A request for a vote recount by one of the candidates standing for election to Coonamble Shire Council has been rejected.

Soon after the local government election results were published on the NSW Electoral Commission's website at around 10:45am on Tuesday 21 December, a request for the Coonamble Shire was lodged.

Candidates in Local Government Elections are always given an opportunity to challenge the results following the final Distribution of Preferences and have around 24 hours to submit their request.

It is not uncommon for candidates to seek a recount, especially where the results are close or where a candidates who polled strongly on first preferences drops down the ranks in later counts when distribution of preferences are finally exhausted.

A spokesperson for the Electoral Commission said a number of requests were received from candidates in shires around the state.

The Electoral Commissioner considers and responds to each request, deciding whether or not to grant a recount based on the specific reasons for the request, which can vary greatly from situation to situation.

On Thursday morning, almost 48 hours since the request was lodged, Electoral Commission Campaigns staff advised that the request by the Coonamble candidate was unsuccessful.

"The Electoral Commissioner has reviewed the request for the recount," the spokesperson said.

"The Commissioner is not satisfied that a recount should be conducted on the grounds provided in the request."

This means that those nine candidates announced on Tuesday will form the new Coonamble Shire Council and will meet on Tuesday 11 January to elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.

Tim Horan and Ahmad (Al) Karanouh were elected in Round 1, Karen Churchill round 4, Brian Sommerville round 7, Adam Cohen and Bill Fisher in round 10, Terry Lees, Barbara Deans and Pat Cullen in round 13.

Five councillors will return - Karanouh, Churchill, Fisher, Deans and Cullen - with fresh faces being Horan, Sommerville, Cohen and Lees.

Aspiring candidate Steven (JJ) Smith and former councillor Robert (Octo) Thomas were edged out in the distribution of preferences as Lee’s leapfrogged them, Deans and Cullen in the final rounds of counting.

The margin between the last elected candidate and the last un-elected or excluded candidate (Steven Smith) was just six votes.