2025 Alice Springs Town Council election

2025 Alice Springs Town Council election

23 August 2025

All 9 seats on Alice Springs Town Council
Registered17,020
Mayor
Turnout55.2% ( 9.8)
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Asta Hill Eli Melky Lisa-Marie Burgoyne
Party Greens Independent Ind. Country Liberal
Primary vote 3,005 2,804 1,885
Percentage 33.3% 31.0% 20.9%
Swing 33.3 11.0 20.9
TCP 50.3% 49.7%
TCP swing 50.3 49.7

Mayor before election

Matt Paterson
Independent

Elected Mayor

Asta Hill
Greens

Councillors

This shows results prior to the exclusion of Asta Hill.
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents

39.6 3 −4
Independent Country Liberal

31.6 3 +2
Greens

20.8 1 +1
Independent Labor

5.2 1 0
Independent UAP

2.8 0 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2025 Alice Springs Town Council election was held on 23 August 2025 to elect a mayor and eight councillors to the Town of Alice Springs. The election was part of the local government elections held throughout the Northern Territory.

First-term incumbent, Matt Paterson, chose not to seek re-election, and Greens candidate Asta Hill was elected mayor with 50.3% of the two-candidate-preferred vote, defeating Eli Melky.