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This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Murray region, including the Far West.

Albury

2021 Albury City Council election

← 2016 4 December 2021 2024 →
All 9 seats on Albury City Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   IND Leader N/A Ashley Edwards Darren Cameron Party Independents Greens Labor Last election 7 seats 1 seat 1 seat Seats before 7 1 1 Seats won 7 1 1 Seat change First preference vote 22,586 3,074 2,714 Percentage 79.7% 10.8% 9.5% Swing 3.1 1.4 0.5
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Albury City Council is composed of composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. At the 2016 election, independents and local groups won 76.61% of the vote.

The Albury Citizens and Ratepayers Movement, which had 1.20% of the vote in 2016 and previously had an elected councillor, disbanded in 2019.

Greens councillor Amanda Cohn did not seek re-election but remained on the party's ticket for the election.

Albury results

Berrigan

Broken Hill

2021 Broken Hill City Council election

← 2016 4 December 2021 2024 →
All 9 seats on Broken Hill City Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   BBH TBH Leader Tom Kennedy Dave Gallagher Darriea Turley Party FABBH TBH Labor Last election Did not exist 2 seats 4 seats Seats before 2 3 4 Seats won 5 2 2 Seat change 3 1 2 First preference vote 5,237 2,549 2,263 Percentage 50.4% 24.5% 21.8% Swing 50.4 1.8 16.9
Largest party before election Labor Subsequent largest party For A Better Broken Hill

Broken Hill City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2016 election, Labor won a plurality with four councillors, along with Darriea Turley elected mayor.

Incumbent independent councillor Tom Kennedy formed the "For A Better Broken Hill" (FABBH) group for the election, while another independent councillor − Ron Page − joined Dave Gallagher's "Team Broken Hill" group.

The Greens, who had 4.97% of the vote in 2016, did not recontest. However, Ghislaine 'Gigi' Barbe, who ran fourth on the Greens ticket in 2016, ran as an independent.

FABBH won a majority in a landslide victory, electing all six of its candidates, including Kennedy being elected mayor.

Broken Hill results

Edward River

Federation

Greater Hume

2021 New South Wales local elections: Greater Hume

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent		4,037	100.0		9
Formal votes			4,037	95.60
Informal votes			186	4.40
Total			4,223	100.00		9

East

North

West

Notes

1. Including local groups (not to be confused with locally-registered political parties).
2. Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.

References

1. "Registers of groups of candidates". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
2. "Local Government Register of Groups of Candidates" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2023.
3. "Local Government Register of Candidates - in Name order" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2023.
4. "2021 NSW Local Government Elections". ABC News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023.
5. "Albury City Council - First Preferences Group and Candidate by Aggregated Vote Type Report". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
6. Ebsary, Ellen (24 April 2021). "Outgoing Deputy Mayor Amanda Cohn reflects on time at council, achievements and abuse". The Border Mail. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
7. "City of Albury". ABC News. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
8. "Stripping it back: Councillor keeps it simple when considering club". The Border Mail.
9. "Berrigan". ABC News.
10. ^ "The Council of the City of Broken Hill - First Preferences Group and Candidate by Aggregated Vote Type Report". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
11. "Alan Chandler joins Broken Hill council in shock election win". ABC News. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
12. "City of Broken Hill". ABC News. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
13. "Edward River". ABC News.
14. "Peta Betts to consider dual roles if elected". Riverine Herald.
15. "Federation". ABC News.
16. ^ "Greater Hume Shire". ABC News.

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