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Will Perry elected deputy mayor of Kingborough
Kaspar Deane finished second in the deputy race after preferences
Fri Oct 30, 2026 - 2:29pmLocal Council
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‘I am not the boss’: Wooley says he will lead council differently
'I represent the council to the public and I will represent the public to the council'
Fri Oct 30, 2026 - 12:51pm
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Drew Jenner unseats Clarence mayor Brendan Blomeley
Jenner won 16,869 votes to Blomeley's 16,025 after preferences
Thu Oct 29, 2026 - 8:36pm
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Wooley vows to end council ‘dogfight’ with reason
The 77-year-old veteran journalist has pledged to represent residents who did not back him
Thu Oct 29, 2026 - 7:26pm
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Charles Wooley elected new lord mayor of Hobart
He trailed Bill Harvey by 837 votes before John Kelly was excluded
Thu Oct 29, 2026 - 6:49pm
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800 staff counting votes in the 29 council races
Every preference is entered twice by two staff members to check accuracy
Thu Oct 29, 2026 - 4:21pm
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Jo Westwood returns to Kingborough as mayor
She took 38.7% of first preferences, ahead of Aldo Antolli on 35%
Thu Oct 29, 2026 - 3:32pm
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Giovanna Simpson elected Burnie mayor
Sitting mayor Teeny Brumby was excluded at the final stage of the count
Thu Oct 29, 2026 - 1:26pm
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Sue Hickey says re-election is a vote for a tidy, safe Glenorchy
She has warned the incoming council against "gung-ho behaviour"
Thu Oct 29, 2026 - 12:48pm
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Hobart faces all-male council as four incumbents trail
Zelinda Sherlock, Ben Lohberger, Louise Elliot and Louise Bloomfield could lose their seats
Thu Oct 29, 2026 - 12:33pm