2017 Central Coast Council election
The 2017 Central Coast Council election was held on 9 September 2017 to elect 15 councillors to Central Coast Council. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia.

This was the first election for the council after it was formed in 2016 from a merger of the City of Gosford and Wyong Shire.

The Labor Party won the most seats out of any party, winning six out of 15.

Background
Central Coast Council covers the entire Central Coast region, which has a population of 327,736 as of 2021. This makes it the third-most-populated LGA in New South Wales, behind only Blacktown and Canterbury-Bankstown.

The council was formed on 12 May 2016 as a "super council" after the state government merged the City of Gosford and Wyong Shire. It is composed of five wards, each electing three councillors, totalling 15 councillors for the entire LGA.

Candidates
A total of 93 candidates contested the election.

Central Coast NEW Independents endorsed candidates in three wards (Gosford East, Gosford West and Wyong), while Next Generation Independents ran a ticket in one ward (Gosford East).

Results

+2017 New South Wales local elections: Central Coast Party Votes % Swing  Seats Change    57,265 30.2 +7.0 6  1    46,751 24.7 −6.5 4  2    32,279 17.0 −12.6 3  3   Central Coast NEW Independents 19,774 10.4 +10.4 2  2    14,834 7.8 −1.6 0  1    10,986 5.8 −0.8 0  2   Fighting for the Forgotten North 4,012 2.1  0    Next Generation Independents 2,789 1.5  0     544 0.3 +0.3 0    Sustainable Development 407 0.2 +0.2 0   Formal votes 189,641     Informal votes      Total     15  Registered voters / turnout 250,818 75.6  

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Gosford East

Gosford West

The Entrance

Wyong

Aftermath

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