2024 Victorian local elections
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The 2024 Victorian local elections will be held in October 2024 to elect the councils of the 79
Neither the Labor Party nor the Liberal Party typically endorse candidates for local elections in Victoria. However, local party branches often make their own endorsements.[2][3] The Greens do endorse candidates.[4]
New councillors will be elected in Casey and Whittlesea for the first time since 2016 after the councils were dismissed in February and March 2020 respectively.[5][6]
39 councils are set to be affected as a result of the Local Government Act 2020, which will see a large number of multi-member wards replaced with single-member wards.[7][8]
Background
In February 2022, Labor councillor
On 31 March 2023, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found that El-Halabi was unduly elected. He has denied all allegations.[11]
The Greens have had three of its councillors resign since the 2020 elections. James Conlan (Merri-bek) quit the party in solidarity with senator Lidia Thorpe, Amanda Stone (Yarra) resigned in February 2023, and Anab Mohamud (Yarra) resigned in February 2024.[12]
Two minor parties, the
Party changes before elections
A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2024 elections, including three councillors who joined the Victorians Party before it dissolved in September 2022.[14]
| Council | Ward | Councillor | Former party | New party | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Unsubdivided | Jason Chang | Team Arron Wood | Independent | 2021 | ||
| Banyule | Grimshaw | Rick Garotti | Labor | Independent | 8 February 2021 | ||
| Boroondara | Solway | Garry Thompson | Liberal | Independent | Mid-2021 | ||
Moreland
|
North-West
|
Oscar Yildiz | Independent | Victorians | 26 November 2021 | ||
Moreland
|
North-West
|
Milad El-Halabi | Labor | Independent Labor | 10 February 2022 | ||
| Swan Hill | Central | Stuart King | Independent | United Australia | 18 February 2022 | ||
| Melbourne | Unsubdivided | Philip Le Liu | Bring Back Melbourne | Victorians | 24 June 2022 | ||
Moreland
|
North-East
|
Helen Pavlidis-Mihalakos | Independent | Victorians | 24 June 2022 | ||
| Melbourne | Unsubdivided | Philip Le Liu | Victorians | Bring Back Melbourne | 15 September 2022 | ||
Moreland
|
North-West
|
Oscar Yildiz | Victorians | Independent | 15 September 2022 | ||
Moreland
|
North-East
|
Helen Pavlidis-Mihalakos | Victorians | Independent | 15 September 2022 | ||
| Yarra | Nicholls | Amanda Stone | Greens | Independent | 6 February 2023 | ||
| Merri-bek | South | James Conlan | Greens | Independent | 7 February 2023 | ||
| Stonnington | East | Joe Gianfriddo | Angry Victorians
|
Independent | 29 June 2023 | ||
| Colac Otway | Unsubdivided | Tosh-Jake Finnigan | Sack Dan Andrews | Independent | 22 December 2023 | ||
| Yarra | Langridge | Stephen Jolly | Independent Socialist | Yarra for All | February 2024 | ||
| Yarra | Langridge | Michael Glynatsis | Independent | Yarra for All | February 2024 | ||
| Yarra | Nicholls | Bridgid O'Brien | Independent Socialist | Yarra for All | February 2024 | ||
| Yarra | Langridge | Anab Mohamud | Greens | Independent | 27 February 2024 | ||
| Monash | Mount Waverley | Anjalee de Silva | Greens | Independent | 8 April 2024 | ||
| Monash | Oakleigh | Josh Fergeus | Greens | Independent | 8 April 2024 | ||
References
- ^ "Local council elections". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Labor distances itself from 'Islamophobic' Darebin council candidate". The Age.
- ^ "Boroondara City Council โ Burwood Liberals". Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Local Council Representatives". The Greens.
- ^ "Casey City Council". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Parliament dismisses the Council". City of Whittlesea. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Local Government Act 2020". Local Government Victoria.
- ^ Raue, Ben. "Victorian council ward reviews eradicating PR in Melbourne". The Tally Room.
- ^ "Councillor resigns following electoral fraud charges as VCAT mulls fresh election". The Age.
- ^ "Second socialist elected in Moreland, after Labor property developer steps down". Green Left.
- ^ Morgan, Cassandra. "Votes tampered with in Melbourne council poll: tribunal". The West Australian.
- ^ Waters, Cara. "Merri-bek councillor resigns from Greens in solidarity with Lidia Thorpe". The Age.
- ^ Perry, Maggie. "Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party founder becomes Victoria's first openly trans councillor". 6 News Australia.
- ^ "Victorians Party announce abrupt exit from state election race, citing finance difficulties". Herald Sun.