1944 Sydney City Council election

The 1944 Sydney City Council election was held on 2 December 1944 to elect 20 councillors to the City of Sydney. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia.

1944 Sydney City Council election
2 December 1944
Turnout22.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Reg Bartley Ernest Charles O'Dea Horace Foley
Party Civic Reform Labor Lang Labor
Leader's seat Gipps Ward Phillip Ward None (contested Phillip Ward)
Seats won 12 seats 8 seats 0 seats
Seat change
Percentage 34.44% 32.61% 25.09%

The election saw the Civic Reform Association, which had controlled the council since 1930, re-elected.

Lang Labor came close to a victory in Phillip Ward, where Horace Foley had the second-highest primary vote. However, Labor retained all four seats.

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