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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

The Central Coast has 15 councillors — three for each of the five wards. The council returned to elected representation in October 2024 after four years in administration, and the Mayor is chosen by the councillors (not directly by voters). Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the 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.
See the full explainer, with formulas →
Mayor
Lawrie McKinna (Independent)Elected Mayor by fellow councillors in October 2024 for a two-year term; Gosford East Ward councillor.
Deputy Mayor
Cr John Mouland (Independent)Budgewoi Ward.
Councillors
15 across 5 wards (3 per ward)
Wards
Budgewoi, Gosford East, Gosford West, The Entrance and Wyong
Coming change
From the 2028 election: 9 councillors across 3 wardsA September 2024 constitutional referendum voted (62% Yes) to reduce councillor numbers from 2028.

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). The NSW Electoral Commission recorded no party for Cr Douglas Eaton (Budgewoi Ward), so we leave his affiliation blank; he is commonly described as an independent. A council's makeup can change between elections, 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.