Forbes Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Forbes, New South Wales.

Forbes Shire is a local government area in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Forbes and the Shire of Jemalong resulting from the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.^[2]

Forbes Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	33°22′S 148°00′E
Population	9,319 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.9744/km2 (5.114/sq mi)
Established	1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)[2]
Area	4,720 km2 (1,822.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Phyllis Miller (Independent)[3]
Council seat	Forbes[4]
Region	Central West
State electorate(s)	Orange
Federal division(s)	Riverina
Website	Forbes Shire
LGAs around Forbes Shire: Lachlan Parkes Cabonne Lachlan Forbes Shire Cabonne Bland Weddin Cowra

In addition to the town of Forbes, the Shire includes the town and villages of Bedgerebong, Bundbarrah, Corradgery, Daroobalgie, Eugowra, Ooma North and Paytens Bridge and Wirrinya.

Since September 2020, the mayor of Forbes Shire Council is Cr. Phyllis Miller and Deputy Mayor of Forbes Shire Council is Cr. Chris Roylance, who are both unaligned with any political party.^[3]

Council

Current composition and election method

Forbes Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independent	8
	Independent National	1
	Total	9

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Forbes^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Phyllis Miller (elected)	1,828	33.7	−2.9
	Independent	Steve Karaitiana (elected)	650	12.0	+1.7
	Independent	Aidan Clarke (elected)	635	11.7	+3.7
	Independent	Jenny Webb (elected)	507	9.4	−0.7
	Independent	Chris Roylance (elected)	382	7.1	+2.4
	Independent	Margaret Duggan (elected)	373	6.9	−1.2
	Independent	Brian Mattiske (elected)	301	5.6	+2.5
	Independent	Sarahlee Sweeney (elected)	283	5.2
	Independent	Michele Herbert (elected)	243	4.5	−2.0
	Independent	James Whalan	216	4.0
Total formal votes			5,418	95.3	−1.8
Informal votes			265	4.7	+1.8
Turnout			5,683	81.6	−1.5

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Central West § Forbes results.[edit]

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Forbes^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Phyllis Miller (elected)	2,062	36.6
	Independent	Steve Karaitiana (elected)	577	10.3
	Independent	Jenny Webb (elected)	569	10.1
	Independent	Margaret Duggan (elected)	456	8.1
	Independent	Aidan Clarke (elected)	451	8.0
	Independent	Maria Willis (elected)	272	4.8
	Independent	Chris Roylance (elected)	267	4.7
	Independent	Emma Henderson	190	3.4
	Independent	Brian Mattiske (elected)	176	3.1
	Independent	Graeme Miller	164	2.9
	Independent	Thomas Dwyer	160	2.8
	Independent	Michele Herbert (elected)	142	2.5
	Independent	Jeff Nicholson	142	2.5
Total formal votes			5,628	97.1
Informal votes			170	2.9
Turnout			5,798	83.1

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Central West § Forbes.[edit]