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'''Your Northern Beaches Independent Team''' ('''YNBIT'''), also known simply as '''Your Northern Beaches''', is an [[List of local government political parties in Australia|Australian political party]] that contests [[Local government in New South Wales|local government elections]] for [[Northern Beaches Council]] in [[New South Wales]].
The party was founded by former [[List of mayors of Warringah|Warringah mayor]] [[Michael Regan (Australian politician)|Michael Regan]], who currently serves as a
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At the [[2017 New South Wales local elections|2017 local elections]], the party won a plurality on council, with 6 out of 15 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Northern Beaches - 2017 NSW Local Government Elections |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nswlg/2017/northern-beaches |publisher=ABC News}}</ref> The party retained its six seats at the [[2021 New South Wales local elections|next election in 2021]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Northern Beaches council election, 2021 |url=https://www.tallyroom.com.au/archive/nswcouncil2021/nthnbeaches2021 |publisher=The Tally Room}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Northern Beaches Council election: Swing to Libs, Greens mayor Michael Regan’s independent team |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/northern-beaches-council-election-voters-turn-out-in-low-numbers-on-gloomy-saturday/news-story/48d60b4b965edd7c90c7dc6709b10eeb |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 December 2021}}</ref>
Regan was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] as the member for [[Electoral district of Wakehurst|Wakehurst]] at the [[2023 New South Wales state election|2023 state election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Inaugural Speech |url=https://www.michaelreganmp.com/inaugural_speech |publisher=Michael Regan MP |access-date=12 May 2024 |date=10 May 2023}}</ref> Following this, [[Northern Beaches Council|Curl Curl Ward]] councillor Sue Heins took over from Regan as party leader and mayor on 16 May 2023.<ref>{{cite web |
On 28 January 2024, [[Northern Beaches Council|Pittwater Ward]] councillor Michael Gencher left YNBIT to join the [[New South Wales Liberal Party|Liberal Party]]. According to the ''Northern Beaches Advocate'', Gencher was one of several YNBIT councillors facing "pressure to stand aside" in favour of candidates aligned with [[teal independents]]. As a result of Gencher's defection, YNBIT lost their plurality on council.<ref>{{cite web |title=Councillor joins Liberals |url=https://www.northernbeachesadvocate.com.au/2024/01/28/councillor-joins-liberals/ |publisher=Northern Beaches Advocate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128044827/https://www.northernbeachesadvocate.com.au/2024/01/28/councillor-joins-liberals/ |archive-date=28 January 2024 |date=28 January 2024}}</ref>
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