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. Loddon has five wards, each electing one councillor; you vote only in your own ward.
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. The council's elections page also says the next election is in October 2028.
- Last general election
- October 2024VEC's results page was last updated on 22 November 2024. The ward boundaries were adjusted by a VEC review in 2023–24, first used at this election.
- 2024 result
- Three of the five wards were uncontestedIn Boort, Terrick and Wedderburn wards only one candidate nominated, so David Weaver, Dan Straub and Gavan Lindsay Holt were declared elected unopposed — no vote was held in those wards.
- Inglewood Ward
- Miki Wilson elected after preferences, 55.17% to 44.83% (3 candidates)First preferences: Wendy Murphy 372 (35.94%), Miki Wilson 369 (35.65%), Colleen Condliffe 294 (28.41%). Enrolment 1,265; formal votes 1,035; informal 25 (2.36%); turnout 1,060 (83.79% of enrolment).
- Tarnagulla Ward
- Nick Angelo elected after preferences, 50.78% to 49.22% (4 candidates)After preferences Nick Angelo had 490 votes and Linda Jungwirth 475. Enrolment 1,161; formal votes 965; informal 32 (3.21%); turnout 997 (85.87% of enrolment).
- Changes since 2024
- None foundVEC's council page lists the same five councillors elected in 2024 (checked September 2026). A vacancy in a single-councillor ward would be filled through the VEC.
- Who can vote
- Residents on the state roll, plus ratepayers who applyProperty owners and occupiers who pay rates but aren't state-enrolled 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 Loddon Shire Council election results · 22 Nov 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Loddon Shire Council (structure, current councillors, past results) · Sep 2026
- Loddon Shire Council — Council elections (next election, campaign donation returns) · Sep 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.