Liberals select candidates for 'winnable' council places

The Liberal Party has pre-selected candidates it believes can win positions on the Central Coast Council.

It will now invite other candidates to stand with them so each ward had a Liberal Party ticket consisting of three candidates.

Mr Troy Marquart of Somersby has been pre-selected for the Gosford West Ward on Sunday, July 30.

Ms Rebecca Gale Collins and Ms Kerryanne Delaney were preselected in the Gosford East Ward, where the Liberal Party believes it can get two councillors over the line in the September 9 election.

The NSW executive of the Liberal Party was expected to act quickly, within the week, to endorse preselected candidate but had not announced Mr Marquart's endorsement by August 4.

Source:

Liberal Party sources, 31 Jul 2017

Media release, Jul 31

Richard Carroll, NSW Electoral Commission

Reporter: Jackie Pearson