Regional NSW · 2028 NSW local government elections

Blayney Shire Council

Blayney is undivided: one paper, seven councillors, every voter in the shire getting the same ballot. Half of seven is three and a half, and the rule rounds up — so you must number at least 4 squares. Number three and stop and the vote does not count. The mayor is chosen by the councillors.

  • Undivided — 7 councillors elected at large
  • 7 councillors
  • Number at least 4 of 7
  • Saturday 9 September 2028

Our candidates

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We have not confirmed a candidate for Blayney yet. This page already shows the shape of the ballot, so you know what to expect.

On your ballot paper

Councillor ballot paper

Blayney — the whole council area

Elects 7 councillors · number at least 4 squares for your vote to count. You may keep numbering after that.

No Democrat candidate confirmed here yet.

Every candidate, A–Z by surname

No candidates confirmed yet.

By what they are standing for

No candidates confirmed yet.

On the day: what you will be handed

One ballot paper at this council.

Paper 1 of 1

Councillor

Number at least 4 squares, 1–4 — half the 7 councillors this ballot elects, rounded up. You may number more.

Proportional representation — a candidate is elected on reaching the quota.

Ballot shape: Not settled until nominations close. A ballot only gets a line and group squares when more than one group asks for one, so it is settled at the close of nominations and not before. We will draw the real paper here as soon as the Commission publishes it.

Before election day

Check you are enrolled

Voting is compulsory. Enrolment and your polling place are with the NSW Electoral Commission.

NSW Electoral Commission →

Know your minimum

Your councillor vote is formal once you have numbered 4 squares — half the 7 that ballot elects, rounded up.

There is no mayoral paper here

The 7 councillors you elect will choose one of their own as mayor for two years at a time.

The council itself

Agendas, minutes and the current councillors.

Blayney Shire Council →

Your local Democrats branch

Central West & Orana — still forming

Founding meet-ups being planned — register your interest.

Branches across NSW →

Every rule on this page comes from the NSW Electoral Commission: how a local government election works, ballot paper formats, groups and group voting squares, candidate handbook.

Help us win Blayney

Council seats turn on a few hundred votes and a handful of volunteers. Join us, hand out on the day, or tell us you would stand next time.