Counting resumes in WA’s local government elections
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He posted about the race on social media Saturday evening.
“We went to bed without a clear result but I’m glad we ran a positive, professional campaign from start to finish,” Fitzhardinge said. he said.
“It’s unlikely we’ll get a result by lunch.” When the preferences are distributed tomorrow. I’ll keep you informed!”
Further north, in the City of Joondalup, former Liberal independent turned Ian Goodenough is running for the top job after former mayor Albert Jacob announced he would not re-contest his job.
Goodenough was expelled from the Federal parliament after losing the preselection contest for the federal seat of Moore and then turned his sights to local government.
Candidates in this area include former councilors Christine Hamilton-Prime and Daniel Kingston.
Other races to watch include the Shire of Harvey, where controversial candidate “Australian Trump” throws his hat in the ring.
In his candidate profile, he urges voters to elect him to “drain the swamp,” a term used by US President Donald Trump during his first run for office in 2016.
Other county councils, including the Kimberley Shire of Derby West in the north, will also be decided this week.
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The area was thrown into turmoil after the mass resignation of councilors earlier this year, which led to the government appointing a commissioner to oversee the council.
Former district chairman Peter McCumstie is once again putting his hand up for the district chairman post.
Locals in the Coolgardie Shire will be watching election results closely after WA’s local government minister Hannah Beazley decided last week not to suspend the council over concerns about its debt.
Meanwhile, voters in the embattled City of Nedlands will have to wait to have their say after ongoing questions over the council’s leadership delayed the election until March next year.
Mayor Fiona Argyle was sacked earlier this year and said in a bizarre radio interview that there was a mass exodus from the council. It was a “good day” that led the state government to hand over the matter to the administration.
Similar scenes are playing out in the Town of Port Hedland, which will have to wait until March next year to go to the polls after the council was taken over by commissioners following the resignation of former mayor Peter Carter.
