FIELD SET FOR NEWCASTLE CITY HALL ELECTION

Seven candidates will seek to become Lord Mayor of Newcastle in September with the field finalised on Thursday afternoon.
81 candidates have nominated for the 12 councillor positions.
Lord Mayor John Tate announced yesterday his intention to retire from the city’s top job, while Labor councillors Sharon Claydon and Independents Scott Sharpe, Graham Boyd and Shane Connell won’t contest the election.
Of note in Ward 1 is Lisa Tierney who’ll nominate on a Liberal ticket while Caitlan Raschke who led the charge against the felling of the Laman Street figs has also nominated.

Fee Mozeley, who also played a significant part in the fig debate, is nominated in Ward 4.

Former councillor Helene O’Neil has nominated in Ward 2.

The mayoral candidates are in the following order of the ballot paper.

1. Nuatali Nelmes – Labor
2. Aaron Buman – Independent
3. Jacqueline Haines – Independent
4. John Sutton – The Greens
5. Bryan Havenhand – Independent
6. Col Peebles – Independent
7. Jeff McCloy – Independent

See below for the full list of councillor nominees.

Ward 1:
Independents:
Aaron Buman
Scott Sharpe
Howard Mole
Labor:
Stephanie Posniak
Kimberly Hall
Ken Grainger
Greens:
Michael Osborne
Catherine Burgess
Claire Charles
Liberal:
Lisa Tierney
Lindsay Karathanassis
Colleen Prider
Independents:
Aaron Johnson
Renee Walkom
Mellissa Murphy
Independents:
Jacqueline Haines
Independents:
Tim Bohlsen
Justin Oliver
Paul Walker
Independents:
Bryan Havenhand
Jason Hinton
Caitlin Raschke

Ward 2:
Independents:
Helene O’neill
Mary (Maria) Quinlan
Natilee Sargent
Labor:
Tim Crakanthorp
Mark Northam
Valma (Val) Rutherford
Greens:
Therese Doyle
Melanie Hunt
Anne Dusta
Independents:
Cathy Bremner
Rachael Valentine
Peter Noakes
Liberal:
Brad Luke
Nicholas Stabler
Edward (Ted) Hayes
Independents:
Patricia Gillard
Andrew Howard
Jeanne Walls
Independent:
Krystyna Walker
Independent:
Colin (Col) Peebles

Ward 3:
Independent:
Richard (Rick) Prosser
Michael King
Samantha Clarke
Labor:
Nuatali Nelmes
Peta Baartz
Michael Foley
Liberal:
Sharon Waterhouse
Bronwyn Lay
Philp McKenny
Independents:
Joel Curry
Grant Belcher
David Cook
The Greens:
Keith Parsons
Nevenka Bareham
Darrell Harris
Independents:
Andrea Rufo
Sue O’Sullivan
Anna Kaemmerling

Ward 4:
Independents:
Allan Robinson
David (Dave) Dundas
Shannon Griffis
Labor:
Jason Dunn
Josephine (Josie) Byrne
Albert (David) Carter
The Greens:
John Sutton
Fee Mozeley
Gregg Heathcote
Liberal:
David Compton
Michael Jackson
Donald Harris
Independent:
Clarice Hamling
Kim Hillery
David Horkan
Independent:
Robert Cook
Brad Wilson
Jozef (joe) Zanorowski

Christian Democratic Party:
Milton Caine
Andrew Weatherstone
Julian Grayson