[31] No election was held for Moira Shire after the council was dismissed in March 2023 and a panel of administrators was appointed.
[38] In April 2024, both Greens councillors in Monash − Anjalee de Silva and Josh Fergeus − left the party.
[42][43] At the 2020 election, the Melbourne City Council electoral roll was composed of 55.1% business and out-of-the-area property owners, with local residents making up the remaining 44.9%.
[69] This requirement was introduced at the 2020 elections as a result of the Local Government Act 2020, and candidates who do not complete the training are ineligible to nominate.
[73][74] This means that while they will remain on the ballot, they are not eligible to serve as a councillor and their votes will be distributed to other candidates according to voters' preferences.
[89][90] As was the case at the New South Wales local elections in September, a group called "We Vote For Palestine" asked candidates to sign their pledge, which included supporting a ceasefire and divesting from Israel.
[91][92] The total statewide vote increased for the Greens, who won 28 councillors (a decrease of eight from 2020, but the same amount they held before the elections).
[95] In Yarra, which elected a majority Greens council in 2020, the party went from five councillors to two, although the council-wide vote percentage remained almost unchanged.
[102] In South West Ward, candidate Cat Rose came close to winning the seat after finishing in third place, just 0.42% behind the Greens (who went on to defeat Labor after preference distribution).
The Victorian Electoral Commission has held a number of by-elections and countbacks to fill vacancies on councils since the 2024 elections.