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2024 Gold Coast City Council election

The 2024 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 16 March 2024 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.[1]

2024 Gold Coast City Council election
← 2020 16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) 2028 →
Turnout79.47% (mayoral election)
Mayor
  First party Second party Third party
 
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IND
IND
Candidate Tom Tate Eddy Sarroff Danielle Dunsmore
Party Independent LNP Independent Independent
Popular vote 169,209 67,454 25,833
Percentage 51.85% 20.67% 7.92%
Mayor before election

Tom Tate
Independent LNP

Subsequent Mayor

Tom Tate
Independent LNP

Councillors
All 15 members on the City Council
(including the Mayor)
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Independent N/A 7 0
Independent LNP N/A 7 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Incumbent mayor Tom Tate was re-elected to serve a record fourth term in office.[2][3]

Background edit

Division 9 councillor Glenn Tozer, who was elected as Independent LNP, left the Liberal National Party in June 2020 to sit as an independent.[4][5]

On 23 August 2023, Division 7 councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden was charged by Queensland Police with the murder of his stepfather, 58-year-old Robert Lumsden.[6][7] He was suspended as a councillor on 15 September 2023, but is re-contesting his seat.[8][9]

Retiring councillors edit

Independent edit

  • Pauline Young (Division 12) – announced retirement on 28 October 2023[10]
  • Daphne McDonald (Division 13) - announced retirement on 28 January 2024[11]

Independent LNP edit

Candidates edit

A total of 46 candidates ran for election. Incumbents are shown in bold text.

Ward Held by Independent LNP Independents Animal Justice Others
Mayor Independent LNP Tom Tate
Virginia Freebody 		Danielle Dunsmore
Rosie Foster
Brett Lambert
Gary Pead
Lavinia Rampino
Eddy Sarroff 		Jennifer Horsburgh
Division 1 Independent Mark Hammel Lisa Findlay
Division 2 Independent LNP Naomi Fowler Ben Findlay
Division 3 Independent Donna Gates
Michael Banham 		Tamzin Revell (Ind. UAP)
Division 4 Independent LNP Shelley Curtis
Division 5 Independent Peter Young
Craig Bastin
Katherine Brooke
Martin Vincent
Division 6 Independent LNP Brooke Patterson Samantha Delmege
David E. Woodley
Division 7 Independent LNP Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden
Joe Wilkinson 		Bruce Byatt
Joel McInnes
Edward Sarroff
Jenna Schroeder
Division 8 Independent LNP Bob La Castra Monique Jeremiah
Division 9 Independent Sarah Denny
Glenn Tozer
Division 10 Independent LNP Darren Taylor Mona Hecke
Division 11 Independent LNP Dan Doran Nicholas Rone
Division 12 Independent Luke Henderson Nick Marshall
Cathy Osborne
Division 13 Independent Nikki Archer
Josh Martin
Division 14 Independent Kath Down
Gail O'Neill 		Benjamin Theakstone

Results edit

Mayor edit

This section is an excerpt from 2024 Queensland mayoral elections § Gold Coast.[edit]
2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Gold Coast[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Tom Tate 169,209 51.85
Independent Eddy Sarroff 67,454 20.67
Independent Danielle Dunsmore 25,833 7.92
Animal Justice Jennifer Horsburgh 18,131 5.56
Independent Rosie Foster 14,530 4.45
Independent Lavinia Rampino 9,063 2.78
Independent LNP Virginia Freebody 7,749 2.37
Independent Brett Lambert 7,564 2.32
Independent Gary Pead 6,787 2.08
Total formal votes 326,320 95.43
Informal votes 15,615 4.57
Turnout 341,935 79.47
Independent LNP hold Swing

Councillors edit

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections § Gold Coast.[edit]
2024 Queensland local elections: Gold Coast
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independent LNP
  Independent
  Independent UAP 0  
  Animal Justice 0  

Division 1 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Hammel 19,042 76.94
Animal Justice Lisa Findlay 5,707 23.06
Turnout 25,862 76.56
Independent hold Swing

Division 2 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 2[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Naomi Fowler 18,734 73.35
Independent Ben Findlay 6,807 26.65
Turnout 26,535 81.97
Independent LNP hold Swing
  • Incumbent councillor William Owen-Jones (Independent LNP) did not recontest

Division 3 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 3[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Donna Gates 15,823 68.00
Independent Michael Banham 5,225 22.46
Independent UAP Tamzin Revell 2,220 9.54
Turnout 24,513 77.02
Independent hold Swing

Division 4 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 4[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Shelley Curtis unopposed
Turnout
Independent LNP hold Swing N/A

Division 5 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Young 15,349 61.83
Independent Martin Vincent 5,106 20.57
Independent Katherine Brooke 3,797 15.29
Independent Craig Bastin 574 2.31
Turnout 26,104 82.33
Independent hold Swing

Division 6 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 6[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Brooke Patterson 10,820 50.81
Independent Samantha Delmege 8,422 39.55
Independent David E. Woodley 2,055 9.65
Turnout 22,274 76.52
Independent LNP hold Swing

Division 7 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 7[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Joe Wilkinson 5,794 24.31
Independent Jenna Schroeder 5,223 21.91
Independent LNP Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden 5,177 21.72
Independent Joel McInnes 3,238 13.59
Independent Edward Sarroff 2,979 12.50
Independent Bruce Byatt 1,424 5.97
Turnout 25,058 79.67
Independent LNP gain from Independent LNP Swing

Division 8 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 8[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Bob La Castra 14,463 64.93
Independent Monique Jeremiah 7,813 35.07
Turnout 23,332 80.92
Independent LNP hold Swing

Division 9 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Glenn Tozer 16,589 69.09
Independent Sarah Denny 7,422 30.91
Turnout 24,947 83.18
Independent hold Swing

Division 10 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 10[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Darren Taylor 14,196 60.48
Independent Mona Hecke 9,278 39.52
Turnout 24,520 75.90
Independent LNP hold Swing

Division 11 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 11[26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Dan Doran 14,044 60.67
Independent Nicholas Rone 9,103 39.33
Turnout 24,537 79.61
Independent LNP hold Swing

Division 12 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 12[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nick Marshall 8,317 37.75
Independent Cathy Osborne 7,370 33.45
Independent LNP Luke Henderson 6,346 28.80
Turnout 23,010 77.99
Independent hold Swing
  • Incumbent councillor Pauline Young (Independent) did not recontest

Division 13 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 13
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Josh Martin 12,015 54.84
Independent Nikki Archer 9,896 45.16
Turnout 23,050 78.01
Independent hold Swing
  • Incumbent councillor Daphne McDonald (Independent) did not recontest

Division 14 edit

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gail O'Neill 9,975 45.92
Independent Kath Down 9,557 44.00
Animal Justice Benjamin Theakstone 2,189 10.08
Turnout 22,939 78.14
Independent hold Swing

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2024 local government elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  2. ^ "Mayor Tom Tate: Gold Coast Mayor set to run for fourth term in office". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  3. ^ https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/council-election/gold-coast-city-council-election-2024-election-day-updates-and-winners/news-story/c76b4280fd3fdbef5d2d9c84cda2e3f0?amp
  4. ^ "GLENN MARK TOZER". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ "I was a member of the LNP for 6 years and am now fiercely independent". Vote 1 Glenn Tozer.
  6. ^ "Gold Coast councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden charged with murder of mother's partner". Nine News.
  7. ^ "Alleged murder victim Robert Lumsden is councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden's stepdad". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  8. ^ "City of Gold Coast councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden charged with murder of mother's de facto partner". Sky News Australia.
  9. ^ "Local Government (Gold Coast City Council—Suspension of Councillor) Amendment Regulation 2023". Queensland Government.
  10. ^ "Respected Gold Coast councillor Pauline Young to retire". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  11. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Exclusive: City governance chair William Owen-Jones to call it quits stunning councillors". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  13. ^ "Hermann Vorster: Robina councillor picked as LNP's Burleigh candidate". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  14. ^ "Gold Coast City Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019.
  15. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - VIRGINIA MARIE VERONICA FREEBODY". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  16. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - NAOMI FOWLER". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  17. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - TAMZIN LETITIA REVELL". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  18. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - SHELLEY ANNE CURTIS". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  19. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - BROOKE AINSLEY PATTERSON". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  20. ^ "Gold Coast City Division 7 Councillor". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  21. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - JOE STEPHEN WILKINSON". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  22. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - ROBERT LA CASTRA". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  23. ^ "GLENN MARK TOZER". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 28 March 2020.
  24. ^ "I was a member of the LNP for 6 years and am now fiercely independent". Vote 1 Glenn Tozer.
  25. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - DARREN ANDREW TAYLOR". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  26. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - NICHOLAS ROBERT RONE". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  27. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - DANIEL JOHN DORAN". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  28. ^ "Hermann Vorster: Robina councillor picked as LNP's Burleigh candidate". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  29. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - LUKE COLIN HENDERSON". Electoral Commission Queensland.
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