Two new councillors for Island
Ronnie Bauer and David Rooks look likely to join Michael Whelan as Island Ward councillors.
Interim counts from this year's elections indicate Michael Whelan will return as a Bass Coast Shire councillor.
Joining him at the table will likely be Ronnie Bauer and David Rooks.
Whelan topped the interim count with 1945 first-preference votes, followed by Bauer on 1619 and Rooks on 1584.
The next closest candidate was Jeni Jobe on 694.
With preferences still to be distributed, the results are not yet confirmed.
It is worth remembering that in the 2016 election, the third-highest vote winner in each ward did not become a councillor once preferences were distributed.
However given the lead of the three top candidates, it's unlikely any other Island Ward candidate will be able to catch up through preferences.
Over in Bunurong Ward, current Mayor, Brett Tessari has an unassailable lead with 5366 votes, followed by Leticia Laing (1796) and Michael Nugent (1296). Preferences will be the decider to see if sitting councillors Julian Brown (989) or Les Larke (1105) will be able to secure a spot.
No interim breakdown is available yet for Western Port Ward, where sitting councillors Ellis, Le Serve and Kent are up against newcomer Rochelle Halstead.
The Victorian Electoral Commission website states results of the 2020 election will be available from Monday, November 3.
