Local Government Elections

Published on Monday, 1 May 2023 at 9:06:05 AM

Local Government Elections

Local Government Elections will this year be held on Saturday 21 October.  A number of councillor roles will become available at the Shire of West Arthur and community members are encouraged to consider nominating for Council.

Councillors have a number of primary roles:

• Providing leadership and guidance to the community
• Facilitating communication between the community and the council
• Determining and reviewing policy
• Managing assets
• Governing finances

To stand for election as a councillor, or a mayor or president elected by the people of a local government district, you must:

• be 18 years of age or older;
• be an elector of the district (if you are only an elector because you are a nominee of a body corporate then you are not eligible to stand for council);
• (if a current council member) have a term that ends on election day, unless you are standing for mayor or president directly elected by the public;
• have completed the mandatory induction course available on the DLGSC website (https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/local-government/local-governments/council-elections/induction-for-prospective-candidates).

You are not eligible to nominate for council if you:

• are a member of State or Federal Parliament;
• are an insolvent under administration;
• are serving a prison sentence for a crime;
• have been convicted of a serious local government offence within the last five years, (unless the court has waived the disqualification);
• have been convicted on indictment of an offence for which the penalty was or included imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for more than five years;
• are a member of another council;
• are subject to a court order disqualifying you from being a council member because you have misapplied local government funds or property;
• are on the local electoral roll as the nominee of a body corporate;
• propose standing for two positions on council (unless you are standing for mayor or president as well as councillor); or
• are currently disqualified by the State Administrative Tribunal from holding office as a member of a council.

If you would like to know more, please contact one of our existing councillors or the CEO.

Back to All News