Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Gippsland

2024 Baw Baw Shire Council election
All 9 seats on Baw Baw Shire Council; 5 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election; Independents;	Subsequent largest party ; TBD;

2024 Bass Coast Shire Council election
All 9 seats on Bass Coast Shire Council; 5 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election; Independents;	Subsequent largest party ; TBD;

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

Gippsland has a population of around 310,000 and covers six local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Latrobe.^[1]

Bass Coast

Bass Coast Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.^[2]

Bass Coast results

2024 Victorian local elections: Bass Coast^[3]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Labor
	Independent National
	Greens
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Bunurong

2024 Victorian local elections: Bunurong Ward^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent National	Brett Tessari (elected 1)	2,428	25.4
	Greens	Mat Morgan (elected 3)	1,784	18.7
	Independent Labor	Leticia Laing	1,532	16.1
	Independent	Meg Edwards (elected 2)	1,216	12.7
	Independent	Brian Robinson	726	7.6
	Independent	Caitlyn Robertson	614	6.4
	Independent	Les Larke	512	5.4
	Independent	Prudence Scholtes	422	4.4
	Independent	Eddie Halaijian	306	3.2
Total formal votes			9,540	95.7
Informal votes			427	4.3
Turnout			9,967	84.3
	Independent National win		Swing
	Greens win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

Island

2024 Victorian local elections: Island Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ron Bauer (elected 1)	3,220	33.78	+11.62
	Independent	Tim O'Brien (elected 3)	1,290	13.53
	Independent	Marnie Chadwick	1,193	12.52
	Independent	Tracey Bell (elected 2)	1,129	11.85
	Independent	David Rooks	1,096	11.50	−9.63
	Independent	John Trigt	915	9.60
	Independent	Darrell Silva	688	7.22	+4.08
Total formal votes			9,531	96.49
Informal votes			347	3.51
Turnout			9,878	81.72
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

Western Port

2024 Victorian local elections: Western Port Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rochelle Halstead (elected 1)	2,877	31.78	+5.33
	Independent	Jon Temby (elected 2)	1,560	17.23
	Independent	Jan Thompson (elected 3)	1,310	14.47
	Independent	Nikole Schellekens	1,176	12.90
	Independent	Brian O'Farrell	1,094	12.08
	Independent	Glenda Minty	1,036	11.44
Total formal votes			9,053	95.86
Informal votes			391	4.14
Turnout			9,444	82.25
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

Baw Baw

Baw Baw Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.^[5]

Baw Baw results

2024 Victorian local elections: Baw Baw^[6]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Central

2024 Victorian local elections: Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Danny Goss (elected 1)	4,696	38.04	+8.41
	Independent	Paul Pratt (elected 2)	2,679	21.70
	Independent	Jackie Shearer	1,216	9.85
	Independent	Suzanne Allen (elected 3)	1,211	9.81
	Independent	Farhat Firdous	779	6.31	−7.39
	Independent	Jules Cole	767	6.21
	Independent	Denise Azar	535	4.33
	Independent	Rochelle Hine	463	3.75
Total formal votes			12,346	96.06	−1.53
Informal votes			506	3.94	+1.53
Turnout			12,852	83.37	−1.22
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

East

2024 Victorian local elections: East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Adam Sheehan (elected 2)	2,359	19.05
	Independent	Brendan Kingwill (elected 1)	2,223	17.95
	Independent	Kate Wilson (elected 3)	1,999	16.15
	Independent	Michael Leaney	1,918	15.49	−19.21
	Independent	Darren Wallace	1,728	13.96	−1.41
	Independent	Roy Lindsay	884	7.14
	Independent	Leni Teng	1,027	8.29
	Independent	Jannette Langley	243	1.96
Total formal votes			12,381	96.08	−0.15
Informal votes			505	3.92	+0.15
Turnout			12,886	85.50	+0.12
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

West

2024 Victorian local elections: West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ben Lucas (elected 1)	5,265	45.50	−0.07
	Independent	Jess Hamilton (elected 2)	2,424	20.95
	Independent	Annemarie McCabe	1,213	10.48	−5.75
	Independent	Tricia Jones (elected 3)	946	8.17	−11.66
	Independent	Michael Fozard	673	5.82
	Independent	Brenda McDermott	539	4.66
	Independent	Maz Byrne	512	4.42
Total formal votes			11,572	96.39	−0.94
Informal votes			434	3.61	+0.94
Turnout			12,006	82.25	+0.40
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

East Gippsland

2024 East Gippsland Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on East Gippsland Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

East Gippsland Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing nine councillors.^[7]

East Gippsland results

2024 Victorian local elections: East Gippsland^[8]
Party		Candidate
	Independent	John White
	Independent	Jodie Ashworth
	Independent	Jes John
	Independent	Aly Nichol
	Independent	Valerie Curtis
	Independent	Clive Bury
	Independent	Cheryl Jakobi
	Independent	Sonia Buckley
	Independent	Suzanne Davies
	Independent Labor	Mark Reeves
	Independent	Ian Trevaskis
	Independent	Judy Ireland
	Independent	Janice Coates
	Independent	Tom Crook
	Independent	Bernie Farquhar
	Independent	Barry Davis
	Independent	Sasha Kruse
	Independent	Steven Columbus
	Independent	Arthur Allen
	Independent	James Nicholas
	Independent	Susie Bady
	Independent	Joanne Eastman
	Independent	Matt Stephenson (ineligible)^[a]
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Latrobe

2024 Latrobe City Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on Latrobe City Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Latrobe City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four multi-member wards (one single-member, two two-member and one four-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[12]

Latrobe results

2024 Victorian local elections: Latrobe^[13]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents
	Independent Labor
	Independent National
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Boola Boola

2024 Victorian local elections: Boola Boola Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Kellie O'Callaghan
	Independent	David Barnes
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Budgeree

2024 Victorian local elections: Budgeree Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Leanne Potter
	Independent	Melissa Ferguson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Jeeralang

2024 Victorian local elections: Jeeralang Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Peter Duncan
	Independent	Joanne Mary Campbell
	Independent	Alex Maidana
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Loy Yang

2024 Victorian local elections: Loy Yang Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Paul Howden
	Independent	Jimmy Ware
	Independent	Dale Harriman
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Moe

2024 Victorian local elections: Moe Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Guss Lambden
	Independent	Adele Pugsley
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Morwell River

2024 Victorian local elections: Morwell River Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Dorothy L. Long
	Independent	John Ellingham
	Independent	Tracie Lund
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Newborough

2024 Victorian local elections: Newborough Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Sharon Gibson	unopposed
Registered electors			6,541
	Independent win		(new ward)

Tyers

2024 Victorian local elections: Tyers Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent National	Darren Howe
	Independent	David Little
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Yallourn

2024 Victorian local elections: Yallourn Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Steph Morgan
	Independent Labor	Graeme Laurence Middlemiss
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

South Gippsland

2024 South Gippsland Shire Council election

← 2021

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on South Gippsland Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

South Gippsland Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.^[14]

South Gippsland results

2024 Victorian local elections: South Gippsland^[15]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Liberal
	Greens
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Coastal-Promontory

2024 Victorian local elections: Coastal-Promontory Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Emma McKay
	Independent	Steve Finlay
	Independent	Sarah Gilligan
	Independent	Scott Rae
	Independent	Michael R. Poore
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

Strzelecki

2024 Victorian local elections: Strzelecki Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	Nathan Hersey
	Independent	Bron Beach
	Independent	Jenni Keerie
	Independent	Jim Forbes
	Independent	John Kennedy
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

Tarwin Valley

2024 Victorian local elections: Tarwin Valley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John Schelling
	Independent	Clare Williams
	Greens	Rosemary Anne Cousin
	Independent	Brad Snell
	Independent	Kathleen Murray
	Independent	Aaron Taylor
	Independent	Don Hill
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

Wellington

2024 Wellington Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on Wellington Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Wellington Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.^[16]

Wellington results

2024 Victorian local elections: Wellington^[17]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Liberal
	Libertarian
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Central

2024 Victorian local elections: Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	Scott Rossetti
	Libertarian	Jacob Veldhuizen
	Independent	Liz Foat
	Independent	Geoff Wells
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

Coastal

2024 Victorian local elections: Coastal Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Robin Albert Sidebotham
	Independent	Garry Stephens
	Independent	Catherine Bannerman
	Independent	Cindy Madeley
	Independent	Marcus McKenzie
	Independent	Paul Mayer
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

Northern

2024 Victorian local elections: Northern Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Edward Lowe
	Independent	Christos Iliopoulos
	Independent	Carmel Ripper
	Independent	Kevin Christensen
	Independent	John Tatterson
	Independent	Cameron Jamie Hogan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

Notes

^ Candidate was ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[9] 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.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Victoria's Gippsland Region". Regional Development Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Bass Coast Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Bass Coast Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Bass Shire Council Results". Victorian Electoral Commission. November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ "Baw Baw Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Baw Baw Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "East Gippsland Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "East Gippsland Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Retired candidates". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ "Latrobe City Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Latrobe City Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "South Gippsland Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "South Gippsland Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Wellington Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Wellington Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[retired-12] Candidate was ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[9] 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.^[10]^[11]

[1] "Victoria's Gippsland Region". Regional Development Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[2] "Bass Coast Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[3] "Bass Coast Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[4] "Bass Shire Council Results". Victorian Electoral Commission. November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[5] "Baw Baw Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[6] "Baw Baw Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[7] "East Gippsland Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[8] "East Gippsland Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[retires16-9] "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.

[10] "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.

[11] "Retired candidates". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[13] "Latrobe City Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[14] "Latrobe City Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[15] "South Gippsland Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[16] "South Gippsland Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[17] "Wellington Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[18] "Wellington Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

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