LIGHTWOOD WARD
Seven candidates for three vacancies.
■ Suburbs: Springvale, Springvale South.
■ Sitting councillors: Youhorn Chea, Loi Truong.
■ Journal survey respondents: All.
■ Political leanings: ALP members — 5: Sri Samy, Sean O’Reilly, Youhorn Chea, Dang Quach, Loi Truong. ALP leaning: Minh Luan Lam.
None declared: Fazlur-Rahman Mohammed
■ Campaign spending: Youhorn Chea $15,000, Sri Samy $5000, Fazlur-Rahman Mohammed $5000. Remainder didn’t declare.
PAPERBARK WARD
14 candidates for three vacancies.
■ Suburbs: Noble Park, Keysborough.
■ Sitting councillors: Roz Blades, Peter Brown.
■ Journal survey respondents: Phuong Le, Claude Joseph, Brenda Chamroeun.
■ Political leanings: ALP members — 5: Peter Brown, Meng Heang Tak, Roz Blades, Minh Van Tran. ALP-leaning (Claude Joseph). Greens: (Nina Springle).
None declared: Victor Victor, Brad Woodford, Robert Bisset, Giorgio Miglicaccio, Natalia Supel.
■ Campaign spending: Peter Brown $22,000, Meng Heang Tak $10,000, Nina Springle $2500, Brad Woodford $2000. Remainder did not declare.
RED GUM WARD
11 candidates for three vacancies.
■ Suburbs: Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Keysborough.
■ Sitting councillors: Angela Long, Jim Memeti.
■ Journal survey respondents: Jill Walsh, Trang Tran; Ashton Ashokkumar.
■ Political leanings: ALP members — 5: Jim Memeti, Angela Long, John Gulzari, Wicki Wickiramasingham, Trang Tran. Former Democratic Labor Party candidate: Geraldine Gonsalvez. Greens: Matthew Kirwan. Liberal: Aston Ashokkumar.
None declared: Murugan Nagarajan, Dalibor Saula.
■ Campaign spending: Jim Memeti $3000, John Gulzari $2000. Remainder did not declare.
SILVERLEAF WARD
Nine candidates for two vacancies.
■ Suburbs: Dandenong North, Noble Park North.
■ Sitting councillors: Maria Sampey, John Kelly, Yvonne Herring (swapped from Lightwood Ward).
■ Journal survey respondents: Friday Okuch, Nhan Huynh, Maria Sampey.
■ Political leanings: ALP members — 2: Nhan Huynh, Barry Long. Ex-ALP: Maria Sampey. Former Liberal candidate: John Kelly.
None declared: Yvonne Herring, Vladimir Nagorny, Zaynoun Melhem, Thelma Wakelam.
■ Campaign spending: None decl-ared.
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