Brighton
By-elections were completed on 25 August 2021 to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor, following the resignation of Mayor Tony Foster on 30 June 2021.
Aaron De La Torre has been elected as councillor and Leigh Gray as mayor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Derwent Valley
By-elections were completed on 23 February 2022 to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor, following the resignation of Mayor Ben Shaw on 11 December 2021.
Michelle Dracoulis has been elected as councillor and as mayor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
George Town
By-elections were completed on 23 July 2019 to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor, following the resignation of Mayor Bridget Archer
on 4 June 2019.
Peter Parkes has been elected as councillor until the 2022 ordinary election.
Greg Kieser has been elected as mayor until the 2022 ordinary election.
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
By-elections were completed on 1 September 2020 to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor, following the resignation of Mayor Debbie Wisby on 10 July 2020.
Robert Forbes Young has been elected as councillor and as mayor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Glenorchy City
By-elections were completed on 21 July 2021 to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor, following the election of Kristie Johnston (former Glenorchy City Mayor) to Parliament.
Sue Hickey has been elected as councillor and Bec Thomas as mayor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
King Island
By-elections were completed on 9 April 2019 to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor, following the resignation of Mayor David Munday on 20 February 2019.
Vernon Philbey has been elected as councillor until the 2022 ordinary election.
Julie Arnold has been elected unopposed as mayor until the 2022 ordinary election.
Kingborough
By-elections were completed on 21 July 2021 to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor, following the election of Dean Winter (former Kingborough Mayor) to Parliament.
Clare Glade-Wright has been elected as councillor and Paula Wriedt as mayor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
West Coast
A by-election was completed on 23 February 2022 to fill a vacancy for one councillor on the West Coast Council. This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Leigh Styles on 21 December 2021 and it not being possible to carry out a recount due to the exhaustion of unsuccessful candidates from the 2018 election.
Robert Butterfield has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
By-elections were completed on 21 July 2021 to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor, following the resignation of Phil Vickers (former West Coast Mayor) on 30 April 2021.
Philip Evans has been elected as councillor and Shane Pitt as mayor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Break O'Day
A recount was conducted on 1 April 2019, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Break O'Day Council, following the resignation of Councillor John Tucker on 18 March 2019.
Margaret Osborne has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Circular Head
A recount was conducted on 1 November 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Circular Head Council, following the resignation of Councillor Betty Kay on 18 October 2021.
Tony Hine has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Derwent Valley
A recount was conducted on 7 March 2022, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Derwent Valley Council. This recount was triggered on Thursday 17 February 2022, when the Derwent Valley Council General Manager advised the Commissioner that Councillor Frank Pearce no longer resided in Tasmania and was no longer eligible to be a councillor under Schedule 5 of the Local Government Act 1993.
Phillip Bingley has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 20 December 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Derwent Valley Council following the resignation of Councillor Paul Damien Belcher on 8 December 2021.
Matthew Hill has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 13 December 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Derwent Valley Council, triggered under Schedule 5 of the Local Government Act 1993 by Councillor Martyn Evans' absence from 3 consecutive council meetings, on Friday 26 November 2021.
James Graham has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 14 October 2019, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Derwent Valley Council following the resignation of Councillor Rachel Power on 1 October 2019.
Frank Pearce has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 8 July 2019, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Derwent Valley Council, following the resignation of Councillor Anne Salt on 24 June 2019.
Natasha Woods has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Dorset
A recount was conducted on 25 February 2019, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Dorset Council, following the resignation of Councillor Max Hall on 6 February 2019.
Mervyn Chilcott has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
George Town
A recount was conducted on 13 December 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the George Town Council, the resignation of Councillor Justine Brooks on Monday 29 November 2021.
Dean Robert Gibbons has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
A recount was conducted on 10 March 2020, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council, following the resignation of Councillor Keith R Pyke on 20 February 2020.
Grant Robinson has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 14 January 2019, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council, following the passing of Councillor Michael Kent on 6 December 2018.
Keith R Pyke has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Glenorchy City
A recount was conducted on 20 January 2020, to fill a vacancy for councillor (alderman) on the Glenorchy City Council, following the resignation of Deputy Mayor Matt Stevenson on 31 December 2019.
Angela Ryan has been elected as councillor (alderman) to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Hobart City
A recount was conducted on 28 January 2020, to fill a vacancy for councillor (alderman) on the Hobart City Council, following the resignation of Alderman Tanya Denison on 13 January 2020.
Will Coats has been elected as councillor (alderman) to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Huon Valley Council
A recount was conducted on 28 June 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Huon Valley Council, due to Councillor Mike Wilson’s ineligibility to remain a councillor.
Sue Clark has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
King Island Council
A recount was conducted on Monday 13 December 2021 to fill a councillor vacancy on the King Island Council following the resignation of Deputy Mayor Jim Cooper on 3 December 2021. One eligible candidate nominated to contest the recount.
David Bowden has been elected unopposed as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election. The position of deputy mayor will be filled by a ballot undertaken by the councillors, at a council meeting.
A recount was conducted on 27 April 2020, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the King Island Council, following the resignation of Deputy Mayor and Councillor Luke Agati on 14 April 2020.
Ira Cooke has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Kingborough Council
A recount was conducted on 26 August 2019, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Kingborough Council, following the resignation of Councillor Richard Atkinson on 13 August 2019.
Gideon Cordover has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Launceston City
A recount was conducted on 7 June 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor (alderman) on the Launceston City Council, following the election of Councillor (Alderman) Janie Finlay to the Tasmanian House of Assembly declared on 14 May 2021.
Krista Preece has been elected as councillor (alderman) to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Meander Valley
A recount was conducted on 13 September 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Meander Valley Council, following the resignation of Councillor Frank Nott on 27 August 2021.
Michal Frydrych has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 12 July 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Meander Valley Council, following the resignation of Councillor Susie Bower on 28 June 2021.
Deborah White has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 16 April 2019, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Meander Valley Council, following the resignation of Councillor Andrew Connor on 29 March 2019.
Rodney Synfield has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Tasman
A recount was conducted on 7 June 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Tasman Council, following the resignation of Councillor Rhonda Tomlinson on 5 May 2021.
Daniel Kelleher has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 19 April 2021, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Tasman Council, following the resignation of Councillor Pam Fenerty on 24 March 2021.
Alan Hull has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A recount was conducted on 9 November 2020, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Tasman Council, following the resignation of Councillor Andy Griffiths on 23 October 2020.
Rhonda Tomlinson has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
Waratah-Wynyard
A recount was conducted on 22 June 2020, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the Waratah-Wynyard Council, following the resignation of Councillor Allie House on 5 June 2020.
Maureen Bradley has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
West Coast
A recount was conducted on Monday 5 July 2021 to fill a councillor vacancy on the West Coast Council due to Councillor Ian Hall’s absence from 3 consecutive council meetings. Consent to participate in the recount was received from the only currently eligible candidate not elected at the 2018 local government ordinary election.
Matthew Ryan-Sykes has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
West Tamar
A recount was conducted on 13 July 2020, to fill a vacancy for councillor on the West Tamar Council, following the resignation of Councillor Carol Bracken on 26 June 2020.
Jess Greene has been elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary election.
A councillor casual vacancy is usually filled by conducting a recount.
This involves re-examining the ballot papers that elected that councillor, looking for the electors’ next preference.
If the vacancy is for deputy mayor a 2-step process is undertaken:
If the vacancy is for mayor who has also resigned as councillor, it is filled by conducting a by-election with 2 ballots - one for councillor and one for mayor.
If the vacancy is for mayor, but that person has remained a councillor, it is filled by conducting a by-election with 1 ballot for mayor.
How does the counting process for dual by-elections work? [Download PDF, 936KB, printable]
Further information is available in the "Filling a casual vacancy" [PDF 5.1MB, opens in new tab] section of the candidate information booklet.