The final outcome of the Tweed Shire elections will be announced on Tuesday 21 December at 11am at Seagulls where the final result will be calculated. Tweed Shire elects seven councillors who then elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
53,269 votes of the potential 66,406 voters having been counted up till 10am this morning with Liberal candidate James Owen’s ticket having received the largest primary vote at 25.28 so far. This will most likely see the second candidate on Owen’s ticket, Rhiannon Brinsmead, also elected to Council.
The Independent ticket led by former Mayor Chris Cherry has received 12.44 per cent of the vote and is closely followed by Labor’s ticket led by former Deputy Mayor Reece Byrnes at 11.53 per cent of the vote. This will likely see both of these candidates back on the Tweed Council for the coming term.
Bringing up the rear in primary votes are the Green’s ticket headed by Dr Nola Firth at 9.38 per cent of the primary vote followed closely by Independent Meredith Dennis at 9.61 per cent, Conservative Warren Polglase at 8.58 per cent, Conservative Pryce Allsop at 6.21 per cent and Independent Letitia Kelly at 4.9 per cent. The outcome of the final positions on council will come down to preferences and the order in which candidates preferences are redistributed.
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