Hopefully Kirsch gets the punt as well.
Greens mixed results on the peninsula
Council
10 Sep 12 @ 04:57pm by Charis Chang
Conny Harris.
THE Greens are set to be annihilated on Warringah Council as their candidates have so far failed to secure a single seat.
The party has only one remaining candidate - Christina Kirsch in A Ward - with any chance of getting a seat.
Greens mayoral candidate Conny Harris, who lost her seat in C Ward, said the outcome was a surprise.
"We thought we would get in," she said.
In the last council, there were two Greens councillors and this year the party fielded nine candidates across the three wards.
Cr Harris has attributed the poor vote to Mayor Michael Regan's popularity and a backlash against The Greens at the federal level.
She said that the most recent survey of residents found they were more appreciative of councillors' performances than at the beginning of the council's term.
But in their bid to retain the "hugely popular" Cr Regan, residents had inadvertedly voted out much of the rest of the council, Cr Harris said.
Swings against The Greens were reported throughout Sydney in areas including Marrickville, Leichhardt and Waverley.
In contrast, The Greens in Pittwater had a win, with candidate Selena Griffith likely to bring a Greens presence to the council.
No Greens councillors were elected to Pittwater Council in 2008.
On Manly Council, Greens Cr Cathy Griffin was expected to retain her spot with a reduced vote.