2026 Tasmanian local elections
The 2026 Tasmanian local elections will be held in October 2026 to elect the councils, mayors and deputy mayors of the 29 local government areas in Tasmania.
Electoral system
Like at state and federal elections, voting in Tasmanian local elections is compulsory and has been since 2022. All voting is held via post, and the elections are conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission.Councillor elections are conducted using a slightly modified version of the Hare-Clark electoral system, which is also used for Tasmanian House of Assembly elections. Mayors and deputy mayors are elected using preferential voting, which is also used for Tasmanian Legislative Council elections. The Robson Rotation is used to rotate the order in which candidate names appear on ballot papers.
Council changes since last election
Local Government Minister Kerry Vincent announced plans on 15 September 2025 to reduced the amount of councillors statewide by 60. The proposal was to have councils with 9, 7 or 5 councillors and then put a councils' councillors in one of 6 allowance bands based on a number of factors.| Council | Current Councillors | Planned Councillors |
| Clarence | 12 | 9 |
| Hobart | 12 | 9 |
| Launceston | 12 | 9 |
| Glenorchy | 10 | 9 |
| Kingborough | 10 | 9 |
| Burnie | 9 | 7 |
| Central Coast | 9 | 7 |
| Devonport | 9 | 7 |
| West Tamar | 9 | 7 |
| Northern Midlands | 9 | 7 |
| Sorell | 9 | 7 |
| Circular Head | 9 | 7 |
| Meander Valley | 9 | 7 |
| Huon Valley | 9 | 7 |
| Brighton | 9 | 7 |
| Break O'Day | 9 | 7 |
| Latrobe | 9 | 7 |
| Dorset | 9 | 7 |
| Kentish | 9 | 7 |
| George Town | 9 | 7 |
| Waratah–Wynyard | 8 | 7 |
| Derwent Valley | 8 | 7 |
| Glamorgan–Spring Bay | 8 | 7 |
| Southern Midlands | 7 | 7 |
| Central Highlands | 9 | 5 |
| West Coast | 9 | 5 |
| King Island | 9 | 5 |
| Flinders | 7 | 5 |
| Tasman | 7 | 5 |
| Totals | 263 | 203 |