Local Government Elections will be held this year on Saturday, 13 September 2008. Kempsey Shire Council, as with all Councils in New South Wales will be holding its election on this day.

Kempsey Shire Council will again be electing nine (9) Councillors to represent the Shire for the next four (4) years from September 2008. Kempsey Shire Council does not have wards, but the Councillors elected represent all of the Shire. The Mayor for Kempsey Shire is not elected by the people at the election but by the elected Councillors at the first Council meeting after the election.

The Department of Local Government has a publication on Becoming a Councillor in pdf format that can be viewed and downloaded for the information of anyone considering this step.

Becoming a Councillor (source: Department of Local Government) (589 KB)

Candidate nominations closed on Wednesday, 13 August, at 12.00 noon.

Proposed Candidates for Kempsey Shire

The following list shows the Councillor Candidates in Kempsey Shire:-

View Proposed Candidates in Ballot Paper Order (Electoral Commission NSW website
       www.elections.nsw.gov.au).

Important dates

For the 2008 Local Government Elections are:-

Polling Places for voting on Election Day

Polling places in the Kempsey Shire are listed on the Electoral Commission NSW website and can be viewed by clicking the following link.

View Polling Places for Kempsey Shire Council elections (Electoral Commission NSW website
       www.elections.nsw.gov.au).

Election Funding Authority Declarations

Council is required to provide public access to funding declarations lodged by Councillor candidates with the Election Funding Authority. Declarations can be viewed on the Election Funding Authority website by clicking on the link below and entering the name you wish to view in the search.

View Election Funding Authority declaration (source: Election Funding Authority
      www.efa.nsw.gov.au)

The 2008 Local Government Elections are organised and conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission with the election costs paid by Councils. The Electoral Commission also appoints an independent Returning Officer.

Returning Officer Details:-
Alan Willcox
Fayes Building
1 Verge Street
Kempsey NSW 2440

Phone: 0408 168 762

The NSW Electoral Commission website will provide this and all other relevant information on the election and you can access the site by clicking on the following link http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/local_government_elections.