# Results of the 2008 Queensland local elections

This is a list of local government area results for the 2008 Queensland local elections.

## Brisbane
### Bracken Ridge

2008 Queensland local elections: Bracken Ridge Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Amanda Cooper | 13,322 | 59.16 | −6.26 |
| | Labor | Sean Waugh | 7,332 | 32.56 | +3.99 |
| | Greens | Janine Murphy | 1,214 | 5.39 | +0.62 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 440 | 1.92 | −0.12 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Amanda Cooper | 13,501 | 63.88 | −5.31 |
| | Labor | Sean Waugh | 7,634 | 36.12 | +5.31 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.31 | |

### Central

2008 Queensland local elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vicki Howard | 8,709 | 41.96 | +10.89 |
| | Labor | David Hinchliffe | 8,219 | 39.60 | –8.08 |
| | Greens | Anne Boccabella | 3,450 | 16.61 | –1.13 |
| | Independent | David White | 379 | 1.83 | +1.83 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,757 | 98.39 | +0.31 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 340 | 1.61 | –0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,097 | 77.60 | − |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Hinchliffe | 9,173 | 50.28 | –11.76 |
| | Liberal | Vicki Howard | 9,071 | 49.72 | +11.76 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –11.76 | |

### Chandler

2008 Queensland local elections: Chandler Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Adrian Schrinner | 15,796 | 71.19 | +3.25 |
| | Labor | Peter Lovegrove | 6,393 | 28.81 | –3.25 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 414 | 1.83 | –0.37 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.59 | |

### Deagon

2008 Brisbane City Council election: Deagon Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Victoria Newton | 11,305 | 51.66 | −1.36 |
| | Liberal | Tony Feagan | 8,315 | 38.00 | +3.81 |
| | Greens | Peter Fagan | 1,657 | 7.57 | −5.22 |
| | Independent | John Harbison | 368 | 1.68 | +1.68 |
| | Independent | Jennifer Singfield | 238 | 1.09 | +1.09 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,883 | 98.18 | +0.38 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 405 | 1.82 | −0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,288 | 87.54 | −0.02 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Victoria Newton | 11,725 | 57.92 | −3.07 |
| | Liberal | Tony Feagan | 8,520 | 42.08 | +3.07 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.07 | |

### Northgate

2008 Queensland local elections: Northgate Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kim Flesser | 10,149 | 46.90 | −2.21 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Parer | 9,752 | 45.07 | +5.84 |
| | Greens | Rory Dobson | 1,737 | 8.03 | −3.63 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,638 | 98.24 | +0.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 388 | 1.76 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,026 | 87.10 | +0.46 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kim Flesser | 10,611 | 51.55 | −4.33 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Parer | 9,972 | 48.45 | +4.33 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Parkinson

2008 Queensland local elections: Parkinson Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Angela Owen-Taylor | 10,980 | 51.64 | +4.87 |
| | Labor | Linda Paton | 8,364 | 39.34 | −13.89 |
| | Greens | Robert Scott | 1,919 | 9.03 | +9.03 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 444 | 2.05 | −0.92 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Angela Owen-Taylor | 11,192 | 56.27 | +9.50 |
| | Labor | Linda Paton | 8,698 | 43.73 | −9.50 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.50 | |

### The Gabba

2008 Queensland local elections: The Gabba Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Matthew Myers | 7,275 | 37.15 | +8.04 |
| | Labor | Helen Abrahams | 7,008 | 35.79 | –4.32 |
| | Greens | Drew Hutton | 5,021 | 25.64 | –0.12 |
| | Independent | David Norton | 279 | 1.42 | +1.42 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 347 | 1.74 | –0.44 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Helen Abrahams | 8,641 | 52.73 | –6.97 |
| | Liberal | Matthew Myers | 7,746 | 47.27 | +6.97 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | –6.97 | |

### Walter Taylor

2008 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jane Prentice | 13,164 | 63.7 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Ryan Ginard | 4,386 | 21.2 | −2.6 |
| | Greens | Daniel Crute | 3,133 | 15.2 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,683 | - | − |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 268 | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,951 | - | − |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jane Prentice | 13,519 | 71.0 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Ryan Ginard | 5,517 | 29.0 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

## Townsville

2008 Queensland local elections: Townsville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Team Tyrell | David Crisafulli (elected) | 47,040 | 4.87 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Jenny Lane (elected) | 42,716 | 4.42 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Dale Last (elected) | 38,865 | 4.02 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Rob McCahill (elected) | 38,490 | 3.98 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Ray Gartrell (elected) | 37,449 | 3.88 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Deanne Bell (elected) | 37,474 | 3.88 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Sue Blom (elected) | 37,362 | 3.87 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Brian Hewett (elected) | 35,781 | 3.70 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Vern Veitch (elected) | 35,152 | 3.64 | |
| | Labor | Jenny Hill (elected) | 34,544 | 3.58 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Tony Parsons (elected) | 33,951 | 3.51 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Natalie Marr (elected) | 33,538 | 3.47 | |
| | Team Tyrell | Brenda-Anne Parfitt | 30,466 | 3.15 | |
| | Labor | Terry Goldsworthy | 27,494 | 2.85 | |
| | Labor | Jack Wilson | 27,148 | 2.81 | |
| | Labor | Les Walker | 26,423 | 2.74 | |
| | Labor | David Mather | 26,142 | 2.71 | |
| | Labor | Peter Whalley-Thompson | 25,625 | 2.65 | |
| | Labor | Mandy Johnstone | 25,449 | 2.63 | |
| | Labor | John Robertson | 25,409 | 2.63 | |
| | | Sandra Chesney | 23,761 | 2.46 | |
| | | Joanne Keune | 20,041 | 2.07 | |
| | | Jeff Jimmieson | 19,188 | 1.99 | |
| | | David Moyle | 19,093 | 1.98 | |
| | | Ken Turner | 18,248 | 1.89 | |
| | Community Voices | Lindy Collins | 17,095 | 1.77 | |
| | | Doug Kingston | 16,820 | 1.74 | |
| | Community Voices | Gail Hamilton | 14,336 | 1.48 | |
| | Community Voices | Sam Reuben | 13,012 | 1.35 | |
| | | Mark McGregor | 11,521 | 1.19 | |
| | | Jim Gleeson | 11,142 | 1.15 | |
| | | Sue Rush | 10,336 | 1.07 | |
| | | Adrienne Isnard | 9,774 | 1.01 | |
| | | Dianne Rogers | 9,126 | 0.94 | |
| | | Brian Bensley | 7,498 | 0.78 | |
| | | Paul Lynham | 7,096 | 0.73 | |
| | | Peter Hanley | 7,040 | 0.73 | |
| | | Kenneth Stark | 6,743 | 0.70 | |
| | | Gaye Newey | 6,682 | 0.69 | |
| | | David Kault | 6,587 | 0.68 | |
| | | Leeanne Hanna-McGuffie | 6,071 | 0.63 | |
| | | Dave Robinson | 5,981 | 0.62 | |
| | | Norm Petrie | 5,726 | 0.59 | |
| | | Michael Collins | 5,364 | 0.56 | |
| | | John Waszkiewicz | 5,328 | 0.55 | |
| | | Peter Newey | 5,038 | 0.52 | |
| | | Russell Bowe | 4,335 | 0.45 | |
| | | Kevin Cameron | 3,432 | 0.36 | |
| | | Harrison H. Duncan | 3,164 | 0.33 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 966,096 | 100.0 | |
| Total formal ballots | Total formal ballots | Total formal ballots | 88,920 | 99.14 | |
| Informal ballots | Informal ballots | Informal ballots | 8,412 | 0.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974,508 | 84.68 | |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Team Tyrell | Team Tyrell | Team Tyrell | 11 | 11 |
| | Labor | Labor | Labor | 1 | |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 0 | |
| | Community Voices | Community Voices | Community Voices | 0 | |