2024 Victorian local elections

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2024 Victorian local elections
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  2020 October 20242028 
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
IND
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LeaderN/AN/AN/A
Party Independents Labor Liberal
Last election445 seats67 seats50 seats
Seats before4456650

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AJP
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Leader Samantha Ratnam No leaderNo leader
Party Greens Animal Justice Libertarian
Last election39 seats2 seats2 seats
Seats before3512

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LeaderNo leaderNo leader Geoff Shaw
Party Put Climate First Socialists United Australia
Last election1 seat1 seat0 seats
Seats before212

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

Contents

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

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]

CouncilWardCouncillorFormer partyNew partyDate
Melbourne UnsubdividedJason 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  Victorians26 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 UnsubdividedPhilip Le Liu  Bring Back Melbourne  Victorians24 June 2022
Moreland North-East Helen Pavlidis-Mihalakos  Independent  Victorians24 June 2022
Melbourne UnsubdividedPhilip 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 UnsubdividedTosh-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

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