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| Registered | 97,846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 60,803  2.96% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the City of Melbourne were held via postal ballot in October 2008 to elect 7 councillors to the council, as well as the direct election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Incumbent Lord Mayor John So did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by former Victorian Opposition Leader and Liberal Party leader Robert Doyle.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Robert Doyle Susan Riley | 15,135 | 26.11 | +26.11 | |
| Greens | Adam Bandt Kathleen Maltzahn | 8,729 | 15.06 | +6.58 | |
| Independent | Peter McMullin Tim Wilson | 7,267 | 12.54 | +12.54 | |
| Independent | Catherine Ng Terry Makings | 6,315 | 10.90 | +10.90 | |
| Independent | Gary Singer Joanne Painter | 6,056 | 10.45 | +10.45 | |
| Independent | Will Fowles David Wilson | 5,004 | 8.63 | +8.63 | |
| Independent | Gary Morgan Michele Anderson | 4,526 | 7.81 | −0.01 | |
| Independent | Nick Columb Sue Calwell | 2,712 | 4.68 | +4.68 | |
| Independent | Joseph Toscano Margaret Ely | 815 | 1.41 | +1.41 | |
| Independent | Shelley Roberts Abdiaziz Farah | 719 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
| Independent | Robert King Crawford Michael Kennedy | 684 | 1.18 | +1.18 | |
| Total formal votes | 57,962 | 95.33 | +3.53 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,841 | 4.67 | −3.53 | ||
| Turnout | 60,803 | 62.14 | −2.96 | ||
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| Independent | Robert Doyle Susan Riley | 31,348 | 54.08 | +54.08 | |
| Independent | Catherine Ng Terry Makings | 26,614 | 45.92 | +45.92 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| # | Councillor | Party | |
| 1 | Carl Jetter | Independent | |
| 2 | Cathy Oke | Greens | |
| 3 | Kevin Louey | Independent | |
| 4 | Peter Clarke | Independent | |
| 5 | Ken Ong | Independent | |
| 6 | Brian Shanahan | Independent | |
| 7 | Jennifer Kanis | Independent | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Quota | 7,415 | ||||
| Independent | 1. Carl Jetter (elected 1) 2. Jane Shelton 3. Celia Coate 4. Rebecca Cherry | 11,874 | 20.02 | +20.02 | |
| Greens | 1. Cathy Oke (elected 2) 2. Rohan Leppert 3. Alister Air 4. Donna Lancaster | 10,939 | 18.44 | +8.47 | |
| Independent | 1. Kevin Louey (elected 3) 2. Jane Shelton 3. Celia Coate 4. Rebecca Cherry | 7,531 | 15.82 | +15.82 | |
| Independent | 1. Ken Ong (elected 5) 2. Jerome Borazio 3. Trent Smyth 4. Marion Bishop | 6,875 | 11.59 | +11.59 | |
| Independent | 1. Brian Shanahan (elected 6) 2. Connie Paglianiti 3. Nesilhan Dastan 4. Con Christopoulos 5. John Dawson | 6,270 | 10.57 | +10.57 | |
| Independent | 1. Jennifer Kanis (elected 7) 2. Lisa Muscatello | 6,081 | 10.25 | +10.25 | |
| Independent | 1. Peter Clarke (elected 4) 2. Jackie Watts 3. Margaret Wood | 5,605 | 9.45 | +3.11 | |
| Independent | 1. Fiona Snedden 2. Keith Rankin 3. Vernon Chalker 4. Wellington Lee | 3,223 | 5.43 | +5.43 | |
| Independent | 1. Brian Michael Ford 2. Sophie E. McEwen | 917 | 1.55 | +1.55 | |
| Total formal votes | 59,315 | 97.36 | +1.59 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,608 | 2.64 | −1.59 | ||
| Turnout | 60,923 | 62.26 | −3.25 | ||
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