Mayor & councillors
Wollondilly has 9 councillors: a Mayor elected directly by voters, plus four councillors for each of the two wards (East and North). At the September 2024 election every elected member ran as an independent. 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.
- Mayor
- Matt Gould (Independent)Popularly elected Mayor (directly by voters); ran with the 'Matt Gould Team', not a registered party.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Matthew Deeth (Independent)East Ward.
- Councillors
- 9 total — directly-elected Mayor + 8 ward councillors
- Wards
- East Ward and North Ward (4 councillors each)
Your representatives
Matt Gould
Mayor · Independent
Matthew Deeth
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · East Ward · Independent
Suzy Brandstater
Councillor · East Ward · Independent
Paul Rogers
Councillor · East Ward · Independent
Benn Banasik
Councillor · East Ward · Independent
Ally Dench
Councillor · North Ward · Independent
Hilton Gibbs
Councillor · North Ward · Independent
Jacqueline Jenson
Councillor · North Ward · Independent
Trish Hill
Councillor · North Ward · 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) — here, every member was elected as an independent. A council's makeup can change between elections, 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.