Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council
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LGAs around Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council: | ||
Northern Midlands | Break O'Day | Tasman Sea |
Northern Midlands | Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council | Tasman Sea |
Southern Midlands | Sorell | Tasman Sea |
Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council | |
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Leadership | |
Mayor | Cheryl Arnol |
Deputy Mayor | Michael Symons |
General Manager | Greg Ingham |
Structure | |
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Council political groups | Independent (7) Independent Labor (1) |
Elections | |
Next Council election | 2026 |
Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated on the central east coast of the state. Glamorgan-Spring Bay is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 4,528,[2] the major towns of the region include Bicheno, Orford and Swansea with Triabunna the principal town.
The list of Mayors and deputy-mayors can be found at List of mayors of Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council
History and attributes
Glamorgan-Spring Bay was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Municipality of Glamorgan and Municipality of Spring Bay.[1] The council derives its name from the region of Glamorgan in Wales. Glamorgan-Spring Bay is classified as rural, agricultural and medium (RAM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
The Maria Island and Freycinet national parks are contained in the region.
Council
Current composition
Name | Position[4] | Party | Councillor Since | |
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Cheryl Arnol | Mayor | Independent SFF | 1996-Present (Mayor 1999-2004, 2022-Present)[5] | |
Michael Symons | Deputy Mayor | Independent | 2018-present | |
Jenny Woods | Councillor | Independent | 2009-present | |
Rob Churchill | Councillor | Independent | 2018-present | |
Robert Forbes-Young | Councillor | Independent | 2020-present | |
Neil Edwards | Councillor | Independent | 2022-present | |
Kenneth Gregson | Councillor | Independent | 2024-present | |
Carole McQueeney | Councillor | Independent Labor[a] | 2022-present |
Election results
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Cheryl Arnol (elected) | 729 | 19.27 | +6.34 | |
Independent | Michael Symons (elected) | 546 | 14.43 | +2.39 | |
Independent | Jenny Woods (elected) | 516 | 13.64 | +9.57 | |
Independent | Robert Forbes-Young (elected) | 498 | 13.16 | ||
Independent | Neil (Teddy) Edwards (elected) | 349 | 9.22 | ||
Independent | Greg Luck (elected) | 301 | 7.95 | ||
Independent | Rob Churchill (elected) | 193 | 5.10 | +3.36 | |
Independent | Carole McQueeney (elected) | 190 | 5.02 | ||
Independent | Annie Browning | 151 | 3.99 | -0.44 | |
Independent | Kenneth Gregson | 128 | 3.38 | +1.84 | |
Independent | Richard Parker | 112 | 2.96 | +1.53 | |
Independent | Pat Gadd | 71 | 1.88 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,784 | 97.28 | |||
Informal votes | 106 | 2.72 | |||
Turnout | 3,890 | 88.88 |
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Suburbs
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Suburb | Census population 2016 | Reason |
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Bicheno | 943 | Includes Llandaff |
Llandaff | Incl. in Bicheno | |
Friendly Beaches | 10 | |
Coles Bay | 353 | |
Dolphin Sands | 126 | |
Swansea | 866 | |
Rocky Hills | 12 | |
Pontypool | 53 | |
Little Swanport | 117 | Includes Ravendale |
Ravendale | Incl. in Little Swanport | |
Spring Bay | Incl. in Triabunna | |
Triabunna | 874 | Includes Double Creek, Spring Bay |
Double Creek | Incl. in Triabunna | |
Louisville | Incl. in Orford | |
Orford | 626 | Includes Louisville, Shelley Beach |
Shelley Beach | Incl. in Orford | |
Spring Beach | 97 | |
Rheban | 7 | |
Buckland | 179 | |
Cranbrook | 67 | |
Apslawn | 18 | |
Total | 4,348 | |
52 | Variance | |
Local government total | 4,400 | Gazetted Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council local government area |
Not in above list
- Douglas River
- Freycinet Peninsula
- Maria Island
- Nugent
- Runnymede
- Schouten Island
- Tooms Lake
- Woodsdale
See also
Notes
- ^ McQueeney wasn't elected on an Independent Labor platform. She was elected as an independent and recently ran for Tasmanian Labor for Lyons (unsuccessfully).
References
- ^ a b "Agency Details: Glamorgan-Spring Bay Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Elected Members – Glamorgan Spring Bay Council".
- ^ "Local government election reports - Tasmanian Electoral Commission". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Carole McQueeney". Tasmanian Labor.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2016 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
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- Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council official website
- Local Government Association Tasmania Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Tasmanian Electoral Commission - local government
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