The 2024 Canterbury Bankstown Council election was held on 14 September 2024 to elect 15 councillors to the City of Canterbury Bankstown. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales.
The Labor Party narrowly retained its majority, winning eight seats. The Liberal Party won three seats but lost 12.8% of its council-wide vote, owing to a missed candidate nomination deadline which prevented some of its councillors from recontesting.
Canterbury Ward councillor Jessie Nguyen was expelled from the Liberal Party in December 2022.
Like in all other New South Wales local government areas (LGAs), Canterbury Bankstown Council elections use optional preferential voting. Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates.
All elections for councillor positions are elected using proportional representation. Canterbury Bankstown has an Australian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting. The council is divided into five wards, each electing three councillors.
The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).
On 14 August 2024, the day that candidates nominations closed, the Liberal Party revealed they had missed the deadline to nominate 164 candidates in 16 different LGAs. This included all Liberal candidates in Bass Hill Ward and Canterbury Ward.
Labor and the Libertarian Party contested all five wards.
This was the only council contested by the Australian Democrats in 2024.