Brighton Council (Tasmania)

Brighton Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state, north of Hobart. The Brighton local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 18,995,^[2] it is based in the town of Brighton but also covers the far northern Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Honeywood and Old Beach.

Brighton Council Tasmania
Map Map showing the Brighton local government area.
Coordinates	42.7195°S 147.2602°E / -42.7195; 147.2602
Established	1 January 1863[1]
Area	171 km2 (66.0 sq mi)[2]
Mayor	Leigh Gray
Council seat	Brighton
Region	Brighton/Bridgewater
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Website	Brighton Council
LGAs around Brighton Council: Southern Midlands Southern Midlands Southern Midlands Derwent Valley Brighton Council Clarence Derwent Valley Glenorchy Clarence

Brighton viewed over the Derwent and former Bridgewater Bridge from Granton

History and attributes

The municipality was established on 1 January 1863. Its boundaries were substantially altered during a later reorganisation and a portion of the municipality became part of the Southern Midlands.^[1]

Brighton is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.^[3]

Council

Current composition

Name	Position[4]	Party affiliation
Leigh Gray	Mayor/Councillor		Independent Liberal
Barbara Curran	Deputy Mayor/Councillor		Independent
Aaron De La Torre	Councillor		Independent Labor
Peter Geard	Councillor		Independent
Greg Irons	Councillor		Independent
John McMaster	Councillor		Independent
Tennille Murtagh	Councillor		Independent One Nation
Phillip Owen	Councillor		Independent
Michael Whelan	Councillor		Independent

2022 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Brighton.[edit]

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Brighton^[5][6][7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Leigh Gray (elected)	3,053	29.41
	Independent	Barbara Curran (elected)	1,561	15.04
	Independent	Phil Owen (elected)	1,471	14.17
	Independent	Greg Irons (elected)	885	8.53
	Independent One Nation	Tennille Murtagh (elected)	864	8.32
	Independent Labor	Aaron De La Torre (elected)	701	6.75
	Independent	Michael Whelan (elected)	458	4.41
	Independent	Peter Geard (elected)	380	3.66
	Independent	Kellyanne Williams	363	3.50
	Independent	John McMaster (elected)	330	3.18
	Greens	Jack Cavanagh	315	3.03
Total formal votes			10,381	96.86
Informal votes			336	3.14
Turnout			10,717	78.41

Suburbs

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Suburb	Census Population 2021	Reason
Brighton	4,983
Bridgewater	4,592	Includes Green Point
Green Point		Inc. in Bridgewater
Gagebrook	1,572
Honeywood	535
Herdsmans Cove	1,199
Millvale		Incl. in Dromedary
Dromedary	856	Includes Millvale
Old Beach	4,394
Tea Tree	464	Part
Pontville	675	Part
Total	19,585
	590	Variance
Local government total	18,995	Gazetted Brighton Government Area

Not in above List

• Boyer
• Magra
• Otago

See also

• Local government areas of Tasmania