Wellington Council

This article is about the local government area in New South Wales. For other uses, see Wellington Council (disambiguation).

Wellington Council New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	8,493 (2011 census)
• Density	2.06/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Area	4,113 km2 (1,588.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Anne Jones
Council seat	Wellington
Region	Orana
State electorate(s)	Orange
Federal Division(s)	Parkes
Website	Wellington Council
LGAs around Wellington Council: Dubbo Warrumbungle Upper Hunter Dubbo Wellington Council Mid-Western Cabonne Cabonne Mid-Western

Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.

Wellington Council area includes Wellington, Maryvale, Geurie, North Yeoval, Dripstone, Mumbil, Stuart Town and Euchareena.

The Mayor of Wellington Council is Anne Jones.

Council

Council offices, in Wellington.

Current composition and election method

Wellington Council is composed of nine 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 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents	9
	Total	9

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

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Anne Jones	Independent	Mayor
	Pip Smith	Independent
	Mark Griggs	Independent
	David Grant	Independent
	Rod Buhr	Independent
	Graham Cross	Independent	Deputy Mayor
	Terry Dray	Independent
	Marcus Hanney	Independent
	Alison Conn	Independent