2012 New South Wales mayoral elections

The 2012 New South Wales mayoral elections were held on 8 September 2012 to elect mayors or lord mayors to 36 of the 152 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.

These were the last mayoral elections for Botany Bay, Canterbury, Greater Taree, Manly, Queanbeyan, Snowy River and Warringah − all of which were LGAs abolished in the 2016 local government proclamations.

Retiring mayors

 * Greg Piper − Lake Macquarie, announced March 2012
 * Genia McCaffery − North Sydney, announced 12 June 2012
 * John Tate − Newcastle, announced 8 August 2012

Snowy River

 * This was the first time the position of mayor of Snowy River was directly-elected