Elections & voting
Victorian council elections are held every four years on the fourth Saturday of October and are conducted entirely by post by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). Voting is compulsory for everyone on the roll. Glenelg votes as a single unsubdivided area: all seven councillors are elected together, by proportional representation.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Ward
- A subdivision of a council area that elects its own councillors.
- How the mayor is chosen
- Either elected directly by voters, or chosen by the councillors.
Election facts
- Next general election
- Saturday 28 October 2028All-postal: ballot packs are mailed to every enrolled voter.
- Last general election
- Saturday 26 October 2024VEC finalised the Glenelg result on 22 November 2024.
- 2024 result
- Karen Stephens, Michael Carr, John Pepper, Mike Noske, Robyn McDonald, Matt Jowett and Duane Angelino elected (in that order)13 candidates for 7 vacancies. Enrolment 15,796; formal votes 12,528; informal 640 (4.86%); turnout 13,168 (83.36% of enrolment); quota 1,567.
- Changes since 2024
- One countback: Mary Picard elected on 1 June 2026Filling the vacancy left by Mike Noske's resignation on 28 April 2026. The previous council term had countbacks in August, November and December 2023.
- Who can vote
- Residents on the state roll, plus ratepayers who applyProperty owners and occupiers who pay rates but don't live in the Shire can apply to the council to join the council roll — once on it, they must vote.
- Voting
- Compulsory for everyone enrolledNot voting can result in a fine.
- Enrol / check enrolment
- Victorian Electoral CommissionCheck my enrolment →
Sources — check it yourself
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Glenelg Shire Council election results · 22 Nov 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Glenelg Shire Council (structure, current councillors, past results) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Glenelg Shire Council countback, 1 June 2026 · 2 Jun 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Local council elections (postal voting, compulsory) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Enrolling for local council elections (ratepayer enrolment) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Report to Parliament on the 2024 local government elections (PDF; election timing p.20) · Oct 2025
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.