Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Grampians explained

See main article: Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections.

Election Name:
(Grampians)
Country:Victoria
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Election Date:October 2024

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

The Grampians has a population of around 220,000 and covers 11 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Ballarat.[1]

Ararat

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Ararat Rural City Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Ararat Rural City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents

Ararat Rural City Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[2]

Ararat results

Ballarat

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Ballarat City Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on Ballarat City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:No overall control
After Election:No overall control

Ballarat City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards with three members each, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[3]

Ballarat results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independents35,49951.50+21.934 1
 Independent Liberal15,17722.02−3.372 1
 Independent Labor9,95514.44−10.673 1
 Greens8,29412.03−4.910 1
 Formal votes68,92597.10−0.87
 Informal votes2,0572.90+0.87
 Total70,982100.009
 Registered voters / turnout86,10882.43−0.18

Wendouree

Golden Plains

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Golden Plains Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Golden Plains Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Golden Plains Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.[4]

Golden Plains results

Hepburn

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Hepburn Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Hepburn Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Hepburn Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing 7 members. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of five wards (three single-member and two two-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[5]

Hepburn results

Hindmarsh

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Hindmarsh Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 6 seats on Hindmarsh Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Hindmarsh Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each.

Hindmarsh results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independent2,249100.006
 Formal votes2,24997.66
 Informal votes542.34
 Total2,303100.006
 Registered voters / turnout4,317

West

Horsham

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Horsham Rural City Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 7 seats on Horsham Rural City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Horsham Rural City Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward with seven members, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[6]

Horsham results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%SeatsChange
 Independents8,706100.007
 Formal votes8,70696.80
 Informal votes2883.20
 Total8,994100.007
 Registered voters15,317

Wyn Wyn

Moorabool

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Moorabool Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:5
Seats For Election:All 9 seats on Moorabool Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Moorabool Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing nine members. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four wards (three single-member and one four-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[7]

Moorabool results

Northern Grampians

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Northern Grampians Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 6 seats on Northern Grampians Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Northern Grampians Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each. The council decreased from seven members to six prior to the 2024 election; members were previously elected across four wards (two single-member, one two-member and one three-member).[8]

Northern Grampians results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%SeatsChange
 Independent7,06193.566
 Independent National4866.440 1
 Formal votes7,54797.51
 Informal votes1932.49
 Total7,740100.006 1
 Registered voters / turnout9,15084.59

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Pyrenees

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Pyrenees Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:3
Seats For Election:All 5 seats on Pyrenees Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Pyrenees Shire Council is composed of five single-member wards.[9]

Pyrenees results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 Independents5,043100.005
 Formal votes5,04396.31
 Informal votes1933.69
 Total5,236100.005
 Registered voters / turnout6,13785.32

Mount Emu

West Wimmera

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 West Wimmera Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:3
Seats For Election:All 5 seats on West Wimmera Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

West Wimmera Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing five councillors.[10]

West Wimmera results

Yarriambiack

Country:Victoria
Election Name:2024 Yarriambiack Shire Council election
Election Date:October 2024
Previous Year:2020
Next Year:2028
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:First preference
Majority Seats:4
Seats For Election:All 6 seats on Yarriambiack Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:Subsequent largest party
Before Election:Independents
After Election:Independents

Yarriambiack Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each. The council decreased from seven members to six prior to the 2024 election; members were previously elected across two two-member wards and one three-member ward.[11]

Since only two candidates nominated to run in each ward, all six members for Yarriambiack Shire Council were elected unopposed.[12]

Yarriambiack results

Party! style="width:70px;"
Votes%Swing SeatsChange
 IndependentsN/AN/A6 1
 Registered voters5,170

Warracknabeal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victoria's Grampians Region . Regional Development Victoria . 17 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315103025/https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/victorias-regions/grampians . 15 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Ararat Rural City Council election . VEC . 18 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Stand for Council in 2024 . City of Ballarat . 17 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917072950/https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/news/stand-council-2024 . 17 September 2024 . 3 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Golden Plains Shire Council election . VEC . 18 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Stand for Council in 2024 . Hepburn Shire . 18 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Horsham Rural City Council. VEC. 2 October 2024.
  7. Web site: Moorabool Shire Council Election . VEC . 18 September 2024.
  8. Web site: Northern Grampians Shire Council electoral structure review . VEC . 2 October 2024.
  9. Web site: Pyrenees Shire Council. VEC. 2 October 2024.
  10. Web site: West Wimmera Shire Council election . VEC . 2 October 2024.
  11. Web site: Yarriambiack Shire Council electoral structure review . VEC . 2 October 2024.
  12. Web site: Yarriambiack Shire Council notice of uncontested election. Victorian Public Notices. 2 October 2024.

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