Brighton Council (Tasmania)

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Brighton Council
Tasmania
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Map showing the Brighton local government area.
Coordinates 42°43′10″S147°15′37″E / 42.7195°S 147.2602°E / -42.7195; 147.2602
Established1 January 1863 [1]
Area171 km2 (66.0 sq mi) [2]
MayorLeigh Gray
Council seat Brighton
Region Brighton/Bridgewater
State electorate(s) Lyons
Federal division(s) Lyons
Website Brighton Council
LGAs around Brighton Council:
Southern Midlands Southern Midlands Southern Midlands
Derwent Valley Brighton Council Clarence
Derwent Valley Glenorchy Clarence
Brighton LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg

Brighton Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state, north of Hobart. The Brighton local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 18,995, [2] it is based in the town of Brighton but also covers the far northern Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Honeywood and Old Beach.

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History and attributes

The municipality was established on 1 January 1863. Its boundaries were substantially altered during a later reorganisation and a portion of the municipality became part of the Southern Midlands. [1]

Brighton is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. [3]

Council

Current composition

NamePosition [4] Party affiliation
Leigh GrayMayor/Councillor Independent
Barbara CurranDeputy Mayor/Councillor Independent
Aaron De La TorreCouncillor  Labor
Peter GeardCouncillor Independent
Greg IronsCouncillor Independent
John McMasterCouncillor Independent
Tennille MurtaghCouncillor  One Nation
Phillip OwenCouncillor Independent
Michael WhelanCouncillor Independent

2022 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Brighton.[ edit ]
2022 Tasmanian local elections: Brighton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leigh Gray (elected)3,05329.41
Independent Barbara Curran (elected)1,56115.04
Independent Phil Owen (elected)1,47114.17
Independent Greg Irons (elected)8858.53
One Nation Tennille Murtagh (elected)8648.32
Labor Aaron De La Torre (elected)7016.75
Independent Michael Whelan (elected)4584.41
Independent Peter Geard (elected)3803.66
Independent Kellyanne Williams3633.50
Independent Jack McMaster (elected)3303.18
Greens Jack Cavanagh3153.03
Total formal votes10,38196.86
Informal votes3363.14
Turnout 10,71778.41

Suburbs

[6]

SuburbCensus Population 2021Reason
Brighton 4,983
Bridgewater 4,592Includes Green Point
Green Point Inc. in Bridgewater
Gagebrook 1,572
Honeywood 535
Herdsmans Cove 1,199
MilvaleIncl. in Dromedary
Dromedary 856Includes Milvale
Old Beach 4,394
Tea Tree 464Part
Pontville 675Part
Total19,585
590Variance
Local government total18,995Gazetted Brighton Government Area

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References

  1. 1 2 "Agency Details: Brighton Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Elected Members - Brighton Council". brighton.tas.gov.au. Brighton Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Brighton Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2021 Census QuickStats" . Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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