Ward 1 of 3
Ward 1
Elects 4 · number at least 2 boxes
No Democrat candidate confirmed here yet.
Regional NSW · 2028 NSW local government elections
Wollongong City Council
Wollongong is divided into three wards, each electing four councillors, so your ward paper asks for at least 2 numbers. Wollongong also elects its Lord Mayor directly, which means a second ballot paper — and unlike Parramatta, here the title does come with a square you can mark.
- 3 wards, 4 councillors each
- 12 councillors + 1 lord mayor = 13 offices
- Number at least 2 of 4
- Saturday 9 September 2028
Our candidates
0We have not confirmed a candidate for Wollongong yet. This page already shows the shape of the ballot, so you know what to expect.
Ward by ward
Ward 2 of 3
Ward 2
Elects 4 · number at least 2 boxes
No Democrat candidate confirmed here yet.
Ward 3 of 3
Ward 3
Elects 4 · number at least 2 boxes
No Democrat candidate confirmed here yet.
Lord Mayoral ballot paper
For Lord Mayor of Wollongong
We are not standing a lord mayoral candidate here.
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
2 ballot papers at this council, in this order.
Paper 1 of 2
Councillor
Number at least 2 squares, 1–2 — half the 4 councillors this ballot elects, rounded up. You may number more.
Proportional representation — a candidate is elected on reaching the quota.
Paper 2 of 2
Lord Mayor
Put 1 next to your first choice. You may number as many others as you like — a single 1 is enough.
Optional preferential — the winner needs an absolute majority.
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.
Know your minimum
Your councillor vote is formal once you have numbered 2 squares — half the 4 that ballot elects, rounded up.
Do not forget the lord mayoral paper
A separate paper, a separate election, counted differently — a single 1 is enough, and the lord mayor serves four years.
The council itself
Agendas, minutes and the current councillors.
Your local Democrats branch
Illawarra & South Coast — still forming
Founding meet-ups being planned — register your interest.
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 Wollongong
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.