2024 Victorian local elections

The 2024 Victorian local elections will be held in October 2024 to elect the councils of the 79 local government areas in Victoria.[1]

2024 Victorian local elections
October 2024
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
LIB
Leader N/A Jacinta Allan John Pesutto
Party Independents Labor Liberal
Last election 445 seats 67 seats 50 seats
Seats before 445 66 50
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
AJP
VS
Leader Samantha Ratnam No leader No leader
Party Greens AJP Socialists
Last election 39 seats 2 seats 1 seat
Seats before 36 1 1

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
Further information: Local Government Act 2020

In February 2022, Labor councillor Milad El-Halabi resigned from Moreland City Council after being charged with conspiracy to cheat and defraud for allegedly tampering with the council elections.[9] He was replaced via countback in March 2022 by Socialist Alliance's Monica Harte.[10]

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 lost three of its councillors through resignation since the 2020 elections. James Conlan (Merri-bek) quit in solidarity with senator Lidia Thorpe, Amanda Stone (Yarra) resigned in February 2023, and Gabrielle de Vietri (Yarra) resigned after winning the seat of Richmond.[12]

Two minor parties, the Angry Victorians Party and Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews, gained councillors in 2023 via different countbacks.[13]

Party changes before elections

Seven different councillors joined or left parties before the 2024 elections. This includes all three councillors who joined the Victorians Party before it dissolved in September 2022.[14]

CouncilWardCouncillorFormer partyNew partyDate
Banyule Grimshaw Rick Garotti   Labor   Independent 8 February 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

References
  1. "Local council elections". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  2. "Labor distances itself from 'Islamophobic' Darebin council candidate". The Age.
  3. "Boroondara City Council – BURWOOD LIBERALS". Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. "LOCAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES". The Greens.
  5. "Casey City Council". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  6. "Parliament dismisses the Council". City of Whittlesea. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. "Local Government Act 2020". Local Government Victoria.
  8. Raue, Ben. "Victorian council ward reviews eradicating PR in Melbourne". The Tally Room.
  9. "Councillor resigns following electoral fraud charges as VCAT mulls fresh election". The Age.
  10. "Second socialist elected in Moreland, after Labor property developer steps down". Green Left.
  11. Morgan, Cassandra. "Votes tampered with in Melbourne council poll: tribunal". The West Australian.
  12. Waters, Cara. "Merri-bek councillor resigns from Greens in solidarity with Lidia Thorpe". The Age.
  13. Perry, Maggie. "Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party founder becomes Victoria's first openly trans councillor". 6 News Australia.
  14. "Victorians Party announce abrupt exit from state election race, citing finance difficulties". Herald Sun.
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