Parkes Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Parkes Shire | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Parkes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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 | |
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Independents and unaligned | 10 | |
Total | 10 |
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.) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 1. Glenn Wilson (elected) 2. Erik Snyman 3. Matthew Scherer 4. Daniel Weber (elected) 5. Peter Weber 6. Ray Hodge |
1,596 | 19.9 | ||
Independent | Ken Keith (elected) | 1,172 | 14.6 | ||
Independent | Louise O'Leary (elected) | 786 | 9.8 | ||
Independent | Neil Westcott (elected) | 708 | 8.8 | ||
Independent | Bill Jayet (elected) | 707 | 8.8 | ||
Independent | Jacob Cass (elected) | 650 | 8.1 | ||
Independent | Marg Applebee (elected) | 573 | 7.1 | ||
Independent | Kenny McGrath (elected) | 496 | 6.2 | ||
Independent | George Pratt (elected) | 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 |
Media related to Parkes Shire at Wikimedia Commons
Parkes Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Parkes Shire | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Parkes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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 | |
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Independents and unaligned | 10 | |
Total | 10 |
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.) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 1. Glenn Wilson (elected) 2. Erik Snyman 3. Matthew Scherer 4. Daniel Weber (elected) 5. Peter Weber 6. Ray Hodge |
1,596 | 19.9 | ||
Independent | Ken Keith (elected) | 1,172 | 14.6 | ||
Independent | Louise O'Leary (elected) | 786 | 9.8 | ||
Independent | Neil Westcott (elected) | 708 | 8.8 | ||
Independent | Bill Jayet (elected) | 707 | 8.8 | ||
Independent | Jacob Cass (elected) | 650 | 8.1 | ||
Independent | Marg Applebee (elected) | 573 | 7.1 | ||
Independent | Kenny McGrath (elected) | 496 | 6.2 | ||
Independent | George Pratt (elected) | 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 |
Media related to Parkes Shire at Wikimedia Commons