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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Kempsey Shire is an undivided council (no wards): all nine councillors are elected across the whole shire. Voters also elect the Mayor directly (a popular-vote mayor), rather than the councillors choosing one of their own. 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
Kinne Ring (Independent)Popularly elected Mayor (directly by voters); declared elected 1 October 2024.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Julie Coburn (Independent)Elected Deputy Mayor by the councillors after the 2024 election.
Councillors
9 total — directly-elected Mayor + 8 councillors elected shire-wide
Wards
Undivided — no wards (all councillors elected across the whole shire)

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) — here, eight Independents and one Greens councillor. 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.