This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Riverina region.
Riverina covers 14 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Griffith and the City of Wagga Wagga.
Bland
Bland results
Carrathool
Carrathool Shire Council is composed of two five-member wards. Like in 2021, all councillors were independents without any political party membership.
Carrathool results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Carrathool Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Independents 1,291 100% 10 Formal votes 1,291 96.49% Informal votes 47 3.51% Total 1,338 Registered voters / turnout 1,800 73.44%
A Ward
B Ward
Coolamon
Coolamon Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Incumbent councillor Jeremy Crocker, who joined the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party in 2017 and contested the 2021 election as an endorsed candidate, left the party sometime in the most recent council term and is seeking re-election as an independent.
Coolamon results
Cootamundra–Gundagai
Cootamundra–Gundagai Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Cootamundra–Gundagai results
Griffith
Griffith results
Hay
Hay Shire Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
All eight candidates elected in 2021 were independents, although councillor Jenny Dwyer became an Independent National in June 2022. She did not seek re-election in 2024.
Hay results
Junee
Junee Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. 13 candidates contested the 2021 election, with Neil Smith receiving the highest individual first preference vote (24.4%).
The 2024 election was uncontested. A by-election will be held to fill the remaining ninth seat, with only eight candidates nominating for the election.
Junee results
Leeton
Leeton Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Leeton results
Lockhart
Lockhart Shire Council is composed of three three-member wards, totalling nine councillors.
Lockhart results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Lockhart Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Independents 1,271 100 9 Formal votes 1,271 94.8 Informal votes 70 5.2 Total 1,341 100 Registered voters / turnout 2,372 56.5
A Ward
B Ward
C Ward
Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee Council is composed of three three-member wards, totalling nine councillors.
Murrumbidgee results +2024 New South Wales local elections: Murrumbidgee Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Independents Formal votes Informal votes Total Registered voters / turnout
Jerilderie
Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee East
Narrandera
Narrandera Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Narrandera results
Snowy Valleys
Snowy Valleys Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
12 days after the 2021 election, councillor John Larter joined the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP, later renamed to Libertarian Party). He contested the 2022 Senate election on the party's ticket, and was endorsed by the party for the local elections in July 2024.
Snowy Valleys results
Temora
Temora Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Temora results
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Three registered parties — Labor, the Greens and the Australian Christians — endorsed candidates. Nine local groups also contested.
In October 2023, Labor councillor Dan Hayes resigned to move to Wollongong. His seat was not filled for the remainder of the term.
Wagga Wagga results
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