[1][2] Illawarra covers five local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Wollongong.

Independent Liberal councillors Serena Copley (Ward 1) and Paul Ell (Ward 2) were endorsed by the Liberal Party for the 2024 election, but the party missed the candidate nomination deadline and none of its candidates (including Copley and Ell) were able to contest.

[19] She resigned as a member of the Liberal Party on 1 August after claiming was "told to go on a crash diet and to make way for male candidates".

Wingecarribee Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

[21] As a result, no election was held for Wingecarribee in December 2021, with the council eventually dismissed in July 2022.