Kennington Ward
{{short description|Ward of the City of Greater Bendigo}}
{{About|ward in the City of Greater Bendigo|the ward in the London Borough of Lambeth|Kennington (ward)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Merge to|City of Greater Bendigo |discuss=Talk:Epsom Ward#Merger proposal |date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox Australian ward
| federal = no
| state =
| name = Kennington Ward
| image = Kennington Ward Map.svg
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| created =
| cr = Abhishek Awasthi
| cr-party = Independent Labor
| namesake = Kennington
| electors = 10,298
| electors_year = 2024
| area =
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Kennington Ward is a single-member ward in the City of Greater Bendigo, covering the suburbs of Kennington, Strathdale, the southern portion of East Bendigo and eastern sections of Bendigo.{{Cite web |title=Wards {{!}} City of Greater Bendigo |url=https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/about-us/council/wards |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.bendigo.vic.gov.au |language=en}} As of the 2024 election the ward is currently held by Abhishek Awasthi.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-11-08 |title=New Bendigo council elected |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/mcivortimes/news/new-bendigo-council-elected/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=McIvor Times |language=en-AU}}
History
The ward was created in 2024 after an electoral boundary review.{{Cite web |last=VEC |title=Greater Bendigo City Council electoral structure review |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/council-reviews/electoral-structure-reviews/bendigo |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.vec.vic.gov.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-08-30 |title=Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bendigotimes/news/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Bendigo Times |language=en-AU}}
Councillors for Kennington Ward
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| !Member
!Party !Term !Notes |
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| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| Abhishek Awasthi | 2024 – present{{Cite web |last=VEC |title=Results |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2024-local-council-elections/greater-bendigo-city-council/results |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.vec.vic.gov.au |language=en}} |
Results
= 2024 =
{{Election box begin
|title = 2024 Victorian local elections: Kennington Ward
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent Labor
|candidate = Abhishek Awasthi
|votes = 4,713
|percentage = 58.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens Vic
|candidate = Gavin Hicks
|votes = 3,294
|percentage = 41.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 8,007
|percentage = 95.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 360
|percentage = 4.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 8,367
|percentage = 81.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box new ward win AU party|
|winner = Independent Labor
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Wards of the City of Greater Bendigo}}
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