The 2025 Darwin City Council election was held on 23 August 2025 to elect a lord mayor and twelve councillors to the City of Darwin. The election was part of the local government elections held throughout the Northern Territory.
In a field of thirteen candidates, Peter Styles defeated incumbent mayor Kon Vatskalis. Vatskalis did not concede to Styles, claiming electoral fraud.
Retiring councillors Greens Morgan Rickard (Chan Ward)
Independent Labor Vim Sharma (Richardson Ward) Rebecca Want de Rowe (Richardson Ward)
Candidates Lord Mayor Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. Party Candidate Background Kon Vatskalis Lord Mayor of Darwin since 2017 Peter Styles Former Deputy Chief Minister Andrew John Arthur Former Darwin councillor Vicki Bonson Founder of Fannie Bay Free Feeds Leah Potter Comedian and candidate lord mayor in 2021 Sylvia Klonaris Councillor for Waters Ward since 2021 Robin Lawrence Candidate for Lord Mayor in 2021 Sam Weston Councillor for Lyons Ward since 2023 Nicole Brown 2022 City of Darwin Citizen of the Year Julie Fraser Union organiser Amye Un Councillor for Lyons Ward since 2021 Scarlet D'Arc Edwin Joseph Candidate for Richardson Ward in 2017 and 2021
Results
Lord Mayor
Chan
Lyons
Richardson
Waters
See also 2025 Northern Territory local elections
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