Changes To Port Phillip Electoral Wards

City of Port Phillip
We’re moving to a single councillor ward structure for the October 2024 election

Following an independent review from an electoral representation advisory panel, the City of Port Phillip will move to a single member ward structure for the October 2024 election. This is in line with the recommendations in the Local Government Act 2020, and we join 39 other councils moving to the single ward structure.

This means that the City of Port Phillip will move from having three wards with three councillors per ward, to nine wards with one councillor per ward.

The new wards will be named:

  • Albert Park Ward
  • Alma Ward
  • Balaclava Ward
  • Elwood Ward
  • Lakeside Ward
  • Montague Ward
  • Port Melbourne Ward
  • South Melbourne Ward
  • St Kilda Ward

To ensure fair and equitable representation of all voters, each ward has approximately equal number of voters.

You can see an outline of how these wards are structured in the map below.

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