Mayor & councillors
Forbes Shire is an undivided (at-large) council: its nine councillors are elected across the whole local government area by proportional representation, rather than by ward. The councillors elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves at the September council meeting every two years (Forbes does not have a popularly elected 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.
Who represents you
- Mayor
- Cr Phyllis Miller OAMRe-elected Mayor unopposed by the councillors at the first meeting of the new council in October 2024. Mayoral term is two years.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Chris RoylanceRe-elected Deputy Mayor unopposed by the councillors, October 2024.
- Councillors
- 9 total — undivided (single ward, elected by proportional representation)
- How the Mayor is chosen
- Elected by the councillors (not by popular vote); 2-year term, decided at the September meeting
Your representatives
Phyllis Miller OAM
Mayor
Chris Roylance
Deputy Mayor / Councillor
Aidan Clarke
Councillor · Independent
Margaret Duggan
Councillor
Michele Herbert
Councillor
Steve Karaitiana
Councillor · Independent
Brian Mattiske
Councillor
Sarah Sweeney
Councillor · Independent
Jenny Webb
Councillor · Independent
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) — 4 of the 9 elected councillors were declared with an Independent (IND) group code; the NSWEC results for Phyllis Miller, Chris Roylance, Margaret Duggan, Michele Herbert and Brian Mattiske show no group code, so their affiliation is left blank here rather than guessed. Sarah Sweeney appears on the NSWEC declaration as Sarahlee Sweeney. Casual vacancies can change the makeup, 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.