Elections

The City of Gosnells District is represented by 12 elected members, known as Councillors. The term of office for a Councillor is four years and elections are held every second year on the third Saturday in October.

The next Local Government election is scheduled for Saturday 16 October 2021.  

The last election was held on Saturday 19 October 2019. At each election, half of the Council positions are declared vacant and a poll is conducted to determine the incoming Councillors.

The City holds postal elections, which are conducted on the City's behalf by the Western Australian Electoral Commission.

Voting in elections

Voting papers are mailed to every person appearing on either the Residents Roll or the Owners and Occupiers Roll approximately four weeks prior to the Election Day. More information on Enrolling to Vote is in the Related Links below.

Nominate to be a Councillor

To stand for election as a Councillor, 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 company then you are not eligible to stand)
• If you are a current Council member, have a term that ends on Election Day.

See link 'Nominate for election' below for more information on nominating for council.