The New South Wales council elections have delivered mixed results for major parties, with Labor facing challenges and independents making significant gains. While some councils saw traditional party dominance, others witnessed surprising upsets.
Labor faces mixed results in what premier Chris Minns calls a ‘massive wake up call for the major parties’, and Liverpool mayor returns amid corruption inquiryBut there have been a few other surprises, even though the NSW Electoral Commission won’t declare the final results until the start of October.
Independent Dr Ross Kerridge was leading the mayoral race on Monday morning with 33.4% of the primary vote, with Nelms on 31.97%. “They do have an existing problem within diverse communities. Where Labor did stand diverse candidates they did really well,” said Samaras, who runs the consultancy RedBridge Group.“It was a big win for independents and a massive wake up call for major parties in NSW,” he said.In Liverpool, the Liberal mayor, Ned Mannoun, looks set to be re-elected.
Liverpool council will be subject to an inquiry into corruption and maladministration after unsuccessful legal action.
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