| Type: | lga |
| Leeton Shire | |
| State: | nsw |
| Region: | Riverina |
| Area: | 1167 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Seat: | Leeton[2] |
| Coordinates: | -34.55°N 170°W |
| Pop: | 11,168 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 |
| Pop2: | 11438 |
| Pop2 Year: | 2018 est. |
| Pop2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Logo Upright: | 1.2 |
| Url: | www.leeton.nsw.gov.au |
| Mayor: | Cr George Weston |
| Fedgov: | Farrer[4] |
| Stategov: | Murray |
| Near-Sw: | Murrumbidgee |
| Near-S: | Narrandera |
| Near-Se: | Narrandera |
| Near-E: | Narrandera |
| Near-Ne: | Narrandera |
| Near-N: | Narrandera |
Leeton Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and falls within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of Yanco, Gogeldrie, Whitton, Wamoon, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill, Amesbury, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill, Wiradjuri, North Leeton, Gralee and Willimbong.
The shire was created on 6 January 1928 under the provisions of the Irrigation Act 1912 from land previously part of Yanko Shire and was originally called Willembong Shire. It was renamed as Leeton Shire on 10 July 1946.
The mayor of Leeton Shire is Cr George Weston.
Leeton Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[5]
| Party | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | align=right | 7 | ||
| Independent Labor | align=right | 1 | ||
| Independent Liberal | align=right | 1 | ||
| Total | align=right | 9 | ||
The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:[5]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tynan | Independent | ||||
| Sandra Nardi | Independent | ||||
| George Weston | Independent | Mayor | |||
| Krystal Maytom | Independent | ||||
| Michael Kidd | Independent Labor | Deputy Mayor | |||
| Tracey Morris | Independent | ||||
| Boston Edwards | Independent Liberal | ||||
| Sarah Tiffen | Unaligned | ||||
| Nicholas Wright | Independent | ||||
Leeton Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: