Mayor & councillors
Singleton Council has 10 elected members: a Mayor elected directly by voters (unlike most NSW councils, where councillors choose the mayor), plus nine councillors elected across the whole local government area, which is undivided (there are no wards). 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.
- Mayor
- Sue Moore (Independent)Popularly elected Mayor (directly by voters); re-elected at the 14 September 2024 election, declared elected 1 October 2024.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Sue George (Independent), then Cr Mel McLachlan (Independent)Councillors voted for a shared arrangement: Sue George serves as Deputy Mayor for the first two years (to 14 September 2026), then Mel McLachlan for the remainder of the term to 2028. Deputy Mayor is elected by councillors.
- Councillors
- 10 members — directly-elected Mayor + 9 councillors
- Wards
- None — Singleton is an undivided local government areaAll nine councillors are elected across the whole LGA.
Your representatives
Sue Moore
Mayor · Independent
Sue George
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Independent
Mel McLachlan
Deputy Mayor (from Sep 2026) / Councillor · Independent
Peree Watson
Councillor · Labor
Patrick Thompson
Councillor · Labor
Scott Yeomans
Councillor · Liberal
Danny Thompson
Councillor · Independent
Godfrey Adamthwaite
Councillor · Independent
Hollee Jenkins
Councillor · Independent
Anne McGowan
Councillor · 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): most of Singleton's councillors were elected as independents. The Deputy Mayor role is shared this term — Sue George until September 2026, then Mel McLachlan. 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.