2020 Brisbane City Council election

Elections to Brisbane City Council were held on Saturday 28 March 2020 to elect a councillor to each of the local government area's 26 wards and the direct election of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.[1]

2020 Brisbane City Council elections

28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)
26 wards of Brisbane City Council 14 wards are needed for a majority council
First party Second party Third party   Leader Adrian Schrinner Pat Condren Kath Angus Party Liberal National Labor Greens Leader since 2019 Last election 19 wards 5 wards 1 ward Seats won 19 wards 5 wards 1 ward Seat change 0 0 0
Lord Mayor of Brisbane before election Adrian Schrinner Liberal National Subsequent Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner Liberal National

The election resulted in the re-election of the Liberal National Party under Adrian Schrinner as Lord Mayor and the Liberal National Party with a majority council.

In the Lord Mayoral election, Adrian Schrinner and the Liberal National Party was declared the winner after defeating Pat Condren and the Labor Party on a two-party-preferred basis - 56.3% to 43.7%.

In the Ward elections, there were no changes to the representation of the 26 wards. With the Liberal National Party holding onto the 19 wards they already held, same for the Labor Party in the 5 wards they already held and same for the Greens and Independents with the 1 ward they already held each.

Results

Mayoral election

Brisbane City Council mayoral election, 2020[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Adrian Schrinner	292,895	47.7	-5.7
	Labor	Pat Condren	189,832	30.9	-1.1
	Greens	Kath Angus	94,481	15.4	+5.0
	Animal Justice	Karagh-Mae Kelly	19,022	3.1	+3.1
	Motorists QLD	Jeff Hodges	5,502	0.9	-1.2
	Independent	Frank Jordan	4,008	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	John Dobinson	3,461	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Ben Gorringe	2,270	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Jarrod Wirth	2,065	0.3	-0.2
Total formal votes			613,536	-	-
Informal votes			16,425	-	-
Turnout			629,961	-	-
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Adrian Schrinner	306,905	56.3	-3.0
	Labor	Pat Condren	237,988	43.7	+3.0
	Liberal National hold		Swing

Lord Mayoral Popular Vote LNP   47.7% Labor   30.9% Greens   15.4% Others   6.0%

Ward Popular Vote LNP   45.9% Labor   32.9% Greens   17.8% Others   3.4%

Council Wards LNP   73.1% Labor   19.2% Greens   3.8% Others   3.8%

Ward elections

Party		Wards (Total 26 Wards)
	Liberal National	19	19
	Labor	5	5
	Greens	1	1
	Independent	1	1

Party Totals[3]

Party		Wards	Vote %	Vote count	Swing
	Liberal National	19	45.9	279,793	-3.9
	Labor	5	32.9	200,428	-0.3
	Greens	1	17.8	108,759	+3.3
	Independent	1	3.2	19,790	+1.2
	Motorists QLD	0	0.1	586	+0.1
	Animal Justice	0	0.1	428	+0.1

Ward Totals[3][4]

Ward	Party		Councillor	Two-party-preferred results[3][4]
				Party		Candidate	%	Result		Margin	Swing
Bracken Ridge		LNP	Sandy Landers		LNP	Sandy Landers	54.2		LNP hold	4.2	-6.4
					Labor	Cath Palmer	45.8
Calamvale		LNP	Angela Owen		LNP	Angela Owen	52.2		LNP hold	2.2	-12.1
					Labor	James Martin	47.8
Central		LNP	Vicki Howard		LNP	Vicki Howard	57.8		LNP hold	7.8	-0.4
					Greens	Trina Massey	42.2
Chandler		LNP	Ryan Murphy		LNP	Ryan Murphy	68.3		LNP hold	18.3	-3.8
					Labor	Penny O'Neill	31.7
Coorparoo		LNP	Fiona Cunningham		LNP	Fiona Cunningham	55.7		LNP hold	5.7	+2.6
					Greens	Sally Dillon	44.3
Deagon		Labor	Jared Cassidy		Labor	Jared Cassidy	61.5		Labor hold	11.5	+8.6
					LNP	Kimberley Washington	38.5
Doboy		LNP	Lisa Atwood		LNP	Lisa Atwood	54.7		LNP hold	4.7	+9.6
					Labor	Jo Culshaw	45.3
Enoggera		LNP	Andrew Wines		LNP	Andrew Wines	51.8		LNP hold	1.8	-3.2
					Labor	Jonty Bush	48.2
Forest Lake		Labor	Charles Strunk		Labor	Charles Strunk	63.4		Labor hold	13.4	+7.9
					LNP	Roger Hooper	36.6
Hamilton		LNP	David McLachlan		LNP	David McLachlan	70.5		LNP hold	20.5	+0.6
					Labor	Leah Malzard	29.5
Holland Park		LNP	Krista Adams		LNP	Krista Adams	54.7		LNP hold	4.7	+0.3
					Labor	Karleigh Auguston	45.3
Jamboree		LNP	Sarah Hutton		LNP	Sarah Hutton	59.3		LNP hold	9.3	-8.7
					Labor	Rachel Hoppe	40.7
MacGregor		LNP	Steven Huang		LNP	Steven Huang	64.1		LNP hold	14.1	-0.8
					Labor	Trent McTiernan	35.9
Marchant		LNP	Fiona Hammond		LNP	Fiona Hammond	55.0		LNP hold	5.0	-2.9
					Labor	Susan Lynch	45.0
McDowall		LNP	Tracy Davis		LNP	Tracy Davis	63.5		LNP hold	13.5	-1.7
					Labor	Liam Culverhouse	36.5
Moorooka		Labor	Steve Griffiths		Labor	Steve Griffiths	69.5		Labor hold	19.5	+5.0
					LNP	Warren Craze	30.5
Morningside		Labor	Kara Cook		Labor	Kara Cook	59.7		Labor hold	9.7	+3.8
					LNP	Toby Moore	40.3
Northgate		LNP	Adam Allan		LNP	Adam Allan	51.9		LNP hold	1.9	+0.3
					Labor	Reg Neil	48.1
Paddington		LNP	Peter Matic		LNP	Peter Matic	50.7		LNP hold	0.7	-5.1
					Greens	Donna Burns	49.3
Pullenvale		LNP	Greg Adermann		LNP	Greg Adermann	59.9		LNP hold	9.9	-8.2
					Greens	Charles Druckmann	40.1
Runcorn		LNP	Kim Marx		LNP	Kim Marx	58.3		LNP hold	8.3	-0.3
					Labor	John Prescott	41.7
Tennyson		Independent	Nicole Johnston		Independent	Nicole Johnston	73.4		Independent hold	23.4	+0.4
					LNP	Maurice Lane	26.6
The Gabba		Greens	Jonathan Sri		Greens	Jonathan Sri	62.3		Greens hold	12.3	+5.3
					LNP	Nathaniel Jones	37.7
The Gap		LNP	Steven Toomey		LNP	Steven Toomey	57.1		LNP hold	7.1	+2.4
					Labor	Daniel Bevis	42.9
Walter Taylor		LNP	James Mackay		LNP	James Mackay	53.9		LNP hold	3.9	-11.8
					Greens	Michaela Sargent	46.1
Wynnum Manly		Labor	Peter Cumming		Labor	Peter Cumming	61.4		Labor hold	11.4	-0.3
					LNP	Megan Piccardi	38.6

References

1. Green, Antony. "Election Preview - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "Lord Mayor - Brisbane City Council 2020 Election Results | ECQ (Electoral Commission of Queensland)". ECQ (Electoral Commission of Queensland). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
3. "Brisbane City Council 2020 Election Results | ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
4. "Brisbane City Council 2020 Election Results | ECQ (Electoral Commission of Queensland)". ECQ (Electoral Commission of Queensland). Retrieved 28 March 2020.