Lithgow Council acknowledges Deanna Goodsell, who has resigned as a councillor.

Lithgow City Council councillor, Deanna Goodsell has resigned.

A Council spokesperson said, “The role of a councillor is very demanding. The workload in the current Council has been especially busy because of the increased focus on positioning the city for the future. Deanna Goodsell made a wonderful contribution as a councillor over a period of six years, strongly representing the community’s views and actively contributing to the positions taken by the Council on complex and challenging matters. We thank Deanna for this.”

The Council has previously taken a decision that in the event of a vacancy occurring amongst the councillors that this be filled by a countback from the results of the 2021 election. This will avoid the need for a by-election. The countback will be conducted by the NSW Electoral Commission.

Lithgow City Council councillor, Deanna Goodsell has resigned.

A Council spokesperson said, “The role of a councillor is very demanding. The workload in the current Council has been especially busy because of the increased focus on positioning the city for the future. Deanna Goodsell made a wonderful contribution as a councillor over a period of six years, strongly representing the community’s views and actively contributing to the positions taken by the Council on complex and challenging matters. We thank Deanna for this.”

The Council has previously taken a decision that in the event of a vacancy occurring amongst the councillors that this be filled by a countback from the results of the 2021 election. This will avoid the need for a by-election. The countback will be conducted by the NSW Electoral Commission.