In the past SP has had two local councillors in the City of Yarra. In November 2004 an SP member, Stephen Jolly, was elected to the City of Yarra. Jolly was elected to the Langridge Ward at the 2004 council elections with a first preference count of 12.34%. He was re-elected to Yarra council in 2008 with a first preference count of 29.18%, out-polling the Greens candidate in his ward (who received 26.29%) and the ALP (who received 16.12% in 2008, down from 28.14% in 2004). After the 2010 Victorian State election, the "Melbourne Leader" reported that the SP was likely to pick up a second seat from retiring ALP Mayor Jane Garrett who had been elected to the seat of Brunswick. The vacancy was filled by Anthony Main, secretary of Unite Union, who was elected into that seat on 23 January 2011.