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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

MidCoast has 11 councillors elected at-large across the whole LGA — there are no wards. After the September 2024 election, councillors elected the Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves (MidCoast does not use a popularly-elected mayor). Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the election results. One seat changed mid-term: Cr Dheera Smith (Greens) resigned in May 2025 due to illness and was replaced via an NSW Electoral Commission countback by the next candidate on the same Greens ticket, Janeece Irving, declared elected 21 May 2025.

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
Claire Pontin (Labor)Elected Mayor by fellow councillors after the September 2024 election.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Jeremy Miller (Independent)Elected Deputy Mayor by fellow councillors.
Councillors
11, elected at-large (undivided — no wards)
Wards
None — MidCoast is a single undivided area for elections

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 NSWEC ballot lists 'LP' for Michael 'Mick' Graham, Phillip Beazley and Hugh 'Mal' McKenzie as the Libertarian Party (formerly Liberal Democrats) — not the Liberal Party. Cr Janeece Irving joined via an NSWEC countback in May 2025, filling the seat of the same Greens ticket after Cr Dheera Smith's resignation. A council's makeup can change between elections, so the council's official page has the most current roster.

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.