List of local government political parties in Australia explained

In addition to political parties registered at the state and national level, a number of political parties and groups compete solely in local government elections in Australia.

Some of these parties are officially registered with electoral commissions in their respective states.^[1]

Non-local parties refers to parties in each state or territory that endorse candidates for local elections, but do not exclusively operate at a local level. This differs in each jurisdiction, with the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party of Australia only contesting in certain states.^[2]

The Australian Greens have endorsed councillors in all states and territories, except South Australia.^[3]

New South Wales

See main article: article and Local government in New South Wales.

Parties with representation

Political party				Est.	Leader	Seats		Ref.
						LGA	Councillors
	CMIT		Clover Moore Independent Team	2004	Clover Moore	Sydney		^[4]
		CC		Community Champions	2023	Kellie Darley	Parramatta
		CFTIP		Community First Totally Independent Party	2024	Josh Cotter	Campbelltown		^[5]
		GRRRP		Georges River Residents and Ratepayers	2021		Georges River		^[6]
	GFM		Good for Manly			Northern Beaches		^[7]
		LMI		Lake Mac Independents	2021		Lake Macquarie
		LCIT		Liverpool Community Independents Team	1994		Liverpool		^[8]
		LWI		Lorraine Wearne Independents		Lorraine Wearne	Parramatta
		NHI		Nella Hall Independents		Nella Hall	Strathfield
	OLC		Our Local Community	2013	Paul Garrard	Parramatta
						Cumberland
						Canada Bay
		PB		Peaceful Bayside	2021	Heidi Douglas	Bayside
		RFW		Residents First Woollahra			Woollahra		^[9]
	SM		Serving Mosman		Carolyn Corrigan	Mosman		^[10]
		SIG		Shoalhaven Independents Group			Shoalhaven		^[11]
		SI		Strathfield Independents			Strathfield
		YNBIT		Your Northern Beaches Independent Team	2017	Michael Regan	Northern Beaches
		YWI		Yvonne Weldon Independents	2023	Yvonne Weldon	Sydney

Parties without representation

Some parties are registered for local elections only, even though they may also contest state or federal elections.^[12]

Political party			Est.	Leader	LGA	Ref.
		AC	Australian Christians	2011	Mike Crichton	Various
		DEM	Australian Democrats	1977	Lyn Allison	Various
		AFP	Australia First Party	1996	Jim Saleam	Various
		AFP	Australian Federation Party	2005	Glenn O'Rourke	Various
		AMU	Australia Multinational Unity INC	2023		Various	^[13]
		BATT	Battler
		CCH	Central Coast Heart	2004	Adam Troy	Central Coast	^[14]
		CVA	Community Voice of Australia
		FFP	Family First Party	2021	Lyle Shelton	Various
		KRA	Kogarah Residents' Association	2011		Georges River
		MI	Manly Independents	1980s	Barbara Aird	Northern Beaches	^[15]
		SCI	Science Party NSW	2013	Andrea Leong	Various
		ART	The Arts Party NSW	2014	Barry Keldoulis	Various
		LIP	The Local Independent Party	2017		Various

Non-local parties

Both the Labor Party and Liberal Party endorse candidates for local elections in a large number of New South Wales LGAs, as do several minor parties.

Political party			Est.	Leader	Councillors	Ref.
		AJP	Animal Justice Party	2009
		AFP	Australia First Party	1996	Jim Saleam
		GRN	Australian Greens	1992	No leader
		ALP		1891	Chris Minns
		LIB	Liberal Party of Australia	1945	Mark Speakman
		LP	Libertarian Party	2001
		SFF	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party	1992	Robert Borsak
		SA	Socialist Alliance	2001
		SAP	Sustainable Australia Party	2010	William Bourke
		SBP	The Small Business Party	2017	Eddie Dogramaci

Northern Territory

See main article: Local government areas of the Northern Territory.

Non-local parties

The Territory Labor Party and Country Liberal Party generally do not endorse local government candidates.^[16]

Queensland

See main article: article and Local government in Queensland. At local elections in Queensland, candidates and incumbent councillors can formally register groups (which operate similarly to parties) with the state electoral commission. These groups often contain members of other political parties, including the ALP and LNP.^{[17] [18]}

Parties with representation

Political party			Est.	Leader	Seats		Ref.
					LGA	Councillors
		BBI	Better Brighter Ipswich	2024	Marnie Doyle	Ipswich
		UNI	Cairns Unity Team	2012	Terry James	Cairns		^[19]
		MF	Mackay First	2024	Steve Jackson	Mackay		^[20]
		MICT	Mount Isa Community Team	2020	Danielle Slade	Mount Isa
		TB	Team Barwick	2023	Phil Barwick	Mount Isa
		EDEN	Team Eden	2023	Amy Eden	Cairns
		TGW	Team Greg Williamson	2024	Greg Williamson	Mackay		^[21]
		TJH	Team Jenny Hill	2012	Jenny Hill	Townsville
		TMR	Team MacRae	2023	Peta MacRae	Mount Isa
		TC	TownsvilleCHANGE	2023	Paul Jacob	Townsville
		YVOE	Your Voice of Experience	2020	Paul Tully	Ipswich

Parties without representation

Political party			Est.	Leader	LGA	Ref.
		CCC	Community Centred and Connected	2024		Moreton Bay
		CF	Community First	2023	Denis Wall	Cairns	^[22]
		BTB	Locals United - Back to Basics	2016	David Fletcher	Mount Isa	^[23]
		NQSA	North Queensland State Alliance	2018	Peter Raffles	Cairns Townsville
		SNTW	Say NO to WOKE	2023	Nathan Essex	Toowoomba
		TSI	Team Sheila Ireland	2024	Sheila Ireland	Ipswich
		WG	Westgarths	2024	Collective leadership	Toowoomba
		WFOC	Working For Our Community	2024	Steven Purcell Helen Youngberry	Ipswich

Non-local parties

The Queensland Labor Party and Liberal National Party contest Brisbane City Council elections, while several minor parties also endorse candidates across the state.

Political party			Est.	Leader	Councillors	Mayors	Ref.
		AJP	Animal Justice Party	2009
		GRN	Australian Greens	1991	No leader
		ALP		1892	Jared Cassidy			^[24]
		LCP	Legalise Cannabis	2020
		LNP	Liberal National Party	2008	Adrian Schrinner
		LP	Libertarian Party	2001

Tasmania

See main article: Local government areas of Tasmania. According to psephologist Kevin Bonham, tickets formed for Tasmanian local elections are "alliances of convenience that may have an ideological basis," not necessarily parties.^[25]

Parties with representation

Political party			Est.	Leader	Seats		Ref.
					LGA	Councillors
		BC	Better Clarence	2022	Brendan Blomeley	Clarence		^[26]
		KT	Kingborough Thrives	2020	Clare Glade-Wright	Kingborough		^[27]
		YHI	Your Hobart Independents	2022	Anna Reynolds	Hobart		^[28]

Non-local parties

The Tasmanian Liberal Party and Tasmanian Labor Party generally do not endorse local government candidates.^[29]

Victoria

See main article: article and Local government in Victoria.

Parties with representation

Political party			Est.	Leader	Seats		Ref.
					LGA	Councillors
		BTB	Back To Business	2020	Elizabeth Mary Doidge	Melbourne
		BBM	Bring Back Melbourne	2020	Philip Le Liu	Melbourne
		ALP	Labor Members for Darebin	2020	None	Darebin		^[30]
		PCF	Put Climate First	2020	None	Greater Geelong
		RoPP	Residents of Port Phillip	2020	None	Port Phillip		^[31]
		HAK	Team Hakim	2020	Jamal Hakim	Melbourne

Non-local parties

The Victorian Labor Party contests multiple LGAs with endorsed candidates, as do several minor parties.

Political party			Est.	Leader	Councillors	Ref.
		AJP	Animal Justice Party	2009			^[32]
		AFP	Australia First Party	1996	Jim Saleam		^[33]
		GRN	Australian Greens	1992	Ellen Sandell		^[34]
		ALP		1891	Jacinta Allan		^[35]
		LP	Libertarian Party	2001			^[36]
		SA	Socialist Alliance	2001			^[37]
		SAP	Sustainable Australia Party	2010	William Bourke		^[38]
		VS	Victorian Socialists	2018			^[39]

Western Australia

See main article: Local government areas of Western Australia. Local elections in Western Australia are officially non-partisan, and the vast majority of candidates and councillors are not members of any political party.^[40]

Non-local parties

Former parties

Parties with representation

Political party			Period	Leader	State	Seats		Ref.
						LGA	Councillors
		ACRM	Albury Citizens and Ratepayers Movement	20??–2019	Various	NSW	Albury
		AWP	Australian Women's Party	2019–2023	Dai Le	NSW	Fairfield
		BTIT	Bob Thompson's Independent Team	20??–2020	Bob Thompson	NSW	Campbelltown		^[42]
		BCP	Brisbane Civic Party	1973–1976	John Andrews	QLD	Brisbane		^[43]
		BHF	Broken Hill First Team	2004–2007	Ron Page	NSW	Broken Hill		^[44]
		UNI	Cairns Unity Team	1994–2008	Kevin Byrne	QLD	Cairns City		^[45]
		CRPL	Camberwell Ratepayers' Protection League	1921–1922	A. A. Williams	VIC	Camberwell
		CMO	Citizens' Municipal Organisation	1935–1976	Various	QLD	Brisbane		^[46]
		CUP	Citizens' United Party	19??–19??	Daniel Connolly	QLD	Warwick
		CRA	Civic Reform Association	1920–1991	Various	NSW	Sydney		^[47]
	CFA	Community First Alliance	2004–2008	Sonya Phillips	NSW	Baulkham Hills		^[48]
						Sutherland
						Warringah
		CFT	Community First Team	2004–2024	Josh Cotter	NSW	Campbelltown		^[49]
		CSESCK	Community Service Environment Save Campbelltown Koalas	2012–2018	Sue Dobson	NSW	Campbelltown		^[50]
		GIP	Glen Iris Progress Association	1920s–1940s		VIC	Camberwell
		GWA	Greg Williamson Alliance	2016–2024	Greg Williamson	QLD	Mackay		^[51]
		ICV	Independent Community Voice	1997–2023	Lesley Furneaux-Cook	NSW	Burwood		^[52]
		ILA	Independent Lake Alliance	????–2021	Greg Piper	NSW	Lake Macquarie		^[53]
		IRP	Independent Reform Party	1933–19??	John Allman	QLD	Warwick		^[54]
		JAT	Jayne Arlett's Team	2015–2016	Jayne Arlett	QLD	Townsville		^[55]
	KPI	Kerryn Phelps Independents	2018–2021	Kerryn Phelps	NSW	Sydney
		LSI	Living Sydney Independents	1994–2004	Various	NSW	Sydney		^[56]
		ML	Melbourne Living	2001–2012		VIC	Melbourne
		MPP	Municipal Progressive Party	1920s–1930s	Various	NSW	Auburn		^[57]
		NBCA	Northern Beaches Community Alliance	2017–2019	Alex McTaggart	NSW	Northern Beaches
		OSF	Our Sustainable Future	20??–2024	Elly Bird	NSW	Lismore		^[58]
		PBLG	Parramatta Better Local Government Party	2008–2012	Michael McDermott	NSW	Parramatta		^[59]
		PMLP	Progressive Municipal Labor Party	19??–1944		NSW	Cessnock Municipality		^[60]
		PP	Progressive Party	19??–19??		QLD	Townsville		^[61]
		RAGAA	Residents Action Group for Auburn Area	2004–2016		NSW	Auburn		^[62]
		SWI	Shire Watch Independents	1999–2016	Various	NSW	Sutherland		^[63]
		SCPA	South Camberwell Progress Association	1930–1933		VIC	Camberwell
		SA	Sydney Alliance	1999–2003	Kathryn Greiner	NSW	Sydney		^[64]
		SMIT	Sydney Matters Independent Team	2016–2017	Angela Vithoulkas	NSW	Sydney
		SI	Sydney Independents	2003–2004		NSW	Sydney		^[65]
		TA	Team Adelaide	2018–2022	Alexander Hyde	SA	Adelaide		^[66]
		TAW	Team Arron Wood	2020–2021	Arron Wood	VIC	Melbourne
		TD	Team Doyle	2008–2018	Robert Doyle	VIC	Melbourne		^[67]
		TJW	Team Josh Weazel	2020–2020	Josh Weazel	QLD
		TSC	Team Sally Capp	2020–2024	Sally Capp	VIC	Melbourne
		TT	Team Tyrell	2008–2012	Les Tyrell	QLD	Townsville		^[68]
		BST	The Ben Shields Team	2020–2022	Ben Shields	NSW	Dubbo		^[69]
		LST	The Living Sydney Team	2012–2016	Angela Vithoulkas (until 2014)	NSW	Sydney
		TLCP	Totally Locally Committed Party	2004–2024	Fred Borg	NSW	Campbelltown		^[70]
		TF	Townsville First	2012–2016	Dale Last	QLD	Townsville		^[71]
		WI	Woodville Independents	2012–2013	Paul Garrard	NSW	Parramatta		^[72]
		YWP	Your Warringah	2008–2017	Michael Regan	NSW	Warringah

Parties without representation

Political party			Period	Leader	State	LGA	Ref.
		ILV	Artemis Pattichi - Independent Local Voice	2020–2020	Artemis Pattichi	VIC	Melbourne	^[73]
		CBC	Campaign for a Better City	2004–2004	Paul Mees	VIC	Yarra	^[74]
		CFP	Christian Freedom Party	2023–2024	Milan Maksimovic	NSW	None	^[75]
		CV	Community Voice	2007–2008	Jenny Stirling	QLD	Townsville	^[76]
		CI	Cumberland Independents	2018–2018		NSW	Cumberland
		IM	Innovate Melbourne	2020–2020	Andrew Rowse	VIC	Melbourne
		IWBOM	It Will Be Okay Melbourne	2020–2020	Joseph Burke	VIC	Melbourne
		TFT	It's Time for Townsville	2020–2020	Greg Dowling	QLD	Townsville	^[77]
		LI	Leading Independents	20??–2020		NSW
		LCP	Liberal Civic Party	1967–1967	Des Neylan	QLD	Brisbane	^[78]
		LTL	Listening To Locals	2016–2016	Richard Foster	VIC	Melbourne
		MWAM	Melbourne - We All Matter	2020–2020	Sainab Sheikh	VIC	Melbourne
		MV	Melburnian Voice	2016–2016	Joseph Sarraf	VIC	Melbourne
		OHCT	Our Hobart Community Team	2022–2022	Marcus Bai	TAS	Hobart	^[79]
		PCMB	Phil Cleary Means Business	2016–2016	Phil Cleary	VIC	Melbourne	^[80]
		RF	Residents First	2020–2020	Janette Corcoran	VIC	Melbourne
		RF	Richmond First	2020–2021	David Horseman	VIC	Yarra	^[81]
		SMWI	Serving Melbourne With Integrity	2016–2016	Marcus Fielding	VIC	Melbourne
		TIAE	Stephen Mayne T.I.A.E.	2016–2016	Stephen Mayne	VIC	Melbourne
		SM	Strengthening Melbourne	2016–2016	Ron Hunt	VIC	Melbourne
		TZ	Team Zorin	2020–2020	Wayne Tseng	VIC	Melbourne
		THA	The Heritage Agenda	2016–2016	Adam Munro Ford	VIC	Melbourne
		LOTH	The Light On The Hill Team	2016–2016	Jim Ward	VIC	Melbourne
		PI	The Parramatta Independents	2008–2012	Paul Dillon	NSW	Parramatta
		UGC	Unite GC	2007–2008	Rob Molhoek	QLD	Gold Coast	^[82]
		YMTGID	Your Melbourne Team Get It Done	2020–2020	Mary Poulakis	VIC	Melbourne

See also

• Independent Labor (Australia)
• Independent Liberal (Australia)
• Independent National (Australia)

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