Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council is a local government area located in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia.^[2] The council was founded on 1 July 1997 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Clare, the District Council of Riverton and the District Council of Saddleworth and Auburn.^[3] The council seat is located at Clare; it also maintains branch offices at Riverton and Saddleworth.^[4]

Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council South Australia
Location of Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
• Density	5/km2 (13/sq mi)
Established	1997
Area	1,840 km2 (710.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Wayne Thomas [1]
Council seat	Clare
Region	Yorke and Mid North[2]
State electorate(s)	Frome, Goyder
Federal division(s)	Grey
Website	Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
LGAs around Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council: Northern Areas Wakefield Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council Goyder Light

Geography

It includes the towns and localities of Anama, Armagh, Auburn, Barinia, Benbournie, Black Springs, Bungaree, Boconnoc Park, Clare, Emu Flat, Giles Corner, Gillentown, Hill River, Hilltown, Leasingham, Manoora, Marrabel, Mintaro, Penwortham, Polish Hill River, Rhynie, Riverton, Saddleworth, Sevenhill, Spring Farm, Spring Gully, Stanley, Stanley Flat, Steelton, Stockport, Tarlee, Tarnma, Tothill Belt, Tothill Creek, Undalya, Waterloo, Watervale and Woolshed Flat, and parts of Alma, Farrell Flat, Halbury, Hoyleton and Salter Springs.^[5]

Council

The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council has a directly elected mayor.^[6]

2022 election results

2022 South Australian local elections: Clare and Gilbert Valleys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Willson (elected)	548	17.0
	Independent	Ann Alder (elected)	449	13.9
	Independent	Ian Burfitt (elected)	369	11.4
	Independent Liberal	Malcolm Bartholomaeus (elected)	356	11.0
	Independent	Leon Bruhn (elected)	336	10.4
	Independent Liberal	Tania Furler (elected)	319	9.9
	Independent	Elizabeth Calvert (elected)	260	8.0
	Independent Liberal	Brian Koch (elected)	236	7.3
	Independent	Jeannine Naughton (elected)	197	6.1
	Independent	Owen Perry	162	5.0
Total formal votes			3,232	96.3
Informal votes			123	3.7
Turnout			3,355
Party total votes
	Independent		2,321	71.8
	Independent Liberal		911	28.2

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 South Australian local elections § Clare and Gilbert Valleys.[edit]

See also

• Clare Valley
• Gilbert River
• List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia

References

1. "Elected Members". Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
2. "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
3. "Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council Profile". District Council of Clare & Gilbert Valleys. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
4. "Contact Us". Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
5. "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
6. "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

External links

• Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

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