Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Central West

For results of mayoral elections, see 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections § Results.

Main article: Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Central West region.

Bathurst

2024 Bathurst Regional Council election

14 September 2024
All 9 seats on Bathurst Regional Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND Leader N/A Elaine West Party Independents Greens Last election 9 seats Did not contest Seats before 9 0
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Bathurst results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Bathurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (Group A)
	Independent (Group B)
	Independent (Group C)
	Independent (Group D)
	Independent (Group E)
	Greens
	Independent (Group G)
	Independent (Group H)
	Independent (Group I)
	Independent (Group J)
	Independent (Group K)
	Independent	Gordon Crisp
	Independent	Tony Gullifer
	Independent	Liam O'Hara
	Independent	Ian North
	Independent	Marilyn Osborne
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Blayney

2024 Blayney Shire Council election

14 September 2024
All 6 seats on Blayney Shire Council 4 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. National Last election 6 seats 1 seat Seats before 6 1
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

2024 New South Wales local elections: Blayney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen Johnston
	Independent	John Newstead
	Independent	Iris Dorsett
	Independent	Rebecca Scott
	Independent	Craig Gosewisch
	Independent	Karl Hutchings
	Independent	Michelle Pryse Jones
	Independent National	Bruce Reynolds
	Independent	Angus Norton
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Cabonne

2024 Cabonne Council election

14 September 2024
All 9 seats on Cabonne Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. National Last election 8 seats 1 seat Seats before 8 1
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

2024 New South Wales local elections: Cabonne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Guin Dickie
	Independent	Peter Batten
	Independent	Marlene Nash
	Independent	Andrew Rawson
	Independent National	Jamie Jones
	Independent	Kevin Beatty
	Independent	Jennifer Weaver
	Independent	Kathryn O'Ryan
	Independent	Andrew Pull
	Independent	Aaron Pearson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Cowra

2024 Cowra Shire Council election

14 September 2024
All 9 seats on Cowra Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	0.00% ( 85.0%)
First party Second party Third party   IND IND IND Party Independents Ind. National Ind. Labor Last election 7 seats 1 seat 1 seat Seats before 7 1 1 Seats won 6 seats 1 seat 1 seat Seat change 1 First preference vote Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

2024 New South Wales local elections: Cowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Robert Smith (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Cheryl Downing (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Tony Horton (elected)	unopposed
	Independent Labor	Erin Watt (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Cheryl Speechley (elected)	unopposed
	Independent National	Ruth Fagan (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Peter Wright (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Nikki Kiss (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

Forbes

2024 Forbes Shire Council election

14 September 2024
All 9 seats on Forbes Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	0.00% ( 85.0%)
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. National Last election 8 seats 1 seat Seats before 8 1
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

2024 New South Wales local elections: Forbes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Aidan Clarke
	Independent National	Phyllis Miller
	Independent	Jenny Webb
	Independent	Margaret Duggan
	Independent	Craig Gosewisch
	Independent	Chris Roylance
	Independent	James Whalan
	Independent	Steve Karaitiana
	Independent	Michele Herbert
	Independent	Sarahlee Sweeney
	Independent	Brian Mattiske
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Lachlan

2024 Lachlan Shire Council election

14 September 2024
All 10 seats on Lachlan Shire Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 10 seats Seats before 10
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

2024 New South Wales local elections: Lachlan

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total						10
Registered voters / turnout

A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Medcalf (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Megan Mortimer (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Melissa Blewitt (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Melissa Rees (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Juanita Wighton
	Independent	Thomas Macartney
	Independent	Peter Harris
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

D Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: D Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robyn Turner (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Dennis Brady (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

E Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: E Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Phillips (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

Lithgow

2024 Lithgow City Council election

14 September 2024
All 9 seats on Lithgow City Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 9 seats Seats before 9
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

2024 New South Wales local elections: Lithgow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (Group A)
	Independent (Group B)
	Independent (Group C)
	Independent (Group D)
	Independent (Group E)
	Independent (Group F)
	Independent (Group G)
	Independent (Group H)
	Independent	Will Hanby
	Independent	Ann Thompson
	Independent	Stephen Lesslie
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Mid-Western

2024 New South Wales local elections: Mid-Western

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens
	Independent (Group B)
	Independent (Group C)
	Independent (Group D)
	Independent (Group E)
	Independent (Group F)
	Labor
	Independent (Group H)
	Independent (Group I)
	Independent (Group J)
	Independent (Group K)
	Independent	Elwyn Lang
	Independent	Des Kennedy
	Independent	Simon Staines
	Independent	Matthew Cooper
	Independent National	Sandy Walker
	Independent	Michael John Sweeney
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Oberon

2024 Oberon Council election

14 September 2024
All 9 seats on Lachlan Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 9 seats Seats before 9
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

2024 New South Wales local elections: Oberon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	1. Francis O'Connor 2. Jill O'Grady 3. Robert Coulter (Ind. Nat) 4. Michael Cyre 5. Robert Lee 6. Brenda Lyon 7. Tatiana Coulter 8. Raymond Fitzpatrick 9. Robert Snoch
	Independent	Katie Graham
	Independent	Clive McCarthy
	Independent	Ian Tucker
	Independent	Anthony Alevras
	Independent	Andrew McKibbin
	Independent	Helen Hayden
	Independent	Irene Bishop
	Independent	William Memory
	Independent	Lauren Trembath
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Orange

2024 Orange City Council election

14 September 2024
All 11 seats on Orange City Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   IND Leader N/A David Mallard Jeffery Whitton Party Independents Greens Labor Last election 9 seats 1 seat Did not contest Seats before 9 1 1
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Orange City Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

Councillor Glenn Floyd left the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFFP) on 13 December 2022 after comments made by party leader Robert Borsak. As a result, SFFP is not recontesting Orange in 2024.

Independent Labor councillor Jeffery Whitton is leading an endorsed Labor Party ticket.

Orange results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Orange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (Group A)
	Independent (Group B)
	Independent (Group C)
	Independent (Group D)
	Greens
	Independent (Group F)
	Independent (Group G)
	Independent (Group H)
	Labor
	Independent (Group J)
	Independent (Group K)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Parkes

2024 Parkes Shire Council election

14 September 2024
All 10 seats on Parkes Shire Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   IND IND Leader N/A N/A Samuel Jordan Party Independents Ind. National Libertarian Last election 9 seats 1 seat Did not contest Seats before 9 1 0
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

2024 New South Wales local elections: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (Group A)	1. Matthew Scherer 2. Andrew Wilkinson 3. Ben Drabsch 4. Jeff Powell 5. Michael White 6. Mick Ramsay
	Independent (Group B)	1. Glenn Wilson 2. Daniel Weber 3. Erik Snyman 4. Rob Bradley 5. Tim Hall-Matthews 6. Ray Johnson 7. Nick Lees 8. Justin Hill
	Independent	Marg Applebee
	Independent	Neil Hamilton
	Independent	Douglas Pout
	Libertarian	Samuel Jordan
	Independent	Alan Flavel
	Independent National	Ken Keith
	Independent	Kenny McGrath
	Independent	Graeme Hunter
	Independent	Louise O'Leary
	Independent National	Darren Stevenson
	Independent	Hamish Ritchie
	Independent	Irene Ridgeway
	Independent	Anthony Barrott
	Independent	Joy Paddison
	Independent	Jacob Cass
	Independent	Bill Jayet
	Independent	Neil Westcott
	Independent	George Pratt
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Weddin

2024 Weddin Shire Council election

14 September 2024
All 9 seats on Weddin Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. Labor Last election 9 seats Did not contest Seats before 9 0
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

2024 New South Wales local elections: Weddin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gordon Gam
	Independent	Phillip Moore
	Independent	Colleen Gorman
	Independent Labor	John Niven
	Independent	Warwick Frame
	Independent	Jeanne Montgomery
	Independent	Julie Gilmore
	Independent	Simon Rolls
	Independent	Michael Neill
	Independent	Glenda Howell
	Independent	Wezley Makin
	Independent	Chad White
	Independent	Michelle Cook
	Independent	Paul Best
	Independent	Jan Partlett
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout