See main article: 2017 New South Wales local elections.
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 9 September 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2021 New South Wales mayoral elections |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Leader1: | N/A |
| Party1: | Independents and local groups |
| Last Election1: | 7 mayors |
| Seats Before1: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 5 mayors |
| Leader2: | N/A |
| Party2: | Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) |
| Last Election2: | 3 mayors |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 4 mayors |
| Leader4: | N/A |
| Party4: | Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) |
| Last Election4: | 1 mayor |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 2 mayors |
| Leader5: | No leader |
| Party5: | The Greens NSW |
| Last Election5: | 0 mayors |
| Seats Before5: | 0 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
The 2017 New South Wales mayoral elections were held on 9 September 2017 to elect mayors or lord mayors to 13 of the 46 local government areas (LGAs) up for election in New South Wales. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.[1]
While most mayors in New South Wales are elected by councillors at meetings, several choose to have directly-elected (or popularly elected) mayors.[2]
This was the last time the position of mayor of North Sydney was directly-elected, as a referendum held on the same day as the local elections saw 52.4% of residents vote in favour of replacing the election with a vote from councillors. The change came into effect in 2021.[3]
See main article: 2014 Willoughby mayoral by-election. On 20 January 2014, Willoughby mayor Pat Reilly died in hospital after a short sickness.[4]
Although she finished in third place on first preferences, candidate Gail Giles-Gidney won the by-election on 12 April with 50.8% of the vote after preference distribution.[5]
See main article: 2014 Newcastle lord mayoral by-election. On 17 August 2014, Newcastle lord mayor Jeff McCloy resigned following an Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry into donations he made to Liberal Party candidates during his tenure as a property developer.[6] [7]
The subsequent by-election on 15 November was won by candidate Nuatali Nelmes.[8]
Incumbents at the time of the elections are highlighted in bold text.
| LGA | Held by | Others | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burwood | John Faker | Joseph Del Duca | Lesley Furneaux-Cook (ICV) | |||||
| Canada Bay | Angelo Tsirekas | Helen McCaffrey | Charles Jago | Daniela Ramondino | ||||
| Hornsby | Janelle McIntosh | Philip Ruddock | Emma Heyde | Christine Berman Mick Gallagher | ||||
| Hunter's Hill | Zac Miles | Mark Bennett Ross Williams | ||||||
| Maitland | Loretta Baker | Bob Geoghegan | John Brown | Brian Burke Ken Wethered | Philip Penfold (PI) | |||
| Mosman | Simon Menzies Libby Moline | Roy Bendall (RFM) Carolyn Corrigan (SM) | ||||||
| Newcastle | Nuatali Nelmes | David Compton | Therese Doyle | Ron Brown Kath Elliott Rod Holding | Steve O'Brien (SA) | |||
| North Sydney | Zoë Baker Jilly Gibson Jessica Keen | Michael Kong (LDP) | ||||||
| Orange | Stephen Nugent | Kevin Duffy Ron Gander Chris Gryllis Reg Kidd Tony Mileto Scott Munro Paula Townsend | Russell Turner (Ind. Nat) Jeff Whitton (Ind. ALP) | |||||
| Port Stephens | Des Maslen | Geoff Dingle Sally Dover Peter Kafer Ryan Palmer Steve Tucker | ||||||
| The Hills | Tony Hay | Michelle Byrne | Jeff Lowe | Ray Brown (BAP) | ||||
| Willoughby | Angelo Rozos | Gail Giles-Gidney (Ind. Lib) | ||||||
| Wollongong | David Brown | John Dorahy | Mithra Cox | Andrew Anthony Vicki Curran Warwick Erwin John Mullan Greg Petty | Gordon Bradbery (WI) |