2001 Victorian local elections

2001 Victorian local elections
← 2000 17 March 2001 2002 →
Registered	181,108
Turnout	78.48%

Registered181,108

Turnout78.48%

The 2001 Victorian local elections were held on 17 March 2001 to elect the councils of 3 of the 78 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.^[1]

Elections occurred in the City of Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliffe and Surf Coast Shire. Queenscliffe and Surf Coast remained entirely independent-held, while Greater Geelong ended up under no overall control.^[1]

Until 2008, local elections in Victoria were conducted periodically, meaning 75 councils were not up for election in 2001.^[2]

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Party		Votes	%	Seats	Change
	Independents	118,987	85.94	23
	Labor	8,718	6.30	2
	Liberal	8,578	6.20	2
	Independent Liberal	2,169	1.56	1	1
Total formal votes		138,452	97.42
Informal votes		3,673	2.58
Total		142,125	100.0	28
Registered voters / Turnout		181,108	78.48

Council	Ward	Before			Change		Result after preference distribution
Council	Ward	Councillor	Party		Cause	Date	Date	Party		Candidate	%
Glenelg	Grant Riding						20 January 2001		Independent	Robert Halliday	55.24
Glenelg	Grant Riding						20 January 2001		Independent	Don Ward	44.76
Macedon Ranges	Campaspe						24 February 2001		Independent	Marty Evans	55.71
Macedon Ranges	Campaspe						24 February 2001		Independent	Ronda Walker	44.29
Moira	Unsubdivided						21 April 2001		Independent	Bary Franklin	N/A
Moira	Unsubdivided						21 April 2001		Elected unopposed
Kingston	Patterson River						25 August 2001		Independent	Trevor Shewan	55.26
Kingston	Patterson River						25 August 2001		Independent	Jennifer Wilcox^[b]	25.16
Yarra	Nicholson	Ray Thomas		Labor	Resignation	July 2001	6 October 2001		Greens	Gurm Sekhon	59.37
Yarra	Nicholson	Ray Thomas		Labor	Resignation	July 2001	6 October 2001		Labor	Magnus Beugelaar	40.63
Moreland	Hoffman	Andy Ingham		Independent	Death	22 July 2001	October 2001		Labor	Joe Caputo
Moreland	Hoffman	Andy Ingham		Independent	Death	22 July 2001	October 2001
Maroondah	Clocktower						1 December 2001		Independent	Paul Denham	66.21
Maroondah	Clocktower						1 December 2001		Independent	Paul MacDonald	33.79
Greater Bendigo	Whipstick						15 December 2001		Independent	Julian Hood	55.71
Greater Bendigo	Whipstick						15 December 2001		Independent	Bob Hynes	44.29

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See also: Legislative Assembly by-elections Legislative Council by-elections

2001 Victorian local elections

Council votes

By-elections

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