Key dates for the 2025 Local Body Elections
Our next local election day is on Saturday 11 October 2025. View the key dates below.
Now it the right time to 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 9 – 22 September 2025.
Key Dates
| Now - July 2025 | Make sure you're enrolled to vote (click here to see if you already are) |
| 4 July 2025 | Candidate nominations open |
| 1 August 2025 | Candidate nominations close |
| 8 August 2025 | Candidates announced |
| 5 September 2025 | Final electoral roll certified by Electoral Officer |
| 9 - 22 September 2025 | Voting papers sent to enrolled voters |
| 9 September - 11 October 2025 | Voting open |
| 11 October 2025 | Election Day! Voting closes at 12noon |
| Progress and preliminary results published as soon as practical after close of voting | |
| 14 - 17 October 2025 | Final results announced |
