10.30pm: Here’s the latest results from the NSW Electoral Commission.
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First preference votes (as of 10.15pm)
SCULLY, Paul – 21,561 (48.6%)
BAXTER, Colleen – 1587 (3.6%)
BRADBERY, Gordon – 14,984 (33.8%)
ROSSI, Joe – 1560 (3.5%)
BLAKEY, Cath – 4656 (10.5%)
Total formal votes – 44,348
Total informal votes – 1490
Two-candidate preferred votes (as of 9.46pm)
SCULLY, Paul – 59.5%
BRADBERY, Gordon – 40.4%
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Please keep across the Mercury website on Sunday for all the byelection reaction.
10.15pm: We might have a new face in the NSW Parliament, but one thing hasn’t changed – the Labor Party’s grip on the seat of Wollongong.
Labor’s Paul Scully claimed victory in the Wollongong byelection on Saturday night, walking into a room packed with supporters and “Scully, Scully, Scully” chants.
9.12PM: Wollongong Lord Mayor, and Independent byelection candidate, Gordon Bradbery reacts to tonight's poll.
8.30PM: Labor's Paul Scully claims Wollongong byelection victory.
1.52PM: Mercury reporter Andrew Pearson chats with Independent Wollongong byelection candidate Gordon Bradbery at Unanderra Public.
1.30PM: Opposition leader Luke Foley (centre) makes an appearance in Wollongong on election day to support Labor candidate Paul Scully.
► Mercury reporter Andrew Pearson speaks with Labor Wollongong byelection candidate Paul Scully at Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra.
► Speaking with The Greens' Wollongong byelection candidate Cath Blakey
Scroll down to view a map of the Wollongong electorate and polling places.
Do you need to head to a polling booth on Saturday?
If you are one of the 59,660 electors enrolled in the state seat of Wollongong, then the answer is yes.
Saturday’s Wollongong byelection was prompted by the resignation of Labor MP Noreen Hay earlier this year.
The poll determines Ms Hay’s replacement in the NSW Legislative Assembly.
Generally speaking, the seat of Wollongong is bordered by Towradgi Creek in the north and the Windang Bridge, the Lake Illawarra shoreline and Mullet Creek in the south.
The coastline between Towradgi and Windang forms the eastern boundary.
The western boundary follows the Princes Highway/M1 Princes Motorway from Towradgi Creek to Cordeaux Road, where it then heads inland to encompass Mount Kembla, Kembla Heights, Cordeaux Heights and Farmborough Heights.
Suburbs included wholly within the electorate are: Berkeley, Coniston, Cordeaux Heights, Cringila, Farmborough Heights, Kembla Heights, Lake Heights, Mangerton, Mount Kembla, Mount Saint Thomas, Port Kembla, Primbee, Towradgi, Unanderra, Warrawong, Windang and Wollongong.
Voters should check their enrolment details, with only parts of Corrimal, Fairy Meadow, Figtree, Gwynneville, Kembla Grange, North Wollongong and West Wollongong included in the Wollongong electorate.
Check your details at elections.nsw.gov.au.
WHERE TO VOTE
- Berkeley Community Centre – Winnima Way, Berkeley
- Berkeley Public School – George Street, Berkeley
- Berkeley West Public – 43 Nolan Street, Berkeley
- Coniston Public School – 123 Auburn Street, Coniston
- Cringila Community Hall – 32 - 40 Lake Avenue, Cringila
- Fairy Meadow Demonstration School – Balgownie Road, Fairy Meadow
- Farmborough Road Public – Farmborough Road, Unanderra
- Figtree High School – Gibsons Road, Figtree
- Gwynneville Public School – 10a Acacia Avenue, Gwynneville
- Lake Heights Public School – 302 Northcliffe Drive, Lake Heights
- Mount Kembla Public – Cordeaux Road, Mount Kembla
- Mount St Thomas Public – Taronga Avenue, Mount St Thomas
- Port Kembla Public School – 18 Gloucester Blvd, Port Kembla
- Pt Kembla Senior Citizens – Allan Street, Port Kembla
- Primbee Public School – Illowra Crescent, Primbee
- Smiths Hill High School – Keira Street, Wollongong
- St Pius X School – Cummins Street, Unanderra
- St Therese School – Powell Street, West Wollongong
- TAFE Wollongong West – Rawlinson Avenue, Wollongong
- Towradgi Public School – Carters Lane, Fairy Meadow
- Unanderra Public School – 49 Derribong Drive, Cordeaux Heights
- Warrawong Community Hall – Greene Street, Warrawong
- Warrawong Public School – Cowper Street, Warrawong
- Windang Senior Citizens Centre – 50 Kurrajong Street, Windang
- Wollongong Hospital – Crown Street, Wollongong
- Wollongong Town Hall – 93 Crown Street, Wollongong
ELECTORATE MAP
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