, Birr Rawarrang, Gumurr Gattjirrk and Gumurr Miyarrka) elect two councillors each, while two wards (Gumurr Marthakal and Gumurr Miwatj) elect three councillors each.
All candidates in Birr Rawarrang, Gumurr Marthakal and Gumurr Miwatj were elected unopposed, as the number of candidates did not exceed the number of vacancies.
Voter turnout in Gumurr Gattjirrk Ward was 10.6%, making it the lowest turnout for any ward in the NT in 2021. The NTEC reported that voter participation was affected by several Indigenous men's ceremonies, and "as many as 40% of community members in Milingimbi were away and the outstation of Raymangirr was deserted".
East Arnhem results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: East Arnhem Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 100.0 – 14 Total 100.0 – 14 Informal votes Turnout 19.9 +0.7 Enrolled voters 6,170 +5.0
Katherine
Katherine Town Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and six councillors elected to a single ward.
Lis Clark was re-elected mayor with 53.9% of the two-candidate-preferred vote.
Katherine mayor
Katherine results
Litchfield
Litchfield Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and three multi-member wards, each electing two councillors.
Prior to the election, East Ward was abolished, resulting in the remaining wards being restructured to have two members each.
Incumbent mayor Maree Bredhauer was defeated by Doug Barden.
Litchfield mayor
Litchfield results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: Litchfield Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 4 2 Total 100.0 – 6 Informal votes Turnout Enrolled voters 12,374 – +0.9
MacDonnell
MacDonnell Regional Council is composed of four multi-member wards, totalling twelve councillors. Ljirapinta Ward elects two members, Iyarrka Ward and Luritja Pintubi Ward elect three each, and Rodinga Ward elects four.
MacDonnell results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: MacDonnell Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 100.0 – 12 Total 100.0 – 12 Informal votes Turnout 39.7 +9.8 Enrolled voters 3,541 −1.4
Palmerston
Palmerston City Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and seven councillors elected to a single ward.
Athina Pascoe-Bell was re-elected as mayor with 74% of primary votes.
Palmerston mayor
Palmerston results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: Palmerston Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 10,972 78.8 5 2,286 16.4 1 666 4.8 1 Total 13,924 100.0 – 7 Informal votes 1,324 8.7 Turnout 15,248 64.7 Enrolled voters 23,559 +10.8
Palmerston councillors
Roper Gulf
Roper Gulf Regional Council is composed of five multi-member wards, totalling 13 councillors. Numbulwar Numburindi and Yugul Mangi elect two members, and Never Never, Nyirranggulung and South West Gulf elect three.
Roper Gulf results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: Roper Gulf Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 100.0 – 13 Total 100.0 – 13 Informal votes Turnout 35.4 −3.4 Enrolled voters 3,902 −1.3
Tiwi Islands
Tiwi Islands Regional Council is composed of three multi-member wards, totalling twelve councillors. Bathurst Island Ward elects six members, while Milikapiti Ward and Pirlangimpi Ward elect three each.
Tiwi Islands results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: Tiwi Islands Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 11 1 Total 100.0 – 12 Informal votes Turnout 50.0 +2.5 Enrolled voters 1,650 – +0.9
Victoria Daly
Victoria Daly Regional Council is composed of five single-member wards.
Victoria Daly results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: Victoria Daly Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 100.0 – 5 Total 100.0 – 5 Informal votes Turnout 33.2 −6.7 Enrolled voters 1,712 +0.1
Wagait
Wagait Shire Council is composed of five councillors elected to a single ward.
Wagait results
West Arnhem
West Arnhem Regional Council is composed of five wards, totalling twelve councillors. Minjilang Ward and Warruwi Ward elect one member each, Gunbalanya Ward and Kakadu Ward elect three each, and Maningrida Ward elects four.
Prior to the election, Barrah Ward was abolished. It was replaced by Minjilang Ward (covering Croker Island) and Warruwi Ward (covering all other areas that were formerly part of Barrah Ward).
West Arnhem results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: West Arnhem Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 100.0 – 12 Total 100.0 – 12 Informal votes Turnout 27.6 +7.1 Enrolled voters 3,578 −4.0
West Daly
West Daly Regional Council is composed of three wards, totalling six councillors. Thamarrurr/Pindi Pindi Ward elects four members, while Nganmarriyanga Ward and Tyemirri Ward elect one each.
There were no nominations in Nganmarriyanga Ward, requiring a by-election to be held in 2022.
West Daly results + 2021 Northern Territory local elections: West Daly Party Votes % Swing Seats Change 100.0 – 5 1 Vacant 1 1Total 100.0 – 6 Informal votes Turnout 30.7 −5.1 Enrolled voters 1,868 +4.0
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