Brighton Council (Tasmania)

Brighton Council
Tasmania
Map
Map showing the Brighton local government area.
Coordinates42°43′10″S 147°15′37″E / 42.7195°S 147.2602°E / -42.7195; 147.2602
Established1 January 1863[1]
Area171 km2 (66.0 sq mi)[2]
MayorLeigh Gray
Council seatBrighton
RegionBrighton/Bridgewater
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
WebsiteBrighton Council
LGAs around Brighton Council:
Southern Midlands Southern Midlands Southern Midlands
Derwent Valley Brighton Council Clarence
Derwent Valley Glenorchy Clarence
Map showing Brighton LGA in Tasmania
Brighton viewed over the Derwent and Bridgewater Bridge from Granton

Brighton Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state, north of Hobart. The Brighton local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 18,995,[2] it is based in the town of Brighton but also covers the far northern Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Honeywood and Old Beach.

History and attributes

The municipality was established on 1 January 1863. Its boundaries were substantially altered during a later reorganisation and a portion of the municipality became part of the Southern Midlands.[1]

Brighton is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]

Council

Current composition

Name Position[4] Party affiliation
Leigh Gray Mayor/Councillor   Independent
Barbara Curran Deputy Mayor/Councillor   Independent
Aaron De La Torre Councillor   Labor
Peter Geard Councillor   Independent
Greg Irons Councillor   Independent
John McMaster Councillor   Independent
Tennille Murtagh Councillor   One Nation
Phillip Owen Councillor   Independent
Michael Whelan Councillor   Independent

2022 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Brighton.[edit]
2022 Tasmanian local elections: Brighton[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Leigh Gray (elected) 3,053 29.41
Independent Barbara Curran (elected) 1,561 15.04
Independent Phil Owen (elected) 1,471 14.17
Independent Greg Irons (elected) 885 8.53
Independent One Nation Tennille Murtagh (elected) 864 8.32
Independent Labor Aaron De La Torre (elected) 701 6.75
Independent Michael Whelan (elected) 458 4.41
Independent Peter Geard (elected) 380 3.66
Independent Kellyanne Williams 363 3.50
Independent Vincent McMaster (elected) 330 3.18
Greens Jack Cavanagh 315 3.03
Total formal votes 10,381 96.86
Informal votes 336 3.14
Turnout 10,717 78.41

Suburbs

[9]

Suburb Census Population 2021 Reason
Brighton 4,983
Bridgewater 4,592 Includes Green Point
Green Point Inc. in Bridgewater
Gagebrook 1,572
Honeywood 535
Herdsmans Cove 1,199
Milvale Incl. in Dromedary
Dromedary 856 Includes Milvale
Old Beach 4,394
Tea Tree 464 Part
Pontville 675 Part
Total 19,585
590 Variance
Local government total 18,995 Gazetted Brighton Government Area

Not in above List

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Agency Details: Brighton Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Elected Members - Brighton Council". brighton.tas.gov.au. Brighton Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Brighton Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "Tasmania: the seats to watch". ABC News.
  7. ^ "Campania - polling place". Australian Electoral Commission.
  8. ^ "Policy Action Caucuses". Tasmanian Labor.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2021 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 10 August 2022.