Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Gippsland

2024 Baw Baw Shire Council election
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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
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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]

Although the party did not explicitly endorse candidates in Bass Coast, the local Labor Party branch published a letter encouraging people to support Labor member Leticia Laing in Bunurong Ward.^[3]^[4] Labor branch secretary Tully Fletcher also encouraged support for "Labor-aligned" independent candidate Caitlyn Robertson and Greens candidate Mat Morgan in Bunurong, as well as independent John Temby in Westernport Ward.^[5]^[6]

Bass Coast results

2024 Victorian local elections: Bass Coast^[7]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Labor
	Independent National
	Independent Liberal
	Greens
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Bunurong

2024 Victorian local elections: Bunurong Ward^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Brett Tessari (elected 1)	2,428	25.4	−24.5
	Greens	Mat Morgan (elected 3)	1,784	18.7	+5.9
	Independent Labor	Leticia Laing	1,532	16.1	−1.2
	Independent	Meg Edwards (elected 2)	1,216	12.7	+12.7
	Independent	Brian Robinson	726	7.6	+7.6
	Independent	Caitlyn Robertson	614	6.4	+6.5
	Independent	Les Larke	512	5.4	−5.0
	Independent	Prudence Scholtes	422	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Eddie Halaijian	306	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			9,540	95.7	−1.7
Informal votes			427	4.3	+1.7
Turnout			9,967	84.3	−0.8

Island

2024 Victorian local elections: Island Ward^[13]
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^[a]	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

Western Port

2024 Victorian local elections: Western Port Ward^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rochelle Halstead (elected 1)	2,877	31.78	+5.33
	Independent	Jon Temby (elected 2)	1,560	17.23
	Independent Liberal	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

Baw Baw

Baw Baw Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.^[17]

Baw Baw results

2024 Victorian local elections: Baw Baw^[18]
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

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

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

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.^[19]

East Gippsland results

2024 Victorian local elections: East Gippsland^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sonia Buckley (elected 1)	3,648	12.94	+4.50
	Independent	John White (elected 2)	3,141	11.03	+4.63
	Independent	Bernie Farquhar (elected 3)	2,506	8.80	+8.80
	Independent	Arthur Allen (elected 4)	2,220	7.80	−0.50
	Independent	Ian Trevaskis (elected 5)	1,759	6.18	+6.18
	Independent	Tom Crook (elected 6)	1,599	5.62	+0.99
	Independent	Barry Davis (elected 8)	1,447	5.08	+5.08
	Independent Labor	Mark Reeves	1,427	5.01	+0.02
	Independent	Joanne Eastman (elected 9)	1,406	4.94	+4.94
	Independent	James Nicholas	1,289	4.53	+4.53
	Independent	Jodie Ashworth (elected 7)	1,255	4.41	+4.41
	Independent	Valerie Curtis	1,058	3.72	+3.72
	Independent	Jes John	827	2.91	+2.91
	Independent	Judy Ireland	782	2.75	+2.75
	Independent	Clive Bury	741	2.60	+2.60
	Independent	Sasha Kruse	689	2.42	+2.42
	Independent	Susie Bady	574	2.02	+2.02
	Independent	Janice Coates	506	1.78	+1.78
	Independent	Steven Columbus	500	1.76	+1.76
	Independent	Cheryl Jakobi	474	1.67	+1.67
	Independent	Suzanne Davies	291	1.02	+1.02
	Independent	Aly Nichol	290	1.02	+1.02
	Independent	Matt Stephenson (ineligible)^[b]	0	0.0
Total formal votes			28,465	97.38	−3.34
Informal votes			3,984	12.28	+3.34
Turnout			32,449	-0.40

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.^[24]

Latrobe results

2024 Victorian local elections: Latrobe^[25]
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^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent National	Darren Howe	2,747	53.11
	Independent	David Little	2,425	46.89
Total formal votes			5,172	95.28
Informal votes			256	4.72
Turnout			5,428	82.47
	Independent National win		(new ward)

Yallourn

2024 Victorian local elections: Yallourn Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Steph Morgan	2,027	50.05
	Independent Labor	Graeme Laurence Middlemiss	2,023	49.95
Total formal votes			4,050	93.56
Informal votes			279	6.44
Turnout			4,329	73.91
	Independent 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.^[27]

South Gippsland results

2024 Victorian local elections: South Gippsland^[28]
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
	Independent	Emma McKay
	Independent	Steve Finlay
	Independent	Sarah Gilligan
	Independent	Scott Rae
	Independent	Michael R. Poore
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Strzelecki

2024 Victorian local elections: Strzelecki Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Nathan Hersey (elected 1)	1,978	27.34	+11.00
	Independent	John Kennedy (elected 3)	1,747	24.14	+24.14
	Independent	Bron Beach (elected 2)	1,679	23.20	+23.20
	Independent	Jim Forbes	993	13.72	−2.90
	Independent	Jenni Keerie	839	11.59	−11.65
Total formal votes			7,236	97.45	+1.38
Informal votes			189	2.55	−1.38
Turnout			7,425	86.71	+4.20

Tarwin Valley

2024 Victorian local elections: Tarwin Valley Ward
Party		Candidate
	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

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.^[29]

Wellington results

2024 Victorian local elections: Wellington^[30]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Liberal
	Libertarian
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Central

2024 Victorian local elections: Central Ward^[31]
Party		Candidate
	Independent Liberal	Scott Rossetti
	Libertarian	Jacob Veldhuizen
	Independent	Liz Foat
	Independent	Geoff Wells
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Coastal

2024 Victorian local elections: Coastal Ward
Party		Candidate
	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

Northern

2024 Victorian local elections: Northern Ward
Party		Candidate
	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

Notes

^ Also a member of an undisclosed political party, although it does not appear to be the Labor Party.^[14]
^ Candidate was ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[21] 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.^[22]^[23]

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.
^ "LAING, Leticia" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
^ "Copy of Labor Party letter". South Gippsland Sentinel Times. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Don't vote for more of the same". South Gippsland Sentinel Times. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ Giles, Michael (8 November 2024). "Only three Bass Coast councillors survive brutal poll". South Gippsland Sentinel Times. Retrieved 14 November 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.
^ "Brett Tessari Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Leticia Laing Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Meg Edwards Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Caitlyn Robertson Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Ron Bauer Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "John Trigt Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Rochelle Halstead Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Jan Thompson Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 14 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.
^ "Latrobe City Council Results". Victorian Electoral Commission. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 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.
^ Tomazin, Farrah (21 February 2015). "Coalition rivalry set to erupt in Gippsland South by-election". The Age. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

[15] Also a member of an undisclosed political party, although it does not appear to be the Labor Party.^[14]

[retired-25] Candidate was ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[21] 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.^[22]^[23]

[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] "LAING, Leticia" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

[4] "Copy of Labor Party letter". South Gippsland Sentinel Times. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[5] "Don't vote for more of the same". South Gippsland Sentinel Times. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[6] Giles, Michael (8 November 2024). "Only three Bass Coast councillors survive brutal poll". South Gippsland Sentinel Times. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

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

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

[9] "Brett Tessari Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[10] "Leticia Laing Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[11] "Meg Edwards Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[12] "Caitlyn Robertson Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[13] "Ron Bauer Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[14] "John Trigt Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[16] "Rochelle Halstead Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[17] "Jan Thompson Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

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

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

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

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

[retires16-22] "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.

[23] "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.

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

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

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

[LaTrobeResults-28] "Latrobe City Council Results". Victorian Electoral Commission. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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

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

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

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

[33] Tomazin, Farrah (21 February 2015). "Coalition rivalry set to erupt in Gippsland South by-election". The Age. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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