Elections & voting
Victorian council elections are held every four years, and all voting is by post. In Melbourne you fill in two ballots: one for the leadership team (Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor, elected together) and one for 9 councillors across the whole municipality. Melbourne also has its own rules on who is on the council roll: many people who own or rent property, or run a company, in the city can vote here even if they live elsewhere.
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 2028General elections fall on the fourth Saturday in October every 4 years, unless there are exceptional circumstances (VEC Report to Parliament, Oct 2025, p.20).
- Last election
- Saturday 26 October 2024The VEC's results page was last updated on 22 November 2024.
- How you vote
- By post — ballot packs are mailed to enrolled voters
- Leadership team (2024)
- Nick Reece and Roshena Campbell (TEAM NICK REECE), 61.49% after preferencesEleven teams stood. After the distribution of preferences they finished ahead of Roxane Ingleton and Marley McRae McLeod (THE GREENS, 38.51%). First preferences for TEAM NICK REECE were 23.36%. Formal votes: 87,852.
- Councillors (2024)
- 9 elected by proportional representationVoters could vote 'above the line' for a group or 'below the line' for candidates. Quota: 8,961 votes.
- Who can vote in Melbourne
- Residents on the state roll, plus council-enrolled votersThe VEC says you can apply to enrol with the council if you own or occupy a rated property, rent a property (apartment, house, shop or office) — including if you are not an Australian citizen — own a rated property but live overseas, or are a director or company secretary of a company that owns or pays rates on a property here. Owners who live elsewhere in Australia, and company directors or secretaries who didn't apply, are enrolled automatically. Up to 2 owners and 2 occupiers can be enrolled per property.Melbourne enrolment rules →
- Voting
- Compulsory for everyone on the rollState-enrolled and council-enrolled voters may be fined if they don't vote.
- Enrol / check enrolment
- Victorian Electoral CommissionCheck enrolment →
| Contest | Elected (2024) | Group on the ballot |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership team | Nick Reece (Lord Mayor), Roshena Campbell (Deputy Lord Mayor) | TEAM NICK REECE |
| Councillor (1st elected) | Kevin Louey | TEAM NICK REECE |
| Councillor (2nd elected) | Owen Guest | LIBERALS FOR MELBOURNE CITY |
| Councillor (3rd elected) | Olivia Ball | THE GREENS |
| Councillor (4th elected) | Gladys Liu | TEAM KOUTA |
| Councillor (5th elected) | Philip Le Liu | TEAM WOOD |
| Councillor (6th elected) | Mark Scott | TEAM NICK REECE |
| Councillor (7th elected) | Rafael Camillo | TEAM MORGAN MAKE MELBOURNE SAFE |
| Councillor (8th elected) | Andrew Rowse | INNOVATE MELBOURNE |
| Councillor (9th elected) | Davydd Griffiths | LABOR FOR MELBOURNE |
| Turnout | Leadership team 67.73%; councillors 67.21% | Enrolment 136,502 |
2024 Melbourne City Council election: who was elected, the group they stood in (as shown on the VEC results page) and turnout. Source: Victorian Electoral Commission, 2024 results (finalised). Full first-preference counts and the preference distribution are on the VEC page.
Group names are copied from the VEC results page. They are the names shown on the ballot, not party labels.
Sources — check it yourself
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Melbourne City Council election results · Nov 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Enrolling for local council elections (Melbourne City Council section) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Local council elections (postal voting; Melbourne's leadership team) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Report to Parliament on the 2024 local government elections (PDF, p.20) · Oct 2025
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Melbourne City Council (electoral structure) · Sep 2026
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.