The Local Government Election occurred on Saturday 4 December, so what happens next?
Counting
Counting has commenced to determine the Mayor and 8 Councillors for the next term.
Counting is being undertaken by the NSW Electoral Commission.
For the most recent reports on numbers for the Mayoral and Councillor contests head to the Kempsey Electoral Results page
Postal vote returns
Completed postal votes must be received before 6pm Friday 17 December.
Preference distribution
The above counting is of First Preference Votes.
Once this is completed, the preferences will be allocated.
This distribution of preferences is scheduled to commence on 20 December for the Mayoral contest and 22 December for the Councillor election.
The exact timing can be found on the Distribution of preferences schedule.
Declaration of results
The results will be declared as they are confirmed from Tuesday 21 December onwards.
For a full timeline of events read the Key Dates list on the New South Wales Electoral Commission site.
