2016 Queensland local elections

The 2016 Queensland local elections were held on 19 March 2016 to elect the mayors and councils of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia.[1]

2016 Queensland local elections
19 March 2016[lower-alpha 1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader N/A N/A N/A
Party Independents Liberal National Labor
Last election 18 9
Seats before 18 9
Seats won 19 7
Seat change 1 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
PD
Leader No leader No leader
Party Greens People Decide
Last election 0 Did not exist
Seats before 0 0
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 1

The Queensland Greens had their first-ever local election victory, with Jonathan Sri being elected in The Gabba Ward in Brisbane.[2]

Lockyer Valley mayor Steve Jones died on 20 February 2016 after a brain bleed saw him collapse during a media interview. As a result, the election in that LGA for both mayor and councillors was postponed to 16 April.[3]

Results

Council elections
Party Votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Independents
  Liberal National 19 1
  Labor 7 2
  Independent Liberal National 20
  Independent Labor 9
  Greens 1 1
  Team Jenny Hill
  Cairns Unity
  Team COGHLAN
  Team McCulloch
  Locals United - Back to Basics 0
  People Decide 0
 Total[lower-alpha 2]
 Registered voters / turnout

See also

Notes
  1. The election in Lockyer Valley was held on 16 April 2016.
  2. Most local councils are undivided, meaning the total number of votes is greater than the total number of ballots. This row lists the number of ballots.

References
  1. "2016 Local Government Elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
  2. "Queensland elects its first Greens councillor, Jonathan Sri". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. "Lockyer Valley council election delayed after mayor Steve Jones' death". ABC News.
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