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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Tweed Shire has no wards — all 7 councillors are elected by the whole shire at once (a single count under proportional representation), and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are then chosen by the councillors from among themselves (this is different from some other councils, where residents vote for the Mayor directly). Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the 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
Chris Cherry (Independent)Elected Mayor by fellow councillors; term runs to the next mayoral election.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Reece Byrnes (Labor)Elected Deputy Mayor by fellow councillors.
Councillors
7, elected from the whole shire (no wards)
Wards
None — Tweed is an undivided council area

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). Because Council elects its own Mayor and Deputy Mayor (rather than voters electing the Mayor directly), the two roles can change between mayoral elections held by councillors — 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.