Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Hume

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2024 Victorian local elections
(Hume)
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →

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

Hume has a population of around 320,000 and covers twelve local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Shepparton.[1]

No election will be held for Moira Shire Council after the council was dismissed in March 2023 and a panel of administrators was appointed.[2] The next election for Moira is scheduled to be held in October 2028.[3][4]

Alpine results

2024 Alpine Shire Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 7 seats on Alpine Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Alpine Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[5]

2024 Victorian local elections: Alpine[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sarah Nicholas (elected 1) 1,430 18.11 +10.89
Independent John Andersen (elected 2) 1,255 15.89
Independent David Byrne (elected 6) 794 10.06
Independent Noah Tanzen (elected 5) 789 9.99
Independent Gareth Graham (elected 3) 742 9.40
Independent Peter Smith (elected 4) 732 9.27
Independent Kevin Grentell 595 7.54
Independent Jean-Pierre Ronco (elected 7) 482 6.10 +3.79
Independent Kitty Knappstein 437 5.53 +2.34
Independent Ray Dyer 325 4.12
Independent Bruce McDonald 163 2.06
Independent Sebastian Collyer 152 1.93
Total formal votes 7,896 94.31 −0.73
Informal votes 476 5.69 +0.73
Turnout 8,372 81.78 −1.98

Benalla

2024 Benalla Rural City Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 7 seats on Benalla Rural City Council
4 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Benalla Rural City Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[7]

Benalla results

2024 Victorian local elections: Benalla[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Davis (elected 1) 1,223 13.40 −1.94
Independent Nathan Tolliday (elected 2) 1,119 12.26
Independent Justin R King (elected 3) 1,072 11.74 −2.83
Independent David George Blore (elected 4) 778 8.52
Independent Bernie Hearn (elected 5) 728 7.98 −1.37
Independent Puna Hewa Gunaratne (elected 7) 653 7.15 −0.20
Independent Vincent Michael Branigan 530 5.81 −1.02
Independent Gail O'Brien 506 5.54 −3.51
Independent Philip Hauptmann 496 5.43
Independent Jillian Merkel (elected 6) 483 5.29
Independent Suzie Pearce 386 4.23
Independent Philip Leo Murphy 353 3.87
Independent Kevin Smith 349 3.82
Independent Mark Jones 256 2.80
Independent Annette Borradale 196 2.15
Total formal votes 9,128 93.17 –2.56
Informal votes 669 6.83 +2.56
Turnout 9,797 83.85 −0.82

Greater Shepparton

2024 Greater Shepparton City Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 9 seats on Greater Shepparton City Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Greater Shepparton City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward electing nine councillors, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[9]

Greater Shepparton results

2024 Victorian local elections: Greater Shepparton[10]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 23,511 83.41 7 Steady
  Independent Federation 2,189 7.77 1 Increase 1
  Independent Libertarian 1,711 6.07 1 Increase 1
  Independent Freedom 628 2.23 0 Steady
  Independent Liberal 148 0.53 0 Steady
 Formal votes 28,187 97.25
 Informal votes 798 2.75
 Total 28,985 100.00 9 Steady
 Registered voters / turnout 46,851

Balaclava

2024 Victorian local elections: Balaclava Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Shane Sali 3,213 74.95
Independent Freedom Diane Teasdale 628 14.65
Independent Rudo Makombe 446 10.40
Total formal votes 4,287 98.26
Informal votes 76 1.74
Turnout 4,363 81.95
Independent win (new ward)

Goulburn River

2024 Victorian local elections: Goulburn River Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Wickham 1,196 30.12
Independent Emmersyn Rea 951 23.95
Independent Sherri Smith-Hoyer 799 20.12
Independent Simon Wyatt 518 13.04
Independent Severin Duhring 359 9.04
Independent Liberal Rowan Farren 148 3.73
Total formal votes 3,971 98.17
Informal votes 74 1.83
Turnout 4,045 83.21
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Paul Wickham 2,015 50.74
Independent Emmersyn Rea 1,956 49.26
Independent win (new ward)

Kialla

2024 Victorian local elections: Kialla Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anthony Brophy 1,568 34.67
Independent Terri Cowley 1,419 31.38
Independent Kamal Dhillon 909 20.10
Independent Brendan Gosstray 626 13.84
Total formal votes 4,522 97.65
Informal votes 109 2.35
Turnout 4,631 84.46
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Anthony Brophy 2,370 52.41
Independent Terri Cowley 2,152 47.59
Independent win (new ward)

Lower Goulburn

2024 Victorian local elections: Lower Goulburn Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Libertarian Kieron Eddy 1,711 45.54
Independent Dinny Adem 901 23.98
Independent Santhiya Subramaniam 577 15.36
Independent Garry James Alexander 568 15.12
Total formal votes 3,757 97.38
Informal votes 101 2.62
Turnout 3,858 75.35
After distribution of preferences
Independent Libertarian Kieron Eddy 2,040 54.30
Independent Dinny Adem 1,051 27.97
Independent Santhiya Subramaniam 666 17.73
Independent Libertarian win (new ward)

McEwen

2024 Victorian local elections: McEwen Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Federation Steven Threlfall 2,189 58.92
Independent Ben Ladson 1,526 41.08
Total formal votes 3,715 95.01
Informal votes 195 4.99
Turnout 3,910 73.59
Independent Federation win (new ward)

Midland

2024 Victorian local elections: Midland Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rod Schubert unopposed
Registered electors 5,213
Independent win (new ward)

Pine Lodge

2024 Victorian local elections: Pine Lodge Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoff Akers 2,213 49.47
Independent Jac McCarty 1,019 22.78
Independent Ian Martin 710 15.87
Independent Phillip Chua 531 11.87
Total formal votes 4,473 97.58
Informal votes 111 2.42
Turnout 4,584 84.16
After distribution of preferences
Independent Geoff Akers 2,368 52.94
Independent Jac McCarty 1,250 27.95
Independent Ian Martin 855 19.11
Independent win (new ward)

Poplar

2024 Victorian local elections: Poplar Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sam Spinks unopposed
Registered electors 5,102
Independent win (new ward)

Yanha Gurtji

2024 Victorian local elections: Yanha Gurtji Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Fern Summer 1,409 40.70
Independent Tom Saxton 1,060 30.62
Independent Leigh Johnson 993 28.68
Total formal votes 3,462 96.33
Informal votes 132 3.67
Turnout 3,594 72.05
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Fern Summer 1,788 51.65
Independent Tom Saxton 1,674 48.35
Independent win (new ward)

Indigo

2024 Indigo Shire Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 7 seats on Indigo Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
Leader N/A Graham Parton
Party Independents Greens
Last election 6 seats 1 seat
Seats before 7 0
Seats won 7 0
Seat change Steady Steady
First preference vote 10,229 639
Percentage 94.12 5.88
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Indigo Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[11]

In February 2022, Greens councillor and former mayor Jenny O'Connor resigned from council, and was replaced by Emmerick Teissl via a countback.[12] In July 2023, independent councillor Larry Goldsworthy resigned and was replaced by Sue Gold.[13]

Indigo results

2024 Victorian local elections: Indigo[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sophie Price (elected 1) 2,351 21.63 +9.83
Independent John Harvey (elected 3) 1,231 11.33 +6.00
Independent Greg Bourke (elected 6) 1,137 10.46
Independent Roberta Horne (elected 5) 1,035 9.52 +3.56
Independent Scott Landells (elected 4) 1,007 9.27
Independent Bernard Gaffney 933 8.58 +2.51
Independent Jane Dowsley (elected 2) 911 8.38
Independent Diane Shepheard (elected 7) 639 5.88 +0.79
Greens Graham Parton 639 5.88 −16.71
Independent Emmerick Teissl 580 5.34 +0.43
Independent Lisa Turner 405 3.73
Total formal votes 10,868 95.02 +3.16
Informal votes 569 4.98 −3.16
Turnout 11,437 83.82 −0.68

Mansfield

2024 Mansfield Shire Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 5 seats on Mansfield Shire Council
3 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Mansfield Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.[16]

Kammy Cordner Hunt, the registered officer of the Fusion Party, contested the election without endorsement from the party.[17][18][19]

Mansfield results

2024 Victorian local elections: Mansfield[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Tehan (elected 1) 1,703 25.91 −0.86
Independent Steve Rabie (elected 2) 1,282 19.50 +12.02
Independent Mandy Treasure (elected 3) 858 13.05
Independent Bonnie Clark (elected 4) 754 11.47
Independent Tim Berenyi (elected 5) 666 10.13
Independent Michael Whytcross 491 7.47
Independent Nick Cooper 312 4.75
Independent Fusion Kammy Cordner Hunt 274 4.17 −1.45
Independent Rohan Webb 233 3.54 −6.51
Total formal votes 6,573 96.98 +2.56
Informal votes 205 3.02 −2.56
Turnout 6,778 82.90 +3.07

Mitchell

2024 Mitchell Shire Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 9 seats on Mitchell Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Mitchell Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards that elect three councillors each.[21]

Mitchell results

2024 Victorian local elections: Mitchell[22]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 28,645 98.65 9 Steady
  Victorian Socialists 392 1.35 0 Steady
 Formal votes 29,037 95.98
 Informal votes 1,216 4.02
 Total 30,253 100.00 9 Steady
 Registered voters / turnout 37,598 80.46

Central

2024 Victorian local elections: Central Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nathan Clark (elected 2) 2,188 22.43 −0.90
Independent Timothy Hanson (elected 1) 2,175 22.29
Independent Bob Humm (elected 3) 2,033 20.84 +1.61
Independent Brett Owen 1,619 16.59
Independent Mike Haysom 700 7.18
Independent Andries Brand 599 6.14
Independent Douglas John Dyson 442 4.53
Total formal votes 9,756 95.90 −1.34
Informal votes 417 4.10 +1.34
Turnout 10,173 81.14 −2.16

North

2024 Victorian local elections: North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ned Jeffery (elected 1) 2,215 23.41
Independent John Dougall (elected 2) 2,007 21.21
Independent Bill Chisholm 1,849 19.54 −3.10
Independent Andrea Pace (elected 3) 1,686 17.82
Independent Stuart Gregory Ferguson 859 9.08
Independent Eric Houghton 847 8.95
Total formal votes 9,463 96.39 −0.83
Informal votes 354 3.61 +0.83
Turnout 9,817 80.18 −0.04

South

2024 Victorian local elections: South Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Riley Evans (elected 1) 3,726 37.95
Independent Bob Cornish (elected 2) 1,902 19.37 −2.52
Independent Claudia James (elected 3) 1,579 16.08
Independent David Andrew Lowe 953 9.71
Independent Ginni Kocher 468 4.77
Victorian Socialists Akashdeep Singh 392 3.99
Independent Jasdeep Kochar 375 3.82
Independent Bikram Singh 224 2.28 −3.06
Independent Indervir Singh 199 2.03
Total formal votes 9,818 95.66 −0.64
Informal votes 445 4.34 +0.64
Turnout 10,263 80.08 −1.11

Murrindindi

2024 Murrindindi Shire Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 7 seats on Murrindindi Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Murrindindi Shire Council is composed of seven single-member wards.[23]

Murrindindi results

2024 Victorian local elections: Murrindindi[24]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 8,769 88.81 7 Steady
  Libertarian 1,105 11.19 0 Steady
 Formal votes 9,874 96.06
 Informal votes 405 3.94
 Total 10,279 100.00 7 Steady
 Registered voters / turnout 12,542 81.96

Cathedral

2024 Victorian local elections: Cathedral Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sandice McAulay 1,028 76.09
Independent Judy Duncan 323 23.91
Total formal votes 1,351 95.34
Informal votes 66 4.66
Turnout 1,417 82.19
Independent hold  

Cheviot

2024 Victorian local elections: Cheviot Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sue Carpenter 810 54.84 −2.51
Independent Paul Galea 667 45.16
Total formal votes 1,477 95.41 −2.57
Informal votes 71 4.59 +2.57
Turnout 1,548 84.22 +1.59
Independent hold Swing–2.51

Eildon

2024 Victorian local elections: Eildon Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anita Carr 1,087 73.74
Independent Ian Maskiell 267 18.11
Independent John Storen 120 8.14
Total formal votes 1,474 97.23 +0.22
Informal votes 42 2.77 −0.22
Turnout 1,516 81.59 +2.64
Independent gain from Independent  

King Parrot

2024 Victorian local elections: King Parrot Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eric Lording 810 58.53 −6.12
Independent Kim Travers 574 41.47 +6.12
Total formal votes 1,384 94.09 −1.27
Informal votes 87 5.91 +1.27
Turnout 1,471 81.00 +5.27
Independent hold Swing−6.12

Kinglake

2024 Victorian local elections: Kinglake Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jodi Adams 712 50.68
Libertarian Stuart Hollingsworth 693 49.32
Total formal votes 1,405 95.77
Informal votes 62 4.23
Turnout 1,467 81.32
Independent gain from Independent  

Koriella

2024 Victorian local elections: Koriella Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Hildebrand 722 50.81
Libertarian Tim Molesworth 412 28.99
Independent Jane Moss 287 20.20
Total formal votes 1,421 98.41 +2.22
Informal votes 23 1.59 −2.22
Turnout 1,444 82.14 +0.25
Independent gain from Independent  

Red Gate

2024 Victorian local elections: Red Gate Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Damien Gallagher 1,041 76.43 +31.27
Independent Jo Timbury 321 23.57
Total formal votes 1,362 96.19 −1.47
Informal votes 54 3.81 +1.47
Turnout 1,416 81.24 −2.62
Independent hold Swing+23.81

Strathbogie

2024 Strathbogie Shire Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 7 seats on Strathbogie Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Strathbogie Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of five wards (three single-member wards and two two-member wards), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[25]

Strathbogie results

2024 Victorian local elections: Strathbogie[26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Scott Jeffery (elected 1) 1,265 17.22
Independent Fiona Stevens (elected 2) 990 13.57
Independent Liberal Claire Ewart-Kennedy (elected 3) 629 8.56
Independent Gregory Carlson (elected 6) 618 8.41
Independent Laura Binks (elected 5) 599 8.15
Independent Vicki Halsall (elected 4) 568 7.73
Independent Clark Holloway (elected 7) 447 6.08
Independent Jimmy Davidson 364 4.95
Independent Frank York 330 4.49
Independent Amanda McClaren 323 4.40
Independent Brad Smith 307 4.18
Independent Christopher Raeburn 300 4.08
Independent Jim Billings 226 3.08
Independent Stephen Peter Mahon 194 2.64
Independent Robin Hull Weatherald 188 2.56
Total formal votes 7,348 93.07
Informal votes 537 6.93
Turnout 7,895 83.91

Towong

2024 Towong Shire Council election
← 2020
October 2024
2028 →
All 5 seats on Towong Shire Council
3 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election

Independents

 Subsequent largest party

Independents

Towong Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.[28]

Towong results

2024 Victorian local elections: Towong[29][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David John Wortmann (elected 1) 899 23.03 –7.51
Independent Andrew Whitehead (elected 2) 661 16.93 –0.51
Independent Denise Anderson (elected 3) 617 15.80 +7.21
Independent Peter Tolsher (elected 5) 550 14.09 +14.09
Independent Jon Pitman (elected 4) 426 10.91 +10.91
Independent Aaron Scales 396 10.14 +0.45
Independent Matthew Spurgeon 355 9.09 +9.09
Total formal votes 3,904 97.26 +0.67
Informal votes 110 2.74 –0.67
Turnout 4,014 81.40 +1.23

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