Information for Voters

The 2024 NSW Local Government Election will be administered by the NSW Electoral Commission.

Information on how elections work and understanding your responsibilities as a voter is available on the NSW Electoral Commissions website.

Further information about elections, bulletins and key dates can be viewed on the 2024 NSW Local government elections webpage or by phone on 1300 135 736.

A Returning Officer will be appointed to oversee the election process and once appointed, City of Newcastle (CN) will advise of their office location and contact details.

Check if you can vote

If you are a resident in the City of Newcastle local government area, you can check if your enrolment details are up to date with the Australian Electoral commission.

CN does not hold electoral information for local residents.

Voting as a Non-Resident in a Ward or Council Area

You are eligible to vote as a non-resident in a ward or council area if you are:

  • an owner of rateable land in the ward or council area
  • an occupier or rate-paying lessee of rateable land in the ward or council area

Further information on the non-residential rolls can be viewed here.

Applications to be included on the non-residential roll will be available in June 2024.

Related Links

Voting is compulsory at all NSW local government elections except for council polls.

At the election, you will be asked to vote on which candidates should become a Councillor for the next term of Council (2024 - 2028).

The election will be administered by the NSW Electoral Commission.

Information on how elections work and understanding your responsibilities as a voter is available on the NSW Electoral Commissions website.

Further information about elections, bulletins and key dates can be viewed on the 2024 NSW Local Government elections webpage or by phone on 1300 135 736.

Check if you can vote

If you are a resident in the City of Newcastle local government area, you can check if your enrolment details are up to date with the Australian Electoral Commission.

CN does not hold electoral information for local residents.

Voting as a Non-Resident in a Ward or Council Area

You are eligible to vote as a non-resident in a ward or council area if you are:

  • an owner of rateable land in the ward or council area
  • an occupier or rate-paying lessee of rateable land in the ward or council area

Find further information on non-residential enrolment for local government elections.

Applications to be included on the non-residential roll will be available in June 2024.

The City of Newcastle Local Government Area is divided into four wards. To find out which Council ward you are in, visit the ward map page to search your address.
Non-residential rolls provide people who are non-resident owners, occupiers and rate-paying lessees of rateable land within the City of Newcastle area an opportunity to have a say in who is elected to Council.

There are two non-residential rolls:
  • the roll of non-resident owners of rateable land; and
  • the roll of occupiers and rate-paying lessees.
These two rolls are combined with the residential roll to form the roll of electors for the Council area, which is used during an election. The residential roll is the list of people who live in the Council area and are eligible to vote in elections.

Further information on the non-residential rolls can be viewed here.

Applications to be included on the non-residential roll will be available in June 2024 and will close at 5pm on Monday 5 August 2024.