2011 Shellharbour and Wollongong local elections

Elections in New South Wales, Australia The 2011 Shellharbour and Wollongong local elections were held on 3 September 2011 to elect the councils of the City of Shellharbour and the City of Wollongong in New South Wales. Wollongong City Council was sacked in March 2008 amid a corruption inquiry, and the same happened to Shellharbour City Council in July 2008 because of continual failures with the council's code of conduct committee.Shellharbour is latest to join the ranks of sacked councils https://www.smh.com.au/national/shellharbour-is-latest-to-join-the-ranks-of-sacked-councils-20080710-gdsli0.html Sydney Morning Herald 2023-06-04 2023-06-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20230604002709/https://www.smh.com.au/national/shellharbour-is-latest-to-join-the-ranks-of-sacked-councils-20080710-gdsli0.html live Enough evidence to sack Shellharbour Council: inquiry https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-06-12/enough-evidence-to-sack-shellharbour-council/2468848 ABC News This meant electors in both councils did not vote at the 2008 local elections. Both councils also faced a proposed merger, which was later abandoned. Shellharbour has single ward with seven councillors, while Wollongong has a popularly-elected mayor, along with three wards that have four councillors each. Results Wollongong +Council party totals Party Votes % Seats Change   Liberal 4   Labor 4   Independent 2   Greens 2 Aftermath Under the Local Government (Shellharbour and Wollongong Elections) Act 2011, which passed the New South Wales Parliament on 9 May 2011, councillors were elected to hold office until the 2016 local elections, meaning they skipped the 2012 local elections.Local Government (Shellharbour and Wollongong Elections) Bill 2011 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=15 Parliament of New South Wales 2023-06-04 2023-06-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20230604002708/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=15 live Wollongong City Council https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2012/wollongong-city-council/index.htm NSW Electoral Commission 2023-06-04 2023-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20230310160735/https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2012/wollongong-city-council/index.htm live However, as a result of delays caused by amalgamation proposals, both councils went to the polls in 2017 instead. In 2014, Shellharbour councillors began to investigate the costs of a referendum that would allow voters to directly elect their mayor (as was the case before 2008) and increase the number of councillors from seven to nine.Shellharbour council takes first steps towards resurrecting pre-2008 representation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-12/shellharbour-mayor-elect/5886090 ABC News 2023-06-04 2023-06-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20230604002705/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-12/shellharbour-mayor-elect/5886090 live Both proposals later passed at a 2017 referendum, with four wards created with two councillors each, plus the mayor. References Category:2011 elections in Australia Category:Local elections in New South Wales Category:2011 in New South Wales