Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Inner Melbourne

Last updated

2024 Victorian local elections
(Inner Melbourne)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
  2020 October 2024 2028  

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Inner Melbourne region. [1] [2]

Contents

Inner Melbourne covers three local government areas (LGAs) − Melbourne City Council, Port Phillip City Council, and Yarra City Council.

Melbourne

Melbourne City Council is elected in a single multi-member ward which electing nine councillors through single transferable voting and a leadership team (consisting of a lord mayor and deputy lord mayor) through Instant-runoff voting with each team of candidates running as a single unit. [3] [4]

Leadership Team

2024 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (Leadership Team) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Nick Reece Nick Reece [a]
Roshena Campbell [b]
20,52323.36−8.24 [c]
Greens Roxane Ingleton
Marley McRae McLeod
12,44514.17−2.51
Liberal Mariam Riza
Luke Martin
11,98513.64+13.64
Team Kouta Anthony Koutoufides
Intaj Khan [b]
11,34512.91+12.91
Team Wood Arron Wood
Erin Deering
8,85610.08−5.18
Labor Phil Reed
Virginia Wills
5,9306.75−2.70
Team Morgan Gary Morgan
Liz Ge
4,2814.87+2.10
Team Hakim Jamal Hakim
Esther Anatolitis
3,7664.29+4.29
Rip Up the Bike Lanes! Anthony van der Craats [a]
David Keith Cragg
3,7064.22+4.22
Voices for Melbourne Greg Bisinella
Megan Stevenson
3,0793.50+3.50
Animal Justice Eylem Kim
Bruce Poon
1,9362.20+2.20
Total formal votes87,85295.02−1.60
Informal votes4,6034.98+1.60
Turnout 92,45567.73+1.00
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Nick Reece Nick Reece [a]
Roshena Campbell [b]
54,01861.49+8.05 [d]
Greens Roxane Ingleton
Marley McRae McLeod
33,83438.51+38.51
Team Nick Reece hold Swing N/A

Councillors

2024 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (councillors) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Nick Reece 1. Kevin Louey (elected 1)
2. Mark Scott (elected 6)
3. Lisa Teh
4. Jannine Pattison
5. Hamdi Ali
6. Suzanne Stanley
7. Simone Hartley-Keane
18,55820.71–6.02 [e]
Liberal 1. Owen Guest (elected 2)
2. You Li Liston
12,84114.33+14.33
Greens 1. Olivia Ball (elected 3)
2. Aaron Moon
3. Barry Berih
12,69214.16–1.84
Team Kouta 1. Gladys Liu [b] (elected 4)
2. Zaim Ramani
3. Emma Elizabeth Carney
4. Olivia Tjandramulia
10,58811.82+11.82
Team Wood 1. Philip Le Liu (elected 5)
2. Cathy Oke
3. Nicolas Paul Zervos
4. Hala Nur
5. Michael-Lee Caiafa
6. Hope Lai Wei
7. Steve Michelson
9,36610.45–2.90
Labor 1. Davydd Griffiths (elected 9)
2. Sainab Abdi Sheikh
3. Michael Aleisi
6,4947.25–4.39
Team Morgan 1. Rafael Camillo (elected 7)
2. William Caldwell
3,6544.08+2.39
Rip Up the Bike Lanes! 1. Sandra Gee
2. Pratap Singh
2,8783.21+3.21
Team Hakim 1. Michael Smith
2. Lawrence Lam
3. Judy Gao
2,8133.14+2.73
Voices for Melbourne 1. Mary Masters
2. James Vasilev-Robertson
2,6893.00+3.00
Animal Justice 1. Aashna Katyal
2. Rabin Bangaar
1,6881.88+0.19
Innovate Melbourne 1. Andrew Rowse (elected 8)
2. Jesse Greenwood
1,5471.73+0.84
Your Voice Matters to Me 1. Krystle Mitchell [f]
2. Jayden Durbin
1,1341.27+1.27
Team Elvis Martin 1. Elvis Martin
2. Sophy Galbally
3. Mavi Mujral
4. Jing Lin
5. Paul James Moore
6. Melissa Rymer
7. James Cullen
8. Carole Kenny-Sarasa
1,0001.12+1.12
Victorian Socialists 1. Daniel Nair Dadich
2. Ben Fok
5000.56–1.02
Team Participate 1. Asako Saito
2. Sam Janda
4610.51+0.51
UngroupedE. Send
Jake Land
Aishwarya Kansakar
Mohamed Yusuf
Callum John French
7030.78+0.42
Total formal votes89,60697.67–0.48
Informal votes2,1392.33+0.48
Turnout 91,74567.21+0.67

Port Phillip

2024 Port Phillip City Council election
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
  2020 26 October 2024 2028  

All 9 seats on Port Phillip City Council
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
IND
Labor Placeholder.png Greens placeholder-01.png
Party Independents Labor Greens
Last election1 seat2 seats2 seats
Seats before131
Seats won120
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
First preference  vote19,0909,2139,171
Percentage36.21%17.48%17.40%
SwingIncrease2.svg 21.74Decrease2.svg 6.24Decrease2.svg 3.83

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
RoPP
PEPP
IND
Party Residents PEPP Ind. Liberal
Last election2 seatsDid not exist2 seats
Seats before202
Seats won310
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
First preference  vote8,2795,4652,038
Percentage14.85%10.37%3.87%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.04Increase2.svg 10.37Decrease2.svg 16.49

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Port Phillip City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards with three members each, but the electoral structure changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020. [13]

Port Phillip results

2024 Victorian local elections: Port Phillip [6] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent 19,09036.21+21.741Steady2.svg
  Labor 9,21317.48−6.242Steady2.svg
  Greens 9,17117.40−3.830Decrease2.svg 2
  Residents of Port Phillip 7,27913.81−1.043Increase2.svg 1
  People Empowering Port Phillip 5,46510.37+10.371Increase2.svg 1
  Independent Liberal 2,0383.87−16.490Decrease2.svg 2
  Victorian Socialists 4610.87+0.870Steady2.svg
 Formal votes52,71797.66+1.57
 Informal votes1,2622.34−1.57
 Total53,979100.09
 Registered voters / turnout74,09572.85+7.12

Albert Park

2024 Victorian local elections: Albert Park Ward [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents of Port Phillip Rod Hardy2,74541.14
Independent Rhonda Small1,52422.84
People Empowering Beverley Pinder73110.96
Independent Liberal Lauren Sherson67010.04
Greens Connor Slattery6199.28
Independent Joan B. Lamb1952.92
Independent Ellie Williams1882.82
Total formal votes6,67297.76
Informal votes1532.24
Turnout 6,82578.91
After distribution of preferences
Residents of Port Phillip Rod Hardy3,50252.49
Independent Rhonda Small2,08831.29
People Empowering Beverley Pinder1,08216.22
Residents of Port Phillip win(new ward)

Alma

2024 Victorian local elections: Alma Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Justin Halliday1,70329.80
Greens Josie Foster1,21621.28
Residents of Port Phillip Brendan Perera1,17020.48
Independent Dick Gross 1,02117.87
Labor Jill Horman60410.57
Total formal votes5,71498.03
Informal votes1151.97
Turnout 5,82971.44
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Justin Halliday3,30157.77
Greens Josie Foster2,41342.23
Independent win(new ward)

Balaclava

2024 Victorian local elections: Balaclava Ward [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Libby Buckingham1,75227.40
Greens Rachel Iampolski1,71226.78
Independent Berri Wajsbort80112.53
People Empowering Michelle Di Donna73411.48
Independent Alex Darton72411.32
Independent Alex Kats4206.57
Independent Liberal Jon Webster2503.91
Total formal votes6,39397.53
Informal votes1622.47
Turnout 6,55571.77
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Libby Buckingham3,63256.81
Greens Rachel Iampolski2,76143.19
Labor win(new ward)

Elwood

2024 Victorian local elections: Elwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Liliana Carranza1,67929.76
Labor Louise Crawford1,64729.20
People Empowering Janet de Silva1,46726.01
Independent Sally Gibson84815.03
Total formal votes5,64197.71
Informal votes1322.29
Turnout 5,77372.74
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Louise Crawford3,01553.45
Greens Liliana Carranza2,62646.55
Labor win(new ward)

Lakeside

2024 Victorian local elections: Lakeside Ward [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents of Port Phillip Bryan Mears1,69432.72
Greens Ivy Pierlot1,16822.56
Independent Liberal Jo McDonald1,11821.59
People Empowering Levi Silcox4418.52
Labor Barney Moore75714.62
Total formal votes5,17897.18
Informal votes1502.82
Turnout 5,32869.92
Two-candidate-preferred result
Residents of Port Phillip Bryan Mears2,95056.97
Greens Ivy Pierlot2,22843.03
Residents of Port Phillip win(new ward)

Montague

2024 Victorian local elections: Montague Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Judy Sahayanathan1,48727.57
Independent Alex Makin1,46627.18
Labor Peter Martin1,38325.64
Independent David Knoff60211.16
People Empowering Chris Schwarze4568.45
Total formal votes5,39497.28
Informal votes1512.72
Turnout 5,54574.79
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Makin2,84352.71
Independent Judy Sahayanathan2,55147.29
Independent win(new ward)

Port Melbourne

2024 Victorian local elections: Port Melbourne Ward [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Heather Cunsolo2,66742.39
Independent Adrian William King1,61725.70
Greens Richard Whitfield90614.40
Labor David Wright78412.46
People Empowering Sabina Sablok3185.05
Total formal votes6,28997.99
Informal votes1292.01
Turnout 6,41877.07
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Heather Cunsolo4,11065.35
Independent Adrian William King2,17934.65
Independent win(new ward)

South Melbourne

2024 Victorian local elections: South Melbourne Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents of Port Phillip Beti Jay1,67029.72
Labor Bridget Mullahy1,47226.20
Independent Trina Lewis1,37824.52
Greens Earl James1,09919.56
Total formal votes5,61997.81
Informal votes1262.19
Turnout 5,74572.47
Two-candidate-preferred result
Residents of Port Phillip Beti Jay3,19256.81
Labor Bridget Mullahy2,42743.19
Residents of Port Phillip win(new ward)

St Kilda

2024 Victorian local elections: St Kilda Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jenni Roper1,52826.31
People Empowering Serge Thomann1,32022.73
Independent David Blakeley91515.75
Labor Robbie Nyaguy81213.98
Greens Tim Baxter77213.29
Victorian Socialists Colleen Bolger4617.94
Total formal votes5,80897.42
Informal votes1542.58
Turnout 5,96266.77
Two-candidate-preferred result
People Empowering Serge Thomann2,99451.55
Independent Jenni Roper2,81448.45
People Empowering win(new ward)

Yarra

2024 Yarra City Council election
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
  2020 26 October 2024 2028  

All 9 seats on Yarra City Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Registered68,723
Turnout73.04% (Increase2.svg 3.07)
 First partySecond party
  Stephen Jolly (cropped).jpg Greens placeholder-01.png
Leader Stephen Jolly N/A
Party Yarra For All Greens
Last electionDid not exist5 seats
Seats before32
Seats won42
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
First preference  vote16,15713,108
Percentage32.80%26.05%
SwingIncrease2.svg 15.85 [g] Increase2.svg 0.07

 Third partyFourth party
 
IND
Labor Placeholder.png
LeaderN/AN/A
Party Independents Labor
Last election2 seats0 seats
Seats before40
Seats won21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
First preference  vote12,6853,491
Percentage25.75%7.08%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.03Decrease2.svg 7.23

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

Yarra For All

Yarra City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards with three members each, but the electoral structure changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020. [24]

After winning a majority at the 2020 election with five seats, the Greens were left with only two seats ahead of the 2024 election. [25] [26] Amanda Stone and Anab Mohamud resigned from the party in 2023 and 2024 respectively, while Gabrielle De Vietri was elected to the Parliament of Victoria in 2022 and replaced by Michael Glynatis via countback. [27] [28]

In early 2024, Independent Socialist councillor Stephen Jolly formed Yarra For All (YFA) alongside fellow councillors Michael Glynatis and Bridgid O'Brien. [29] [16] A total of 11 YFA candidates contested the elections, with four of those elected. [30] [31]

The Labor Party endorsed three candidates, while the Victorian Socialists endorsed eight. [32] [33]

Yarra results

2024 Victorian local elections: Yarra [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Yarra For All 16,15732.80+15.85 [g] 4Increase2.svg 2 [g]
  Greens 13,10826.61+0.072Decrease2.svg 3
  Independents 12,68525.75−3.032Steady2.svg
  Victorian Socialists 3,8147.74+7.740Steady2.svg
  Labor 3,4917.08−7.231Increase2.svg 1
 Formal votes49,25597.90+3.09
 Informal votes1,0582.10−3.09
 Total50,313100.0
 Registered voters / turnout68,72373.21+3.07

Boulevard

2024 Victorian local elections: Boulevard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yarra For All Sharon Harrison1,72532.53+32.53
Independent Sarah McRitchie98718.62+18.62
Greens Oscar North96318.16+18.16
Independent Campbell Watkins73613.88+13.88
Labor Ned Lindenmayer5069.54+9.54
Victorian Socialists Annie Toller3857.26+7.26
Total formal votes5,30297.59
Informal votes1312.41
Turnout 5,43374.64
Two-candidate-preferred result
Yarra For All Sharon Harrison3,07157.92+57.92
Independent Sarah McRitchie2,23142.08+42.08
Yarra For All win(new ward)

Curtain

2024 Victorian local elections: Curtain Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Edward Crossland2,10235.28
Yarra For All Alan Tse1,47824.80
Yarra For All Peter Sprott1,04917.60
Independent Anna Spark66511.16
Victorian Socialists Bronwyn Murphy66411.14
Total formal votes5,95898.23
Informal votes1071.77
Turnout 6,06572.81
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Edward Crossland3,25554.63
Yarra For All Alan Tse2,70345.37
Greens win(new ward)

Hoddle

2024 Victorian local elections: Hoddle Ward [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Sophie Wade1,61335.73
Yarra For All Brielle Pope85318.90
Independent Tony Lee81318.01
Yarra For All Michael Glynatis56112.43
Independent Sharie Harrold3678.13
Victorian Socialists Holly Cruickshank Medlyn2876.36
Independent S. Geminder200.44
Total formal votes4,51497.60
Informal votes1112.40
Turnout 4,62566.68
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Sophie Wade2,45054.28
Yarra For All Brielle Pope2,06445.72
Greens win(new ward)

Langridge

2024 Victorian local elections: Langridge Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yarra For All Evangeline Aston2,11240.44
Greens Harrison Watt1,64331.46
Independent Ha Tran75414.44
Victorian Socialists Angus Fretwell71313.65
Total formal votes5,22298.42
Informal votes841.58
Turnout 5,30572.68
Two-candidate-preferred result
Yarra For All Evangeline Aston2,89955.52
Greens Harrison Watt2,32344.48
Yarra For All win Swing N/A

Lennox

2024 Victorian local elections: Lennox Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Davies1,71829.58
Greens Sam Poustie1,26121.72
Independent Peter Razos1,03717.86
Independent John Bric65511.28
Yarra For All Theresa Saldanha65311.25
Independent Vicki Redwood1923.31
Total formal votes5,80797.98
Informal votes1202.02
Turnout 5,92775.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Andrew Davies4,00668.99
Greens Sam Poustie1,80131.01
Independent win(new ward)

MacKillop

2024 Victorian local elections: MacKillop Ward [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yarra For All Stephen Jolly 2,75751.35
Greens Charlotte George1,56529.15
Independent Renee Smith55010.24
Victorian Socialists Belle Gibson4979.26
Total formal votes5,36998.05
Informal votes1071.95
Turnout 5,47668.60
Yarra For All win(new ward)

Melba

2024 Victorian local elections: Melba Ward [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Meca Ho1,15122.00
Greens Karen Hovenga1,09220.88
Labor Sarah Witty1,06820.42
Yarra For All Victoria Chipperfield72513.86
Independent Katarina Radonic4899.35
Independent Mubarek Imam4398.39
Victorian Socialists Stella Heffernan2675.10
Independent Christine Maynard (ineligible) [h] N/AN/A
Total formal votes5,23197.10
Informal votes1562.90
Turnout 5,38772.61
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Meca Ho2,78053.14
Labor Sarah Witty2,45146.86
Independent win Swing N/A

Nicholls

2024 Victorian local elections: Nicholls Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yarra For All Kenneth Gomez2,28439.24
Greens Thibaut Clamart1,46625.19
Independent Catherine Noone1,42324.45
Victorian Socialists Samuel Eggleston3936.75
Independent Remy Larocca2544.36
Total formal votes5,82098.39
Informal votes951.61
Turnout 5,91576.52
Two-candidate-preferred result
Yarra For All Kenneth Gomez3,63662.47
Greens Thibaut Clamart2,18437.53
Yarra For All win Swing N/A

Yarra Bend

2024 Victorian local elections: Yarra Bend Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yarra For All Bridgid O'Brien1,96032.49
Labor Sarah McKenzie1,91731.78
Greens Jill Post1,40323.26
Victorian Socialists Amaya Castro Williams60810.08
Independent Leonie Gnieslaw1442.39
Total formal votes6,03297.62
Informal votes1472.38
Turnout 6,17978.75
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sarah McKenzie3,11351.61
Yarra For All Bridgid O'Brien2,91948.39
Labor win(new ward)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Also a Labor Party member. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Also a Liberal Party member. [6]
  3. Compared with Team Sally Capp at the 2020 election. [11]
  4. Compared with Team Sally Capp at the 2020 election. [11]
  5. Compared with Team Sally Capp at the 2020 election. [11]
  6. Also a Libertarian Party member. [6]
  7. 1 2 3 Compared to the results of Stephen Jolly (Independent Socialist), Bridgid O'Brien (Independent Socialist) and Michael Glynatis (Independent) in 2020.
  8. Candidate was ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training. [41] They still appeared on the ballot as they were only "retired" by the Victorian Electoral Commission after ballot papers had been printed, however they could not serve as a councillor and their votes were distributed to other candidates according to voters' preferences. [42] [43]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Boroondara</span> Local government area in Victoria, Australia

The City of Boroondara is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It was formed in June 1994 from the amalgamation of the Cities of Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Yarra</span> Local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The City of Yarra is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia in the inner eastern and northern suburbs of Melbourne. It is the second smallest LGA in the state with an area of 19.5 square kilometres (7.5 sq mi), and in June 2021 it had a population of 91,543, making it the second most densely populated LGA, with around 4,695 people per square kilometre. The City of Yarra was formed in 1994 as a result of the amalgamation of the former Cities of Richmond, Collingwood, Fitzroy, and parts of Carlton North and parts of Alphington and Fairfield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Port Phillip</span> Local government area in Australia

The City of Port Phillip is a local government area of Victoria, Australia on the northern shores of Port Phillip, south of Melbourne's central business district. It has an area of 20.7 km2 and had a population of 113,200 in June 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Darebin</span> Local government area in Victoria, Australia

The City of Darebin is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 54 square kilometres (20.8 sq mi) and in June 2018 Darebin had a population of 161,609. Municipal offices are located at 350 High Street, Preston.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victorian Greens</span> Political party in Australia

The Victorian Greens, officially known as the Australian Greens Victoria, is the Victorian state member party of the Australian Greens, a green political party in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sue Pennicuik</span> Australian politician (born 1957)

Susan Margaret Pennicuik is an Australian politician who served as a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2018. Since April 2022, Pennicuik has served as a councillor on the City of Glen Eira.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephen Jolly</span> Australian politician

Stephen Jolly is an Australian politician, socialist activist, author and construction worker. He currently serves as the mayor of Yarra and has been a councillor of the City of Yarra since 2004, initially representing Langridge Ward before being elected to MacKillop Ward in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Victorian local elections</span>

The 2020 Victorian local elections were held on 24 October 2020 to elect the councils of 76 of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Victorian local elections</span> Local elections in Australia

The 2024 Victorian local elections were held on 26 October 2024 to elect the councils of 78 of the 79 local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, Australia. The elections were conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), with voting taking place via post throughout October to elect 647 councillors across the state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Melbourne City Council election</span> Australian local government election

The 2024 Melbourne City Council election was held on 26 October 2024 to elect nine councillors and a leadership team to the City of Melbourne. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Victoria, Australia.

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Grampians region.

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the South-Eastern Melbourne region.

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Northern Melbourne region.

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Western Melbourne region.

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Eastern Melbourne region.

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Gippsland region.

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Hume region.

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Loddon Mallee region.

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Inner Melbourne region.

References

  1. "2024 local council elections". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. "Council Elections 2024". Victorian Government. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. "Melbourne City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2024-local-council-elections/melbourne-city-council/results
  5. "Melbourne City Council election". VEC.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Rachael Dexter and Nathanael Scott (3 October 2024). "Many of your local election candidates appear to be independent. Our survey reveals otherwise". The Age. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. "Former Labor heavyweight snubbed by party in council preferences bombshell". Herald Sun. 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. "Regent theatrics aside, the clock's still ticking". Team Kouta. 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. "Ex-mayor makes stand for St Albans". Star Community. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. Lucas, Clay (7 October 2016). "Melbourne City Council elections: No place for homeless in battle for town hall". The Age. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 "Melbourne City Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. 4 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  12. "Melbourne City Council election". VEC.
  13. "Port Phillip City Council". VEC. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. "Port Phillip City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. "People Empowering Port Phillip". pepp.org.au. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 Dexter, Rachael; Scott, Nathanael (7 October 2024). "'It's like an outbreak': How 'quasi-parties' will influence your council's election". The Age. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  17. "Meet Our Candidates". Residents of Port Phillip. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  18. Victorian Electoral Commission. "Port Phillip City Council results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  19. "ALP candidates announced without former Mayor Dick Gross". This Week In St Kilda. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  20. "Lauren Sherson for Albert Park Ward". laurensherson.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024. I'm Lauren Sherson, your Independent Liberal candidate for Albert Park Ward in the upcoming Local Government election.
  21. "Your local Labor candidate in the City of Port Phillip elections". libbybuckingham.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  22. "CANAL WARD". Port Phillip Emergency Climate Action Network. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  23. "I'm David Wright, your Labor candidate for Port Melbourne Ward". Facebook. David Wright 4 Port Melbourne Ward. 17 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  24. "Council Elections". Yarra City Council. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  25. Eddie, Rachel (6 November 2020). "Australia's first Greens-dominated council elected in Yarra". The Age. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  26. Hall, Bianca (6 February 2023). "Greens' control of Yarra City Council erodes as long-serving councillor quits party". The Age. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  27. Thomas, Shibu (28 November 2022). "Greens' Gabrielle De Vietri Is Victoria's Newest Out Member Of Parliament". Star Observer. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  28. Smethurst, Annika (30 April 2024). "Greens councillors tear up membership, slam leadership over 'surveillance, disinformation, fear'". The Age. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  29. "The time for change is now". Facebook. Yarra For All. 12 March 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  30. Dexter, Rachael (5 November 2024). "Greens lag in progressive heartlands; Liberals are 'teal-washed' out of Boroondara". The Age. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  31. Dexter, Rachael (27 November 2024). "Park scrapped, dog poo audit launched as new-look Yarra council adopts mega manifesto". The Age. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024. Four Yarra For All councillors were elected, as well as two other independents not funded by the group but who voted for Jolly, who has been on the council for 20 years and was formerly a member of the Victorian Socialists, as mayor.
  32. "Dropped in at the Yarra Labor campaign launch yesterday evening". Facebook. Ryan Batchelor MP. 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  33. "Candidates". Yarra Labor. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  34. Raue, Ben. "Yarra council election, 2024". The Tally Room. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  35. "Yarra". Victorian Greens. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  36. Victorian Electoral Commission. "Yarra City Council results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  37. Royall, Ian; Placella, Laura (7 November 2024). "Greens improve chances of retaining places on Yarra City Council after voting surge". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  38. "Victorian council election results 2024 LIVE updates: Glen Eira veteran out; big Cardinia reshuffle". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2024. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  39. "Stephen Jolly keeps spot on Yarra Council". Herald Sun . 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  40. "Spring Street wants to build thousands of homes. It could face a battle with local election candidates". The Age. 4 October 2024. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024. Victoria Chipperfield, who is running for council in the City of Yarra in the Yarra For All party
  41. "VEC retires 16 local council election candidates". Victorian Electoral Commission. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  42. "16 council candidates retired over training failure". Inside Local Government. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  43. "Retired candidates". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.