Key dates for the 2022 elections
Our next local election day is on Saturday 8 October 2022. View the key dates below.
Now is the right time to consider being a candidate in the local elections. Click here for more information on how to become a candidate in the 2022 elections.
It’s also really important that you check that you are enrolled to vote. Click here to go to a website that makes it really easy to check if you are currently enrolled.
If you are enrolled on a parliamentary electoral roll, you can expect to get your voting papers sometime between 16 – 21 September.
Voting will be open from Friday 16 September and closes at 12noon on Saturday 8 October 2022. Click here for more information for voters.
Key dates
| Now - 15 July 2022 | Maker sure you're enrolled to vote |
| Consider being a candidate | |
| 15 July 2022 | Candidate nominations open |
| 12 August 2022 | Candidates announced |
| 12 September 2022 | Final electoral roll certified by Electoral Officer |
| 13 September 2022 | Meet the candidates evening at 6:00 pm (War Memorial Centre) |
| 16 - 21 September 2022 | Voting papers sent to enrolled voters |
| 16 September - 8 October 2022 | Voting opens |
| 8 October 2022 | Voting closes at 12noon |
| Progress ad preliminary results published | |
| 14 - 19 October 2022 | Final results announced |
