Tara Murray
It’s a new look Hume council with five new councillors being elected for the next four years.
Six current councillors were re-elected as Hume voters looked for some new faces to represent them for the next four years.
Two of Hume’s longest serving councillors Drew Jessop and Ann Potter weren’t re-elected.
No candidate received enough first preference votes alone and had to rely on preferences to gain election.
In the Aitken ward, two-time mayor Carly Moore was the first person elected. She received 18.24 per cent of first preference votes in that ward.
Councillors Jodi Jackson and Joseph Haweil were both elected for second terms. They received 10.09 and 7.38 per cent of first preference votes respectively.
Jim Overend was elected to council for the first time, as the fourth councillor elected in the Aitken ward.
Overend received 7.67 per cent of the first preferences. Mr Overend has heavily campaigned for the duplication of Craigieburn Road.
Two-time former mayor Drew Jessop was the only councillor not to be re-elected in the Atiken ward.
It’s the end of an era, with Mr Jessop having been on the council since 1997.
He received just 5.74 per cent of first preference votes.
In the Meadow Valley ward, there are two new councillors.
Chris Hollow, who was standing for council for the first time, was the first person elected. He received 15.12 per cent of first preferences.
Mr Hollow has lived in Hume for the majority of his life and is a father of three.
He is heavily involved in many sporting organisations and believes he knows what Hume families want.
Among his policies is cleaning up Hume, fighting for a rate freeze and state of the art sporting facilities and preserving the heritage of Westmeadows.
He joins his sister in-law Councillor Carly Moore on council. Another sister in-law, Casey Nunn was a former deputy mayor of Hume.
Cr Karen Sherry will sit on council for a second time, after being the second person elected for the Meadow Valley ward.
She received 10.47 per cent of the vote.
Cr Naim Kurt will also serve a second term on council, having received 13.48 per cent of first preference votes.
Sam Misho is another first time councillor after getting through on preferences. He had the seventh most first preference votes with 5.98 per cent, but with preferences was elected ahead of former mayor Adem Atmaca and Nazim El-Bardouch.
Mr Misho is a small business owner and father of three, who operates his own accounting firm.
In a video launching his election campaign, he said supporting local small business was among his key focuses.
Crs Geoff Porter and Jana Taylor didn’t stand for reelection.
There will also be a new look Jacksons Creek ward, with only one councillor returning.
Jack Medcraft will be the most experienced councillor in the new council, elected for his fourth term.
He received 18.66 per cent of first preferences.
Trevor Dance, who has stood for council many times before, finally gets his shot at being a councillor.
Mr Dance received 13.14 per cent of the first preferences.
First time candidate Jarrod Bell will also join them on council. The local SES member has been a long time volunteer across a number of areas in Sunbury and Hume.
Mr Bell received 11.76 per cent of first preferences.
Cr Ann Potter, who was seeking a sixth term on council, wasn’t re-elected.
Leigh Johnson didn’t stand for reelection
