All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The last election was held on 8 September 2012, and the composition of the council was: A referendum was held on 8 September 2012, and an absolute majority of voters resolved in favour of the election of the mayor by electors for a four-year term, which necessarily increases the number of councillors by one. The change was to take effect at the next elections in September 2016, but Wyong Shire ceased to exist on 12 May 2016. With the first elections of Central Coast Council on 9 September 2017, former A Ward Councillors Doug Vincent and Greg Best were elected to Central Coast Council for Budgewoi Ward and former B Ward Councillor Lisa Matthews was elected to The Entrance Ward. Shire Presidents and Mayors The office of Shire President was retitled "Mayor" by the from 1 July 1993. Shire Clerks and General Managers The office of Shire Clerk was retitled "General Manager" by the from 1 July 1993. Sister cities Wyong Shire was a sister city to Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, and Southland District, New Zealand until 2010 when ties were severed for financial reasons. Heritage listings The first heritage listings within Wyong Shire were made under the Wyong Local Environmental Plan 1991, with 93 heritage items. In 2011, Wyong Council completed a review of existing heritage items and recommended 62 additional heritage items (including 2 conservation areas) to be incorporated into the new Wyong Local Environmental Plan 2013, bringing the total number of heritage-listed sites in Wyong Shire to 159. The Wyong Shire area has a diverse range of heritage listings and conservation areas, including those listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register (SHR), Section 170 Registers (s.170), and the Wyong Local Environmental Plan 2013 (LEP): Norah Head, Bush Street: Norah Head Lightstation Precinct (SHR & LEP) Noraville, 3 Elizabeth Drive: Hargraves House, Noraville (SHR & LEP) Ourimbah, Pacific Highway: Ourimbah railway station (s.170 & LEP) The Entrance, 71-78 The Entrance Road: The Entrance Hotel (LEP) The Entrance, 199-209 The Entrance Road: The Lakes Hotel (LEP) The Entrance, Ocean Parade: The Entrance Ocean Pools (SHR & LEP) Wyong, 2 Hely Street: Wyong Shire Council Chambers (LEP) Wyong, Pacific Highway: Wyong railway station (s.170 & LEP) Wyong, 98 Pacific Highway: Rural Bank (former)