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2020 Gold Coast City Council election
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Turnout74.12% (mayoral election)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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IND
IND
Candidate Tom Tate Mona Hecke Brett Lambert
Party Independent LNP Independent Independent
Popular vote 151,579 67,117 17,083
Percentage 55.73% 24.68% 6.28%
Swing Decrease 8.13 Increase 24.68 Increase 3.22
2CP 66.93% 33.07%
2CP swing Decrease 6.21 Increase 33.07
Mayor before election

Tom Tate
Independent LNP

Subsequent Mayor

Tom Tate
Independent LNP

All 15 members on the City Council (including the mayor)
8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Independent LNP N/A 7 +2
Independents N/A 7 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2020 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 28 March 2020 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]

Incumbent mayor Tom Tate was re-elected with more than 66% of the vote after preference distribution. The Queensland Greens, Civil Liberties & Motorists Party and Animal Justice Party formally endorsed candidates, while Labor and the LNP did not (although several members contested as independents).[2]

Results[edit]

Mayor[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 2020 Queensland mayoral elections § Gold Coast.[edit]
2020 Queensland mayoral elections: Gold Coast[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Tom Tate 151,579 55.73 −8.13
Independent Mona Hecke 67,117 24.68 +24.68
Independent Brett Lambert 17,083 6.28 +3.22
Independent Virginia Freebody 15,260 5.61 +5.61
Independent Kris Bourban 9,115 3.35 +3.35
Independent Gary Pead 6,843 2.52 +2.52
Civil Liberties & Motorists Suphakan Somsriruen 2,545 0.94 +0.94
Independent Derek Rosborough 2,429 0.89 +0.89
Turnout 287,531 74.12
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Tom Tate 154,054 66.93 −6.21
Independent Mona Hecke 76,126 33.07 +33.07
Independent LNP hold Swing −6.21

Councillors[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections § Gold Coast.[edit]

Division 1[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 1[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Hammel 8,692 45.79 +45.79
Independent Labor Renee Clarke 4,847 25.53 +25.53
Independent LNP Alec Pokarier 2,609 13.74 +13.74
Independent Pat Reynolds 1,690 8.90 +8.90
Greens Andrew Stimson 1,145 6.03 +6.03
Turnout 20,219 74.58
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Mark Hammel 9,505 62.11 +62.11
Independent Labor Renee Clarke 5,798 37.89 +37.89
Independent hold Swing +62.11

Division 2[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 2[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP William Owen-Jones 12,179 58.85 −41.15
Independent John Wayne 8,517 41.15 +41.15
Turnout 21,764 75.69
Independent LNP hold Swing −41.15

Division 3[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 3[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Donna Gates 14,085 76.13 +76.13
Independent Wayne Purcell 4,416 23.87 +23.87
Turnout 19,550 72.03
Independent gain from Independent LNP Swing +76.13

Division 4[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 4[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Cameron Caldwell 11,617 56.52 +56.52
Independent Kristyn Boulton 8,936 43.48 −11.96
Turnout 21,406 77.02
Independent LNP gain from Independent Swing +56.52

Division 5[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 5[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Young unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Division 6[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 6[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Brooke Patterson 6,591 39.27 +39.27
Independent Shaelee Welchman 4,463 26.59 +26.59
Independent Michael Pulford 2,531 15.08 −5.90
Independent Susie Gallagher 2,219 13.22 −10.06
Independent Josephine Tobias 978 5.83 +5.83
Turnout 17,865 68.99
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Brooke Patterson 7,322 59.26 +59.26
Independent Shaelee Welchman 5,034 40.74 +40.74
Independent LNP gain from Independent Swing +59.26

Division 7[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 7[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden 12,486 61.23 +61.23
Independent LNP Wendy Coe 3,149 15.44 +15.44
Greens Amin Javanmard 1,959 9.61 +9.61
Independent Tony Melia 1,908 9.36 +9.36
Independent Andre Saint-Flour 890 4.36 +4.36
Turnout 21,638 73.75
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden 13,214 78.46 +78.46
Independent LNP Wendy Coe 3,627 21.54 +21.54
Independent LNP gain from Independent Swing +78.46

Division 8[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 8[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Bob La Castra 9,974 52.59 −9.42
Independent Joshua Smith 5,664 29.86 +29.86
Independent Matthew Armstrong 3,329 17.55 +17.55
Turnout 20,125 74.09
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Bob La Castra 10,200 62.23 −7.61
Independent Joshua Smith 6,190 37.77 +37.77
Independent LNP hold Swing −7.61

Division 9[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 9[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Glenn Tozer 12,204 60.39 −4.21
Independent Mary-Anne Hossack 4,519 22.36 +22.36
Independent Keith Douglas 2,748 13.60 +13.60
Independent David Guimaraes 738 3.65 +3.65
Turnout 21,302 77.10
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Glenn Tozer 12,618 71.10 +6.50
Independent Mary-Anne Hossack 5,129 28.90 +28.90
Independent LNP hold Swing +6.50

Division 10[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 10[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eddy Sarroff 4,615 25.94 +25.94
Independent LNP Darren Taylor 4,540 25.52 +25.52
Independent Mike Winlaw 3,569 20.06 +20.06
Independent Adrian Johnston 2,500 14.05 +14.05
Animal Justice Rowan Panozzo 1,082 6.08 +6.08
Independent Seema Chauhan 939 5.28 +5.28
Independent Stephen Cornelius 543 3.05 +3.05
Turnout 18,966 67.82
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Darren Taylor 5,627 50.66 +50.66
Independent Eddy Sarroff 5,481 49.34 +49.34
Independent LNP hold Swing +50.66

Division 11[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 11[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Hermann Vorster 14,501 73.33 +14.09
Independent Greens Chantal Clarke 5,275 26.67 +26.67
Turnout 20,829 74.04
Independent LNP hold Swing +14.09

Division 12[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 12[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pauline Young 8,642 46.27 −0.61
Independent Cathy Osbourne 5,223 27.96 +27.96
Independent LNP Zac Revere 2,422 12.97 +12.97
Greens Scott Turner 2,390 12.80 +12.80
Turnout 19,933 72.98
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Pauline Young 8,985 60.83 +5.31
Independent Cathy Osbourne 5,786 39.17 +39.17
Independent hold Swing +5.31

Division 13[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Division 13[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daphne McDonald 8,998 47.06 +5.09
Independent Labor Katrina Beikoff 5,094 26.64 −1.93
Independent Bern Young 2,816 14.73 +14.73
Animal Justice Scott Wallace 2,212 11.57 +11.57
Turnout 20,119 73.54
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Daphne McDonald 9,626 63.03 +5.09
Independent Labor Katrina Beikoff 5,645 36.97 −5.09
Independent hold Swing +5.09

Division 14[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections Division 14[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gail O'Neill 11,460 62.35 +5.84
Independent Gloria Baker 6,921 37.65 +37.65
Independent hold Swing +5.84

Electoral pendulum[edit]

Post-election pendulum[edit]

Independent Liberal National Divisions (7)
Marginal
Division 10 Darren Taylor Independent LNP 0.66%
Fairly safe
Division 4 Cameron Caldwell Independent LNP 6.5%
Division 2 William Owen-Jones Independent LNP 8.8%
Division 6 Brooke Patterson Independent LNP 9.2%
Safe
Division 8 Bob La Castra Independent LNP 12.2%
Very safe
Division 11 Hermann Vorster Independent LNP 23.3%
Division 7 Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden Independent LNP 28.4%
Independent Divisions (7)
Safe
Division 12 Pauline Young Independent 10.8%
Division 1 Mark Hammel Independent 12.1%
Division 14 Gail O’Neill Independent 12.3%
Division 13 Daphne McDonald Independent 13.0%
Very safe
Division 3 Donna Gates Independent 26.1%
Division 9 Glenn Tozer Independent 21.1%
Division 5 Peter Young Independent N/A

Aftermath[edit]

Division 4 councillor Cameron Caldwell was elected to the House of Representatives as the member for Fadden at a by-election in July 2023.[6][7]

On 22 August 2023, Division 7 councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden was charged by Queensland Police with the murder of his stepfather, 58-year-old Robert Lumsden. He was suspended as a councillor on 15 September 2023 until the 2024 election.[8][9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gold Coast City". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  2. ^ "Gold Coast City Council Election 2020: All candidates in running so far". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  3. ^ "Gold Coast City". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Gold Coast City". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  5. ^ "Campaign shock as former mayor Gary Baildon launches bid to return to council in Surfers". Gold Coast Bulletin. 6 February 2016.
  6. ^ Black, Jessica. "Liberal MP Stuart Robert, who claimed 'absolute responsibility' for Robodebt's implementation, to retire from politics". ABC News.
  7. ^ "Fadden by-election". aph.gov.au. 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Gold Coast councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden charged with murder of mother's partner". Nine News.
  9. ^ "Local Government (Gold Coast City Council—Suspension of Councillor) Amendment Regulation 2023". Queensland Government.
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