Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Grampians

2024 Ballarat City Council election
All 9 seats on Ballarat City Council; 5 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election; No overall control;	Subsequent largest party ; TBD;

2024 Ararat Rural City Council election
All 7 seats on Ararat Rural City Council; 4 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 Grampians region.

The Grampians has a population of around 220,000 and covers 11 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Ballarat.^[1]

Ararat

Ararat Rural City Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.^[2]

Ararat results

2024 Victorian local elections: Ararat
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Bob Sanders
	Victorian Socialists	Fiona Tipping
	Independent	Rob Armstrong
	Independent	Daryl Scherger
	Independent	Peter Joyce
	Independent	Osman Kokcu
	Independent	Teli Kaur
	Independent	Peter Beales
	Independent	Bill Waterston
	Independent National	Jo Armstrong
	Independent	Luke Matthew Preston
	Independent	Amanda Mead
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Ballarat

Ballarat City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three three-member wards, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[3]

Ballarat results

2024 Victorian local elections: Ballarat^[4]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents
	Independent Liberal
	Independent Labor
	Greens
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Alfredton

2024 Victorian local elections: Alfredton Ward^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Sundram Sivamalai
	Greens	Maegan Boundey
	Independent	Elisa Zentveld
	Independent Liberal	Nathan Anderson
	Independent	Damon Saunders
	Independent	Thomas Lam
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Brown Hill

2024 Victorian local elections: Brown Hill Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Greens	Ellen Burns
	Independent	Ted Lapkin
	Independent Liberal	Amy Johnson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Buninyong

2024 Victorian local elections: Buninyong Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	Ben Taylor
	Independent	Mark Jones
	Independent	Robert Pattie-Williams
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Central

2024 Victorian local elections: Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Greens	Belinda Coates
	Independent Liberal	Samantha McIntosh
	Independent	John Stoneman
	Independent	Duncan Smith
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Delacombe

2024 Victorian local elections: Delacombe Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Tom Madden
	Greens	Gab Salkowski
	Independent	Kalyan Velagala
	Independent	Tracey Hargreaves
	Independent	Sebastian Borys
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Golden Point

2024 Victorian local elections: Golden Point Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Greens	Adrik Wright
	Independent	Tess Morgan
	Independent	Ray Borner
	Independent	Dion Cartledge
	Independent	Josh Whittingham
	Independent	Phillip Lincoln Yordonopulo
	Independent	Mark Harris
	Independent	Stephen Jones
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

North

2024 Victorian local elections: North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rebecca McIntosh
	Independent	Jim Rinaldi
	Independent	David Harris
	Independent	Glenn Rogers
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Sebastopol

2024 Victorian local elections: Sebastopol Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Labor	Des Hudson
	Independent	Colin Muir
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Wendouree

2024 Victorian local elections: Wendouree Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Kristen Justin
	Independent Liberal	Joshua Morris
	Independent	Jay Morrison
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Golden Plains

2024 Golden Plains Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 7 seats on Golden Plains Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Golden Plains Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.^[6]

Golden Plains results

2024 Victorian local elections: Golden Plains^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Lachlan Glen
	Independent	John Crowe
	Independent	Emma Robbins
	Independent	Brett Brian Cunningham
	Independent	Owen Sharkey
	Greens	Gavin Gamble
	Independent	Des Phelan
	Independent	Dom Cook
	Independent	Sarah Hayden
	Independent	Helena Angela Kirby
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Hepburn

2024 Hepburn Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 7 seats on Hepburn Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Hepburn Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing 7 members. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of five wards (three single-member and two two-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[9]

Hepburn results

2024 Victorian local elections: Hepburn
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Pat Hockey
	Greens	Tim Drylie
	Independent	Don Henderson
	Independent	Brian Hood
	Independent	Tony Clark
	Independent	Leslie Hewitt
	Independent	Bernie Winfield-Gray
	Independent	Benny Pettersson
	Independent	Cameron Stone
	Independent	Derek Sedgman
	Independent	Christian Porochowsky
	Independent	Shirley Cornish
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Hindmarsh

2024 Hindmarsh Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 6 seats on Hindmarsh Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Hindmarsh Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each.

Hindmarsh results

2024 Victorian local elections: Hindmarsh^[10]
Party		Seats
	Independent	6
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

East

2024 Victorian local elections: East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Chan Uoy
	Independent	Debra Nelson
	Independent	James Barry
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

North

2024 Victorian local elections: North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Roger Aitken
	Independent	Elizabeth Chivell
	Independent	Tony Clark
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

West

2024 Victorian local elections: West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rosie Barker	unopposed
	Independent	Ron Ismay	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent win		Swing	N/A
	Independent win		Swing	N/A

Horsham

2024 Horsham Rural City Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 7 seats on Horsham Rural City Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Horsham Rural City Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward with seven members, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[11]

Horsham results

2024 Victorian local elections: Horsham^[12]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Green Park

2024 Victorian local elections: Green Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Brian R. Basham
	Independent	Dean O'Loughlin
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Horsham North

2024 Victorian local elections: Horsham North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Todd C. Wilson
	Independent	Claudia Haenel
	Independent	Kathy Ross
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Kalimna

2024 Victorian local elections: Kalimna Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rebecca Sluggett	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent win		Swing	N/A

May Park

2024 Victorian local elections: May Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Les Power
	Independent	Cam McDonald
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Oatlands

2024 Victorian local elections: Oatlands Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Angela Munn
	Independent	Dylan Hesselberg
	Independent	David Bowe
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Pine Lake

2024 Victorian local elections: Pine Lake Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Michael Bond
	Independent	Ian Ross
	Independent	Toby Haynes
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Wyn Wyn

2024 Victorian local elections: Wyn Wyn Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Brian Klowss	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent win		Swing	N/A

Moorabool

2024 Moorabool Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

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

Largest party before election

No overall control

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Moorabool Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing 9 members. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four wards (three single-member and one four-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[13]

Moorabool results

2024 Victorian local elections: Moorabool
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Helen Tatchell
	Independent Liberal	Jarrod James Bingham
	Independent	John Keogh
	Independent	Ilona Kucera
	Independent	Steven Venditti Taylor
	Independent	Ally Munari
	Independent	Rodney Ward
	Independent	Sheila Freeman
	Independent	Moira Berry
	Independent Liberal	Paul Tatchell
	Independent	Tom Sullivan
	Independent	Karellyn Dangar
	Animal Justice	Tim Hawthorne
	Independent	Timothy Bell
	Independent	Michael Ray
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Northern Grampians

2024 Northern Grampians Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 6 seats on Northern Grampians Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Northern Grampians Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each. The council decreased from seven members to six prior to the 2024 election; members were previously elected across four wards (two single-member, one two-member and one three-member).^[14]

Northern Grampians results

2024 Victorian local elections: Northern Grampians^[15]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent National
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Central

2024 Victorian local elections: Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jenny Greenberger
	Independent National	Kevin Erwin
	Independent	Lauren Dempsey
	Independent	Lachlan Eckert
	Independent	Rob Haswell
	Independent	Karen Hyslop
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

Grampians

2024 Victorian local elections: Grampians Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Trevor Gready
	Independent	Justine Hide
	Independent	Jack Blake
	Independent	Lisa Whyte
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

Kara Kara

2024 Victorian local elections: Kara Kara Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Murray Emerson
	Independent	Ross Hudson
	Independent	Terence Robertson
	Independent	Karen Probst
	Independent	John Farrell
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent win		Swing
	Independent win		Swing

Pyrenees

2024 Pyrenees Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 5 seats on Pyrenees Shire Council
3 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Pyrenees Shire Council is composed of five single-member wards.^[16]

Pyrenees results

2024 Victorian local elections: Pyrenees^[17]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Avoca

2024 Victorian local elections: Avoca Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rebecca Wardlaw
	Independent	Ronald Brendon Eason
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		Swing

Beaufort

2024 Victorian local elections: Beaufort Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Paul Callanan
	Independent	Damian Hugh Ferrari
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		Swing

De Cameron

2024 Victorian local elections: De Cameron Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rose La Vie
	Independent	Kate Tol
	Independent	Fiona Williamson
	Independent	Megan Phelan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Ercildoune

2024 Victorian local elections: Ercildoune Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Clark
	Independent	Simon Tol
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Mount Emu

2024 Victorian local elections: Mount Emu Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Tanya Kehoe
	Independent	Dan Ferguson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

West Wimmera

2024 West Wimmera Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 5 seats on West Wimmera Shire Council
3 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

West Wimmera Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.^[18]

West Wimmera results

2024 Victorian local elections: West Wimmera
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Richard William Hicks
	Independent	Helen Hobbs
	Independent	Jodie Pretlove
	Independent	Tim Meyer
	Independent	Tom Houlihan
	Independent	Bruce H. Meyer
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Yarriambiack

2024 Yarriambiack Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 6 seats on Yarriambiack Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Yarriambiack Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each. The council decreased from seven members to six prior to the 2024 election; members were previously elected across two two-member wards and one three-member ward.^[19]

Since only two candidates nominated to run in each ward, all six members for Yarriambiack Shire Council were elected unopposed.^[20]

Yarriambiack results

2024 Victorian local elections: Yarriambiack^[21]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents		unopposed	N/A	N/A	6	1
Registered voters

Dunmunkle

2024 Victorian local elections: Dunmunkle Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Melinda Keel	unopposed
	Independent	Corinne Heintze	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent win		Swing	N/A
	Independent win		Swing	N/A

Hopetoun

2024 Victorian local elections: Hopetoun Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Andrew McLean	unopposed
	Independent	Chris K. Lehmann	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent win		Swing	N/A
	Independent win		Swing	N/A

Warracknabeal

2024 Victorian local elections: Warracknabeal Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Karly Kirk	unopposed
	Independent	Kylie Zanker	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent win		Swing	N/A
	Independent win		Swing	N/A

References

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^ "Ararat Rural City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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^ "Gavin Gamble - Deputy Mayor for Golden Plains Shire Council". Victorian Greens. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Gavin Gamble - Candidate for Golden Plains Shire Council". Victorian Greens. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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^ "Pyrenees Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ "West Wimmera Shire Council election". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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^ "Yarriambiack Shire Council notice of uncontested election". Victorian Public Notices. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ "Yarriambiack Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

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[2] "Ararat Rural City Council election". VEC. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

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[4] "Ballarat". Victorian Greens. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

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