After losing in the [[2021 Tasmanian state election|2021 state election]] sheHickey ran in the 2021 [[Glenorchy City Council]] by-elections for mayor and alderman, which were caused by Mayor [[Kristie Johnston| Kristie Johnston's]] election to state parliament in the [[2021 Tasmanian state election|2021 state election]].<ref name="Sue Hickey 2021"/> SheHickey was elected as alderman but beaten by [[Bec Thomas]] for mayor.<ref name="Sue Hickey 2021"/>
SheHickey ran again in the [[2022 Tasmanian local elections]], was re-elected alderman and was elected deputy mayor of Glenorchy.<ref name="TEC Council 2022 Result">{{cite web|title=Local government elections 2022|url=https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/local-government/elections-2022/results/index.html|work=TEC|publisher=Tasmanian Electoral Commission|date=1 November 2022|accessdate=8 November 2022}}</ref>
Following Mayor [[Bec Thomas]] being elected to state parliament in the [[2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election]], sheHickey became acting mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-06 |title=Acting Mayor Sue Hickey slams spike in vandalism |url=https://www.gcc.tas.gov.au/2024/05/acting-mayor-sue-hickey-slams-spike-in-vandalism/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Glenorchy City Council |language=en-US}}</ref> SheHickey won the resulting 2024 [[Glenorchy City Council]] by-election, becoming mayor of [[Glenorchy City Council]] in June 2024.<ref name="TECGlen2024Result"/>
