Jerilderie Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Jerilderie, New South Wales.

Jerilderie Shire New South Wales
Jerilderie Shire Council office and chambers.
Location of Jerilderie Shire in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	1,526 (2012)
• Density	0.45242/km2 (1.1718/sq mi)
Established	1918
Area	3,373 km2 (1,302.3 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr. Terry Hogan AM (Unaligned)
Council seat	Jerilderie
Region	Riverina
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal Division(s)	Farrer
Website	Jerilderie Shire
LGAs around Jerilderie Shire: Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Narrandera Conargo Jerilderie Shire Urana Conargo Berrigan Corowa

Jerilderie Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Newell Highway. The Shire was declared in 1918 after the amalgamation of the former Municipality of Jerilderie (1889 - 1918) and Wunnamurra Shire (1906 - 1918). Jerilderie Shire is the second smallest local government area in New South Wales, in terms of population.

The mayor of Jerilderie Shire is Cr. Terry Hogan AM, an unaligned politician. The seat of the Council is located in Jerilderie, the only significant town in the Shire.

Current composition and election method

Jerilderie Shire Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally as one entire 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 and Unaligned	7
	Total	7

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

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Terry Hogan AM	Unaligned	Mayor
	Faith Bryce	Independent
	Ruth McRae	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor
	Laurie Henery	Independent
	John Hudson	Unaligned
	Tim Sheed	Unaligned
	Gaila Smith	Independent