Five different affiliations are already represented − will that change with a new electoral system?
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Port Phillip is a key LGA to watch at the 2024 Victorian local elections. In 2020, Labor, the Greens and Residents of Port Phillip (RoPP) endorsed candidates, while Independent Liberal and independent candidates were also successful.
The Greens were the first to confirm candidates in April 2024, while 6 News understands Labor will endorse again.
2020 election
Elected councillors
Canal | Gateway | Lake |
Louise Crawford (ALP) | Marcus Pearl (IND-LIB) | Katherine Copsey (GRN) |
Tim Baxter (GRN) | Heather Cunsolo (IND) | Andrew Bond (IND-LIB) |
Rhonda Clark (RoPP) | Peter Martin (ALP) | Christina Sirakoff (RoPP) |
Copsey resignation
The only change to councillors was in November 2022 when Greens councillor Katherine Copsey resigned after being elected at the Victorian state election. She was replaced via a countback in Lake Ward by Labor member Robbie Nyaguy.
Ward changes
Like many other councils, Port Phillip is affected by the Local Government Act 2020, which has removed multi-member wards and replaced them with single-member wards across metropolitan Melbourne (excluding the City of Melbourne LGA).
Currently, there are three three-member wards, which will be abolished in favour of nine single-member wards:
Albert Park
Alma
Balaclava
Elwood
Lakeside
Montague
Port Melbourne
South Melbourne
St Kilda
Retiring councillors
6 News understands Andrew Bond (IND-LIB) and Rhonda Clark (RoPP) will not seek re-election.
Labor Party preselection remains ongoing, however it is understood all three Labor incumbents are seeking re-election.
Candidates
Asterisks (*) indicate an incumbent councillor, even if they are not contesting their current ward.
Albert Park Ward
TBA (Labor)
Connor Slattery (Greens)
Rod Hardy (RoPP)
Lauren Sherson (Independent Liberal)
Rhonda Small (Independent)
Alma Ward
TBA (Labor)
TBA (Greens)
TBA (RoPP)
Justin Halliday (Independent)
Balaclava Ward
TBA (Labor)
Rachel Iampolski (Greens)
TBA (RoPP)
Alex Darton (Independent)
Elwood Ward
TBA (Labor)
Liliana Carranza (Greens)
TBA (RoPP)
Lakeside Ward
TBA (Labor)
Ivy Pierlot (Greens)
TBA (RoPP)
Jo McDonald (Independent Liberal)
Montague Ward
TBA (Labor)
Ahmed Elsayed (Greens)
TBA (RoPP)
Port Melbourne Ward
TBA (Labor)
Richard Whitfield (Greens)
TBA (RoPP)
Heather Cunsolo (Independent)*
South Melbourne Ward
TBA (Labor)
Earl James (Greens)
TBA (RoPP)
St Kilda Ward
TBA (Labor)
Tim Baxter (Greens)*
TBA (RoPP)