Pat Reilly Independent Gail Giles-Gidney Independent Liberal The 2014 Willoughby mayoral by-election was held on 15 November 2014 to elect the mayor of Willoughby, a local government area in New South Wales, Australia.

The by-election was held following the death of incumbent mayor Pat Reilly.

[1] On 21 January 2014, mayor Pat Reilly died following a short illness.

[2][3] Reilly's funeral was held one week later on 28 January, and was attended by around 1,000 people, including former prime minister Bob Hawke, then-federal treasurer Joe Hockey, and then-Willoughby MP (and future NSW premier) Gladys Berejiklian.

[4] Reilly had most recently been re-elected in 2012, where he defeated his only opponent, Stuart Coppock, with 53.3% of the vote.