Mayor & councillors
Ku-ring-gai has 10 councillors — two for each of five wards (Comenarra, Gordon, Roseville, St Ives and Wahroonga) — elected by proportional representation. The Mayor is chosen by the councillors from among themselves (not directly by voters) for a two-year term. 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.
- Mayor
- Cr Christine KaySt Ives Ward; elected Mayor by fellow councillors on 8 October 2024 for a 2-year term.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Martin SmithSt Ives Ward; deputy mayor is a 1-year term, re-elected annually by councillors.
- Councillors
- 10 total — 2 per ward across 5 wards
- Wards
- Comenarra, Gordon, Roseville, St Ives and Wahroonga
Your representatives
Christine Kay
Mayor · St Ives Ward
Martin Smith
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · St Ives Ward · Independent
Kim Wheatley
Councillor · Wahroonga Ward · Independent
Cedric Spencer
Councillor · Wahroonga Ward
Matt Devlin
Councillor · Comenarra Ward · Independent
Jeff Pettett
Councillor · Comenarra Ward · Independent
Indu Balachandran
Councillor · Gordon Ward · Independent
Barbara Ward
Councillor · Gordon Ward · Independent
Sam Ngai
Councillor · Roseville Ward · Independent
Alec Taylor
Councillor · Roseville Ward · Independent
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). Ku-ring-gai's ten councillors were elected as independents; two (Christine Kay and Cedric Spencer) show no registered group/party code on the NSWEC results, so their affiliation is left blank here rather than assumed. A council's makeup 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.