Councillor Toby Smith was re-elected unopposed as mayor for the fourth consecutive year.

Councillor Smith said that he was humbled and honoured to be re-elected as a councillor and mayor unopposed.

"I'd like to thank the council and the people of B Ward for having the confidence in me to elect me unopposed. I think the ratepayers have delivered an excellent council. I'm sure we'll be able to deliver services and infrastructure for the Tenterfield Shire as a whole," he said.

The race for deputy mayor, however, was not so clear-cut. When a tied vote was returned for the two nominees Nick DeStefani and John MacNish, Shire Council General Manager Don Ramsland was forced to pull the winner's name out of a hat - or, in this case, a jug.

Nick DeStefani was the name the came out of the jug, denying Councillor MacNish another term as deputy mayor.

Councillor DeStefani said he was looking forward to continuing the work of the council and praised councillors new and old for their efforts over the years.

"The advantage Tenterfield has over other shires is that we put the shire first. The town and surrounding area is at the heart of it," Councillor DeStefani said.

"We've never allowed politics to enter the chamber and I hope we never will. There has been some differences and there has been some falling outs, but at the end of the day we're here to serve the people."

Councillor Smith said the council would encourage people and businesses to move to Tenterfield, and continue to work on upgrades to the storm water and sewerage system, asphalting roads throughout the shire, replacing wooden bridges and the construction a heavy vehicle bypass.

Councillor Smith said the council was still considering the feasibility of a heavy vehicle bypass and was adamant that it would not affect the amount of visitors to the town.

"I have no intensions to reduce the number of tourists coming to Tenterfield. Tenterfield is a tourist destination. The bypass will be well signed, I'm sure the heavy vehicle bypass will not distract tourists," Councillor Smith said.

"The biggest issue is the safety of the people in the main street. The street was not designed to take cars, let alone trucks."