Greater Sydney · 2028 NSW local government elections

Inner West Council

The Inner West is divided into five wards, each electing three councillors. Groups run in columns here, so your ward's ballot paper has a thick black line across it: put a single 1 in a group square above the line, or number at least two candidates below it. The mayor is not on a ballot paper — the fifteen councillors choose one of their own. The candidates and the ballot shape on this page are examples, put here to show what the page does — replace them in Keystatic before this campaign goes live.

  • 5 wards, 3 councillors each
  • 15 councillors
  • Number at least 2 of 3
  • Saturday 9 September 2028

Our candidates

7

The same 7 people, three ways: ward by ward, every candidate A–Z, and by what they are standing for.

Ward by ward

Ward 1 of 5 · councillor ballot paper

Ashfield - Djarrawunang (Magpie) Ward

Elects 3. Put a single 1 in one group square above the line, or number at least 2 candidates below it — never both.

Ashfield, Croydon, Haberfield and Summer Hill.

No Democrat candidate confirmed in this contest yet.

Ward 2 of 5 · councillor ballot paper

Balmain - Baludarri (Leather Jacket) Ward

Elects 3. Put a single 1 in one group square above the line, or number at least 2 candidates below it — never both.

The Balmain peninsula, Birchgrove, Rozelle and Lilyfield.

Ungrouped No group square
  1. 1 OSEI-FITZGERALD, Roland

We are standing 1 here and your vote needs at least 2 numbers — so keep numbering past our candidate in whatever order you like. Yellow marks the first 2 boxes in our column: the minimum that makes a councillor vote formal. The hatched column stands for everyone else on the paper — other groups and ungrouped candidates are only known once nominations close. A group needs at least 3 candidates here before it may even ask for a square above the line.

Ward 3 of 5 · councillor ballot paper

Leichhardt - Gulgadya (Grass Tree) Ward

Elects 3. Put a single 1 in one group square above the line, or number at least 2 candidates below it — never both.

Leichhardt, Annandale and the western edge of Glebe Point Road.

No Democrat candidate confirmed in this contest yet.

Ward 4 of 5 · councillor ballot paper

Marrickville - Midjuburi (Lillypilly) Ward

Elects 3. Put a single 1 in one group square above the line, or number at least 2 candidates below it — never both.

Marrickville, Dulwich Hill and Sydenham.

1 Group C Australian Democrats
  1. 1 NAKAMURA-ODUYA, Pearl
  2. 2 DELACROIX, Frankie
  3. 3 HALLORAN, Nnamdi

Our first 2 fill every box your vote needs. Keep numbering the rest of the paper if you want to. Yellow marks the first 2 boxes in our column: the minimum that makes a councillor vote formal. The hatched column stands for everyone else on the paper — other groups and ungrouped candidates are only known once nominations close. A group needs at least 3 candidates here before it may even ask for a square above the line.

Ward 5 of 5 · councillor ballot paper

Stanmore - Damun (Port Jackson Fig) Ward

Elects 3. Put a single 1 in one group square above the line, or number at least 2 candidates below it — never both.

Stanmore, Petersham, Newtown and Enmore.

1 Group B Australian Democrats
  1. 1 PANG, Saoirse
  2. 2 THISTLETHWAITE, Emeka
  3. 3 ASHGROVE, Verity

Our first 2 fill every box your vote needs. Keep numbering the rest of the paper if you want to. Yellow marks the first 2 boxes in our column: the minimum that makes a councillor vote formal. The hatched column stands for everyone else on the paper — other groups and ungrouped candidates are only known once nominations close. A group needs at least 3 candidates here before it may even ask for a square above the line.

Every candidate, A–Z by surname

By what they are standing for

For Councillor

Their ward ballot elects 3, counted by proportional representation.

On the day: what you will be handed

One ballot paper at this council.

Paper 1 of 1

Councillor

Above the line: put 1 in one group square (you may number more). Below the line: number at least 2 candidates.

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

Ballot shape: Groups with a line — vote above it or below it. To qualify for a group square here a group needs at least 3 candidates in that ward.

How to vote in Inner West

Our how-to-vote material for the 2028 NSW local government elections.

See our how-to-vote card

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 2 squares — half the 3 that ballot elects, rounded up. Or a single 1 above the line.

There is no mayoral paper here

The 15 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.

Inner West Council →

Your local Democrats branch

Sydney — Inner West

Second Tuesday of the month, 6:30–8pm — Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, Darley Street, Newtown. Doors from 6pm, no RSVP needed, and there is always someone on the door to say hello.

Branches across NSW →

innerwest@nsw.democrats.org.au

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 Inner West

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.

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