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The '''2012 Boroondara council election''' was held in October 2012.<ref name="VECElectionReport2012">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Report on Conduct of the 2012 Local Government Elections''. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923001909/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/-/media/5df1ac1be7544e9baa0e779f82664af0.ashx?la=en, accessed: 23 September 2020. Melbourne: 26 April 2013. (Archived from the original)</ref>

== Key dates ==
As per the ''Local Government Act 1989'', general council elections are held on the fourth Saturday of October every four years. Postal elections, such as those held in Boroondara, actually commence three weeks prior to polling day when ballot mailouts begin.

*31 August: Enrolment closes
*20 September: Nominations open
*25 September: Nominations close (12pm)
*26 September: Candidate statements due (12pm)
*28 September: Candidate indication of preferences due (12pm)
*9 - 11 October: Ballot packs mailed
*26 October: Voting closes (6pm)<ref name="VECElectionReport2012" />
*27 October: Election Day

== Wards and results ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-style="text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | '''Ward'''
| colspan="4" | '''Pre-2012'''
| rowspan="2" | '''Swing'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Electoral results'''
| colspan="4" | '''Post-2012'''
|-style="text-align:center"
| colspan="2" | '''Party'''
| '''Councillor'''
| '''Margin'''<ref name="VEC2008Results">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2008''. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413024639/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/boroondararesult2008.html (Archived from the original), accessed: 23 September 2020</ref>
| '''Margin'''<ref name="VEC2012Results">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2012''. https://web.archive.org/web/20130413084239/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/BoroondaraResult2012.html (Archived from the original), accessed: 23 September 2020</ref>
| '''Councillor'''
| colspan="2" | '''Party'''
|-
| [[Bellevue Ward|Bellevue]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
| [[Brad Miles]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 0.96
| style="text-align:right;"| +4.54
| [[Electoral results for Bellevue Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8.96
| [[Jim Parke]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
|-
| [[Cotham Ward|Cotham]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}|
| Liberal
| [[David Bloom]]‡
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| N/A
| [[Electoral results for Cotham Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 19.52
| [[Judith Voce]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
|-
| [[Gardiner Ward|Gardiner]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
| [[Coral Ross]]
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| -20.07
| [[Electoral results for Gardiner Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 23.98
| Coral Ross
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
|-
| [[Glenferrie Ward|Glenferrie]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
| [[Phil Meggs]]‡
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| N/A
| [[Electoral results for Glenferrie Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 18.28
| [[Steve Hurd]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
|-
| [[Junction Ward|Junction]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
| [[Jack Wegman]]
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| -0.48
| [[Electoral results for Junction Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 22.92
| Jack Wegman
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
|-
| [[Lynden Ward|Lynden]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
| [[Heinz Kreutz]]
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| -11.79
| [[Electoral results for Lynden Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 16.58
| Heinz Kreutz
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
|-
| [[Maling Ward|Maling]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
| [[Dick Menting]]‡
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| N/A
| [[Electoral results for Maling Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 24.42
| [[Jane Addis]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
|-
| [[Maranoa Ward|Maranoa]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}|
| Liberal
| [[Nicholas Tragas]]‡
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| N/A
| [[Electoral results for Maranoa Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 10.24
| [[Philip Mallis]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}|
| Independent
|-
| [[Solway Ward|Solway]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Australian Labor Party}}|
| Labor
| [[Kevin Chow]]
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"|
| [[Electoral results for Solway Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.64
| Kevin Chow
| {{Australian political party colours/Australian Labor Party}}|
| Labor
|-
| [[Studley Ward|Studley]]
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}|
| Liberal<ref name="BRAG2016Survey">[[Boroondara Residents Action Group]]. ''Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016''. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 6 November 2016</ref>
| [[Phillip Healey]]
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"|
| [[Electoral results for Studley Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 40.94
| Phillip Healey
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}|
| Liberal
|}
† - election not held
‡ - incumbent councillor did not nominate for re-election

== Campaign ==

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
*[[Boroondara council election, 2008]]

{{BoroondaraElections}}

[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:City of Boroondara]]

Boroondara council election, 2012 - Revision history

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