2020 Brisbane City Council election

2020 Brisbane City Council election
Lord Mayor of Brisbane before election; Adrian Schrinner ; Liberal National	Subsequent Lord Mayor; Adrian Schrinner ; Liberal National
	All 26 wards on the City Council ; 13 wards needed for a majority

Last updated March 29, 2024

The 2020 Brisbane City Council election was held on 28 March 2020 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Pendulum

Liberal National wards (19)
Marginal
Doboy	Lisa Atwood	LNP	0.03%
Northgate	Adam Allan	LNP	1.6%
Coorparoo	Fiona Cunningham	LNP	3.1%
Holland Park	Krista Adams	LNP	4.4%
The Gap	Steven Toomey	LNP	4.7%
Enoggera	Andrew Wines	LNP	5.0%
Paddington	Peter Matic	LNP	5.8% v GRN
Fairly safe
Marchant	Fiona Hammond	LNP	7.9%
Central	Vicki Howard	LNP	8.2%
Runcorn	Kim Marx	LNP	8.6%
Safe
Bracken Ridge	Sandy Landers	LNP	10.6%
Calamvale	Angela Owen	LNP	14.7%
MacGregor	Steven Huang	LNP	14.9%
McDowall	Tracy Davis	LNP	15.2%
Walter Taylor	James Mackay	LNP	15.7% v GRN
Very safe
Jamboree	Sarah Hutton	LNP	18.0%
Pullenvale	Greg Adermann	LNP	18.1% v GRN
Chandler	Ryan Murphy	LNP	18.3%
Hamilton	David McLachlan	LNP	20.5%
Labor wards (5)
Marginal
Deagon	Jared Cassidy	ALP	2.9%
Forest Lake	Charles Strunk	ALP	5.4%
Morningside	Kara Cook	ALP	5.9%
Safe
Wynnum Manly	Peter Cumming	ALP	11.7%
Moorooka	Steve Griffiths	ALP	14.5%
Crossbench wards (2)
Fairly safe
The Gabba	Jonathan Sri	GRN	12.0% v LNP
Very safe
Tennyson	Nicole Johnston	IND	23.7% v LNP

Results

Mayor

2020 Queensland mayoral elections: Brisbane ^[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
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	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%

Wards

2020 Queensland local elections: Brisbane
	Votes	%	Swing	Seats
Liberal National	279,793	45.9	−3.9	19
Labor	200,428	32.9	−0.3	5
Greens	108,759	17.8	+3.3	1
Independent	19,790	3.2	+1.2	1
Motorists	586	0.1	+0.1	0
Animal Justice	428	0.1	+0.1	0

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

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

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