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Lord Mayor & councillors

Unlike most NSW councils, the City of Sydney is not divided into wards — all 9 councillors are elected 'at large' across the whole LGA, and the Lord Mayor is elected directly by voters (in several other capital-city councils, such as Parramatta and Newcastle, the Lord Mayor is instead chosen by fellow councillors). Clover Moore was re-elected Lord Mayor at the September 2024 election for a record sixth term, with about 63% of the two-candidate-preferred vote over Labor's Zann Maxwell. The Deputy Lord Mayor is elected by councillors each year. 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.
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Lord Mayor
Clover Moore AO (Independent)Directly elected by voters — the only City of Sydney position elected this way. Re-elected 14 September 2024 for a sixth term (Lord Mayor since 2004); ran as 'Clover Moore Independent Team' / Team Clover.
Deputy Lord Mayor
Cr Jess Miller (Clover Moore Independent Team)Elected by fellow councillors; the position is re-elected annually.
Councillors
9, elected at large (no wards) — plus the directly-elected Lord Mayor
Wards
None — the City of Sydney is undivided; all councillors represent the whole LGA

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/group labels are those each member was elected under at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission) — 'Clover Moore Independent Team' and 'Yvonne Weldon Independent' are registered groups, not political parties. Cr Olly Arkins was elected in September 2024 under the name Mitch Wilson (Labor) and now sits under a new name; the seat and party affiliation are unchanged. 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.