Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Orana

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Orana region.^[1][2]

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

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

2024 New South Wales local elections
(Central West)

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →

Orana covers 11 local government areas (LGAs), including Dubbo, with a estimated population of 123,862 people.^[3]

Bogan

2024 Bogan Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 9 seats on Bogan Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 9 seats Seats before 9 Seats won 9 First preference vote 100%
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Bogan results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Bogan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Glen Neill (elected)	523	35.0	+12.1
	Independent	Karl Bright (elected)	167	11.2	−3.5
	Independent	Emily Stanton (elected)	130	8.7	+8.7
	Independent	Graham Jackson (elected)	121	8.1	−3.5
	Independent	Douglas Menzies (elected)	114	7.6	+1.0
	Independent	Victoria Boag (elected)	111	7.4	−3.2
	Independent	Sam Issa (elected)	110	7.4	+7.4
	Independent	Richard Bootle (elected)	85	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Richard Milligan	76	5.1	−1.7
	Independent	Judy Elias (elected)	58	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			1,495	96.6
Informal votes			53	3.4
Turnout			1,548	80.0

Bourke

2024 Bourke Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 10 seats on Bourke Shire Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 10 seats Seats before 10 Seats won 10 First preference vote 100%
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Bourke results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Patricia Bates-Canty (elected)	133	11.8
	Independent	Scott McAdam (elected)	120	10.7
	Independent	Maxime Nina (elected)	105	9.3
	Independent	Sarah Barton (elected)	98	8.7
	Independent	Samuel Rice (elected)	94	8.4
	Independent	Lachlan Ford (elected)	92	8.2
	Independent	Sally Davis (elected)	88	7.8
	Independent	Francis Kerr (elected)	87	7.7
	Independent	Kylie Baty (elected)	75	6.7
	Independent	Bob Stutsel (elected)	73	6.5
	Independent	Nathan Ryan	61	5.4
	Independent	Victor Bartley	53	4.7
	Independent	Cecil Dorrington	27	2.4
	Independent	Grace Ridge	20	1.8
Total formal votes			1,126	96.7
Informal votes			38	3.3
Turnout			1,164	67.2

Brewarrina

2024 Brewarrina Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 9 seats on Brewarrina Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND Leader N/A Trish Frail Party Independents Greens Last election 8 seats 1 seat Seats before 8 1
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Brewarrina results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Brewarrina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Vivian Slack-Smith (elected)	105	18.8	−8.2
	Independent	Angelo Pippos (elected)	79	14.1	+2.5
	Independent	Tommy Stanton (elected)	70	12.5	−6.1
	Independent	Belinda Colless (elected)	68	12.1	+12.1
	Independent	Mark Brown (elected)	50	8.9	+3.4
	Independent	Douglas Gordon (elected)	46	8.2	−0.7
	Independent	Michael Pedersen (elected)	39	7.0	+7.0
	Independent	Jason Morton (elected)	33	5.9	+5.9
	Greens	Trish Frail (elected)	29	5.2	−1.9
	Independent	Isaac Gordon	23	4.1	−0.3
	Independent	Noel Sheridan	18	3.2	−3.5
Total formal votes			560	96.1
Informal votes			23	3.9
Turnout			583	61.7

Cobar

2024 Cobar Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 12 seats on Cobar Shire Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	0.00%
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. Liberals Last election 11 seats Did not contest Seats before 12 0 Seats won 11 1 Seat change 1 1 First preference vote Unopposed Unopposed
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Cobar Shire Council is composed of 12 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. At the 2021 election, all 11 candidates were elected unopposed, with a by-election held in February 2022 to fill the remaining seat.^[4]

The 2024 election was also uncontested, with 11 independents and one Independent Liberal elected at the close of candidate nominations.^[5]

Cobar results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Cobar^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jarrod Marsden (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Miranda Fry (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Bob Sinclair (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Lillian Simpson (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Peter Florance (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Michael Prince (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Harley Toomey (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Michael Haines (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Kate Winders (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Chris Deighton (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Nigel Vagg (elected)	unopposed
	Independent Liberal	Wayne Phillips (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

Coonamble

2024 Coonamble Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 9 seats on Coonamble Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 9 seats Seats before 9 Seats won 9 First preference vote 100%
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Coonamble results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Coonamble

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Keady (elected)	330	16.2	+16.2
	Independent	Pip Goldsmith (elected)	247	12.1	+12.1
	Independent	Paul Fisher (elected)	227	11.1	+11.1
	Independent	Ahmad (Al) Karanouh (elected)	205	10.1	−2.6
	Independent	Paul Wheelhouse (elected)	186	9.1	+9.1
	Independent	Adam Cohen (elected)	175	8.6	+0.3
	Independent	Karen Churchill (elected)	156	7.7	−1.1
	Independent	Steve Butler (elected)	156	7.7	+7.7
	Independent	Margaret Garnsey (elected)	106	5.2	+5.2
	Independent	Steven Smith	82	4.0	−5.1
	Independent	Donna Norris	44	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Neil Fester	43	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	William Landers	41	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Barbara Deans	30	1.5	−4.6
	Independent	Melissa Skuthorp	11	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			2,039	95.2
Informal votes			102	4.8
Turnout			2,141	75.9

Dubbo

2024 Dubbo Regional Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 11 seats on Dubbo Regional Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND Leader N/A Josh Black Party Independents Labor Last election 5 seats 3 seats Seats before 6 3   Third party Fourth party   SFF Leader Mike Auguee Kate Richardson Party Greens SFF Last election Did not contest Did not contest Seats before 0 0
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Dubbo Regional Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. Prior to this election, it was composed of five two-member wards, but a referendum held in 2021 saw 74.6% of voters vote to abolish the ward system.^[7]

The Ben Shields Team dissolved in 2022, leaving its sole councillor, Jess Gough, to sit as an independent.^[8]

The Greens and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party are both endorsing candidates, having not done so in 2021.^[7][9]

Dubbo results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Dubbo^[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Josh Black (elected 1) 2. Pamella Wells (elected 4) 3. Adam Ryab (elected 10) 4. Roy Elder 5. Jodie Benton 6. Kirsty Hayden 7. Greg Hough	6,464	22.5	−1
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Kate Richardson (elected 2) 2. Phillip Toynton (elected 8) 3. John Richardson 4. Jeremy Birchall 5. Michael Adams 6. Sarah Hollier	4,621	16.1
	Independent	Mathew Dickerson (elected 3)	3,772	13.2
	Independent	Jennifer Cowley (elected 5)	2,039	7.1
	Independent	1. Pete Rothwell 2. Matt Rendall 3. Manti Morse 4. Jai Silkman 5. Megan Adler 6. Ricky Jackson	1,679	5.9
	Independent	1. Lukas Butler (elected 11) 2. Rebecca Pearson 3. David King 4. Rachelle Jane 5. Robert Osborne 6. Angela Brooke	1,650	5.8
	Independent	Matt Wright (elected 6)	1,625	5.7
	Independent National	Shibli Chowdhury (elected 7)	1,293	4.5
	Greens	1. Mike Augee 2. Matt Parmeter 3. Ruby Davies 4. Pat Emblen 5. Steve Houston 6. Peter Duggan	1,170	4.1
	Independent	Richard Ivey (elected 9)	892	3.1
	Independent	Peter Gibbs	758	2.6
	Independent	1. Kellie Jennar 2. Sharon Quill 3. Jude Morrell 4. Marcello Davis 5. Bron Powell 6. Di Clifford	741	2.6
	Independent	Rod Fardell	735	2.6
	Independent	Jess Gough	542	1.9
	Independent	Sophia Johnson	309	1.1
	Independent	Mary Kovac	224	0.8
	Independent National	Trevor Jones	172	0.6
Total formal votes			28,686	91.0
Informal votes			2,845	9.0
Turnout			31,531	83.2

Gilgandra

2024 Gilgandra Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 9 seats on Gilgandra Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. National Last election 7 seats 2 seats Seats before 7 2
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Gilgandra results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Gilgandra^[12][13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Ashley Walker (elected 1)	376	15.4	+2.2
	Independent	Madeline Foran (elected 2)	315	12.9	+12.9
	Independent	Ian Freeth (elected 3)	298	12.2	+1.7
	Independent	Paul Mann (elected 4)	288	11.8	−1.7
	Independent	Doug Batten (elected 5)	249	10.2	−0.3
	Independent	Nicholas White (elected 6)	222	9.1	+2.8
	Independent National	Greg Peart (elected 7)	176	7.2	+0.8
	Independent	Gail Babbage	174	7.1	−2.4
	Independent	Brian Mockler (elected 9)	173	7.1	−0.4
	Independent	Amber Bunter (elected 8)	163	6.7	−1.0
Total formal votes			2,434	95.5	−2.0
Informal votes			114	4.5	+2.0
Turnout			2,548	79.5	−1.1

Narromine

2024 Narromine Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 9 seats on Narromine Shire 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 Seats won 7 2 Seat change 1 1 First preference vote 2,504 924 Percentage 74.6 25.4 Swing 74.6 25.4
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Narromine results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Narromine^[15][16][17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ewen Jones (elected 1)	584	16.1	+16.1
	Independent National	Craig Davies (elected 2)	499	13.7	+13.7
	Independent National	Brian Leak (elected 3)	425	11.7	+11.7
	Independent	Judy Smith (elected 4)	421	11.6	+11.6
	Independent	Stacey Bohm (elected 5)	364	10.0	+10.0
	Independent	Peter Howe (elected 6)	328	9.0	+9.0
	Independent	Lachlan Roberts (elected 8)	206	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Les Lambert (elected 9)	172	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	Adine Hoey (elected 7)	169	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	Rowan James	140	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	Fiona Barbary	99	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Vaughan Ellen	93	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Christine Kelly	89	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Diane Sharpe	20	0.5
	Independent	Melanie Pryde	20	0.5
Total formal votes			3,629	94.6	+94.6
Informal votes			207	5.4	+5.4
Turnout			3,836	81.6	+81.6

Walgett

2024 Walgett Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 9 seats on Walgett Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 9 seats Seats before 9 Seats won 9 First preference vote 100%
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Walgett results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Walgett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alfred Seaton (elected)	430	17.8	+7.9
	Independent	Jasen Ramien (elected)	348	14.4	+5.3
	Independent	Pauline Kearl (elected)	287	11.9
	Independent	Jane Keir (elected)	261	10.8	+5.3
	Independent	Gregory Rummery (elected)	241	10.0	+1.6
	Independent	Scott Bailey (elected)	191	7.9
	Independent	Jo Coleman (elected)	172	7.1	+2.5
	Independent	Michael Cooke (elected)	163	6.8	−0.4
	Independent	Doreen Peters	116	4.8
	Independent	Daniel Walford (elected)	81	3.4	−1.8
	Independent	Mary Purse	67	2.8
	Independent	Kaylene (Katie) Hook	31	1.3
	Independent	Debra Rose	23	1.0
Total formal votes			2,411	94.1
Informal votes			151	5.9
Turnout			2,562	67.5

Warren

2024 Warren Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 12 seats on Warren Shire Council 7 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. National Last election 12 seats Did not contest Seats before 12 0 Seats won 11 1 Seat change 1 1 First preference vote 0 Percentage 100.0% 0.0% Swing
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Warren results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Warren

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent					11	1
	Independent National		0	0.0	+0.0	1	1
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total						12
Registered voters / turnout

A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Pauline Serdity (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Gregory Whiteley (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Noel Kinsey (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sarah Derrett (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Robert McKay (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Penelope Heuston (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

C Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Cleasby (elected)	110	40.0
	Independent	Mark Kelly (elected)	95	34.6
	Independent	Joanne Van Eldonk	26	9.5
	Independent	Roslyn Jackson (elected)	24	8.7
	Independent	Gwyn Davis	20	7.3
Total formal votes			275	94.8
Informal votes			15	5.2
Turnout			290	62.0

D Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: D Ward^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dirk Mccloskey (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Andrew Brewer (elected)	unopposed
	Independent National	Anthony Wass (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors

Warrumbungle

2024 Warrumbungle Shire Council election

← 2021 14 September 2024 2028 →
All 9 seats on Warrumbungle Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 9 seats Seats before 9 Seats won 9 Seat change First preference vote Unopposed
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Warrumbungle Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. 17 candidates contested the 2021 election, with Kathryn Rindfleish receiving the highest individual first preference vote (12.9%).^[19]

The 2024 election was uncontested.^[5]

Warrumbungle results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Warrumbungle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Zoe Holcombe (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Ray Lewis (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Debra Ball (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Kathryn Rindfleish (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Dale Hogden (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Kodi Brady (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Denis Todd (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Naomi Taylor (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Jason Newton (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors