Candidates have been announced for Tasmania’s local government elections, with 430 people standing for 213 councillor positions across the state’s 29 councils.
Of those, 283 are men, 144 are women and three are non-binary,
A total of 114 councillor candidates are also standing for mayor, with 144 standing for deputy mayor.
In Hobart, 32 candidates are standing for nine councillor positions, with 10 contesting the deputy lord mayor role.
The 11 candidates for lord mayor are Tiffany Ashdown, Rifatul Bari, Louise Bloomfield, Mike Dutta, Bill Harvey, John Kelly, Harvey Lennon, Jack McShane, Ryan Posselt, Charles Wooley and Marti Zucco.
In Clarence, 23 candidates are standing for nine councillor positions, with five contesting the deputy mayor role.
The eight candidates for mayor are Brendan Blomeley, Emma Goyne, Kerry Heatley, Drew Jenner, Tony Mulder, BJ Walker, James Walker and Dean Young.
In Glenorchy, 26 candidates are standing for nine councillor positions, with 12 contesting the deputy mayor role.
The six candidates for mayor are Jenny Branch-Allen, Matt Haubrick, Sue Hickey, Peter Ridler, Nathan Volf and Russell Yaxley.
In Launceston, 27 candidates are standing for nine councillor positions, with eight contesting the deputy mayor role.
The eight candidates for mayor are Kyle Barrett, Rose Diamond, James Garcia, Matthew Garwood, Jess Hoyle, Paul Mallett, Gabriel Robins and Tim Walker.
In Devonport, 13 candidates are standing for seven councillor positions, with five contesting the deputy mayor role.
Alison Jarman and Steve Martin are contesting the mayoralty.
In Central Coast, 15 candidates are standing for seven councillor positions, with five contesting the deputy mayor role.
Cheryl Fuller and Glynn Williams are contesting the mayoralty.
In Burnie, 18 candidates are standing for seven councillor positions, with four contesting the deputy mayor role.
The seven candidates for mayor are Teeny Brumby, Ricky Charles, Ken Dorsey, Chris Lynch, Adrian Pickin, Giovanna Simpson and Geoffrey Summers.
Two councils failed to attract enough nominations to fill their seats, with King Island Council receiving five nominations for seven positions and Tasman Council six for seven.
All candidates in both councils were elected unopposed, with fresh nominations for the remaining vacancies closing at noon on Monday September 28.
Candidate names will be rotated on ballot papers, with a draw determining the order for the first rotation.
Ballot packs will be delivered to voters from Monday October 5, with the poll closing at 2pm on Tuesday October 27.
A list to the full candidates list for every council can be found on the Tasmanian Electoral Commission website.
