The new ward structure

The new ward structure

A new ward structure will be in place for the 2024 Council election, and there will now be nine wards across Yarra. This means that each ward will elect only one Councillor, using the same preferential voting system that is used in the lower house of both State and Federal Parliaments.

Our new wards

On 15 February 2024, the Minister for Local Government announced the electoral structure and ward boundaries to apply from the 2024 election. These ward boundaries have been designed to ensure that each ward contains approximately the same number of voters.

The new ward names are:

  • Boulevard Ward
  • Curtain Ward
  • Hoddle Ward
  • Langridge Ward
  • Lennox Ward
  • MacKillop Ward
  • Melba Ward
  • Nicholls Ward
  • Yarra Bend Ward

Details of the ward boundaries can be found in the Victoria Government Gazette