Cr Henk van de Ven confirms he will be contesting mayor and deputy mayor elections

Cr van de Ven will be challenging Kevin Mack for mayor and Amanda Cohn for deputy mayor after both confirmed they would be seeking re-election.

"I want to provide an alternative for councillors who might think Kevin is not doing the job properly," Cr van de Ven said.

"I believe I can do the job of mayor and deputy mayor at least as well as the incumbents and represent the community in the very trying circumstances we find ourselves in.

"We've had a lot of announcements around business closures and job losses.

"The job of mayor needs to be someone with really good business acumen and skills to try and offset those job losses as well as we can."

Cr van de Ven, who has previously served as mayor, will spend the next 24 hours seeking enough support for either position with his best chance being the deputy mayor role.

Cr David Thurley had previously considered contesting the mayoral position before opting out of the race.

Albury Council elections were delayed for 12 months due to COVID-19.