Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council

Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated on the central east coast of the state. Glamorgan–Spring Bay is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 4,528,^[2] the major towns of the region include Bicheno, Orford and Swansea with Triabunna the principal town.

Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council Tasmania
Map showing the Glamorgan–Spring Bay local government area.
Coordinates	42.2672°S 147.9688°E / -42.2672; 147.9688
• Density	1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Established	2 April 1993[1]
Area	2,592 km2 (1,000.8 sq mi)[2]
Mayor	Cheryl Arnol
Council seat	Triabunna
Region	Southern East coast
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Website	Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council
LGAs around Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council: Northern Midlands Break O'Day Tasman Sea Northern Midlands Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council Tasman Sea Southern Midlands Sorell Tasman Sea

Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council
Leadership
Mayor	Cheryl Arnol
Deputy Mayor	Michael Symons
General Manager	Greg Ingham
Structure
Council political groups	Independent (7)   Independent Labor (1)
Elections
Next Council election	2026

The list of Mayors and deputy-mayors can be found at List of mayors of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council

History and attributes

Glamorgan–Spring Bay was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Municipality of Glamorgan and Municipality of Spring Bay.^[1] The council derives its name from the region of Glamorgan in Wales. Glamorgan–Spring Bay is classified as rural, agricultural and medium (RAM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.^[3]

The Maria Island and Freycinet national parks are contained in the region.

Council

See also: List of mayors of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council

Current composition

Name	Position[4]	Party		Councillor Since
Cheryl Arnol	Mayor		Independent SFF	1996–Present (Mayor 1999–2004, 2022–Present)[5]
Michael Symons	Deputy Mayor		Independent	2018–present
Jenny Woods	Councillor		Independent	2009–present
Rob Churchill	Councillor		Independent	2018–present
Robert Forbes-Young	Councillor		Independent	2020–present
Neil Edwards	Councillor		Independent	2022–present
Kenneth Gregson	Councillor		Independent	2024–present
Carole McQueeney	Councillor		Independent Labor[a]	2022–present

Election results

2022

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Glamorgan–Spring Bay^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cheryl Arnol (elected)	729	19.27	+6.34
	Independent	Michael Symons (elected)	546	14.43	+2.39
	Independent	Jenny Woods (elected)	516	13.64	+9.57
	Independent	Robert Forbes-Young (elected)	498	13.16
	Independent	Neil (Teddy) Edwards (elected)	349	9.22
	Independent	Greg Luck (elected)	301	7.95
	Independent	Rob Churchill (elected)	193	5.10	+3.36
	Independent Labor	Carole McQueeney (elected)	190	5.02
	Independent	Annie Browning	151	3.99	−0.44
	Independent	Kenneth Gregson	128	3.38	+1.84
	Independent	Richard Parker	112	2.96	+1.53
	Independent	Pat Gadd	71	1.88
Total formal votes			3,784	97.28
Informal votes			106	2.72
Turnout			3,890	88.88

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Glamorgan–Spring Bay.[edit]

Suburbs

^[8]

Suburb	Census population 2016	Reason
Bicheno	943	Includes Llandaff
Llandaff		Incl. in Bicheno
Friendly Beaches	10
Coles Bay	353
Dolphin Sands	126
Swansea	866
Rocky Hills	12
Pontypool	53
Little Swanport	117	Includes Ravendale
Ravendale		Incl. in Little Swanport
Spring Bay		Incl. in Triabunna
Triabunna	874	Includes Double Creek, Spring Bay
Double Creek		Incl. in Triabunna
Louisville		Incl. in Orford
Orford	626	Includes Louisville, Shelley Beach
Shelley Beach		Incl. in Orford
Spring Beach	97
Rheban	7
Buckland	179
Cranbrook	67
Apslawn	18
Total	4,348
	52	Variance
Local government total	4,400	Gazetted Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council local government area

Not in above list

• Douglas River
• Freycinet Peninsula
• Maria Island
• Nugent
• Runnymede
• Schouten Island
• Tooms Lake
• Woodsdale

See also

• Local government areas of Tasmania

Notes

1. McQueeney wasn't elected on an Independent Labor platform. She was elected as an independent and recently ran for Tasmanian Labor for Lyons (unsuccessfully).