Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne

2024 Knox City Council election
All 9 seats on Knox City Council; 5 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election; Independent;	Subsequent largest party ; TBD;

2024 Boroondara City Council election
All 11 seats on Boroondara City Council; 6 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election; Independents;	Subsequent largest party ; TBD;

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Eastern Melbourne region.^[1]^[2]

Eastern Melbourne covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Boroondara, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Whitehorse and Yarra Ranges.

Boroondara

Boroondara City Council is composed of 11 single-member wards.

Boroondara results

2024 Victorian local elections: Boroondara^[3]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents
	Independent Liberal
	Greens
	Victorian Socialists
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Bellevue

2024 Victorian local elections: Bellevue Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Serena Huang
	Independent	David Dawson
	Independent	Michael Nolan
	Independent	Gregory Ball
	Victorian Socialists	Samuel Allan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Cotham

2024 Victorian local elections: Cotham Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Liz Kelly
	Independent Liberal	Felicity Sinfield
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Gardiner

2024 Victorian local elections: Gardiner Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Michael Burge
	Independent	David Chu
	Independent	Victor Franco
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Glenferrie

2024 Victorian local elections: Glenferrie Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Greens	Wes Gault
	Independent	Sam Aldemir
	Independent	Rochelle Pattison
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC gain from Independent Liberal		Swing

Junction

2024 Victorian local elections: Junction Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Di Gillies
	Independent	Mal Osborne-Smith
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Lynden

2024 Victorian local elections: Lynden Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Victorian Socialists	Colton Senior
	Independent	Lisa Hollingsworth
	Independent Liberal	Michael Lamb
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Maling

2024 Victorian local elections: Maling Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Anthony Nicholls
	Independent	Shima Ibuki
	Independent	Jane Addis
	Independent	Sam Wan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Maranoa

2024 Victorian local elections: Maranoa Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Peter Campbell
	Independent Liberal	Cynthia Watson
	Independent	Chris Pattas
	Greens	Jackie Carter
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Riversdale

2024 Victorian local elections: Riversdale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Priscilla Duncan
	Independent	Wayne Kelly
	Independent	Rob Baillieu
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Solway

2024 Victorian local elections: Solway Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Atul Kalra
	Independent	Kate Bellamy
	Independent Liberal	Zachary Townend
	Greens	John Friend-Pereira
	Independent	Adrian Morgan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Studley

2024 Victorian local elections: Studley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	Nick Stavrou
	Independent	Sophie Torney
	Independent	Amanda Towe
	Independent	Kym Sullivan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Knox

Knox City Council is composed of nine single-member wards.^[4]

Knox results

2024 Victorian local elections: Knox^[5]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Labor
	Animal Justice
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Baird

2024 Victorian local elections: Baird Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Yvonne Allred
	Animal Justice	Samantha Gilchrist
	Independent	Peter Lockwood
	Independent	Gary Saultry
	Independent	Andrew Church
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Chandler

2024 Victorian local elections: Chandler Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Paige Kennett
	Independent	Ryan Bruce
	Independent	Matt Harris
	Independent	Jeff Kidney
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Collier

2024 Victorian local elections: Collier Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jesse Elderhorst
	Independent	Aidan Griffiths
	Independent	Emily Sun
	Independent	Chris Duncan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Dinsdale

2024 Victorian local elections: Dinsdale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Gary Leech
	Independent	Sitha Devarapalli
	Independent Labor	Sorina Grasso
	Independent	Robert Williams
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Dobson

2024 Victorian local elections: Dobson Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Meagan Baker
	Independent	Tony Holland
	Independent	Emily Cox
	Independent	Joe Stroud
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Friberg

2024 Victorian local elections: Friberg Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Parisa Considine
	Independent	Susan Laukens
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Scott

2024 Victorian local elections: Scott Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Lily Wu
	Independent	Lisa Cooper
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Taylor

2024 Victorian local elections: Taylor Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Susan Pearce
	Independent	Robert Mason
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Tirhatuan

2024 Victorian local elections: Tirhatuan Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Glen Atwell
	Independent	Segar Nadarajah
	Independent	Andrew Williams
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing

Manningham

2024 Manningham City Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on Manningham City Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Manningham City Council is composed of nine single-member wards.^[6]

Manningham results

2024 Victorian local elections: Manningham^[7]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Liberal
	Greens
	Victorian Socialists
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Bolin

2024 Victorian local elections: Bolin Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Victorian Socialists	Dimitrios Tafidis
	Independent	Valerie Judge
	Independent	Mary Helen Merkenich
	Independent Liberal	Geoff Gough
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Currawong

2024 Victorian local elections: Currawong Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	Andrew Conlon
	Independent	Kelvin Lim
	Greens	Deepak Joshi
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Manna

2024 Victorian local elections: Manna Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Darryl Kilmartin
	Independent	Peter Timothy Bain
	Independent	Bronte Howell
	Independent	Daniel Di Cosmo
	Greens	Tomas Lightbody
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Ruffey

2024 Victorian local elections: Ruffey Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jim Grivas
	Independent	Dionne Dearman
	Independent	Amanda Paliouras
	Independent	Stephen Brennan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Schramm

2024 Victorian local elections: Schramm Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Laura Mayne
	Independent	Hadi Miri
	Independent	Dot Haynes
	Independent	James Bae
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Tullamore

2024 Victorian local elections: Tullamore Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Liberal	Deirdre Diamante	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Waldau

2024 Victorian local elections: Waldau Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Raymond Lai
	Independent	Helen Hu
	Independent	Alki Poon
	Independent	Anna Chen
	Independent	Noha Aly
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Westerfolds

2024 Victorian local elections: Westerfolds Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Dean Greguric
	Independent	Isabella Eltaha
	Independent Liberal	Michelle Kleinert
	Independent	Tegan Dunne (ineligible)^[a]
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Yarra

2024 Victorian local elections: Yarra Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Carli Lange	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Maroondah

2024 Maroondah City Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on Maroondah City Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Maroondah City Council is composed of nine single-member wards.^[10]

Maroondah results

2024 Victorian local elections: Maroondah^[11]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Labor
	Independent Liberal
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Barngeong

2024 Victorian local elections: Barngeong Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Sebastian Moon
	Independent	Chris Jones
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Bungalook

2024 Victorian local elections: Bungalook Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Peter Walne
	Independent Labor	Tony Dib
	Independent	Catherine Gordon
	Independent	Wendy Rowles (ineligible)^[a]
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Jubilee

2024 Victorian local elections: Jubilee Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Claire Rex
	Independent	Emily Brightside
	Independent	Caroline Nordio
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

McAlpin

2024 Victorian local elections: McAlpin Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Suzy Stojanovic
	Independent	Nathaniel Henderson
	Independent Liberal	Ryan Smith
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Tarralla

2024 Victorian local elections: Tarralla Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Labor	Paul Macdonald
	Independent	Aaron Martini
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Wicklow

2024 Victorian local elections: Wicklow Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Tasa Damante
	Independent	Daniella Heatherich
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Wombolano

2024 Victorian local elections: Wombolano Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Susan Burgess
	Independent Liberal	Kylie Spears
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Wonga

2024 Victorian local elections: Wonga Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Brendan Woods
	Independent Liberal	Linda Hancock
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Yarrunga

2024 Victorian local elections: Yarrunga Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rob Steane
	Independent	Michelle Radojkovic
	Independent	Andrew Schafer
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Whitehorse

2024 Whitehorse City Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 11 seats on Whitehorse City Council
6 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party
	IND	IND
Party	Ind. Liberal	Independent
Last election	6 seats	5 seats
Seats before	6	5

Largest party before election

Liberal

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Whitehorse City Council is composed of 11 single-member wards.^[12]

Whitehorse results

2024 Victorian local elections: Whitehorse^[13]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents
	Independent Liberal
	Greens
	Victorian Socialists
	Independent Freedom
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Cootamundra

2024 Victorian local elections: Cootamundra Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jeffrey Rickard
	Greens	Nyssa Leereveld
	Independent Freedom	Greg Cheesman
	Victorian Socialists	Alec Waleed Ferguson
	Independent Liberal	Andrew Munroe
	Independent	Kieran Simpson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Eley

2024 Victorian local elections: Eley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Daniel Griffiths
	Independent	Euan Thomas
	Independent	Yuhong Liu
	Independent Liberal	David Solly
	Independent	Trudy Skilbeck
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Darren Ludowyke nominated to contest the election, but was found to be ineligible after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[8] He was "retired" as a candidate on 20 September 2024 and did not appear on the ballot paper.^[9]^[14]

Elgar

2024 Victorian local elections: Elgar Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Victorian Socialists	Heather Maltby
	Independent Liberal	Blair Barker
	Independent	David Tenni
	Independent	Thu Le
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Kingsley

2024 Victorian local elections: Kingsley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Maeve Luu
	Independent Liberal	Amanda McNeill
	Independent Liberal	Greg Smith
	Independent	Jotin Tonjamba Khuman
	Independent	Gayle Goldsmith
	Independent	Nadia Pitisano
	Independent	Kirsten Langford
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBD gain from		Swing

Lake

2024 Victorian local elections: Lake Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	Denise Massoud
	Independent	Zak Fennell
	Independent	Hong Lin Zheng
	Independent	Hayley Weller
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBD hold		Swing

Mahoneys

2024 Victorian local elections: Mahoneys Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jason Martin
	Independent	Nildhara Gadani
	Independent Liberal	Mark Lane
	Independent	Anne V. Makhijani
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Simpson

2024 Victorian local elections: Simpson Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Tim Kirke
	Independent	Prue Cutts
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Sparks

2024 Victorian local elections: Sparks Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Tina Liu
	Independent	Carol Zhang
	Independent	Aaron Qin
	Victorian Socialists	Saravina Afaj
	Independent	Peter John Allan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Terrara

2024 Victorian local elections: Terrara Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jarrod Gunn
	Independent	George Manos
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBD hold		Swing

Walker

2024 Victorian local elections: Walker Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Stephanie Gaut
	Independent	Ben Stennett
	Victorian Socialists	Josh Dwyer
	Independent	Philip Daw
	Independent	Preston Brown
	Independent	Christine Davis
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Wattle

2024 Victorian local elections: Wattle Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Greg Dixon
	Independent Liberal	Andrew Davenport
	Independent	Sandy Li
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC hold		Swing

Yarra Ranges

2024 Yarra Ranges Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on Yarra Ranges Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independent

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Yarra Ranges Shire Council is composed of nine single-member wards.^[15]

Yarra Ranges results

2024 Victorian local elections: Yarra Ranges
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Animal Justice
	Greens
	Victorian Socialists
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Billanook

2024 Victorian local elections: Billanook Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Wendy Wright
	Independent	Tim Heenan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing

Chandler

2024 Victorian local elections: Chandler Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Belinda Grooby
	Independent	Ashley Hansen
	Independent Liberal	Gareth Ward
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Chirnside

2024 Victorian local elections: Chirnside Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Richard Higgins	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Lyster

2024 Victorian local elections: Lyster Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Mick Spruhan
	Independent	Peter Mcilwain
	Independent	Divesh Sareen
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing

Melba

2024 Victorian local elections: Melba Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Sophie Todorov
	Independent	Chris Templer
	Independent	Mitch Mazzarella
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing

O'Shannassy

2024 Victorian local elections: O'Shannassy Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jim Child
	Greens	Wil Mikelsons
	Independent	Karen Duke
	Independent	James Talbett
	Independent	R. Jane Stormer
	Animal Justice	Chloe Bond
	Victorian Socialists	Dylan J. Little
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBD win		Swing

Ryrie

2024 Victorian local elections: Ryrie Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Fiona McAllister	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Streeton

2024 Victorian local elections: Streeton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Sigrid Petersen
	Independent	Jeff Marriott
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing

Walling

2024 Victorian local elections: Walling Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Ferrier
	Independent	Len Cox
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing

Notes

^ ^a ^b Candidate is ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[8] 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.^[9]

References

^ "2024 local council elections". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ "Council Elections 2024". Victorian Government. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ "Boroondara City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ "Knox City Council". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Knox City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Manningham City Council". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Manningham City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Maroondah City Council". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Maroondah City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Whitehorse City Council". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Whitehorse City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Whitehorse City Council election – notice of retirement of a candidate". Victorian Digital Public Notices. 20 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ "Yarra Ranges Shire Council election". VEC. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[retired-10] Candidate is ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[8] 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.^[9]

[1] "2024 local council elections". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[2] "Council Elections 2024". Victorian Government. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[3] "Boroondara City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[4] "Knox City Council". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[5] "Knox City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[6] "Manningham City Council". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[7] "Manningham City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[retires16-8] "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.

[failure-9] "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.

[11] "Maroondah City Council". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[12] "Maroondah City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[13] "Whitehorse City Council". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[14] "Whitehorse City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[15] "Whitehorse City Council election – notice of retirement of a candidate". Victorian Digital Public Notices. 20 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[16] "Yarra Ranges Shire Council election". VEC. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

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