2024 Victorian local elections

2024 Victorian local elections
26 October 2024
78 of the 79 local government areas in Victoria
(647 of the 656 councillors in Victoria)
Registered4,532,506
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Party Independents Greens Labor
Last election 566 seats 36 seats 13 seats
Seats before 586 28 12
Seats won 457 28 20
Seat change 8
Primary vote 2,093,674 201,189 121,013
Percentage 60.29% 5.79% 3.45%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
VS
LP
Party Socialists Libertarian Liberal
Last election 1 seat 2 seats Did not contest
Seats before 1 2 0
Seats won 1 2 1
Seat change 1
Primary vote 67,296 18,449 12,841
Percentage 1.94% 0.53% 0.37%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
SA
AJP
FUS
Party Socialist Alliance Animal Justice Fusion
Last election 1 seat 2 seats 0 seats
Seats before 3 1 0
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change 2 1
Primary vote 12,771 5,618 351
Percentage 0.37% 0.16% 0.01%

The 2024 Victorian local elections were held on 26 October 2024 to elect the councils of 78 of the 79 local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria. The elections were conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), with voting taking place via post throughout October to elect 647 councillors across the state.

New councillors were elected in Casey and Whittlesea for the first time since 2016 after the councils were dismissed in February and March 2020 respectively.

39 councils were affected by the Local Government Act 2020, which will see a large number of multi-member wards replaced with single-member wards. This significantly increases the number of wards but will likely reduce the average number of candidates standing in these wards.

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

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