Hawkesbury City Council
Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Hawkesbury City Council has 12 councillors elected across the whole LGA — it is an undivided council, with no wards. The Mayor is chosen by the councillors (not elected directly by voters) for a two-year term. 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
Les Sheather (Independent)Elected Mayor by the councillors on 15 October 2024 for a two-year term (to September 2026).
Deputy Mayor
Cr Sarah McMahon (Liberal)Elected Deputy Mayor by the councillors, 15 October 2024.
Councillors
12 total — undivided (at-large), no wards
Change since the election
Cr Tom Aczel (Independent) resigned Dec 2024The vacancy was filled by a NSW Electoral Commission countback; Peter Ryan was declared elected on 20 December 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 Peter Ryan entered on a December 2024 countback (replacing Cr Tom Aczel) and is shown without a party label. 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.