Council elections
Delcaration of election
Jeff McCloy has been declared as The City of Newcastle’s new Lord Mayor. The official declaration and count is now available. Read more.
The poll for The City of Newcastle Councillors was declared on Monday 24 September 2012.
Ward 1
Cr Lisa Tierney
Cr Stephanie Posniak
Cr Michael Osborne
Ward 2
Cr Brad Luke
Cr Tim Crakanthorp
Cr Therese Doyle
Ward 3
Cr Nuatali Nelmes
Cr Sharon Waterhouse
Cr Andrea Rufo
Ward 4
Cr Jason Dunn
Cr David Compton
Cr Allan Robinson
The official declaration and results are now available.
2012 Election Report
In accordance with Clause 393A of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2005, the following report is provided in relation to the 2012 elections for the Council of The City of Newcastle. 
Read report to Minister (192.45 KB)
Change to Local Government elections
On 27 June 2011, the Local Government Amendment (Elections) Act 2011 (the Act) was passed in NSW Parliament, Section 296 of the Act enabled councils to administer their own election, constitutional referendums and polls. The 2012 Newcastle Local Government Election will be administered by 
Australian Election Company.
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Newcastle NSW 2300
Tel: 02 4974 2000