Deniliquin Council

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Deniliquin, New South Wales.

Deniliquin Council New South Wales
Coordinates	35°32′S 144°58′E
Population	7,327 (2012)
• Density	51.166/km2 (132.52/sq mi)
Area	143.2 km2 (55.3 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr. Lindsay Renwick (Independent)
Council seat	Deniliquin
Region	Riverina
State electorate(s)	Murray
Federal Division(s)	Farrer
Website	Deniliquin Council
LGAs around Deniliquin Council: Conargo Conargo Conargo Murray Deniliquin Council Conargo Murray Murray Murray

Deniliquin Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is the only rural local government area in New South Wales left consisting only of a rural town.

The Mayor of Deniliquin Shire Council is Cr. Lindsay Renwick, an independent politician.

Council

Deniliquin Town Hall

Current composition and election method

Deniliquin Council is composed of seven 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 due to be held on 8 September 2012. However, only seven candidates, being the below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election was uncontested. The makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	7
	Total	7

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Peter Connell	Unaligned
	Pat Fogarty	Unaligned
	Ashley Hall	Independent	Deputy Mayor
	Andrew Howley	Independent
	Lindsay Renwick	Independent	Mayor
	Jeff Shand	Unaligned
	Susan Taylor	Unaligned