Full results and analysis as it comes in.
First published on 4 November 2024. Last updated at 11:45 am AEDT on 8 November 2024.
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Results obtained by 6 News for this month's Victorian local government elections have allowed a number of calls to already be made.
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(* = incumbent, even if contesting a different ward to 2020)
Ballarat
Brown Hill Ward:
Ted Lapkin (IND) 38.10% − TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Ellen Burns (GRN) 31.26%
Amy Johnson* (INDLIB) 30.64%
Central Ward:
Belinda Coates* (GRN) 36.67% − TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Samantha McIntosh* (INDLIB) 36.42%
Duncan Smith (IND) 16.38%
John Stoneman (IND) 10.53%
Banyule
Bakewell Ward (68.8% of enrolled counted):
Mark Di Pasquale* (IND) 38.91% − TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Nicola Rooks (IND) 20.11%
Callum Shaw (IND) 17.39%
Stephen Hird (INDALP) 12.45%
David Scott (GRN) 6.55%
William Roumeliotis (VS) 4.60%
Chelsworth Ward (68.1% of enrolled counted):
Alida McKern* (GRN) 60.99% − PROJECTED ELECTED
Kristina Murray (IND) 24.37%
Houwaida Ayoub (IND) 14.64%
Griffin Ward:
Enrolment: 10,143
Formal Votes: 6,738
Informal Votes: 157 (2.28% of total votes)
Total: 6,895 (67.98% of electors enrolled)
GRIFFITHS, David: 660 (9.80%) (IND)
McLACHLAN, Keith: 2,464 (36.57%) (IND)
CASTALDO, Peter: 3,614 (53.64%) (GRN)
Grimshaw Ward:
Enrolment: 10,302
Formal Votes: 7,375
Informal Votes: 243 (3.19% of total votes)
Total: 7,618 (73.95% of electors enrolled)
GEE, Rory: 650 (8.81%) (VS)
GAROTTI, Rick: 5,949 (80.66%) (IND)
BOATWRIGHT, Sam: 776 (10.52%) (GRN)
Ibbott Ward:
Enrolment: 9,648
Formal Votes: 6,666
Informal Votes: 157 (2.30% of votes)
Total: 6,823 (70.72% of electors enrolled)
MURPHY-WEBSTER, Melissa: 1,380 (20.70%) (IND)
BROWN, Paul: 780 (11.70%) (IND)
CURRY, Alicia: 2,456 (36.84%) (IND)
HIRST, Marty: 432 (6.48%) (VS)
CRAWLEY, Nina: 1,618 (24.27%) (GRN)
Hawdon:
Enrolment: 10,690
Formal Votes: 7,503
Informal Votes: 167 (2.18% of total votes)
Total Votes: 7,670 (71.75% of electors enrolled)
BHATIA, Raj: 1,389 (18.51%) (IND)
CARDAMONE, Will: 1,912 (25.48%) (IND)
KEARNEY, Chris: 1,106 (14.74%) (IND)
WOOD, Matt: 3,096 (41.26%) (IND)
Olympia:
Enrolment: 10,689
Formal Votes: 6,032
Informal Votes: 224 (3.58% of total votes)
Total Votes: 6,256 (58.53% of electors enrolled)
O'KANE, Mary: 1,836 (30.44%) (IND)
LANGDON, Craig: 1,137 (18.85%) (IND)
MOHAMED, Abdirizak: 403 (6.68%) (IND)
CHILDS, Alex: 569 (9.43%) (IND)
LIBAN, Amina: 369 (6.12%) (IND)
MOORE, Lucas: 566 (9.38%) (VS)
PALLISER, Wendy: 364 (6.03%) (IND)
MORLAND, Paul: 788 (13.06%) (GRN)
Sherbourne:
Enrolment: 10,200
Formal Votes: 7,014
Informal Votes: 195 (2.70% of total votes)
Total Votes: 7,209 (70.68% of electors enrolled)
SANDARS, Lauren: 2,062 (29.40%) (INDLIB)
CHAMPION, Alison: 2,215 (31.58%) (IND) (Incumbent)
ROBERTSON, Ian: 1,408 (20.07%) (INDALP)
GILLIES, Greta: 579 (8.25%) (GRN)
GIOVAS, Michelle: 750 (10.69%) (IND)
Bass Coast
Bunurong (THREE MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED):
Brett Tessari (INDNAT) 2089, 25.92% - PROJECTED ELECTED
Mat Morgan (GRN) 1454, 18.05% - LIKELY ELECTED
Leticia Laing (INDALP) 1291, 16.02% - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Meg Edwards (IND) 1030, 12.80%
Brian Robinson (IND) 607, 7.53%
Caitlyn Robertson (IND) 499, 6.19%
Les Larke (IND) 450, 5.59%
Prudence Scholtes (IND) 381, 4.73%
Eddie Halaijian (IND) 256, 3.18%
Boroondara
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Brimbank
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Campaspe
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Casey
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Darebin
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Frankston
NOTE: These figures are in a raw form without affiliation details due to the sheer amount of results that have been sent in. We will work to update the formatting when we can!
KANANOOK:
Aitken 1717
Green 1676
Stark 1346
Pither 1127
Stagg 563
LYREBIRD:
Conroy 2840
Keats 2414
Havis 2011
ELISABETH MURDOCH:
McDonald 2065
Wanat 3237
Tayler 1026
Kay 299
Abraham 1438
PINES:
2245 Baker
1882 Turner
1022 Graus
966 Brownfield
WILTON:
Asker 3303
Collison 2614
Prasad 987
Rendell 821
YAMALA:
Nathan Butler - 2,393
Shiela Newman - 1,630
Alistair Wardle - 1,231
Gary Ebbott - 825
Steve Toms - 585
Ballam (99.4% counted):
Bolam 3205
Marsal 1513
Hughes 1318
Solis 1305
Centenary Park (92% counted)
O’Reilly 3732
Rodgers 1862
Osborne 1378
Cheeseman 500
Derinya (93% counted)
Hill 2121
Hughes 1532
Vanderstadt 1435
Grace 1040
Houlter 994
Babic 441
Greater Dandenong
Independent Labor councillor Jim Memeti has declared victory in Dandenong Ward over independent candidate Rahima Rizai. Isabella Do has won Keysborough South easily for the Greens with 48% of the primary vote. Greens incumbent Rhonda Garad, running in Cleeland Ward, is ahead on the primary vote in a close race.
Yarraman Ward:
Phillip Danh* (INDALP) 58% − PROJECTED ELECTED
Ian Cook (IND) 42%
Cook has conceded defeat: "I will continue to hold Dandenong Council to account, not from the inside, but from the outside."
Greater Geelong
Kardinia Ward:
DUNSTAN, Johnny 431
COSTOSO, Candice 881
GARCIA, Daniel 660
DESBROWE-ANNEAR, Peter 137
MURRIHY, Peter 1521
FLYNN, Emilie 1647
KONTELJ, Stretch 2158
Total 7435
Greater Shepparton
Lower Goulburn Ward:
Kieron Eddy (INDLBT) 46.44% - LIKELY ELECTED
Dinny Adem (IND) 23.45%
Garry James Alexander (IND) 15.44%
Santhiya Subramaniam (IND) 14.67%
McEwan Ward:
Steven Threlfall (INDFED) 61.32% - PROJECTED ELECTED
Ben Ladson (IND) 38.68%
Not something you see often - Steven Threlfall (a member of the Australian Federation Party, formerly known as Country Alliance) has been elected.
Hobsons Bay
Altona Ward:
Daria Kellander* (IND) 41.06% − TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Tim R. Rippon (IND) 24.14%
Phillip Paull (IND) 12.26%
Irene Brown (AJP) 12.02%
Susan Miller (VS) 10.50%
Altona Meadows Ward:
Diana Grima* (IND) 54.4% − PROJECTED ELECTED
Liam Roche (LBT) 19.2%
Ranbir Lambra (IND) 13.7%
Matthew Phelan (IND) 12.5%
Kingston
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Knox
In Chandler Ward, Jeff Kidney (Independent Liberal) is likely to win; in Collier Ward, Chris Duncan is expected to win over Emily Sun (Independent Liberal).
Baird Ward:
Peter Lockwood (INDALP) 36.6% − LIKELY ELECTED
Yvonne Allred (IND) 28.5%
Gary Saultry (IND) 1319 15.7%
Samantha Gilchrist (AJP) 7.13%
Andrew Church (INDALP) 12.0%
Dinsdale Ward:
Robert Williams (INDLIB) 40.4% − LIKELY ELECTED
Sorina Grasso (INDALP) 29.8%
Gary Leech (IND) 20.9%
Sitha Devrapalli (IND) 8.9%
Scrutineers report to us that Williams is set to win after preferences from Leeche voters.
Dobson Ward:
Meagan Baker (IND) 29.7% - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Tony Holland (INDLIB) 27.8%
Joe Stroud (IND) 24.7%
Emily Cox (IND) 17.3%
Friberg Ward:
Parisa Considine (INDLIB) 56.09% - LIKELY ELECTED
Susan Laukens (IND) 43.91%
Latrobe
In Boola Boola Ward, David Barnes (IND) is ahead of former mayor Kellie O'Callaghan (IND) with 54.65% of the vote in a two-person contest. TOO CLOSE TO CALL.
Maribyrnong
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Maroondah
In Wicklow Ward, Independent Liberal councillor Tasa Damante has 47% to independent candidate (former Freedom Party candidate) Daniella Heatherich, who has 53%, with 6.6K votes in.
Observers report to 6 News:
Tony Dib (Independent Labor) defeated in Bungalook Ward
Ryan Smith (Independent Liberal, ex-MP) third-placed in McAlpin Ward and his preferences will elect Nathaniel Henderson (another Liberal member), defeating independent councillor Suzy Stojanovic
Independent Labor councillor Paul MacDonald elected in Tarralla Ward
Independent Liberal councillor Kylie Spears comfortably wins in Wombolano Ward
Nothing yet for Barngeong Ward, where Independent Liberal Sebastian Moon and independent Chris Jones are contesting; Jubilee Ward, where it's a three-way-race between Independent Liberal Claire Rex and independents Emily Brightside and Caroline Nordio; or Yarrunga Ward between Independent Liberal councillor Rob Steane and independent candidates Michelle Radojkovic and Andrew Schafer
Melbourne
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Melton
Hilltop Ward:
Andrew Deeming (IND) 36.92% - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
John Verdon (IND) 30.79%
Ujjala Camilleri (INDALP) 20.46%
Julian Cugliari (IND) 11.81%
Merri-bek
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Monash
In Gardiners Creek Ward, former Greens councillor Anjalee de Silva has been re-elected as an independent with a 45% primary vote against four other candidates. Another Greens-turned-independent councillor Josh Fergeus, has won University Ward with 52% of the primary vote.
Cameron Little (independent) LIKELY elected in Banksia Ward, Rebecca Paterson (Independent Labor) LIKELY re-elected in Blackburn Ward, Marcus Fernandez (Independent Liberal) AHEAD in Jells Ward.
Moonee Valley
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Mornington Peninsula
Results out of Briars Ward, where incumbents Anthony Marsh and Despi O'Connor were both contesting, indicate Marsh has won comfortably with around 70% of the primary vote.
Nillumbik
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Stonnington
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Surf Coast
BTB = Back To Basics
Torquay Ward (THREE MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED):
Liz Pattison* (IND) 25.5% - PROJECTED ELECTED
Rebecca Bourke (BTB / IND) 18.8% - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Paul Barker* (BTB / LBT) 17.4% - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Phoebe Crockett (GRN) 17.4%
Eric Menogue (BTB / INDLIB) 12.2%
Martin Duke (IND) 8.7%
Barker and Crockett both had exactly 312 votes as of 31 October 2024.
Whitehorse
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Whittlesea
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Wyndham
Cheetham Ward:
Susan McIntyre* (IND) 43.44% − TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Angela Newhouse (INDLIB) 35.24%
Emi Neville (GRN) 9.16%
Shyam Vishwanathan (INDLIB) 6.20%
Kamran Javed (IND) 4.20%
Satnam Singh (IND) 1.76%
Featherbrook Ward:
Jasmine Hill (IND) 35.12% − TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Tony Hooper (IND) 21.51%
Raja Reddy (INDLIB) 13.89%
Tully Smith (INDALP) 10.87%
Hasan Naim (INDALP) 4.65%
Kelvin Small (IND) 4.51%
Aneez Rehman (GRN) 3.22%
Vladimir Molotsky (IND) 4.25%
Arthur Fernandes (IND) 1.97%
Heathdale Ward:
Jennie Barrera* (IND) 50.5% − PROJECTED ELECTED
Andrew Elsbury (IND) 26.3%
Jack Boddeke (GRN) 23.2%
Yarra
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Yarra Ranges
Billanook Ward:
Tim Heenan* (IND) 56.09% − PROJECTED ELECTED
Wendy Wright (INDLBT) 43.91%