2016 Tweed Shire Council election

The 2016 Tweed Shire Council election was held on 29 October 2016 to elect seven councillors to the Tweed Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia.

The election was scheduled to be held a month earlier on 10 September 2016 as part of the statewide local elections, however it was postponed following the death of No High-Rise candidate Ken "Stents" Nicholson, aged 88. Nicholson died on 19 August 2016, after suffering a heart attack and fall.

76 candidates in 15 groups (as well as four ungrouped candidates) contested the election.

Timeline

 * 19 August: Ken Nicholson dies in hospital
 * 20 August: Election scheduled for 10 September postponed
 * 31 August: New election date of 29 October announced
 * 19 September: Candidate nominations open
 * 28 September: Candidate nominations close
 * 29 October: Election held