2024 Camden Council election
The 2024 Camden Council election was held on 14 September 2024 to elect nine councillors to [Camden Council (New Camden Council (New South Wales)|South Wales)|Camden Council]. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales.
The Labor Party and independents won three seats each, while the Libertarian Party gained two. The Liberal Party lost three of the four seats it held prior to the election, owing to a missed candidate nomination deadline which prevented some of its councillors from recontesting.
Background
North Ward councillor Cindy Cagney resigned from the Labor Party in August 2024.Electoral system
Like in all other New South Wales local government areas, Camden Council elections use optional preferential voting. Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates.All elections for councillor positions are elected using proportional representation. Camden has an Australian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting. The council is divided into three wards, each electing three councillors.
The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission.
Retiring councillors
Labor
- Paul Farrow
Candidates
On 14 August 2024, the day that candidates nominations closed, the Liberal Party revealed they had missed the deadline to nominate 164 candidates in 16 different LGAs. This included all Liberal candidates in North Ward and South Ward.North Ward councillor Cindy Cagney switched to South Ward.