Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Inner Melbourne explained

See main article: Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections.

Election Name:
(Inner Melbourne)
Country:Victoria
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2016
Next Year:2024
Election Date:24 October 2020

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Inner Melbourne region.[1]

Inner Melbourne covers three local government areas (LGAs) − Melbourne City Council, Port Phillip City Council, and Yarra City Council.

Melbourne

See main article: 2020 Melbourne City Council election.

Councillors

Port Phillip

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2020 Port Phillip City Council election
Election Date:24 October 2020
Previous Year:2016
Next Year:2024
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Registered:88,268
Turnout:65.73% (17.13)
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on Port Phillip City Council
Party1:Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
Last Election1:2 seats
Seats Before1:2
Seats1:2
Popular Vote1:13,228
Percentage1:23.72%
Party2:Australian Greens Victoria
Last Election2:2 seats
Seats Before2:2
Seats2:2
Popular Vote2:11,881
Percentage2:21.31%
Image4: IND
Party4:Ind. Liberal
Last Election4:2 seats
Seats Before4:2
Seats4:2
Popular Vote4:11,353
Percentage4:20.36%
Image5: RoPP
Party5:Ratepayers
Last Election5:Did not exist
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:2
Seat Change5: 2
Popular Vote5:8,279
Percentage5:14.85%
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:No overall control
After Election:No overall control

Port Phillip City Council is composed of three multi-member wards, each electing three councillors.

Port Phillip results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%SwingSeatsChange
 Labor13,22823.722
 Greens11,88121.312
 Independent Liberal11,35320.362
 Ratepayers of Port Phillip8,27914.85+14.852 2
 Independent8,06814.471
 Sustainable Australia1,5592.790
 Ind. Ratepayers of Port Phillip4820.86+0.860
 Formal votes55,75296.09+4.12
 Informal votes2,2693.91−4.12
 Total58,021100.0
 Registered voters / turnout88,26865.73+17.13

Lake

Yarra

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2020 Yarra City Council election
Election Date:24 October 2020
Previous Year:2016
Next Year:2024
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Registered:78,795
Turnout:70.14% (18.99)
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on Yarra City Council
Image1: IND
Party1:Independents
Last Election1:2 seats
Seats Before1:3
Seats1:2
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:15,081
Percentage1:28.78%
Party2:Australian Greens Victoria
Last Election2:4 seats
Seats Before2:2
Seats2:5
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:13,909
Percentage2:26.54%
Party4:Labor
Last Election4:2 seats
Seats Before4:2
Seats4:0
Seat Change4: 2
Popular Vote4:7,501
Percentage4:14.31%
Image5: IND
Party5:Ind. Socialist
Last Election5:0 seats
Seats Before5:2
Seats5:2
Popular Vote5:7,380
Percentage5:14.08%
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
After Election:Greens

Yarra City Council is composed of three multi-member wards, each electing three councillors.[2]

All five Greens candidates were elected, giving the party a majority − the first time the party had won a majority on any council in Victoria.[3] Two independents and two candidates were also elected.[4] [5]

The Labor Party endorsed five candidates, including Rowan Payne, who replaced Alicia Carr as one of two candidates in Langridge Ward after she withdrew for family reasons.[6] [7] However, they were unable to win any seats, marking the first time since the council's first election in 1996 that Labor had been without elected representation in Yarra.[8]

The Reason Party endorsed three candidates, while the Liberal Democratic Party and Animal Justice Party had one candidate each.[9] A local group, Richmond First, had two candidates in Melba Ward.[10]

Yarra results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%SwingSeatsChange
 Independent15,08128.782
 Greens13,90926.545 1
 Labor7,50114.310 2
 Independent Socialist7,38014.082 2
 Reason2,6094.990
 Independent Liberal2,2174.23+4.230
 Richmond First1,8973.62+3.620
 Liberal Democrats1,2822.450
 Animal Justice5241.000
 Formal votes52,40094.81+2.86
 Informal votes2,8725.19−2.86
 Total55,272100.09
 Registered voters / turnout78,79570.14+18.99

Nicholls

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 council election results . Victorian Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228083807/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/council-election-results/2020-council-election-results . 28 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Are you enrolled to vote in the 2020 local government elections? . Yarra City Council . 12 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516085039/https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/news/2020/08/06/are-you-enrolled-to-vote-in-the-2020-local-government-elections . 16 May 2023 . 6 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Victorian Greens nab historic win in local election, including first ever Greens-majority council . Victorian Greens . 12 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241112072653/https://greens.org.au/vic/news/victorian-greens-nab-historic-win-local-election-including-first-ever-greens-majority . 12 November 2024 . 6 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Eddie . Rachel . Australia's first Greens-dominated council elected in Yarra . The Age . 12 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614160138/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-s-first-greens-dominated-council-elected-in-yarra-20201106-p56c2k.html . 14 June 2024 . 6 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Meet your new Councillors! . Yarra City Council . 12 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412012644/https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/news/2020/11/06/meet-your-new-councillors . 12 April 2021 . 6 November 2020.
  6. Web site: The labour movement and history of our party has strong ties to the City of Yarra . yarralabor.org . 20 October 2020.
  7. Web site: As many of you may know, Alicia Carr recently had to withdraw from the council race for family reasons - but don't worry Fitzroy, we didn't want you to miss out on representation! . Facebook . Collingwood-Fitzroy Labor . 12 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241112071805/https://www.facebook.com/laurenodwyerlaborforrichmond/posts/pfbid02w5RgdSmBDJJqSE6Z7PkPdfaSJyN6znGKJM5xpx37eGgz97vhf3ccatFMfTZk7ewXl?rdid=E4F50iYYdfRQ6kHI%23 . 12 November 2024 . 22 September 2020.
  8. Web site: It's been a few days since the Yarra Council results have come out and I've had time to digest, and reflect upon them . Facebook . Sandeep Sarathy - for Yarra City Council Melba Ward . 12 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241112073206/https://www.facebook.com/sandeepformelbaward/posts/pfbid036UGwSZ8nr8bhidz3mrnSptyorcMjKUeJfJ8w7ZaZZv4a1cbABEvuYXxUcXeuT2CJl?rdid=jsILgWZzJylsUWXB%23 . 12 November 2024 . 11 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Reason Party Local Council Push Set for Success . fionapatten.com.au . 12 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409010058/https://fionapatten.com.au/news/media-statement-reason-party-local-council-push-set-for-success/ . 9 April 2024 . 19 October 2020.
  10. Web site: It's time to put a stop to the revolving door of political party wannabes and seat warmers, pursuing their agendas and ideologies at the expense of locals . Facebook . Richmond First . 12 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241112084954/https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=175732824098443&id=107917594213300&_rdr . 12 November 2024 . 11 October 2020.

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