Mayor & councillors
Waverley Council has 12 councillors — three for each of four wards: Bondi, Hunter, Lawson and Waverley. Unlike some Sydney councils, the Mayor is not elected directly by voters; the councillors choose the Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves (here, for a two-year term). 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
- Cr Will Nemesh (Liberal)Hunter Ward; elected Mayor by the councillors on 10 October 2024 for a two-year term. The councillor vote tied, so the mayoralty was decided by a draw of names.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Keri Spooner (Labor)Waverley Ward; elected Deputy Mayor by the councillors on 10 October 2024, also decided by a draw after a tied vote.
- Councillors
- 12 total — 3 per ward across 4 wards
- Wards
- Bondi, Hunter, Lawson and Waverley (3 councillors each)
Your representatives
Will Nemesh
Mayor / Councillor · Hunter Ward · Liberal
Keri Spooner
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Waverley Ward · Labor
Michelle Stephenson
Councillor · Bondi Ward · Liberal
Dominic WY Kanak
Councillor · Bondi Ward · The Greens
Margaret Merten
Councillor · Bondi Ward · Labor
Dov Frazer
Councillor · Hunter Ward · Liberal
Steven Lewis
Councillor · Hunter Ward · Independent
Paula Masselos
Councillor · Lawson Ward · Labor
Katherine Westwood
Councillor · Lawson Ward · Liberal
Lauren Townsend
Councillor · Lawson Ward · Liberal
Joshua Spicer
Councillor · Waverley Ward · Liberal
Ludovico Fabiano
Councillor · Waverley Ward · The Greens
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); Cr Steven Lewis was elected as an independent (ungrouped). 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.