Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Barwon South West
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This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Barwon South West region.
Barwon South West has a population of around 450,000 and covers nine local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Geelong.[1]
Colac Otway
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All 7 seats on Colac Otway Shire Council 4 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Colac Otway Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[2]
Colac Otway results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Phil Howard | ||||
Independent | Charlie Buchanan | ||||
Independent | Max Arnott | ||||
Independent | Cheryl Miller | ||||
Independent | Nick Lang | ||||
Independent | Chris Potter | ||||
Independent | Rhea Sabine Wigley | ||||
Independent | Jason Schram | ||||
Independent | Tosh-Jake Finnigan | ||||
Independent | John Knight | ||||
Independent | Gavin Davies | ||||
Greens | Chrissy De Deugd | ||||
Independent | Mick Fischer | ||||
Independent | Tina Hill | ||||
Independent | Peter Byrnes | ||||
Independent | Zoe Hudgell | ||||
Independent | Mick McCrickard | ||||
Independent | Kerrie Thackeray | ||||
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Corangamite
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All 7 seats on Corangamite Shire Council 4 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Corangamite Shire Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of five wards (four single-member wards and one three-member ward), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[4]
Corangamite results
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Cooriemungle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jamie John Vogels | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,625 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Gnotuk
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ruth Gstrein | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,835 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Lake Elingamite
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kate Makin | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,875 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Lake Keilambete
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Geraldine Conheady | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,899 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Leura
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Laurie Hickey | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,640 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Mt Elephant
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Nicholas Cole | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,633 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Tandarook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Cath Jenkins | ||||
Independent | Jo Beard | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Glenelg
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All 7 seats on Glenelg Shire Council 4 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Glenelg Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[6]
Glenelg results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Gary Humm | ||||
Independent | Trever Boyd | ||||
Independent | Matt Jowett | ||||
Independent | Mike Noske | ||||
Independent | Andrew Stephenson | ||||
Independent | Scott Martin | ||||
Independent | Karen Stephens | ||||
Independent | Duane Angelino | ||||
Independent | John Pepper | ||||
Independent | Michael Carr | ||||
Independent | Mary Picard | ||||
Independent | Alistair James McDonald | ||||
Independent | Robyn McDonald | ||||
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Greater Geelong
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All 11 seats on Greater Geelong City Council 6 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Greater Geelong City Council is composed of eleven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four multi-member wards (three three-member wards and one two-member ward), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[8]
Greater Geelong results
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Barrabool Hills
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Liberal | Ron Nelson | ||||
Independent Labor | David McGinness | ||||
Independent | Aleta Moriarty | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Charlemont
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Susan Joachim | ||||
Independent | Emma Sinclair | ||||
Independent Liberal | Blake Hadlow | ||||
Greens | Sian Milton-McGurk | ||||
Independent Labor | Teagan Mitchell | ||||
Independent Labor | Sunny Dhaliwal | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Cheetham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Melissa Cadwell | ||||
Greens | Jess Harper | ||||
Independent Liberal | Jon Metrikas | ||||
Independent | Mellissa Hutchinson | ||||
Independent | Tom Gant | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Connewarre
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Elise Wilkinson | ||||
Independent | Angela Shearman | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Corio
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Azadeh Doosti | ||||
Socialist Alliance | Sarah Hathway | ||||
Greens | Maddie Slater | ||||
Independent | Robert Blaszczyk | ||||
Independent | Danny Mahfoud | ||||
Independent | Anthony Aitken | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Deakin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sue Cox | ||||
Independent | Nicholas Kennedy | ||||
Greens | Izzy Scherrer | ||||
Independent Liberal | Andrew Katos | ||||
Independent Labor | Andy Richards | ||||
Independent Labor | Joshua Haitsma | ||||
Independent | Derek Wallace | ||||
Independent | Anastasia Hilton | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Hamlyn Heights
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Socialist Alliance | Angela Carr | ||||
Independent | Mathew Hood | ||||
Independent Liberal | Eddy Kontelj | ||||
Greens | Joey Nicita | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Kardinia
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Johnny Dunstan | ||||
Independent | Candice Costoso | ||||
Independent Labor | Daniel Garcia | ||||
Independent Liberal | Peter Desbrowe-Annear | ||||
Independent | Peter Murrihy | ||||
Greens | Emilie Flynn | ||||
Independent Liberal | Stretch Kontelj | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Leopold
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Liberal | Shona McKeen | ||||
Independent | David Lynch | ||||
Independent Liberal | Trent Sullivan | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Murradoc
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Liberal | Rowan D. Story | ||||
Independent | Kate Lockhart | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
You Yangs
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Greens | Theresa Slater | ||||
Independent | Lorraine Kulic | ||||
Independent | Nicole Lynch | ||||
Independent | Chris Burson | ||||
Independent | David Greenwood (ineligible)[a] | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Moyne
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Moyne Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[14]
Moyne results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Lloyd Ross | ||||
Independent | Myra Murrihy | ||||
Independent | Lisa Ryan | ||||
Independent | Susan Taylor | ||||
Independent | Jim Doukas | ||||
Independent | Maurice Molan | ||||
Independent | Jonathan Ayres | ||||
Independent | David Clark | ||||
Independent | Karen Foster | ||||
Independent | Jordan Lockett | ||||
Independent | Kim Kelly (ineligible)[a] | ||||
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Queenscliffe
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All 5 seats on Queenscliffe Borough Council 3 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Queenscliffe Borough Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.[16]
Queenscliffe results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Liberal | Di Rule | ||||
Independent Liberal | Donnie Grigau | ||||
Independent | Rob Minty | ||||
Independent | Ross Ebbels | ||||
Independent | David Orford | ||||
Independent | Ralph Roob | ||||
Independent | Lucille Maria Colombo | ||||
Independent | Isabelle Tolhurst | ||||
Independent | Peter Jewell | ||||
Independent | Brendan Monahan | ||||
Independent | Hélène Cameron | ||||
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Southern Grampians
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All 7 seats on Southern Grampians Shire Council 4 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Southern Grampians Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[18]
Southern Grampians results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Katrina Rainsford | ||||
Independent | Sharon Jackson | ||||
Independent | Lee-Ann Elmes | ||||
Independent | Dennis Heslin | ||||
Animal Justice | Tam Ramsay | ||||
Independent | Jayne Manning | ||||
Independent | Afton R. Barber | ||||
Independent | Albert Calvano | ||||
Independent | Adam Campbell | ||||
Independent | Helen Henry | ||||
Independent | James Leversha | ||||
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Surf Coast
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Surf Coast Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each. Prior to the 2024 election, the council was composed of four multi-member wards (one single-member, two two-member and one four-member).[20]
The "Surf Coast Back to Basics Team" has endorsed four candidates, including incumbent councillor Paul Barker (who has also been endorsed by the Libertarian Party).[21][22]
Surf Coast results
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Otway Range
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Libby Stapleton | ||||
Independent | Mike Bodsworth | ||||
Greens | Kate Gazzard | ||||
Independent | Leon Walker | ||||
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Torquay
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Back to Basics Team | Rebecca Bourke | ||||
Back to Basics Team | Paul Barker[b] | ||||
Independent | Martin Duke | ||||
Back to Basics Team | Eric Menogue[c] | ||||
Independent | Liz Pattison | ||||
Greens | Phoebe Crockett | ||||
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Winchelsea
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Greens | Aleisja Henry | ||||
Independent | Tony Phelps | ||||
Independent | Darryl Wilson | ||||
Back to Basics Team | Joel Grist[d] | ||||
Independent Labor | Rose Hodge | ||||
Independent Labor | Adrian Dwight Schonfelder | ||||
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Warrnambool
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All 7 seats on Warrnambool City Council 4 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Warrnambool City Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[28]
Warrnambool results
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Botanic
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Billy Edis | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,888 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Peter Sycopoulis | ||||
Independent | Debbie Arnott | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Hopkins River
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jim Burke | ||||
Independent | Willy Benter | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Pertobe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Matthew Walsh | ||||
Independent | Peter Hulin | ||||
Independent | Jennifer Lowe | ||||
Independent | Leanne Williams | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Platypus Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Andrew Squires | ||||
Independent | Vicki Jellie | ||||
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TBC win | (new ward) |
Russells Creek
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ben Blain | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,830 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Wollaston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Ziegeler | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,756 | ||||
Independent win | (new ward) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Candidate is ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.[11][12] They will still appear on the ballot as they were only "retired" by the Victorian Electoral Commission after ballot papers had been printed, however they cannot serve as a councillor and their votes will be distributed to other candidates according to voters' preferences.[13]
- ^ Also endorsed by the Libertarian Party.[24]
- ^ Also a member of the Liberal Party.[21]
- ^ Also a member of the Libertarian Party.[21]
References
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- ^ "Colac Otway Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Colac Otway Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Corangamite Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Corangamite Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Glenelg Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Glenelg Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Greater Geelong City Council". VEC. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Greater Geelong City Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Keech, Will (8 October 2024). "Geelong Cats legend 'Buddha' Hocking endorses Shona McKeen for Leopold ward". Geelong Advertiser. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
Mr Sullivan and Ms McKeen are both members of the Liberal Party.
- ^ "VEC retires 16 local council election candidates". Victorian Electoral Commission. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Retired candidates". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "16 council candidates retired over training failure". Inside Local Government. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Moyne Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Moyne Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Borough of Queenscliffe Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Borough of Queenscliffe Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Southern Grampians Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Southern Grampians Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Surf Coast Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Join our back to basics movement!". surfcoastbacktobasics.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Want council to get back to basics?". Facebook. Surf Coast Back to Basics Team. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Surf Coast Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Council Elections 2024". Libertarians Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Voogt, Luke (5 November 2020). "Seven new faces in shire shake-up". Geelong Independent. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Keech, Will (3 October 2024). "Surf Coast Shire election 2024: Winchelsea candidate survey". Geelong Advertiser. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "As the mail out of ballots to voters commences today, here are the survey responses from Adrian Schonfelder, a candidate in the Winchelsea ward". Facebook. Surfrider Foundation Surf Coast Branch. 7 October 2024. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Warrnambool City Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Warrnambool City Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.