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In Pictures: City of Sydney Election showdown
It’s a battle for Sydney’s Town Hall like none other. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown campaigning in the twice delayed council elections into chaos, confused voters and cast doubt in many candidates’ minds about the likely outcome of Saturday’s polls.
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Clover Moore claims victory as Sydney's Lord Mayor for the 5th time, Darlinghurst, Sydney.Credit:Jessica Hromas
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Clover Moore, standing next to an old campaign poster, claims victory as Sydney's Lord Mayor for the 5th time, Darlinghurst, Sydney.Credit:Jessica Hromas
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Clover Moore claims victory as Sydney's Lord Mayor for the 5th time, Darlinghurst, Sydney.Credit:Jessica Hromas
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Yvonne Weldon, the first Aboriginal-Australian candidate for Lord Mayor of Sydney, casts her vote at the Glebe Town Hall, during local council elections.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Independent Local Councillor for Woollahra Harriet Price with her sister, TV Presenter Jessica Rowe at Five-Ways, Paddington during local council elections.Credit:James Alcock
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Linda Scott, the Labor Party candidate for Sydney Lord Mayor (centre), Tanya Plibersek and Ian Roberts in Newtown on local council elections day.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Early voters gather at Randwick Public School to cast their votes. Running as a Independent, Barbara Keely holds up her how to vote cards outside the school. She says she is the first, First Nation person to be running for Randwick City Council, which is one of Sydney's oldest Councils.Credit:Peter Rae
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Democracy sausages for sale at Erskineville Primary School, during local council election day.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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The Cumberland Mayor Steve Christou gives a statement to the police after he was assaulted by a Labour volunteer at Merrylands Public School, during local council elections.Credit:Jessica Hromas
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Locals turn out to vote in the local council elections at the Greenacre Public School polling booth, Greenacre, Sydney.Credit:Jessica Hromas
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Constituents queue to vote at the Surry Hills Library, during local council elections.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Liberal candidate for Lord Mayor of Sydney, Shauna Jarrett, at Surry Hill Library as voting continues in the NSW local council elections.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Cakes for sale at Bourke Street Public School as voting continues in the NSW local council elections.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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A woman arrives with her baby, at Merrylands East Public School, to vote in the local council elections, Merrylands, Sydney.Credit:Jessica Hromas
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Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour campaigns for re-election at the Baptist Christian Community School, Greenacre, Sydney.Credit:Jessica Hromas
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Locals turn out to vote in the local council elections at the Greenacre Public School polling booth, Greenacre, Sydney.Credit:Jessica Hromas
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People wait to vote outside Erskineville Primary School on council election day. Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Linda Scott, the Labor Party candidate for Lord Mayor of Sydney, outside Erskineville Primary School on election day. Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Yvonne Weldon, the first Aboriginal-Australian candidate for Lord Mayor of Sydney, records a message for social media outside the Glebe Town Hall on election day.Credit:Brook Mitchell
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Clover Moore at Surry Hill Library as voting continues, during the NSW local council elections.Credit:Brook Mitchell