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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Bathurst Regional Council has nine councillors, all elected across the whole local government area — the council is undivided (no wards). The councillors then elect one of their own as Mayor. 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 Robert 'Stumpy' TaylorElected Mayor by the councillors at an extraordinary meeting on 10 October 2024 (not directly by voters).
Deputy Mayor
Cr Ben FryElected Deputy Mayor by the councillors on 10 October 2024.
Councillors
9 total, elected across the whole LGA
Wards
None — Bathurst Regional is undividedAll nine councillors are elected proportionally across a single, undivided area.
A seat changed hands since the election
Nick Packham replaced Jess JenningsCr Jess Jennings resigned in October 2024; Nick Packham was declared elected at a countback on 26 November 2024.

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): Cr Elaine West was elected as a candidate of The Greens, and the other councillors were elected as independents (several ran on local, unregistered tickets). Cr Nick Packham was not part of the original election — he was declared elected at a 26 November 2024 countback after Cr Jess Jennings resigned — so no election party label is shown for him. The Mayor of Bathurst Regional is chosen by the councillors (not directly by voters). 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.