Voting is compulsory for eligible residents at the Local Government elections .

This year ’ s council elections have been rescheduled to Saturday 4 December , 8am to 6pm , under NSW legislation .

The NSW Electoral Commission is working with NSW Health to implement COVID-safe measures for polling venues .

Check your local council website to see where and how you can vote .

Here ’ s the basics on what you need to know about these elections :

Voting is every four years Local government elections are usually held in NSW on the second Saturday in September every four

years . At local government elections voters in each local government area elect councillors to their local council . This year all 125 councils in NSW are taking part in the elections .

A local government area can be either :

- undivided , where the councillors are elected by all voters in that area , or

- divided , where the council is divided into wards , from which an equal number of councillors are elected for each ward .

Councillors are elected for a four-year term , and the number of councillors elected varies from council to council .

Am I eligible to vote ? You can vote in the local government elections if you are an Australian citizen , or a British citizen who was enrolled to vote in Australia on 25 January 1984 , and are aged 18 years or older , and have lived at your current address for at least one month .

You only need to enroll once with the Australian Electoral Commission to vote for all three levels of government .

If you are not sure whether you are enrolled to vote , you can check your enrolment details online at roll . elections . nsw . gov . au or call 1300 135 736 .

for eligible residents

Casting a vote before election day : Early voting , pre-poll and postal voting is available . Online and operator assisted voting ( iVote ) is available for people with a disability , require assistance , live more than 20 kilometres from their nearest polling place , are silent electors or will not be in their local government area on voting day . Where to vote : Go online to check the latest information on the electorate at : elections . nsw . gov . au .

Candidates for the Blacktown City local government elections 2021

* lead candidates of each group shown in ballot paper draw order . Ungrouped in each ward are indicated . Information Election NSW .

Blacktown is divided up into five wards ( named Ward 1 to Ward 5 ) with each ward electing three councillors .

The wards are numbered in a clockwise direction , starting with Ward 1 in northern parts of the council .

Ward 1 covers north-eastern parts of the electorate , mostly covering newly-developing suburbs and less developed parts of the council , including the suburbs of Kellyville Ridge , Stanhope Gardens , Parklea and eastern parts of Schofields and Riverstone .

Ward 2 covers eastern areas including Kings Langley , Glenwood , Marayong , Lalor Park and parts of Blacktown , Seven Hills and Quakers Hill .

Ward 3 covers the south-east of the council , including Prospect , Arndell Park , Huntingwood , most of Blacktown and parts of Seven Hills .

Ward 4 covers the south-west of the council , including Mount Druitt , Rooty Hill , Minchinbury , Doonside and Glendenning .

Ward 5 covers the north-west of the council , including Tregear , Shalvey , Whalan and parts of Plumpton and Oakhurst .