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This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Barwon South West region. [1]
Barwon South West has a population of around 450,000 and covers nine local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Geelong. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Joe McCracken (elected 1) | 3,637 | 22.98 | ||
| Independent | Chris Potter (elected 2) | 1,889 | 11.94 | ||
| Independent | Graham Costin (elected 3) | 1,727 | 10.91 | ||
| Greens | Stephen Hart (elected 5) | 1,528 | 9.66 | ||
| Independent | Kate Hanson (elected 4) | 1,425 | 9.00 | ||
| Independent | Jamie Bell (elected 6) | 1,251 | 7.91 | ||
| Independent | Tosh-Jake Finnigan | 1,052 | 6.65 | ||
| Put Climate First | Susan Langridge | 832 | 5.26 | +5.26 | |
| Independent | Margaret White (elected 7) | 678 | 4.28 | ||
| Independent | Catriona Ebeling | 597 | 3.77 | ||
| Independent | Max Arnott | 414 | 2.62 | ||
| Independent | Maxwell Clark | 269 | 1.70 | ||
| Independent | Carol Lofts | 264 | 1.67 | ||
| Independent | Mark McCallum | 262 | 1.64 | ||
| Total formal votes | 15,825 | 94.96 | |||
| Informal votes | 840 | 5.04 | |||
| Turnout | 16,665 | 84.61 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labor | Gilbert Wilson (elected 1) | 1,733 | 13.00 | ||
| Independent National | Anita Rank (elected 2) | 1,702 | 12.76 | ||
| Independent | Karen Stephens (elected 3) | 1,586 | 11.59 | ||
| Independent | Scott Martin (elected 4) | 1,469 | 11.02 | ||
| Independent | Michael Carr (elected 5) | 1,041 | 7.81 | ||
| Independent | Robyn McDonald | 937 | 7.03 | ||
| Independent | Jayden Smith (elected 7) | 935 | 7.01 | ||
| Independent | Chrissy Hawker (elected 6) | 878 | 6.58 | ||
| Independent | John Northcott | 812 | 6.09 | ||
| Independent | Geoff White | 722 | 5.41 | ||
| Independent | Malcolm Alexander | 531 | 3.98 | ||
| Independent | Alistair McDonald | 464 | 3.48 | ||
| Independent | George Kozarevski | 223 | 1.67 | ||
| Independent | David Wilson | 171 | 1.28 | ||
| Independent | Alan Palmer | 130 | 0.97 | ||
| Total formal votes | 13,334 | 94.16 | |||
| Informal votes | 927 | 5.84 | |||
| Turnout | 14,161 | 83.98 | |||
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 58,513 | 35.52 | 4 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | 43,263 | 26.46 | 4 | ||||
| Independent Labor | 25,648 | 15.57 | 1 | ||||
| Greens | 17,081 | 10.37 | 1 | ||||
| Put Climate First | 12,518 | 7.60 | +7.60 | 1 |  1 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 4,292 | 2.61 | 0 |  | |||
| Animal Justice | 3,408 | 2.07 | 0 | | |||
| Formal votes | 164,723 | ||||||
| Informal votes | 7,474 | ||||||
| Total | 172,197 | 100.00 | 11 | ||||
| Registered voters / turnout | 204,092 | 84.37 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Stephanie Asher | 17,149 | 35.66 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Trent Sullivan | 5,580 | 11.60 | ||
| Independent Labor | Jim Mason | 5,486 | 11.41 | ||
| Greens | Cory Wolverton | 4,388 | 9.12 | ||
| Independent | Tom O’Connor | 3,881 | 8.07 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Simmonds | 3,615 | 7.52 | ||
| Put Climate First | Elise Wilkinson | 3,397 | 7.06 | ||
| Independent | Tom Harrison | 3,051 | 6.34 | ||
| Animal Justice | Naomi Adams | 868 | 1.80 | ||
| Independent | Michael Fairweather | 674 | 1.40 | ||
| Total formal votes | 48,089 | 95.39 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,324 | 4.61 | |||
| Turnout | 50,413 | 85.24 | |||
| Independent Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greens | Sarah Mansfield | 10,412 | 23.12 | ||
| Independent | Peter Murrihy | 6,914 | 15.35 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Eddy Kontelj | 6,809 | 15.12 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Stretch Kontelj | 6,593 | 14.64 | ||
| Independent Labor | Melissa Cadwell | 5,360 | 11.90 | ||
| Independent | Jose Rodriguez | 2,000 | 4.44 | ||
| Put Climate First | Sandi Dwyer | 1,917 | 4.26 | ||
| Independent | Gabriel Wenyika | 1,212 | 2.69 | ||
| Independent | Dean Hope | 1,167 | 2.59 | ||
| Independent | Bernie Franke | 1,021 | 2.27 | ||
| Independent Labor | Louis Hehir | 984 | 2.19 | ||
| Independent Labor | Alex Csar | 642 | 1.43 | ||
| Total formal votes | 45,031 | 95.12 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,309 | 4.88 | |||
| Turnout | 47,340 | 83.95 | |||
| Greens hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bruce Harwood | 8,781 | 19.76 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Ron Nelson | 7,132 | 16.05 | ||
| Independent Labor | Jack Williams | 4,113 | 9.25 | ||
| Put Climate First | Belinda Moloney | 4,069 | 9.15 | ||
| Independent Labor | Andrew Alexander | 4,063 | 9.14 | ||
| Independent | Pat Murnane | 3,856 | 8.68 | ||
| Independent Labor | Andy Richards | 2,916 | 6.56 | ||
| Animal Justice | Jen Gamble | 2,540 | 5.71 | ||
| Greens | Anthony Hamilton-Smith | 2,281 | 5.13 | ||
| Independent Labor | Atamjit Singh | 2,084 | 4.69 | ||
| Independent | Michael Stangel | 1,930 | 4.34 | ||
| Independent | Mark Brunger | 684 | 1.54 | ||
| Total formal votes | 44,449 | 95.68 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,008 | 4.32 | |||
| Turnout | 46,457 | 85.95 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Put Climate First gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Anthony Aitken | 10,525 | 38.76 | ||
| Independent | Kylie Grzybek | 6,103 | 22.48 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | Sarah Hathway | 4,292 | 15.81 | ||
| Put Climate First | Monique Connell | 3,135 | 11.55 | ||
| Independent | Enamul Haque | 3,099 | 11.41 | ||
| Total formal votes | 27,154 | 97.02 | |||
| Informal votes | 833 | 2.98 | |||
| Turnout | 27,987 | 81.11 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Ross Ebbels (elected 1) | 752 | 21.75 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Donnie Grigau (elected 2) | 449 | 12.98 | ||
| Independent | Michael Grout (elected 3) | 434 | 12.55 | ||
| Independent | Isabelle Tolhurst | 370 | 10.70 | ||
| Independent | Fleur Hewitt (elected 5) | 363 | 10.50 | ||
| Independent Labor | Susan Salter (elected 4) | 331 | 9.57 | ||
| Independent | Robert Minty | 220 | 6.36 | ||
| Independent | Jacqui Pierce | 209 | 6.04 | ||
| Independent | Geoffrey Mathews | 160 | 4.63 | ||
| Independent | Zelda Walters | 100 | 2.89 | ||
| Independent | Amanda Hoysted | 70 | 2.02 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,458 | 95.82 | |||
| Informal votes | 151 | 4.18 | |||
| Turnout | 3,609 | 87.11 | |||
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