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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Hornsby Shire has 10 elected members: a Mayor elected directly by voters shire-wide, plus nine ward councillors — three each for Ward A, Ward B and Ward C. At the September 2024 election, 5 seats (including the Mayor) went to Liberal-endorsed candidates, 2 to Labor, 2 to the Greens and 1 to an independent. Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the election results.

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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
Warren Waddell (Liberal)Popularly elected Mayor (directly by voters shire-wide), declared elected 14 September 2024.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Sallianne McClelland (Liberal)Ward B; elected by fellow councillors on 10 September 2025 for a 12-month term, succeeding Cr Janelle McIntosh (Deputy Mayor Oct 2024 – Sep 2025).
Councillors
10 total — directly-elected Mayor + 9 ward councillors (3 per ward)
Wards
Ward A, Ward B and Ward C
Council composition (Sep 2024 election)
5 Liberal (incl. Mayor), 2 Labor, 2 Greens, 1 IndependentA neutral count of the party each elected member ran under at the 2024 election (NSWEC).

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 Deputy Mayor is chosen by fellow councillors and 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.