# Results of the 1931 Victorian local elections

This is a list of local government area results for the 1931 Victorian local elections.

## Blackburn and Mitcham
### Blackburn by-election

1931 Victorian local elections: Blackburn by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Pape | 684 | 64.59 |
| | Vigilance League | Albert Edwards | 375 | 35.41 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,059 | |
| | Independent win | Independent win | Swing | |

## Braybrook
### Central

1931 Victorian local elections: Central Riding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. A. Garde | 397 | 57.05 |
| | Independent | G. Penrose | 299 | 42.95 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 696 | |
| | Independent win | Independent win | Swing | |

### River

1931 Victorian local elections: River Riding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W. Dempster | 729 | 80.19 |
| | Independent | W. J. Dawson | 180 | 19.81 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 909 | |
| | Independent win | Independent win | Swing | |

### Western

1931 Victorian local elections: Western Riding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G. W. Pennell | 284 | 74.16 |
| | Independent | A. S. Diggins | 99 | 25.84 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 383 | |
| | Independent win | Independent win | Swing | |

## Brunswick
### North-East

1931 Victorian local elections: North-East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | F. Dunstan | 1,251 | 83.01 |
| | Unemployed Association | R. G. Jeffrey | 256 | 16.99 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,507 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### North-West

1931 Victorian local elections: North-West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W. P. Jacobs | 1,083 | 58.41 |
| | Labor | A. D. Reaburn | 771 | 41.59 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,854 | |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | |

### South-East

1931 Victorian local elections: South-East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Australian Liberal | Roderick McSolvin | 1,385 | 72.47 |
| | Unemployed Association | J. J. G. Waters | 526 | 27.53 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,911 | |
| | Australian Liberal win | Australian Liberal win | Swing | |

### South-West

1931 Victorian local elections: South-West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | J. E. Hudson | 859 | 42.72 |
| | Independent | H. W. S. Jones | 674 | 33.52 |
| | Independent | W. J. Granger | 478 | 23.76 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,011 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | H. W. S. Jones | 1,012 | 50.52 |
| | Labor | J. E. Hudson | 991 | 49.48 |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | |

## Richmond
### East

1931 Victorian local elections: East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Geoffrey O'Connell | 599 | 82.17 |
| | Communist | C. H. Frank | 130 | 17.83 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 729 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### North

1931 Victorian local elections: North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | R. H. Lightfoot | 879 | 61.00 |
| | Independent | W. L. Podmore | 562 | 39.00 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,441 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |