Municipality of Cessnock

The Municipality of Cessnock was a Local government areas of [New South Wales|local government area] in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Cessnock was proclaimed on 1 November 1926 after being excised from Cessnock Shire.
It amalgamated with Kearsley Shire to form the Municipality of Greater Cessnock on 1 January 1957.

Council

The municipality was governed by Cessnock Municipal Council, which was composed of nine elected councillors. At the 1941 [New South Wales local elections|1941 local elections], the List of [local government political parties in Australia#New South Wales|Progressive Municipal Labor Party] won a majority. However, the party lost all its seats at the following election in 1944 New [South Wales local elections|1944], while the Communist Party won two seats of its own.