2016 Sydney City Council election
10 September 2016
 
Candidate Clover Moore Christine Forster Linda Scott
Party Independent 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%
Council election
All 10 seats on the Sydney City Council
5 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Moore Independents 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.

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 elections coincided with the 2016 New South Wales local elections.

Clover Moore was re-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney.[1]

Background

Clover Moore, an independent who has served as Lord Mayor since 2004, successfully won the last election, held in 2012.

In 2014, she did not declare her candidacy, prompting many to believe she would not run.[2]

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

Moore successfully 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

References

  1. ↑ "Sydney council election, 2021". 5 May 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/finally-a-chance-to-vote-no-moore-clover-refuses-to-confirm-a-run-in-the-next-sydney-council-election-in-2016/news-story/fdd343e2fc15509ac162cefe874054a2
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