Is your local council having an election on 10 September? MidCoast LGA (overall news) Port Stephens LGA by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 4, 2016 NSW Local Council Elections will take place on Saturday, 10 September 2016. However, due the council amalgamation process only 81 NSW councils are having elections. All remaining councils, including those that have been amalgamated, have had their elections deferred until 2017. This situation has the potential to cause confusion among some electors, particularly