It is less than three weeks before Maitland residents will hit the polls to vote in a new local council.
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The ballot paper for the Maitland City Council election has been drawn and includes 19 candidates on the campaign trail.
Maitland is broken up into four wards including North, East, Central and West.
The mayoral candidates include incumbent Mayor Loretta Baker (Labor), Ben Mitchell (Liberal), Philip Penfold (Penfold Independent), Brian Burke (Independent), John Brown (Greens), Michael Cooper (Independent) and Shahriar 'Sean' Safari (Independent).
The ballot draw took place last week and the candidates are (in ballot paper order):
Central Ward
- John Brown (Greens)
- Sally Halliday (Liberal)
- Loretta Baker (Labor)
- Bill Hackney (Penfold Independent)
Ungrouped
- Brian Burke (Independent)
West Ward
- Ben Mitchell (Liberal)
- Stephanie Fischer (Labor)
- Kristy Ferguson (Penfold Independent)
North Ward
- Robert Aitchison (Labor)
- Michael Cooper (Independent)
- Mitchell Griffin (Liberal)
- Philip Penfold (Penfold Independents)
- Campbell Knox (Greens)
Ungrouped
- Paul Hickey (Independent)
- Sean Safari (Independent)
East Ward
- Kanchan Ranadive (Liberal)
- Ben Whiting (Labor)
- Peter Garnham (Penfold Independent)
Ungrouped
- Paul Johns (Independent)
The local government elections, which includes 124 councils, will be held across NSW on Saturday, December 4, after being postponed twice due to the COVID pandemic. Pre-poll will begin on Monday, November 22 and end on Friday, December 3.
It is mandatory for everyone over the age of 18 years old to vote.
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