Election 2024
The 2024 NSW Local Government Elections are to be held on Saturday 14 September 2024.
Regulating compliance and electoral funding legislation
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 by local government councillors and mayors, and candidates and groups registered for the 2024 NSW Local Government elections to be held on 14 September 2024.
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.
We understand first-time candidates may not be familiar with their disclosure obligations. With the next disclosure lodgement period commencing on 1 July 2024, we are making contact at this early stage to highlight the NSW Electoral Commission’s role in promoting compliance with the requirements of the disclosure scheme and to raise awareness about the information that the Electoral Commission can provide to political participants. We will also remind candidates and councillors of their disclosure obligations ahead of due dates, and we will continue to contact them before, during and after the election about what they need to do.
There is detailed information on our website about:
- half-yearly political donation and annual electoral expenditure disclosures and how and when to submit a disclosure with the NSW Electoral Commission
- our online Funding and disclosure online portal which is the quickest and easiest way to lodge disclosures
- key dates and reporting periods in 2024.
Post Election Events for Councillors
Non-residential rolls
There are two non-residential rolls:
- the roll of non-resident owners of rateable land, and
- the roll of occupiers and rate-paying lessees.
These two rolls are combined with the residential roll to form the roll of electors for a council area, which is used during an election. The residential roll is the list of people who live in the council area and are eligible to vote in elections
Download the fact sheet for more information.
Results of Election
Follow the results of the Lithgow LGA election
For information regarding the upcoming 2024 NSW Local Government Elections for