Epsom Ward
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| Epsom Ward | |||||||||||||||
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| Created | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Councillor | Andrea Metcalf | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Epsom | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 9,631 (2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Epsom Ward is a single-member ward in the City of Greater Bendigo, covering the suburbs of Epsom, Huntly, the northern section of Ascot, and the localities of Bagshot, Bagshot North, Huntly North, Wellsford, Barnadown, Fosterville, Kamarooka, Avonmore, Drummartin, and Hunter, as well as the towns of Goornong and Elmore.[2] As of the 2024 election the ward is currently held by Andrea Metcalf who won the ward uncontested.[3]
History
[edit]The ward was created in 2024 after an electoral boundary review.[4][5]
Epsom Ward is, along with Whipstick Ward and Lake Weeroona Ward, one of three single member wards that largely succeed the previous three-member proportional Whipstick Ward.[6]
Councillors for Epsom Ward
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Metcalf | Independent | 2024 – present[1] | Mayor. Previously held the former Whipstick Ward |
Results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Andrea Metcalf | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,631 | ||||
| Independent win | (new ward) | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c VEC. "Results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Wards | City of Greater Bendigo". www.bendigo.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "New Bendigo council elected". McIvor Times. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ VEC. "Greater Bendigo City Council electoral structure review". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo". Bendigo Times. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ Victorian Electoral Commission (2011). "Electoral Structure of Greater Bendigo City Council" (PDF). VicMap. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.