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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Greater Hume is divided into three wards — North, West and East — each electing three councillors, for nine councillors in total. The councillors elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves (Greater Hume 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.
See the full explainer, with formulas →
Mayor
Cr Lea Parker (East Ward, Independent)Elected Mayor by the councillors on 9 October 2024, 5 votes to 4 over outgoing Mayor Tony Quinn.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Ben Hooper (North Ward, Independent)Elected Deputy Mayor by the councillors on 9 October 2024.
Councillors
9 total — 3 wards (North, West, East), 3 councillors each
How the Mayor is chosen
Elected 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. Every Greater Hume councillor was elected as an independent at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission) — no party or registered group affiliations were recorded. 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.