Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Northern Melbourne explained

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

Election Name:	(Northern Melbourne)
Country:	Victoria
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Year:	2020
Next Year:	2028
Election Date:	26 October 2024

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Northern Melbourne region.^{[1] [2]}

Northern Melbourne covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Merri-bek, Nillumbik and Whittlesea.

Banyule

Country:	Victoria
Election Name:	2024 Banyule City Council election
Election Date:	26 October 2024
Previous Year:	2020
Next Year:	2028
Type:	parliamentary
Vote Type:	First preference
Registered:	92,196
Turnout:	83.02% (1.69 pp)
Majority Seats:	5
Seats For Election:	All 9 seats on Banyule City Council
Image1:	IND
Party1:	Independent
Last Election1:	5 seats
Seats Before1:	6
Seats1:	6
Popular Vote1:	43,924
Percentage1:	66.58%
Swing1:	5.83
Party2:	Australian Greens Victoria
Last Election2:	2 seats
Seats Before2:	2
Seats2:	2
Popular Vote2:	14,446
Percentage2:	21.90%
Swing2:	9.24
Image3:	IND
Party3:	Ind. Labor
Last Election3:	2 seats
Seats Before3:	1
Seats3:	1
Popular Vote3:	2,632
Percentage3:	3.99%
Swing3:	5.57
Largest party
Posttitle:	Subsequent largest party
Before Election:	Independents
After Election:	Independents

Banyule City Council is composed of nine single-member wards.

Independent Labor councillor Elizabeth Nealy was uncontested in Beale Ward and will be formally declared elected after voting closes.

Banyule results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Independent		43,924	66.58	−5.83	6
		Greens		14,446	21.90	+9.24	2
		Independent Labor		2,632	3.99	-5.57	1
		Victorian Socialists		2,506	3.80	+3.80	0
		Independent Liberal		2,461	3.73	−0.76	0
Formal votes			65,969	97.06	-0.37
Informal votes			1,995	2.94	+0.37
Total			67,964			9

Griffin

• Matt Perkins nominated to contest the election, but was found to be ineligible after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[3] He was "retired" as a candidate on 20 September 2024 and did not appear on the ballot paper.^[4]

Sherbourne

Darebin

Country:	Victoria
Election Name:	2024 Darebin City Council election
Election Date:	26 October 2024
Previous Year:	2020
Next Year:	2028
Type:	parliamentary
Vote Type:	First preference
Registered:	108,217
Turnout:	79.76%
Majority Seats:	5
Seats For Election:	All 9 seats on Darebin City Council
Image1:	IND
Party1:	Independent
Last Election1:	3 seats
Seats Before1:	5
Seats1:	1
Seat Change1:	2
Popular Vote1:	28,746
Percentage1:	34.54%
Swing1:	5.49
Party2:	Labor
Last Election2:	3 seats
Seats Before2:	1
Seats2:	5
Seat Change2:	2
Popular Vote2:	25,905
Percentage2:	31.13%
Swing2:	8.89
Party3:	Australian Greens Victoria
Last Election3:	3 seats
Seats Before3:	3
Seats3:	3
Popular Vote3:	19,418
Percentage3:	23.33%
Swing3:	1.24
Largest party
Posttitle:	Subsequent largest party
Before Election:	Independents
After Election:	Labor

Darebin City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Darebin's ward structure was changed prior to the 2020 election, making this the second election with single-member wards.^[5]

Councillors Tim Laurence and Julie Williams, who were both elected as part of "Labor Members for Darebin" in 2020, did not contest the election as endorsed Labor Party candidates.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Independent councillor Susan Rennie did not recontest South Central Ward, where she endorsed Greens candidate Ruth Jelley, and instead unsuccessfully contested South East Ward.^{[9] [10]} Additionally, Greens councillors Tom Hannan (South Ward) and Trent McCarthy (South West Ward) did not seek re-election.^{[11] [12]}

Labor won a majority with five seats, while the Greens retained three seats, although mayor Susanne Newton lost her seat of West Ward.^{[13] [14] [15]}

Darebin results

2024 Victorian local elections

Darebin^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]}

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Independent		28,746	34.54	+5.49	1	2
		Labor		25,905	31.13	+8.89	5	2
		Greens		19,418	23.33	−1.24	3
		Victorian Socialists		9,634	11.58	+4.02	0
Total			83,219	100.00		9
Invalid/blank votes			3,093	3.58
Turnout			86,312	79.76
Registered voters			108,217

West

Hume

Country:	Victoria
Election Name:	2024 Hume City Council election
Election Date:	26 October 2024
Previous Year:	2020
Next Year:	2028
Type:	parliamentary
Vote Type:	First preference
Majority Seats:	6
Seats For Election:	All 11 seats on Hume City Council
Largest party
Posttitle:	Subsequent largest party
Before Election:	No overall control

Hume City Council is composed of 11 single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards (two four-member, one three-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[22]

Hume results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Independents		60,464	48.04		3	2
		Independent Labor		57,162	45.42		7	2
		Independent Liberal		5,297	4.21		1
		Greens		1,502	1.19		0
		Victorian Socialists		1,437	1.14		0
Formal votes			125,862
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Mount Ridley

• Anand Sharma nominated to contest the election, but was found to be ineligible after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[23] He was "retired" as a candidate on 20 September 2024 and did not appear on the ballot paper.^[24]

Yubup

Merri-bek

Country:	Victoria
Election Name:	2024 Merri-bek City Council election
Election Date:	26 October 2024
Previous Year:	2020
Next Year:	2028
Type:	parliamentary
Vote Type:	First preference
Turnout:	78.81%
Registered:	123,327
Majority Seats:	6
Seats For Election:	All 11 seats on Merri-bek City Council
Leader1:	N/A
Last Election1:	3 seats
Seats Before1:	2
Seats1:	3
Seat Change1:	1
Popular Vote1:	23,108
Percentage1:	24.48%
Swing1:	4.18
Leader2:	Oscar Yildiz
Party2:	Your Local Inds
Party2 Name:	no
Last Election2:	Did not exist
Seats Before2:	3
Seats2:	2
Seat Change2:	1
Popular Vote2:	21,930
Percentage2:	23.23%
Swing2:	1.89
Leader3:	N/A
Party3:	Australian Greens Victoria
Last Election3:	4 seats
Seats Before3:	3
Seats3:	4
Seat Change3:	1
Popular Vote3:	21,069
Percentage3:	22.32%
Swing3:	6.40
Image4:	VS
Leader4:	N/A
Party4:	Socialists
Last Election4:	0 seats
Seats Before4:	0
Seats4:	0
Popular Vote4:	11,068
Percentage4:	11.72%
Swing4:	7.77
Image5:	IND
Leader5:	N/A
Party5:	Independents
Last Election5:	3 seats
Seats Before5:	1
Seats5:	1
Popular Vote5:	8,965
Percentage5:	9.50%
Swing5:	35.10
Image6:	SA
Leader6:	Sue Bolton
Party6:	Socialist Alliance
Last Election6:	1 seat
Seats Before6:	2
Seats6:	1
Seat Change6:	1
Popular Vote6:	6,266
Percentage6:	6.63%
Swing6:	1.71
Largest party
Posttitle:	Subsequent largest party
Before Election:	No overall control
After Election:	Greens

Merri-bek City Council (known as Moreland until September 2022) is composed of 11 single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards (two four-member, one three-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[25]

Labor, the Greens, the Victorian Socialists and Socialist Alliance all continued to endorse candidates.^{[26] [27]} The Fusion Party endorsed Owen Miller in Bulleke-bek Ward as the party's first-ever local elections candidate.^{[28] [29]} Incumbent councillor Oscar Yildiz led "Your Local Independents" with ten candidates.^{[30] [31]}

Merri-bek results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Labor		23,108	24.48	+4.18	3
		Your Local Independents		21,930	23.23	+1.89	2	1
		Greens		21,069	22.32	+6.40	4
		Victorian Socialists		11,068	11.72	+7.77	0
		Independents		8,965	9.50	−35.10	1	1
		Socialist Alliance		6,266	6.63	+1.71	1
		Independent Liberal		1,621	1.71	+1.71	0
		Fusion		351	0.37	+0.37	0
Formal votes			94,378	97.11
Informal votes			2,810	2.89
Total			97,188	100.00
Registered voters / turnout			123,327	78.81

Westbreen

Nillumbik

Country:	Victoria
Election Name:	2024 Nillumbik Shire Council election
Election Date:	26 October 2024
Previous Year:	2020
Next Year:	2028
Type:	parliamentary
Vote Type:	First preference
Majority Seats:	4
Seats For Election:	All 7 seats on Nillumbik Shire Council
Largest party
Posttitle:	Subsequent largest party
Before Election:	Independents
After Election:	TBD

Nillumbik Shire Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Nillumbik's ward structure was changed prior to the 2020 election, making this the second election with single-member wards.^[32]

The Greens endorsed two candidates, with incumbent Greens councillor Ben Ramcharan not recontesting Sugarloaf Ward.^[33] The party chose Morgan Ranieri to contest the ward, but he withdrew as a candidate on 9 September 2024.^[34] Shortly before the close of candidate nominations, the Greens replaced Ranieri with Rosemary Storey.^[35]

Nillumbik results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Independent		29,982	75.21		5
		Greens		4,760	11.94		1
		Independent Liberal		2,407	6.04		0	1
		Independent Labor		2,390	6.00		1	1
		Victorian Socialists		323	0.81		0
Formal votes			39,862
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Wingrove

Whittlesea

Country:	Victoria
Election Name:	2024 Whittlesea City Council election
Election Date:	26 October 2024
Previous Year:	2016
Next Year:	2028
Type:	parliamentary
Vote Type:	First preference
Registered:	161,358
Turnout:	81.59%
Majority Seats:	6
Seats For Election:	All 11 seats on Whittlesea City Council
Image1:	IND
Leader1:	N/A
Party1:	Independents
Last Election1:	5 seats
Seats1:	5
Popular Vote1:	58,767
Percentage1:	46.41%
Leader2:	N/A
Party2:	Labor
Last Election2:	5 seats
Seats2:	4
Seat Change2:	1
Popular Vote2:	33,409
Percentage2:	26.38%
Leader3:	Aidan McLindon
Party3:	Community Inds
Party3 Name:	no
Last Election3:	Did not exist
Seats3:	2
Seat Change3:	2
Popular Vote3:	30,018
Percentage3:	23.70%
Swing3:	23.70
Largest party
Posttitle:	Subsequent largest party
Before Election:	N/A (under administration)
After Election:	No overall control

Whittlesea City Council is composed of eleven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards (two four-member, one three-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[36]

This is the first election for the City of Whittlesea since 2016, as the council was dismissed and put into administration in March 2020.^[37] Four former councillors − Lawrie Cox, Stevan Kozmevksi, Christine Stow and John Fry − contested the 2024 election.^[38]

Former Queensland MP Aidan McLindon led a team of 11 candidates known as "Our Community Independents", which included two Liberal Party members.^{[39] [40]}

Whittlesea results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Independent		58,767	46.41		5
		Labor		33,409	26.38		4	1
				30,018	23.70	+23.70	2	2
		Greens		1,923	1.51		0
		Ind. United Australia		1,327	1.04		0
		Victorian Socialists		1,165	0.92	+0.92	0
Formal votes			126,609	96.16
Informal votes			5,058	3.84
Total			131,667	100.0
Registered voters / turnout			161,358	81.59

Lalor

• On 13 November 2024, the Victorian Electoral Commission applied to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a review of the results in Lalor Ward after a high number of multiple returns (referring to when more than one ballot pack is returned by a voter) were detected.^[41]

Thomastown

See also

• Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne
• Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Inner Melbourne
• Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in South-Eastern Melbourne
• Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Western Melbourne

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 local council elections . Victorian Electoral Commission . 17 September 2024.
2. Web site: Council Elections 2024 . Victorian Government . 17 September 2024.
3. Web site: VEC retires 16 local council election candidates . Victorian Electoral Commission . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001090935/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/about-us/media/vec-retires-16-local-council-election-candidates . 1 October 2024 . 30 September 2024.
4. Web site: 16 council candidates retired over training failure . Inside Local Government . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001103520/https://insidelocalgovernment.com.au/16-council-election-candidates-retired-after-training-failure/ . 1 October 2024 . 30 September 2024.
5. Web site: VEC . Darebin City Council . 2024-09-18 . www.vec.vic.gov.au . en.
6. Web site: Booker . Chloe . Labor distances itself from 'Islamophobic' Darebin council candidate . The Age . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812153100/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/labor-distances-itself-from-islamophobic-darebin-council-candidate-20201008-p56347.html . 12 August 2023 . 8 October 2020.
7. Web site: Meet the dedicated team ready to lead Darebin forward in this October’s Council elections! . Facebook . Darebin Labor . 18 September 2024 . https://archive.today/20241103005130/https://www.facebook.com/DarebinLabor/posts/pfbid02DPHqM9kBBKFbtiNEVtLJxjXhfkVijFJfz6m5kNjoawNR29R5r6H9wLfSytate3h6l . 3 November 2024.
8. Web site: I've been asked why I'm no longer a member of the Labor party? . Facebook . Cr Julie Williams . 12 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241112223944/https://www.facebook.com/crjuliewilliamsdarebin/posts/pfbid027kycBduu8BjmDzjHdG2kNYqnDn9jnNSBEdQwb6pn9VdRr5JVUiHqaeD6TuzfFWxtl . 12 November 2024 . 8 October 2024.
9. Web site: Dear friends and followers . Facebook . Susan Rennie 4 Darebin . 3 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241103004340/https://www.facebook.com/susanrennie4darebin/posts/pfbid02u9hWoHzXQvAZRa2Ws9wmJw96HLfhN2C2gQCe2nqjyHiB1MUAHrFJzTqsg3YQG1knl?rdid=6VS0wZjZrkBIsw3Q%23 . 3 November 2024 . 6 October 2024.
10. Web site: Ruth Jelley . Victorian Greens . 3 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007222042/https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ruth-jelley . 7 October 2024.
11. Web site: As we imminently enter caretaker period for the current Council term, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Cr Tom Hannan for his service to South Ward and Darebin as a whole since 2020 . Facebook . Julie O'Brien - Greens for Darebin . 14 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241114024700/https://www.facebook.com/JulieforDarebin/posts/pfbid0ms4eLifPehXgLzVyVoFDzJzk2EJFRjP6Qwpu7E3mqAXYCwQZvgVSzTmFYYNptv6nl?rdid=hjhKjBq5RnhgAtas . 14 November 2024 . 17 September 2024.
12. Web site: Just dropped some rhymes into my final Darebin Council meeting . Facebook . Trent McCarthy . 14 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241114024913/https://www.facebook.com/trent.mccarthy.greens/posts/pfbid0vvuj7L57udQeMhXEmjmUNNa3rkQQYXyCUK1WykPj6tJHHHGHdV6oazUy8brX4Ds6l . 14 November 2024 . 21 October 2024.
13. Web site: 2024 Darebin Council Election Results . Preston Athletic Club . 14 November 2024.
14. Web site: Congratulations to our newly elected Labor candidates on securing a majority in Darebin Council! . Facebook . Darebin Labor . 14 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241114022740/https://www.facebook.com/DarebinLabor/posts/pfbid0kwSZPD63pZhrNP6kvWdYR9gBFrLQpv2W2mt2RyfcdAZdg3Tg7qbSVyXxo8VAyvQLl . 14 November 2024 . 8 November 2024.
15. Web site: As the outgoing Greens Mayor of Darebin, I would like to congratulate the Greens candidates who ran in each ward of Darebin City Council . Facebook . Susanne Newton . 14 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241114022936/https://www.facebook.com/susannenewton/posts/pfbid0keWjcZTt5koQxDc8EKVVL2pVf5zCoiE2KW8s4N2PHVtzmZi8pkTfA2nGKFyeoFSAl . 14 November 2024 . 13 November 2024.
16. Web site: Kapetopoulos . Fotis . Labor rallies in Darebin: Candidates focus on core issues ahead of October election . Neos Kosmos . 18 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718071931/https://neoskosmos.com/en/2024/07/18/news/australia/labor-rallies-in-darebin-candidates-focus-on-core-issues-ahead-of-october-election/ . 18 July 2024 . 18 July 2024.
17. Web site: Our Candidates . darebinlabor.org . Victorian Labor Party . 18 September 2024.
18. Web site: Darebin . Victorian Greens . 18 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240918022802/https://greens.org.au/vic/lga/darebin . 18 September 2024.
19. Web site: Darebin . Victorian Socialists . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001102742/https://victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/darebin . 1 October 2024.
20. Web site: Darebin City Council election candidates . 2024-10-06 . www.vec.vic.gov.au . en.
21. Web site: Victorian Electoral Commission . Darebin City Council results . 2024-11-08 . www.vec.vic.gov.au . en.
22. Web site: Hume City Council electoral structure review. VEC . 29 September 2024.
23. Web site: VEC retires 16 local council election candidates . Victorian Electoral Commission . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001090935/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/about-us/media/vec-retires-16-local-council-election-candidates . 1 October 2024 . 30 September 2024.
24. Web site: 16 council candidates retired over training failure . Inside Local Government . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001103520/https://insidelocalgovernment.com.au/16-council-election-candidates-retired-after-training-failure/ . 1 October 2024 . 30 September 2024.
25. Web site: Council ward structure set to change . Merri-bek City Council . 17 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240914092547/https://www.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/my-council/news-and-publications/news/council-ward-structure-set-to-change/ . 14 September 2024 . 20 February 2024.
26. Web site: Victorian Electoral Commission . Merri-bek City Council Results . 2024-11-07 . www.vec.vic.gov.au . en.
27. Web site: Re-elect Sue Bolton: 2024 Merri-Bek Council Election Campaign . Socialist Alliance . 1 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240824045006/https://socialist-alliance.org/elections/re-elect-sue-bolton-2024-merri-bek-council-election-campaign . 24 August 2024.
28. Web site: Owen Miller for Bulleke-bek . Fusion Party . 18 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917074208/https://www.fusionparty.org.au/owen_miller_bulleke_bek . 17 September 2024.
29. Web site: Phillips . Mark . Campaign is over for Romeo before it began . Brunswick Voice . 7 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241107221516/https://brunswickvoice.com.au/campaign-is-over-for-romeo-before-it-began/ . 7 November 2024 . 9 October 2024.
30. Web site: Raue . Ben . Merri-bek council election, 2024 . The Tally Room . 7 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241107221242/https://www.tallyroom.com.au/viccouncil2024/merribek2024 . 7 November 2024.
31. Web site: Raue . Ben . The presence of parties in Victorian councils . The Tally Room . 7 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241107221905/https://www.tallyroom.com.au/56999 . 7 November 2024 . 15 October 2024.
32. Web site: Nillumbik Shire Council. VEC. 29 September 2024.
33. Web site: Nillumbik . Australian Greens Victoria . 31 October 2024 . https://archive.today/20241031221458/https://greens.org.au/vic/lga/nillumbik . 31 October 2024.
34. Web site: It is with heavy heart we make this announcement. . Facebook . Nillumbik Greens . 31 October 2024 . https://archive.today/20241031220946/https://www.facebook.com/NillumbikGreens/posts/pfbid02KBsir4vGtjAMgtQKafop33hUTSTh4mUdGvqwwLdE9bdoS5NiSHWr5N8arwX42stql?rdid=vAWWHSpZPXxVybSA . 31 October 2024 . 9 September 2024.
35. Web site: Nillumbik Shire Council election candidates . Victorian Electoral Commission . 3 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241008034545/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2024-local-council-elections/nillumbik-shire-council/nominations#sugarloaf-ward . 8 October 2024 . 17 September 2024 . I'm standing as the Greens candidate for Sugarloaf ward..
36. Web site: Whittlesea City Council electoral structure review. VEC. 29 September 2024.
37. Web site: Parliament dismisses the Council. 19 March 2020. City of Whittlesea. 29 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230619182009/https://www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/about-us/news-publications/latest-news/parliament-dismisses-the-council/. 19 June 2023.
38. Web site: First Whittlesea election since 2016 . Star Weekly . 1 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240924032334/https://northern.starweekly.com.au/news/first-whittlesea-election-since-2016/ . 24 September 2024 . 23 September 2024.
39. Web site: Great team of independents in Whittlesea City for the upcoming council elections . Facebook . Aidan McLindon . 1 October 2024 . https://archive.today/20241001104526/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=502759335847757&set=a.128608436596184 . 1 October 2024 . 22 September 2024.
40. Web site: Dexter . Rachael . Scott . Nathanael . 3 October 2024 . Many of your local election candidates appear to be independent. Our survey reveals otherwise . 5 October 2024 . The Age.
41. Web site: Suspected postal vote tampering in 2 local council elections referred for inquiry . Victorian Electoral Commission . 13 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113040801/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/about-us/media/suspected-postal-vote-tampering-in-2-local-council-elections-referred-for-inquiry . 13 November 2024 . 13 November 2024.