GAWLER could be both a winner and a loser as a result of last week’s draft electoral boundaries redraw, according to Mayor Karen Redman.

The state’s Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission released its draft redraw of South Australia’s electoral zones last week, with Gawler set to be split in two if the changes are officially passed.

Currently, the entirety of the Gawler Council region is in the Light electorate, held by Labor’s Tony Piccolo, but the proposed redraw will see the town represented by two different MPs.

The northern area, including the suburbs of Gawler, Gawler South, Gawler East and Willaston will move into the Liberal seat of Schubert, currently held by former transport minister Stephan Knoll.

Gawler’s southern suburbs, such as Evanston, Evanston Park, Kudla and Hillier will remain in Light.

Ms Redman said Gawler was more-aligned “culturally” with the Barossa than closer to Adelaide, and said there will likely be challenges and benefits to having two different MPs in one town.

“I don’t think Gawler’s big enough to have two electorate representatives, so I think ideally it is better to have one electorate,” she said.

“The suburbs they’re identifying (to move into Schubert), there are a lot of people living there, and I would have thought any Member for Schubert would want to embrace all residents.

“Currently we have representation in opposition, but if we had a representative in government we could be at an advantage.

“I think there’s advantages and disadvantages to both.”

The changes to Mr Knoll’s Schubert electorate have transformed it from a safe Liberal seat to one Labor would need a 5.4 per cent swing its way to win in 2022.

Reports since the draft redraw have also suggested the seat could be open to an independent challenger, with an InDaily article on Monday suggesting Ms Redman was seen in political circles as a possible candidate.

Speaking to The Bunyip, she said running as an independent was unlikely due to the financial restraints, but she would “never say never”.

“To be an independent candidate you need to have a fair bit of money and I just don’t have that kind of money to put into an independent campaign,” she said.

“You never say never, but it’s not something I’ve turned my mind to.

“I’m busy focusing on being Mayor of Gawler.”