Five of the best: But would you vote for these people?

THE council elections on September 9 will see a rather motley crew of would-be councillors fight for your votes. Here’s a snapshot of who is on the paper — would you vote for them?

Artist and erotic fiction writer Lou Steer is standing for council.

• Shooters party taking a Trump approach to council elections

THE council elections on September 9 will see a rather motley crew of would-be councillors fight for your votes. Here’s a snapshot of who is on the paper — would you vote for them?

Tom Zreika (Liberal, Cumberland Council)

Tom Zrieka.

Lou Steer.

Mr Zreika is the brother-in-law of former Auburn mayor and property developer Ronney Oueik. Along with his former deputy Salim Mehajer, Mr Oueik was investigated by the state government’s Auburn City Council public inquiry. Mr Zreika, a lawyer, represented his brother in law at that inquiry, which made no adverse findings against Mr Oueik.

Lou Steer (Greens, Inner West Council)

Poet, erotic fiction writer, singer and sculptor Lou Steer’s works deal with some heavy issues, but none as dramatic as when Satan rapes a child. In a graphic passage from her book Forests Of The Night: Dark Tales, the Greens candidate writes about a 14-year-old girl being raped by Satan while her mother is asleep in the next room. Ms Steer defended her work, saying: “It is not salacious or titillating and does not encourage child abuse. In fact, it takes the opposite view — it protests child abuse by showing the damage it does to the victim.”

Ron Bezic (Liberal, Bayside Council)

By night he’s a former Rockdale councillor looking for re-election, by day he is a cosmetic surgeon to minor celebrities. Among many others, Dr Bezic is the man responsible for the numerous surgeries of The Shire star Sophie Kalantzis. Ms Kalantzis said if his council skills are anything like his cosmetic surgery work, he’ll make a great councillor.

Philip Ruddock.

Sam Romano.

Sam Romano (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers, Orange)

The former boxer and grandfather of eight defected from the National Party five years ago. Now he is part of the first group of Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party members to run for local council on a party ticket. “The Nationals need to be put in their place,” the 59-year-old said.

Philip Ruddock (Liberals, Hornsby)

The former immigration minister and longest serving MP is a certainty to become mayor. The 74-year-old said in a statement: “I never expected to return to elected office. That said I have always stated: ‘You enter and remain in politics to make a difference’.”