Shire Watch Independents | |
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Abbreviation |
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Founders | John Levett and 5 others |
Founded | 1999 |
Dissolved | 10 August 2016 |
Ideology | Anti-overdevelopment [1] [2] |
Political position | Centre-left [3] |
Sutherland Shire Council | 5 / 15 (2008−2011) |
Shire Watch Independents (SWI), also known simply as Shire Watch, was an Australian political party that contested local government elections for Sutherland Shire in New South Wales. [4]
The party was in an alliance with the Labor Party from 1999 until 2004, and again from 2008 until 2011. [5]
Shire Watch was founded by a group of six residents ahead of the 1999 local government elections. [6] At the election on 11 September, the party won four seats, which was enough to defeat the incumbent Liberal Party majority and form an alliance with Labor. [7] Shire Watch councillor Tracie Sonda served as mayor from 2000 until 2002. [8]
In 2004, the Liberal Party won seven seats while Shire Watch won four. [3]
At the 2008 election, the Liberal Party did not formally endorse candidates. Four Independent Liberals were elected, however the Shire Watch−Labor alliance won a majority, with five candidates from Shire Watch and three from Labor elected. [3] Shire Watch councillor Lorraine Kelly was elected by councillors as mayor following the elections, and remained in the role until 2010. [8]
In 2011, the Shire Watch−Labor alliance broke down after Shire Watch councillor Carol Provan left the party and allied with the Independent Liberals, who assisted in electing her mayor. [3]
At the 2012 election, Shire Watch lost four of its seats, and Peter Towell was the only member of the party re-elected. [3] [9]
On 10 August 2016, Towell announced he would contest the 2016 election as an independent candidate, thus dissolving Shire Watch. [10]
John was one of six founding members of Shire Watch Independents
Shire Watch Independents | |
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Abbreviation |
|
Founders | John Levett and 5 others |
Founded | 1999 |
Dissolved | 10 August 2016 |
Ideology | Anti-overdevelopment [1] [2] |
Political position | Centre-left [3] |
Sutherland Shire Council | 5 / 15 (2008−2011) |
Shire Watch Independents (SWI), also known simply as Shire Watch, was an Australian political party that contested local government elections for Sutherland Shire in New South Wales. [4]
The party was in an alliance with the Labor Party from 1999 until 2004, and again from 2008 until 2011. [5]
Shire Watch was founded by a group of six residents ahead of the 1999 local government elections. [6] At the election on 11 September, the party won four seats, which was enough to defeat the incumbent Liberal Party majority and form an alliance with Labor. [7] Shire Watch councillor Tracie Sonda served as mayor from 2000 until 2002. [8]
In 2004, the Liberal Party won seven seats while Shire Watch won four. [3]
At the 2008 election, the Liberal Party did not formally endorse candidates. Four Independent Liberals were elected, however the Shire Watch−Labor alliance won a majority, with five candidates from Shire Watch and three from Labor elected. [3] Shire Watch councillor Lorraine Kelly was elected by councillors as mayor following the elections, and remained in the role until 2010. [8]
In 2011, the Shire Watch−Labor alliance broke down after Shire Watch councillor Carol Provan left the party and allied with the Independent Liberals, who assisted in electing her mayor. [3]
At the 2012 election, Shire Watch lost four of its seats, and Peter Towell was the only member of the party re-elected. [3] [9]
On 10 August 2016, Towell announced he would contest the 2016 election as an independent candidate, thus dissolving Shire Watch. [10]
John was one of six founding members of Shire Watch Independents