Frankston council election, 2024

The City of Frankston covers parts of the outer south-east of Melbourne, including Frankston, Langwarrin, Carrum Downs, Seaford and Skye.

The council had a population of 139,281 as of the 2021 census.

• Wards
• Redistribution
• Incumbent councillors
• History
• Council control
• Candidate summary
• Assessment
• Voting trends by ward

Wards
The City of Frankston is divided into nine single-member wards as of 2024:

• Ballam – in the centre of the council, covering parts of Frankston.
• Centenary Park – in the east, covering parts of Langwarrin.
• Derinya – in the south, covering parts of Frankston South.
• Elisabeth Murdoch – in the south-east, covering parts of Langwarrin.
• Kananook – in the north-west, covering parts of Seaford and Frankston.
• Lyrebird – in the north, covering Carrum Downs.
• Pines – in the north-west, covering Frankston North.
• Wilton – in the north-east, covering Sandhurst.
• Yamala – in the south-west, covering parts of Frankston and Frankston South.

Redistribution
The council previously consisted of three wards, electing nine councillors. Each ward elected three councillors.

The North-East ward covered the new Centenary Park, Lyrebird and Wilton wards and part of the new Elisabeth Murdoch ward.

The North-West ward covered the new Pines and Kananook wards and part of the new Ballam ward.

The South ward covered the new Derinya and Yamala wards and parts of the Ballam and Elisabeth Murdoch wards.

Incumbent councillors

¹Glenn Aitken replaced Steven Hughes following a countback in 2024.

History
The City of Frankston was created in 1994 as an amalgamation of parts of the cities of Frankston, Cranbourne and a small part of Springvale.

The council was elected from seven single-member wards until 2005, when the council switched to three three-member wards (thus an increase in the council size from seven to nine). This structure was used continuously until the current 2024 election, when the council will move back to single-member wards.

Council control
Kris Bolam was elected mayor in 2020, and Conroy has held the mayoralty since 2021.

Candidate summary
Sitting councillors Nathan Conroy and Claire Harvey are not running for re-election.

The Greens and Victorian Socialists are each running one candidate. All others are running without party endorsement.

Assessment
This council is dominated by formal independents, although quite a few are Liberal Party members. That seems likely to continue.

Voting trends by ward
In order to understand the relative political position of each ward, I have estimated the results of the 2022 federal election in each ward.

Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in every ward. They did best in the north-west of the council area.

Candidates – Ballam Ward

• Cr Kris Bolam
• Adam Marsal
• Steven Hughes
• Cristy Solis

Candidates – Centenary Park Ward

• Andrew Cheeseman (Victorian Socialists)
• Shane Osborne
• Maureen Rodgers
• Michael O’Reilly

Candidates – Derinya Ward

• Hans Vanderstadt
• Cr Liam Hughes
• Iva Babic
• Cr Brad Hill
• Ashleigh Hoult
• Cassandra Grace

Candidates – Elisabeth Murdoch Ward

• Cherie Wanat
• Cr Suzette Tayler
• Chrysten Abraham
• Henryk Kay
• Stephen McDonald

Candidates – Kananook Ward

• Cr Glenn Aitken
• Trent Stagg
• Lisa Stark
• Nathan Pither
• Emily Green (Greens)

Candidates – Lyrebird Ward

• Nathan Havis
• Sam Keats
• Steffie Conroy

Candidates – Pines Ward

• Justin Turner
• Cr Sue Baker
• Bernadette Graus
• Quinney Brownfield-Hanna

Candidates – Wilton Ward

• Annaliese Collison
• Richard Rendell
• Prasad Philip
• Cr David Asker

Candidates – Yamala Ward

• Nathan Butler
• Garry Ebbott
• Sheila Newman
• Steve Toms
• Alistair Wardle

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