Local Government Elections

2024 NSW Local Government election

Saturday 14 September 2024  

The NSW Electoral Commission held Local Government elections on Saturday, 14 September 2024.

Vote Counting & Results

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Declaration of Results

Declaration of Councillor - The Hills Shire Central Ward(PDF, 134KB)

Declaration of Councillor - The Hills Shire East Ward(PDF, 124KB)

Declaration of Councillor - The Hills Shire North Ward(PDF, 190KB)

Declaration of Councillor - The Hills Shire West Ward(PDF, 130KB)

Information for Candidates

Disclosure Obligations for 2024 NSW Local Government Election Candidates

The NSW Electoral Commission is responsible for regulating compliance with electoral funding legislation (Electoral Funding Act 2018).

This includes the disclosure of political donations and electoral expenditure for those registered for the upcoming elections:

• local government councillors
• local government Mayors
• candidates and
• groups

The disclosure rules require candidates and elected councillors to disclose political donations twice a year and electoral expenditure annually.

Some individuals will be required to submit multiple disclosures if, in addition to being a candidate, they are the lead candidate of a group and/or an elected councillor or mayor.

Detailed information is available on the NSW Electoral Commission website on:

• half-yearly political donation and annual electoral expenditure disclosures and how and when to submit a disclosure with the NSW Electoral Commission 
• online Funding and disclosure online portal which is the quickest and easiest way to lodge disclosures
• key dates and reporting periods in 2024 (PDF)

The NSW Electoral Commission helpdesk is also available to assist (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm) with enquires over the phone (1300 135 736) or by email via fdc@elections.nsw.gov.au.

What to expect in the months following your election on The Hills Shire Council this September

Council conducts: meetings 3 times per month. Normally a Workshop is held on the first Tuesday and Council meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays. This schedule may change due to conflicting events.

The usual practice is that there is no workshop held in December or January, one Ordinary meeting in December and no meetings at all in January.

Below are some key dates from the election through to January 2025.

Should you require any further information contact the Public Officer Michael Spence via email publicofficer@thehills.nsw.gov.au.

Non-Residential Roll Application Forms

Non-residential Roll Application - Individual Nomination(PDF, 177KB)

Non-residential Roll Application - Company Nomination(PDF, 34KB)

Information on Council Elections and Wards

Every four years the residents and ratepayers of The Hills Shire elect 12 Councillors and the Mayor.

Prior to 2017 the Councillors elected the Mayor and Deputy Mayor on an annual basis. However, following a constitutional referendum in 2012 to determine the method of election of the Mayor, electors now cast a vote on who should be elected as Mayor for the full four year term.

Traditionally, the twelve Councillors elected to The Hills Shire Council, represent a Ward. Three Councillors are elected to each Ward (Central, North, East and West).

Prior to the proclamation dated 12 May 2016, whereby that part of the then Hills Shire Council below the M2 was moved to the City of Parramatta, the Hills Shire was divided into four wards. The proclamation removed all wards. Council resolved on 11 October 2016 to re-establish four wards after approval was received from the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Reinstatement of the four (4) Ward structure (Central, East, North and West) within The Hills Shire Council was gazetted on Tuesday 24 January 2017, effective immediately.

The 2012 Constitutional Referendum

The Constitutional Referendum conducted in conjunction with the elections on 8 September, 2012 with the following question:

Do you favour the election of the mayor by electors for a four year term which will necessarily increases the number of Councillors by 1?

favoured the YES case:

Therefore from September 2017 Council's Mayor is elected by the people rather than by fellow Councillors and there will be 13 Councillors on Council.