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LGA Council media and news
11/07/2025 - NOTICE | CITY OF ADELAIDE Candidates announced
24/04/2025 - NOTICE | CITY OF ADELAIDE Close of Roll for Supplementary Election
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2022 Council Election Report
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EDUCATION
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NOTICES
Notices via the South Australian Government Gazette
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In South Australia, periodic council elections are held every four years. After periodic elections the Electoral Commission of South Australia produces a report covering all aspects of the elections, including a summary of the results. Reports for council elections since 2006 are available below.
Results for supplementary elections are available on our past council elections page.
- 2022 Council elections report (PDF)
- 2018 council election report (PDF, 6MB)
- 2014 council election report (PDF, 3.7MB)
- 2010 council election report (PDF, 2.6MB)
- 2006 council election report (PDF, 1MB)
- 2003 Council Elections Report (PDF)
- 2000 Council Elections Report (PDF)
All government agencies and their activities are governed by legislation. The following Acts and Regulations are administered by the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA):
These statutes provide the requirements enabling ECSA to conduct all aspects of state general elections and by-elections, referendums, local government periodic and supplementary elections, and the First Nations Voice to SA Parliament election.
In addition to these, ECSA conducts elections for many non-government bodies on request. Elections for non-government bodies are regulated by the relevant election rules contained in their Acts or constitutions (some of which are listed below).