Under the Local Government Act 1993, Council elections are held on the second Saturday in September every four years.

The next Local Government election will be on Saturday 14 September 2024.

Council encourages everyone who can vote to make their vote count by participating in the elections.

How are Local Government Elections conducted?

Councils have options for conducting their elections:

• The NSW Electoral Commission
• An electoral services provider

Liverpool City Council determined on Wednesday 27 September 2023 that an electoral services provider will be conducting its elections in September 2024. The Council resolution is as follows that:

1.   Council agree to contract with the Australian Election Company to administer the elections of the Council.

2.    Council agree pursuant to section 55(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 not to tender the contract to administer the elections of the Council as, due to the following circumstances, a satisfactory result would not be achieved by inviting tenders:

• Council resolved on 1 March 2023 to engage a private provider;
• There is only one private provider that can deliver the service.

3.   Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer or delegate to take all steps necessary to implement these resolutions.

4.   Staff work with the Australian Election Company to negotiate any possible further savings.

If you are not a resident, you may be entitled to vote in the Liverpool Council elections, if you own, occupy or lease property in the Liverpool LGA as a corporation, business or individual. You will have to be registered on Liverpool Council’s non-residential roll. A non-residential roll is only valid for the council election it is prepared for, so you must re-enrol for every election.

You can enrol on the non-residential roll, if you are:

• an owner of rateable land in the Liverpool LGA; or
• an occupier or rate-paying lessee of rateable land in the Liverpool LGA.

You will need to fill out the Individual Claim form. If you own, occupy or lease the property with other people, you must nominate who will be voting on behalf of everyone and fill out the Nomination Claim form.

Forms for inclusion on the Non-Residential Roll are available at via email executiveservices@liverpool.nsw.gov.au or below:

Non-Residential Form (Individual) LG127I

Non-Residential Form (Nominee) LG127N

For more information on non-residential enrolment, visit the NSWEC website.

Once you have completed the Form, please issue to Liverpool Council using any of the below methods:

By post: Locked Bag 7064, Liverpool BC, NSW 1871

By email: executiveservices@liverpool.nsw.gov.au

Registration for inclusion on the non-residential roll for the 2024 Council elections closes at 6.00pm on Monday 5 August 2024.

For more information on local government elections, visit the NSW Electoral Commission website.

We will update this page as more information is made available.

Any intending Candidates should refer to the Local Government Act 1993 and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 for full details of requirements and qualifications for Nomination.

Candidates should seek their own legal advice on any areas where they have concern(s) regarding requirements, qualifications or issues or matters of interpretation.

The onus is on any Candidate to ensure their Nomination is complete and made to (received by) the applicable Council Returning Officer by the close of Nominations; which for the 2024 Liverpool City Council Elections is 12 noon 14 August 2024.

Note: It is reiterated that the NSW Electoral Commission administers and controls the Candidate/Group Registration, Election Funding, Campaign and Disclosure provisions associated with NSW Council Elections and ALL Council Election Candidates must apply to be registered for the election through Electoral Commission NSW, prior to accepting political donations or incurring electoral expenditure, and prior to nominating to Councils’ Returning Officers, to be a candidate at the 2024 Elections.

The following information provided below, is of a general nature only.

There are two types of nomination.

• Nomination Paper: Proposal By Electors (Form 2) by Electors whereby a minimum of 2 electors enrolled in the ward can nominate a candidate.
• Nomination Paper: Proposal by Registered Officer for Party (Form 3) whereby the Registered Officer can nominate a candidate.

Nomination Forms will be available from 5 August 2024 from the Returning Officers and also from the website: 2024 NSW Local Government Elections - Australian Election Company (austelect.com)

Upon Nomination by a Candidate (or Candidates), the following forms are to be lodged:

• Completed Nomination Proposal in Form 2 or Form 3
• Completed Candidate Information Sheet (signature to be witnessed by JP)
• Completed Statistical Information Sheet
• Claim for grouping of candidates (if applicable)
• Nomination Deposit(s) in Cash or “Bank” Cheque

A Nomination is not valid without a completed Candidate Information Sheet. Valid Nominations must be received by the Returning Officer by 12 noon 14 August 2024.

Note: Candidates must also separately register with the NSW Electoral Commission before Nomination day.

The day after the close of nominations, the Returning Officers, after 11.00am, will formally announce the candidates. Subsequently, draws for ballot paper positions, for each contested election will be scheduled to be conducted.

Nominations will be called for positions on the Council as of Monday 5 August 2024. Intending candidates must complete and submit their nomination to the Returning Officer by noon on Wednesday 14 August 2024.

The NSW Electoral Commission website contains detailed information pertaining to candidate/group registration, funding, disclosure and campaign requirements and matters; please consult the NSW Electoral Commission at www.elections.nsw.gov.au or telephone 1300 022 011.

In addition, the Office of Local Government website has publications which give an overview of the role of a Councillor and how to nominate as a candidate for the local government election.

If you would like to work at the Liverpool City Council Election, please contact Richard Kidd from the Australian Electoral Company directly at (email) rkidd@austelect.com.

The Australian Electoral Company is responsible for managing all staffing at the Liverpool City Council Elections.

For further information visit: Australian Election Company (austelect.com)

Pre Poll Period take place from Saturday 7 September – Friday 13 September 2024

Election date is Saturday 14 September 2024

The Minister for Local Government has advised the intention to amend the Local Government regulations to reduce the period of pre-poll voting at the September 2024 NSW Local Government elections from 11 days to 6 days.

If you are interested to become a candidate for the 2024 Local Government Elections please visit: Becoming a candidate for the 2024 Local Government Elections - NSW Electoral Commission

Candidate webinars

A series of webinars for election participants will also be held in the lead-up to the elections, commencing this month.

The webinars will cover the following topics:

• candidate information
• election funding, disclosures and compliance
• nominations
• third-party campaigners
• electoral material, compliance and voting
• candidate workers and scrutineers
• counting and results
• post-election disclosure obligations.

Information about webinars will be published on the NSW Electoral Commission website.

Please find the link below of the Candidate Information Webinar that occurred on the Tuesday 21 May 2024.

Candidate information webinar (youtube.com)

Candidate helpdesk

The NSW Electoral Commission provides a helpdesk for candidates to answer questions in relation to their candidature or election processes.  The helpdesk is particularly useful for those candidates in regional and rural areas where the Returning Officer's office may be some distance from where the candidate lives.

The Candidate helpdesk is operational Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and can be contacted by phone on 1300 022 011 or via email at candidates@elections.nsw.gov.au.

Voting at these elections is compulsory and fines apply if you fail to vote.

If you are a resident in the Liverpool LGA you can check if your enrolment details are up to date with the NSW Electoral Commission.

If you are on the NSW electoral roll and would like to get an email or text message reminder whenever a local government or state election is coming up, register on the NSWEC website for the NSW Electoral Reminder Facility.

Council does not hold electoral information for local residents.

A Returning Officer will be available - TBA.

We will update this page as more information is made available.

Councils have options for conducting their elections:

• The NSW Electoral Commission
• An electoral services provider

Liverpool City Council determined on 27 September 2023 that an electoral services provider will be conducting its elections in September 2024. The Council resolution is as follows that:

At the 27 September 2023 ordinary council meeting, Council resolved:

That:

1. Council agrees to contract with the Australian Election Company to administer the elections of the Council.

2. Council agree pursuant to section 55(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 not to tender the contract to administer the elections of the Council as, due to the following circumstances, a satisfactory result would not be achieved by inviting tenders:

• Council resolved on 1 March 2023 to engage a private provider;
• There is only one private provider that can deliver the service.

3. Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer or delegate to take all steps necessary to implement these resolutions.

4. Staff work with the Australian Election Company to negotiate any possible further savings.

After each Local Government election, the Office of Local Government surveys all councils. A report provides information about the representation of the community on local councils. The report identifies:

• Councillors and candidate demographics such as gender, age and experience
• Election trends over time

At the close of polling, staff at the polling place conduct an initial count of votes and make an initial determination as to the formality of the votes. They record the results before transferring the ballot papers to a central counting area to check and record votes again.

Postal votes, pre-poll votes, votes from Declared Institutions (hospitals and nursing homes) are also added to the tallies to determine the final result.

The Election Manager will give approval for the Returning Officer to declare the final results of the election.  Council publishes the election results on this website and at its Administration Centre.

For the election results, click - TBA

Election Tally

For a progressive update on the election results, please use the links provide below:

Mayor - TBA

North Ward - TBA

South Ward - TBA

We will update this page as more information is made available.

Local Government Elections across NSW were held on Saturday 4 December 2021.

For Liverpool City Council, there was an election for the Mayor and 10 Councillors (five for North Ward and five for South Ward).

Who conducted the election?

The election of the Mayor and Councillors was conducted by the NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC).

Results:

The result for Mayor was declared by the Returning Officer on 21 December 2021.

The result for North Ward Councillors was declared by the Returning Officer on 23 December 2021.

The result for South Ward Councillors was declared by the Returning Officer on 23 December 2021.