Summary
Parkes Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Broken Hill railway line and the Newell Highway.
| Parkes Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°08′S 148°10′E / 33.133°S 148.167°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14,361 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.41037/km2 (6.2428/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,958 km2 (2,300.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Neil Westcott (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Parkes[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Parkes Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The area under administration includes the town of Parkes and the surrounding region of 5,919 square kilometres (2,285 sq mi), with a population of approximately 14,592 as of 2011. The Shire includes the towns of Peak Hill, Alectown, Bogan Gate, Trundle and Tullamore.
The mayor of Parkes Shire Council is Cr. Neil Westcott, who is unaligned with any political party.
Heritage listings edit
Parkes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 39 Currajong Street: Parkes Post Office[3]
- May Street: Parkes railway station[4]
Council edit
Current composition and election method edit
Parkes Shire Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[5]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and unaligned | 10 | |
| Total | 10 | |
Past councillors edit
2016−present edit
| Year | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | ||||||||||
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| 2016 | Neil Westcott (Ind.) | Louise O'Leary (Ind.) | Ken Keith (Ind.) | Kenny McGrath (Ind.) | Wally Biles (Ind.) | Barbara Newton (Ind.) | George Pratt (Ind.) | Bill Jayet (Ind.) | Alan Ward (Ind.) | Patrica Smith (Ind.) | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Glenn Wilson (Ind.) | Marg Applebee (Ind.) | Jacob Cass (Ind.) | Daniel Weber (Ind.) | ||||||||||||||||
Election results edit
2021 edit
| Elected councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Wilson | Independent (Group A) | |
| Ken Keith | Independent | |
| Louise O'Leary | Independent | |
| Neil Westcott | Independent | |
| Bill Jayet | Independent | |
| Jacob Cass | Independent | |
| Marg Applebee | Independent | |
| Kenny McGrath | Independent | |
| George Pratt | Independent | |
| Daniel Weber | Independent (Group A) | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| independent (Group A) | 1,596 | 19.9 | |||
| Independent | Ken Keith | 1,172 | 14.6 | ||
| Independent | Louise O'Leary | 786 | 9.8 | ||
| Independent | Neil Westcott | 708 | 8.8 | ||
| Independent | Bill Jayet | 707 | 8.8 | ||
| Independent | Jacob Cass | 650 | 8.1 | ||
| Independent | Marg Applebee | 573 | 7.1 | ||
| Independent | Kenny McGrath | 496 | 6.2 | ||
| Independent | George Pratt | 431 | 5.4 | ||
| Independent National | John Southon | 332 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent | Johanne Burke | 213 | 2.7 | ||
| Independent | Cathy Francis | 160 | 2.0 | ||
| Independent | John Coulston | 156 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Sean White | 47 | 0.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,027 | 91.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 797 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 8,824 | 83.8 | |||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Independent | 7,695 | 95.9 | |||
| Independent National | 332 | 4.1 | |||
| Party total seats | Seats | ± | |||
| Independent | 10 | 
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References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Parkes (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Parkes Shire Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
- ^ "Parkes Post Office". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00717. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Parkes Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01220. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Parkes Shire Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2021. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Register of Candidates - in Name order" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Parkes". ABC News.
External links edit
Media related to Parkes Shire at Wikimedia Commons