A Fairfield City councillor has been suspended by the New South Wales Liberal Party for running an independent ticket for Mayor against its own endorsed candidate.

Key points: Cr Dai Le suspended from the Liberal Party for 10 years

Cr Dai Le suspended from the Liberal Party for 10 years She had formed an independent ticket for Mayor against a candidate endorsed by the party

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Councillor Dai Le has been given a 10-year suspension from the party after forming an independent team to run for Mayor of Fairfield City against their endorsed candidate, Joe Molluso.

Cr Le made the move after failing to win preselection for the Local Government elections in September.

She said she was given special dispensation from the Liberal Party state executive to run as an independent councillor but not to run an independent team for the mayoral position.

"The state executive did not approve of me running as a Mayor, for the mayoral position. They allowed me [only myself] to run as an independent councillor just on my own," Cr Le told the ABC.

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Cr Le said despite being warned that she may be suspended for breaching the party's constitution, she was surprised to receive the notice.

"You know when I received the letter I was shocked, but I thought well I've had so many stones thrown at me over the years that I've become accustomed to another hurdle," she said.

"And I thought I just have to pick myself up again."

Cr Le, who came to Australia from Vietnam as a refugee, recently had a tumultuous time in the Liberal party, missing out on a winnable spot on its Upper House ticket at the state election in 2015, despite having the backing of Premier Mike Baird.

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After factional heavyweight Jai Rowell used his muscle to support his ally Lou Amato to take the spot, Mr Baird told the party's state council that the party needed to run more female candidates and people from multicultural backgrounds.

Dai Le has twice run as the Liberal Party candidate for the NSW seat of Cabramatta.

Cr Le's team for Fairfield Council consists of former Liberal Member for Smithfield Andrew Rohan and councillor Charbel Saliba.

Mr Rohan has also been sent a suspension notice.

Former Liberal MP Ross Cameron said he believed "everyone is entitled to a fair go in a merit-based preselection and that is what Dai Le has been denied."

"In the NSW Upper House in the Senate less than 1 per cent of Liberal party members in NSW get a vote, so North Korea is more democratic than the NSW branch of the Liberal Party," he said.

NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance said Ms Lee is a "wonderful contributor to a community."

"To that end you know it's a matter that state executive have made a decision on," he said.

"I don't have the information before state executive for their reasons or for their decision, but it's really a matter between the state executive and the state director to comment on."

Cr Le posted a video on social media saying she was disappointed at the party's decision.

"At the end of the day, I'm here for the people of Fairfield City Council and the community," she said.

"If you want to back me, make sure you are here on September 10 [on NSW Local Council election day] to support me and my team of independents."

The NSW Liberal Party has declined to comment.