2016 Victorian local elections

2016 Victorian local elections
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  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
SOC
Leader N/A Greg Barber No leader
Party Independents Greens The Socialists
Last election 18 seats Did not exist
Seats before 16 1
Seats won 29 1
Seat change Increase 13 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
SA
RUAP
LDP
Leader No leader None No leader
Party Socialist Alliance Rise Up Liberal Democrats
Last election 1 seat 1 seat 0
Seats before 1 1 0
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
CA
Leader Russell Bate
Party Country Alliance
Last election 1
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

The 2016 Victorian local elections were held on 22 October 2016 to elect the councils of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.[1][2]

The elections saw the largest-ever amount of Greens councillors elected, with the party increasing their local government representatives from 17 to 29.[3] The Labor Party and Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates.[4]

  1. ^ "2016 council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Victorian council elections 2016: everything you need to know". Herald Sun.
  3. ^ "VICTORIAN GREENS CELEBRATE RECORD-BREAKING COUNCIL ELECTIONS". Victorian Greens.
  4. ^ Schneiders, Ben; Millar, Royce (12 November 2017). "Labor in bid to claw back local heartland lost to Greens". The Age. Retrieved 12 October 2024.