2016 Sydney City Council election

The 2016 Sydney City Council election was held on 10 September 2016 to elect nine councillors and a lord mayor to the City of Sydney. The election held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia.

2016 Sydney City Council election

10 September 2016

Candidate Clover Moore Christine Forster Linda Scott Party Team Clover Liberal Labor Popular vote 48,068 15,753 8,673 Percentage 57.83% 18.95% 10.43%   Candidate Angela Vithoulkas Lindsay Johnston Party Sydney Matters Greens Popular vote 6,432 4,200 Percentage 7.74% 5.05%

Councillors

All 10 seats on the Sydney City Council 5 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats /– Team Clover Clover Moore 54.93 6 1 Liberal Christine Forster 19.70 2 0 Labor Linda Scott 11.63 1 0 Sydney Matters Angela Vithoulkas 7.35 1 0 Greens Lindsay Johnston 5.98 0 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Clover Moore was re-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney.

Background

Clover Moore, an independent had served as Lord Mayor since 2004 and had won the last election, held in 2012.

In 2014, she did not declare her candidacy, prompting many to believe she would not run.

Many parties, namely the Liberals, used the slogan "No Moore" in their election campaigns.

Moore won a fourth consecutive term in office.

Electoral system

Unlike other councils in Sydney and elsewhere in Australia, the Sydney City Council has no wards.

Newspaper endorsements

Newspaper	Endorsement		Link
The Daily Telegraph		Liberal	[1]