Forbes Shire

Coordinates: 33°22′S 148°00′E / 33.367°S 148.000°E / -33.367; 148.000
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This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Forbes, New South Wales.

Forbes Shire
Federal division(s)
Riverina
WebsiteForbes Shire
LGAs around Forbes Shire:
Lachlan Parkes
Cabonne
Lachlan Forbes Shire
Cabonne
Bland Weddin Cowra

Forbes Shire is a

Shire of Jemalong resulting from the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[3]

In addition to the town of

Eugowra, Ooma North and Paytens Bridge and Wirrinya
.

Since September 2020, the

unaligned with any political party.[4]

Council

Current composition and election method

Forbes Shire Council is composed of nine

ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021
, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party Councillors
 
Independents
and Unaligned 		9
Total 9

2021 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections § Forbes.[edit]
2021 New South Wales local elections: Forbes[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Phyllis Miller (elected) 2,062 36.6
Independent Steve Karaitiana (elected) 577 10.3
Independent Jenny Webb (elected) 569 10.1
Independent Margaret Duggan (elected) 456 8.1
Independent Aidan Clarke (elected) 451 8.0
Independent Maria Willis (elected) 272 4.8
Independent Chris Roylance (elected) 267 4.7
Independent Emma Henderson 190 3.4
Independent Brian Mattiske (elected) 176 3.1
Independent Graeme Miller 164 2.9
Independent Thomas Dwyer 160 2.8
Independent Michele Herbert (elected) 142 2.5
Independent Jeff Nicholson 142 2.5
Total formal votes 5,628 97.1
Informal votes 170 2.9
Turnout 5,798 83.1

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forbes (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.
  4. ^ a b "Councillor Phyllis Miller elected mayor, Jenny Webb deputy". Forbes Advocate. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. Division of Local Government
    . Retrieved 12 November 2006.
  6. ^ "Forbes". ABC News.
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