FOUR Northern Tasmanian mayors will be unopposed in next month's local government elections.
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The Tasmanian Electoral Commission released the full list of candidates yesterday, revealing that a total of 414 candidates from around the state have nominated for a position on their council.
That number is slightly down on the 2007 local government elections, when 444 nominations were received for positions on the state's 29 councils.
However, with the Break O'Day and Glamorgan-Spring Bay councils exploring a possible merger, only 27 councils are going to the polls this year.
The incumbent mayors of the Launceston, Dorset and Meander Valley have all been challenged, but West Tamar Mayor Barry Easther, Northern Midlands Mayor Kim Polley, Flinders Mayor Carol Cox and George Town Mayor Doug Burt will face no contest.
Incumbent Meander Valley Mayor Mark Shelton will face Bob Richardson, while Dorset Mayor Peter Partridge has been challenged by Barry Jarvis and Roger McLennan.
In Launceston, incumbent Mayor Albert van Zetten is being challenged by Alderman Rosemary Armitage and Alderman Ted Sands.
A field of 20 is standing for the Launceston City Council, eight are standing for the Northern Midlands and 13 have nominated for Meander Valley.
Fifteen people have chosen to stand for West Tamar, 13 for Dorset, 10 for George Town and four for Flinders.
Devonport Mayor Lynn Laycock faces a challenge from Bill Wilson.
Postal voting packs will be delivered to voters between October 13 and 16.
THE CANDIDATES
Launceston City Council: Rosemary Armitage, John Caley, Peter Elliot, Tom Ellison, Monique Huyskens, Tony Le Fevre, Robin McKendrick, Paul Mallett, Adam Mostogl, Ian Norton, Alex Petrovsky, Ted Sands, Michelle Selby, Terence Seymour, Daniel Smedley, Rob Soward, Susan Stavros, Albert van Zetten, Jane Wardlaw, Mark L Webb.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Jeremy Ball, Ian Norton, Frank Nott.
Candidates for mayor: Rosemary Armitage, Ted Sands, Albert van Zetten.
Northern Midlands Council: Dennis Betts, Matthew Brooks, Jeffrey Ian Carins, David Downie, Ian Goninon, Mary Knowles, Janet Lambert, Irina Petrovsky.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Jeffrey Carins, David Downie.
Candidate for mayor: Kim Polley.
Meander Valley Council: Ron Flowers, Pat Frost, John Gee, Rod Hutchins, Kevin Knowles, Rodney Linger, Bob Loone, Phill Parsons, Craig Perkins, Bob Richardson, Peter Stephens, Rodney Synfield, Deborah White.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Pat Frost, Bob Loone.
Candidates for mayor: Bob Richardson, Mark Shelton.
Dorset Council: John Beswick, Graham Cashion, Wayne John Cuthbertson, Kerrie Donaldson, Tom Eadie, Roger McLennan, Sheryl Martin, Peter Partridge, Michael Powell, Jill Probert, Leonie Stein, Jodie Terry, Yvonne Thorne.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Steven Arnold, Thomas Ransom, Yvonne Thorne.
Candidates for mayor: Barry Jarvis, Roger McLennan, Peter Partridge.
West Tamar Council: Joy Allen, Graeme Barwick, Max Burr, Madeline Colam, Geoff Dickinson, Peter Doddy, John Farrar, Christina Holmdah, Nick Jones, Peter Kearney, Mark Price, Ben Quinn, Rod Stone, John Watson, Sven Wiener.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Peter Kearney, Rick Shegog.
Candidate for mayor: Barry Easther.
George Town Council: Bridget Archer, Roger Broomhall, Robin Claxton, Tim Cory, Andreas Ernst, Stephen Geale, Dean Gibbons, John Glisson, George O'Sign, Jim Welsh.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Heather Barwick, Roger Broomhall.
Candidate for mayor: Doug Burt.
Flinders Council: Katrina Cole, Mary-Anne Roberts, Margaret Wheatley, David Williams.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Michael Grimshaw, Margaret Wheatley.
Candidate for mayor: Carol Cox.
Devonport City Council: Jonathan Bourke, Brian Cole, Jon Hatto, Peter Hollister, Justine Keay, Graham Kent, Mark McCall, Damian McCoy, Steve Martin, Leon Perry, Dave Spurling, Matt Tidswell.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Maurice Hill, Graham Kent.
Candidates for mayor: Lynn Laycock, Bill Wilson.
Burnie City Council: Mick Anderson, Robert Bentley, Nigel Burch, Anita Dow, Darrel Edney, Sandra French, Bruce Heathcote, Steve Kons, Mick Matthews, Alan Moret, Malcolm Ryan, James Simpson, Adrian Weatherall.
Candidates for deputy mayor: Anita Dow, Sandra French, John Munro.
Candidates for mayor: Alvwyn Boyd, Steve Kons, Malcolm Ryan.
