Party ‘unable to nominate in all of the local government areas that were put forward by the State Executive’
The NSW Liberal party says it is waiting for confirmation on how many of its proposed candidates will appear on ballot papers during next month’s council elections.The NSW Liberal party says it is waiting for confirmation on how many of its proposed candidates will appear on ballot papers during next month’s council elections.
In a statement, Shields said he was waiting for more information from the NSW Electoral Commission before he could say which council candidates had had their paperwork submitted in time and would be eligible to run.“On behalf of the secretariat, I would like to apologise to Liberal endorsed councillors that were not nominated and to the party membership more broadly.
“Close to 300 Liberal candidates were nominated with the NSW Electoral Commission, including in areas like Parramatta, Strathfield, Blacktown, Inner West and Bayside where we did not run in 2021.”
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