New single Councillor wards for Port Phillip City Council were announced on 15 February. An independent electoral structure review panel appointed by the Minister for Local Government has recommended the new electoral structure. 

The nine single-councillor wards will replace the existing three wards with three Councillors in each ward and will apply in the October 2024 Council elections.  The new ward structure has determined: 

• the appropriate number of councillors and wards for the council 
• the location of ward boundaries 
• appropriate ward names. 

The new wards have 10,000 to 12,000 voters compared to current wards which have around 30,000 voters. In principle, Councillors will be able to better represent their constituents, but representation is entirely dependent on the Councillor’s commitment to responding to emails and telephone calls and whether they have full time employment. 

The independent report presents the panel’s final advice to the Minister for Local Government on the recommended new electoral structure of Port Phillip City Council to meet the requirements of the Act. The Minister is expected to approve the recommended nine single wards. 

For more information refer to the Advisory Panel’s report