Electoral Changes in Frankston City Council

Frankston City Council is one of several Victorian local councils to have undergone an electoral structure review in 2024 as mandated by the Local Government Act 2020, and has transitioned to a single-councillor ward electoral structure, with nine wards replacing the previous three wards.

While the number of councillors (nine in total) remains the same, each of the nine new wards in Frankston now has its own councillor, instead of having three councillors representing one of three wards.

This decision was made by the Minister for Local Government when the Local Government Act 2020 was introduced in 2020 and to provide fair and equitable representation and facilitate good governance.

The process

An independent electoral structure review panel, appointed by the Minister for Local Government, assessed the appropriate number of councillors, ward boundaries, and ward names.

The panel considered a range of factors when deciding on its final recommendation including:

research and analysis
voter growth or decline over time
public submissions

New ward names

The names for the nine wards in this new electoral structure are:

Ballam
Centenary Park
Derinya
Elisabeth Murdoch
Kananook
Lyrebird
Pines
Wilton
Yamala

These were made by an Order of Council in the Victoria Government Gazette on 15 February 2024 by the Honourable Minister Horne.

View the map of the new electoral structure below:

New Frankston City Council electoral wards

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Households per ward

New Wards as at 26 Oct 2024	Households
Ballam	7,319
Centenary Park	5,735
Derinya	6,364
Elisabeth Murdoch	5,120
Kananook	7,054
Lyrebird	6,450
Pines	6,620
Wilton	6,022
Yamala	6,876
Grand Total	57,560