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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Hilltops Council has 11 councillors elected across the whole local government area (it has no wards). The Mayor is chosen by the councillors at the first meeting after the election — not directly by voters. All 11 councillors were elected as independents at the September 2024 election. Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the 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
Brian Ingram (Independent)Elected Mayor by the councillors (elected unopposed) after the 14 September 2024 election.
Deputy Mayor
Tony Flanery (Independent)Elected Deputy Mayor by the councillors.
Councillors
11 total — elected across the whole LGA (no wards)At a 2024 referendum, 63.85% voted to reduce the number of councillors from 11 to 9 from the next term (2028).
Party makeup
All 11 councillors elected as independents (NSWEC, Sep 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. All councillors were elected as independents at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission). Cr James Blackwell, a Wiradjuri man, is recorded as the first Indigenous person elected to Hilltops Council. 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.