The NSW Electoral Commission has completed its distribution of preferences for the 2024 Elections and announced Council members for the City of Sydney and Woollahra Municipal Council for the coming term.

Results: City of Sydney Lord Mayor and Councillors

Clover Moore has officially been re-elected as Lord Mayor, with 62.9% of the two-party-preferred vote, and will be joined on Council by three of her team candidates: Robert Kok, Jess Miller and Adam Worling. Find out more about Team Clover. Labor Councillor Zann Maxwell was named Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney after being nominated by Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

This term, the team will also include two representatives from the Labor Party (Zann Maxwell and Mitch Wilson), two representatives from The Greens (Sylvie Ellsmore and Matthew Thompson), one Liberal (Lyndon Gannon) and Independent Yvonne Weldon.

View full results from the NSW Electoral Commission.

Results: Woollahra Municipal Council Mayor and Paddington Ward Councillors

The results of the WMC NSW Local Government Election are also in. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor were elected at an Extraordinary Council meeting on Wednesday 9 October 2024. Congratulations to Mayor Sarah Swan and Deputy Mayor Sean Carmichael. In her first address, Mayor Swan said that her aim was to run a council where all could contribute, regardless of their politics; to be the best mayor she can be; and to be approachable and open minded.

Congratulations also to the newly elected and re-elected Paddington Ward Councillors for 2024 – 2028:

Alexander Andruska (Liberal), Harriet Price (Residents First) and Matthew Roberston (Greens).

Read more on the outcome of the election including Councillors for all WMC wards.

View full results from the NSW Electoral Commission.

Result: Woollahra Municipal Council Referendum

At the recent local government election local voters also had the opportunity to participate in a Constitutional Referendum. Voters were asked to respond to the question:

Woollahra Municipal Council currently has 15 Councillors. Do you favour reducing the total number of Councillors from 15 to 9? Please note that a reduction in the number of Councillors will result in a reduction of Wards across the Woollahra Municipal Council Local Government Area, likely to be a reduction of 5 Wards to 3.

49.02% voted Yes and 50.98% voted No. As the majority voted No, the referendum question was not passed.