Candidates confirmed for City of Ballarat election

TWENTY-four people have put their names forward across three wards with three seats up for grabs each in October’s City of Ballarat council election.

They include in Central Ward where four former mayors will go head to head.

The ballot draw was particularly kind to the ALP citywide ticket, with Jay Morrison and Cr Daniel Moloney drawing spots one and two in North Ward and Cr Des Hudson and Bridget Aitchison doing the same in South Ward.

See below for the full list, in ballot order. Candidates officially endorsed by a political party have that party listed with their name.

To find out more on each candidate and everything that’s happened as part of the City of Ballarat council election visit our rolling coverage page.

 

NORTH WARD

Jay Morrison – ALP

Cr Daniel Moloney – ALP

David Harris

Peter Eddy

Cr Amy Johnson

Cr Grant Tillet

Bryn Hills – Animal Justice Party

Ellen Burns – The Greens

 

CENTRAL WARD

Nick Shady

Kumuda Simpson – ALP

Stephen Jones

Geoff Howard – ALP

Cr Mark Harris

Cr Belinda Coates – The Greens

John Dooley

Cr Samantha McIntosh

 

SOUTH WARD

Cr Des Hudson – ALP

Bridget Aitchison – ALP

Susan Jakobi

Cr Ben Taylor

Tracey Hargreaves

Rachel Muir

Cr Jim Rinaldi

Jackson Snep – The Greens