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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Armidale Regional Council has nine councillors, elected across a single undivided area (no wards) by proportional representation. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by the councillors from among themselves — not directly by voters. Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the September 2024 election results.

New to these terms? Read them in plain English
How the mayor is chosen
Either elected directly by voters, or chosen by the councillors.
Ward
A subdivision of a council area that elects its own councillors.
Local Government Area (LGA)
The official area a council governs.
NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC)
Runs council elections and publishes the official results.
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Mayor
Cr Sam Coupland (Independent)Re-elected Mayor unopposed by the councillors on 9 October 2024.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Todd Redwood (Independent)Re-elected Deputy Mayor unopposed by the councillors on 9 October 2024.
Councillors
9 total — elected across a single undivided area (no wards)
How the mayor is chosen
By the councillors, not by popular vote

Your representatives

Want to raise something? Contacting your ward councillor or the mayor is one of the most direct ways to be heard between elections.

We list who's in office and link to their official profiles and the election results; we don't characterise anyone's politics. Party labels are those each councillor was elected under at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission): on the NSWEC results only Susan McMichael (Labor) and Dorothy Robinson (The Greens) had a registered-party affiliation, and the other seven were elected as independents (Bradley Widders as the only ungrouped candidate). A council's makeup can change between elections through casual vacancies, so the council's official page has the most current list.

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.