City of Lithgow New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°29′S 150°09′E / 33.483°S 150.150°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 4.5797/km2 (11.8612/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,551 km2 (1,757.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Maree Statham (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Lithgow[3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
Website | City of Lithgow | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Lithgow is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.
The mayor of the City of Lithgow Council is Cr. Maree Statham, who is unaligned with any political party.
The council seat is located in the city of Lithgow, the largest regional centre. The area also includes the towns and villages of Bell, Ben Bullen, Bogee, Bowenfels, Capertee, Clarence, Cullen Bullen, Dargan, Glen Alice, Glen Davis, Hampton, Hartley, Hartley Vale, Little Hartley, Marrangaroo, Meadow Flat, Newnes, Portland, Rydal, Sodwalls, Tarana, and Wallerawang.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics on 2006 census night there were:[4]
Lithgow City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single 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.
Party | Councillors | |
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Independent and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 1. Martin Ticehurst (elected 1) 2. Elizabeth Fredericks (elected 8) 3. Ian Wamijo 4. Greg Noble 5. Rod Gurney |
2,812 | 21.6 | ||
Independent | 1. Eric Mahony (elected 2) 2. Ray Smith (elected 6) 3. Dennis Limbert 4. Diane Plaza 5. Lucille Hoy |
2,214 | 17.0 | ||
Independent | 1. Darryl Goodwin (elected 4) 2. Josh Howarth 3. Johan Nilsson 4. Greg Peveril-Guest 5. Charlie Healey 6. Melanie Palmer |
1,901 | 14.6 | −4.5 | |
Independent | 1. Cass Coleman (elected 3) 2. Jon Cronin 3. Tenille Evans 4. Kylie Holmes 5. Mark McAuley |
1,833 | 14.1 | −2.4 | |
Independent | 1. Maree Statham (elected 5) 2. Col O'Connor 3. Stuart McGhie 4. Almudena Bryce 5. Dianne O'Sullivan 6. Catherine Rookyard 7. David Adams |
1,667 | 12.8 | −29.3 | |
Independent | 1. Steven Ring (elected 7) 2. Matthew Conlon 3. Natalie Foodey 4. Louis Sander 5. Michael Koleda |
923 | 7.1 | +2.2 | |
Independent | 1. Tommy Evangelidis (elected 9) 2. Macgregor Ross 3. Marilyn Boundy 4. Jacob Bray 5. Karen Seita |
719 | 5.5 | ||
Independent | Stephen Lesslie | 396 | 3.0 | −4.5 | |
Independent | 1. Kyle Rollinson 2. Matthew Palmer 3. Scott Davies 4. Daniel Mortell 5. Samual Palmer |
327 | 2.5 | ||
Independent | Ann Thompson | 159 | 1.2 | ||
Independent | Will Hanby | 67 | 0.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,018 | 93.8 | |||
Informal votes | 856 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 13,874 | 87.3 |
Elected councillor | Party | |
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Maree Stratham | Team Maree | |
Col O'Connor | Team Maree | |
Stuart McGhie | Team Maree | |
Almudena Bryce | Team Maree | |
Darryl Goodwin | Good for Council | |
Deanna Goodsell | Good for Council | |
Cass Coleman | Cass Coleman | |
Eric Mahony | Cass Coleman | |
Stephen Lesslie | Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team Maree | 5,502 | 42.1 | |||
Good for Council | 2,496 | 19.1 | |||
Cass Coleman Community Team | 2,147 | 16.4 | |||
Independent | 1,665 | 12.7 | |||
Ring's Independent Lithgow | 633 | 4.8 | |||
Lithgow First | 618 | 4.7 | |||
Total formal votes | 13,061 | 95.4 | |||
Informal votes | 636 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 13,697 | 86.4 |
The City of Lithgow has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: