2020 Gold Coast City Council election explained

Country:	Queensland
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2016 Gold Coast City Council election
Previous Year:	2016
Next Election:	2024 Gold Coast City Council election
Next Year:	2024
Turnout:	74.12% (mayoral election) Embed: yes Type: parliamentary Ongoing: no Candidate1: Tom Tate Party1: Independent LNP Colour1: 1C5CED Popular Vote1: 151,579 Percentage1: 55.73% Swing1: 8.13 Party2: Independent politician Popular Vote2: 67,117 Percentage2: 24.68% Swing2: 24.68 Party3: Independent politician Popular Vote3: 17,083 Percentage3: 6.28% Swing3: 3.22 1Blank: 2CP 2Blank: 2CP swing 1Data1: 66.93% 2Data1: 6.21 1Data2: 33.07% 2Data2: 33.07 Mayor Posttitle: Subsequent Mayor Before Election: Tom Tate Before Party: Independent LNP After Election: Tom Tate After Party: Independent LNP Embed: yes Ongoing: no Seats For Election: All 15 members on the City Council (including the mayor) Majority Seats: 8 Leader1: N/A Party1: Independent LNP Colour1: 1C5CED Last Election1: 5 Seats1: 7 Leader2: N/A Party2: Independents Last Election2: 9 Seats2: 7

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

Councillors

Electoral pendulum

Post-election pendulum

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

Division 4 councillor Cameron Caldwell was elected to the House of Representatives as the member for Fadden at a by-election in July 2023.^{[3] [4]}

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.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• 2020 Queensland local elections
• 2020 Brisbane City Council election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gold Coast City . Electoral Commission of Queensland.
2. Web site: Gold Coast City Council Election 2020: All candidates in running so far . Gold Coast Bulletin.
3. Web site: Black . Jessica . Liberal MP Stuart Robert, who claimed 'absolute responsibility' for Robodebt's implementation, to retire from politics . ABC News.
4. Web site: Fadden by-election. 18 May 2023. aph.gov.au.
5. Web site: Gold Coast councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden charged with murder of mother's partner . Nine News.
6. Web site: Local Government (Gold Coast City Council—Suspension of Councillor) Amendment Regulation 2023 . Queensland Government.