Council Elections 2024

The next election of the Mayor and councillors of Burwood Council is scheduled to be held on on 14 September 2024Watch this page for further information about the elections as that date approaches.

On 14 February 2023, Burwood Council resolved to engage the NSW Electoral Commissioner to administer any elections, polls or referenda for Council for the 2024 elections. The details of that resolution are available here(PDF, 7KB)

For further information about the role of elected representatives in Council see Mayor and Councillors

 

Candidates

Information about the candidates for Mayor and Councillor of Burwood Council are available on the NSW Electoral Commission website here: Burwood Candidates

Voting

Voting is compulsory for people who are enrolled to vote in the Burwood local government area.

You can make sure that your personal enrolment details are up to date by using the checking tool on the NSW Electoral Commission website

 

How and where can you vote?

Voting locations
Voting is open from 8am to 6pm on Saturday 14 September 2024. Information on voting locations is available on the Electoral Commission website here: Where to vote.

Pre-poll voting
Burwood Park Community Centre, 2B Comer Street, Burwood, is pre-poll voting centre in Burwood and will open for early voting from Saturday 7 September 2024. 

Postal voting
Applications for postal voting are now open. Applications can be lodged online or by downloading a form from the Electoral Commission's How do I vote? page. 

Applications for postal voting close at 5pm on 9 September 2024. If you are voting by post, your vote must be received by the Electoral Commission by 6pm on 27 September 2024 for it to be counted.

No absent voting
There is no absentee voting for local government elections. Electors must vote a polling place in their council area. This applies to both pre-poll voting and voting on election day.

If you have moved, you can vote in your new council area by completing a declaration vote to update your address. Electors should tell an election official at the polling place that they need to update their enrolment so they can be directed to the appropriate table. 

Telephone assisted voting
Telephone assisted voting is only available for electors who are blind or have low vision. Electors can apply and vote from Saturday 7 September. Applications for telephone assisted voting close at 6pm on Friday 13 September. 
If you are blind or have low vision and would like to apply for telephone assisted voting, call the NSW Electoral Commission on 1300 248 683.

See the telephone assisted voting page on the NSW Electoral Commission website for the dates and times during which an elector can apply for or vote using telephone assisted voting. 

 

 

Key dates

Monday 5 August 2024

Start of regulated period for electoral material

Lodgement of nominations open (8am)

Close of roll for the purposes of being a candidate, nominator and roll printing

Tuesday 6 August 2024

Lodgement of postal vote applications open

Wednesday 14 August 2024

Close of nominations and close of registration of candidates and groups (12 noon)

Registration of electoral materials open

Thursday 15 August 2024

Ballet paper draw conducted (2pm)

Uncontested elections declared (2pm)

Monday 19 August 2024

Postal packs distribution begins

Friday 6 September 2024

Registration of electoral material closes (5pm

Saturday 7 September 2024

Pre-poll voting period commences

Display of registered electoral material website commences

Monday 9 September 2024

Telephone voting registration and voting opens

Postal vote applications close (5pm)

Registration of third-party campaigners close

Friday 13 September 2024

Pre-poll voting period closes

Telephone voting registration closes

Saturday 14 September 2024

Election day (8am to 6pm)

Telephone voting closes (1pm)

Regulated period for electoral period ends (6pm)

Friday 27 September 2024

End of postal vote return (6pm)

Monday 30 September 2024

Progressive distribution of preferences

From Tuesday 1 October 2024

Progressive distribution of preferences

Progressive declaration of results

 

Further Information

The NSW Electoral Commission website is regularly updated with news about the local government elections. You can check it for background on how the elections are run, key dates, information on results and subscribe to election reminders. 

2024 NSW Local Government elections page