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The 2021 New South Wales mayoral elections were held on 4 December 2021 to elect mayors or lord mayors to 35 of the 128 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.
While most mayors in New South Wales are elected by councillors at meetings, several choose to have directly-elected (or popularly elected) mayors.
Background
= 2017 referendums
=At the 2017 local elections, three referendum questions were put to voters about directly-elected mayors.
When asked if they supported the introduction of a directly-elected mayor in 2024 71.9% voted "Yes" in Dungog and 70.1% voted "Yes" in Shellharbour. However, voters in North Sydney voted in favour of removing directly-elected mayoral elections. All changes came into effect in 2021.
Candidates
Incumbents at the time of the elections are highlighted in bold text.
= Retiring mayors
=Gail Giles-Gidney (Independent Liberal) − Willoughby, announced 2021
Bob Pynsent (Labor) − Cessnock, announced 23 June 2021
Liz Innes (Independent Liberal) − Eurobodalla, announced 29 June 2021
Denise Knight (Independent) − Coffs Harbour, announced 17 July 2021
John Dal Broi (Independent) − Griffith, announced 23 July 2021
David Wright (Independent) − Ballina, announced 5 November 2021
Wendy Waller (Labor) − Liverpool, announced 15 November 2021
Michael Pearce (Independent) − Uralla, announced 15 November 2021
Reg Kid (Independent) − Orange, announced 2021
Results
= Ballina
== Bellingen
== Broken Hill
== Burwood
== Byron
== Canada Bay
== Cessnock
== Coffs Harbour
== Dungog
=This was the first time the position of mayor of Dungog was directly-elected instead of appointed by councillors
= Eurobodalla
== Fairfield
== Griffith
== Hornsby
== Hunter's Hill
== Kempsey
== Lake Macquarie
== Lismore
=Incumbent mayor Isaac Smith (Labor) resigned on 31 January 2021, with Vanessa Grindon-Ekins (Greens) serving the remainder of his term from 9 February 2021
= Liverpool
== Maitland
== Mosman
== Nambucca Valley
== Newcastle
== Orange
== Port Macquarie-Hastings
=Results compared with 2017 Port Macquarie-Hastings mayoral by-election
= Port Stephens
== Richmond Valley
== Shellharbour
=This was the first time the position of mayor of Shellharbour was directly-elected instead of appointed by councillors
Marianne Saliba (Labor) was the incumbent mayor, having been re-elected on 22 September 2021
= Shoalhaven
== Singleton
== Sydney
== The Hills
== Uralla
== Willoughby
== Wollondilly
=This was the first time the position of mayor of Wollondilly was directly-elected instead of appointed by councillors
Robert Khan (Independent) was the incumbent mayor, having been appointed on 16 September 2020