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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Monash has 11 councillors, one for each ward: Banksia, Blackburn, Gallaghers, Gardiners Creek, Jells, Mayfield, Scotchmans Creek, University, Warrigal, Waverley Park and Wellington. They were elected in October 2024 for the 2024–2028 term. Voters don't elect the Mayor directly: the councillors choose one of themselves for a one-year term. The next vote is at the council meeting on Tuesday 10 November 2026.

New to these terms? Read them in plain English
How the mayor is chosen
Either elected directly by voters, or chosen by the councillors.
Ward
A subdivision of a council area that elects its own councillors.
Local Government Area (LGA)
The official area a council governs.
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Who represents you

Mayor
Cr Stuart James (Warrigal Ward)Elected Mayor for 2025–26 by the councillors (council news item, 12 November 2025). The council says he was Mayor before in 2019–20 and 2021–22.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Elisha Lee (Jells Ward)Elected Deputy Mayor for 2025–26 at the same time.
Councillors
11 — one per wardMatches the Victorian Electoral Commission's list of current councillors (checked Sep 2026).
Next mayoral election
Council meeting, Tuesday 10 November 2026The council's 2026 meeting schedule lists this meeting for the election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. This page will be updated after it.
Changes since the 2024 election
NoneThe VEC lists no Monash by-election or countback since October 2024 (its most recent Monash entry is a 2016 countback).

Your representatives

Want to raise something? Contacting your ward councillor or the mayor is one of the most direct ways to be heard between elections.

Victorian council ballot papers and results don't show party affiliation, so we don't label councillors. We list who holds office, with their council email addresses and official profiles, and link to the election results. If a seat falls vacant, Monash's single-councillor wards fill it by a by-election, not a countback, as long as more than 6 months of the term remain. For the latest list, see the council's page or the VEC.

Sources — check it yourself

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.