The Dubbo local government area is looking like it will have one of the most diverse councils ever elected.
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On Monday afternoon the NSW Electoral Commission released its final count.
In central ward, former mayor Mathew Dickerson and Labor candidate Vicki Etheridge have been elected. Ms Etheridge is the only candidate from the 2017 group of elected representatives who has been re-elected. Ben Shields was unsuccessful in his attempt to get back on Dubbo Regional Council.
It was tight in east ward, but Indigenous artist Lewis Burns and businessman Damien Mahon have been chosen as the two representatives. For both it will be their first time on council.
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North and south wards will also have brand new councillors. Labor's Pam Wells and independent candidate Matthew Wright - widely known for his role as president of the Dubbo Business Chamber - had the highest number of votes in north ward.
Meanwhile, Bangladeshi-born Shibli Chowdhury will add to the diverse representation, having received the highest number of votes in south ward. He'll be joined by Labor candidate and teacher Josh Black.
It was a tight race in the Wellington ward, but independent Richard Ivey and Ben Shields Team's Jess Gough will be the town's representatives.
Mr Ivey said now the results were all but finalised he was hoping the elected group could start to look forward for the betterment of the community.
"The last couple of weeks have been pretty full on. I've been talking to a lot of the other candidates, the ones who looked like they were going to get elected," he said.
The referendum results have also been finalised.
The wards will be abolished after 74.59 per cent voted in favour of removing them, and changing from 10 to 11 councillors.
Mr Ivey said the Wellington region would still have a voice on council.
"You can have two out of 10 councillors elected under the ward system and unless those councillors are effective and they can argue their case and convince other councillors their cases has got merit, two out of 10 doesn't do anything.
"You're much better to have someone who can argue a case, who can promote the benefits of Wellington to the Dubbo Regional Council and I think that would be a win-win situation."
Overall, Mr Ivey said the new council was "very exciting".
"It seems to me you've got 10 people who want to be on council for the right reasons, and that's for the betterment of the Dubbo Regional Council area," he said.
"There seems to be some good independent, intelligent thinkers so let's hope the next three or four years are really exciting and we can achieve lots of results."
There's now a 24-hour wait to see if there are any requests for a recount. If no requests are received the results will be made official.
The new councillors will likely be sworn in at a council meeting on December 23.
Dubbo Regional Council chief executive officer Murray Wood said council would keep the community informed as the information came to hand.
"The governance team has been working tirelessly to make the transition for the newly elected body as seamless as possible, and we have a comprehensive induction program planned for the new and returning councillors to be held throughout January and February," Mr Wood said.
"That program will involve in-house and externally facilitated sessions, so the new councillors and the community can have confidence moving into this next term of council."
The mayor and deputy mayor will also be elected at that meeting.
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