Almost all of the ballots from the weekend's election have now been tallied, offering voters a decent picture of who their future councillors will be.

Clean Out Council's Mick Henderson and Richard Foley, Labor's Dan Hayes and Amelia Parkins, The Greens' Jenny McKinnon and incumbent councillors Rod Kendall, Dallas Tout and Tim Koschel all appear to have done enough for a spot.

The ninth and final seat looks as though it will be contested between Georgie Davies and former councillor Paul Funnell.

Out of the 10 candidates still in the running, only Mr Henderson, Mr Tout and Mr Funnell live outside the Wagga suburbs.

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Mangoplah resident Paul Cocking said he would have preferred to see more representation from outlying villages and the onus will be on councillors to improve communication with the small towns.

"Everything has been so city-focused and just because small towns are not very big doesn't mean they should be forgotten," he said.

"The first thing they need to do is engage with the local villages and find out what they want. Show some real empathy for the area."

Mr Cocking called for more meetings to be held where councillors could engage with the rural residents.

Uranquinty Progress Association president Deb Bewick said it has been difficult for her town to receive support in recent years.

"It has very much been tough to have the community supported," she said. "We have maintenance issues and problems with cleaning out the drains which need to be addressed."

Ms Bewick called for councillors to bring back regular meetings with the outlying communities - as did Currawarna resident Barbara Johnston.

"Those meetings were great because it gave a chance for people who weren't good at writing to have their voices heard," Mrs Johnston said.

Oura resident and deputy mayor Dallas Tout looks set to be re-elected and said if he got over the line he would ensure councillors represent the whole region.

"If elected I will continue as I have in the past to remind councillors and staff of their responsibilities to the villages to ensure there is no reduction in services," Mr Tout said.

Maxwell resident Mick Henderson's spot on council is all but confirmed and he said rural towns are just as important as Wagga.

"They should have the same quality of infrastructure and services as the people in the city," he said.

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