# Central Ward (City of Brisbane)

Central Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering the CBD, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Spring Hill, Herston, Bowen Hills, Newstead and Teneriffe. The current councillor is Vicki Howard of the Liberal National Party, who gained the ward from Labor at the 2012 election.

## History

Labor's David Hinchliffe won Central in 1988. For most of his tenure, Central was considered a safe Labor seat, until the party's vote began to decline from the 2004 election onwards. David Hinchliffe retired in 2012 and the election held that year was won by LNP candidate Vicki Howard.
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | David Hinchliffe | Labor | 1988–2012 |
| | Vicki Howard | Liberal National | 2012–present |

## Results
### 2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 11,674 | 46.69 | −1.71 |
| | Greens | Wendy Aghdam | 8,888 | 35.55 | +8.05 |
| | Labor | Ash Murray | 4,440 | 17.76 | −6.34 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,002 | 98.37 | +0.39 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 414 | 1.63 | −0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,416 | 76.05 | +6.63 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 12,331 | 52.98 | −4.79 |
| | Greens | Wendy Aghdam | 10,944 | 47.02 | +4.79 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.79 | |

### 2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 9,800 | 48.40 | –2.44 |
| | Greens | Trina Massey | 5,568 | 27.50 | +5.01 |
| | Labor | Judi Jabour | 4,879 | 24.10 | –2.57 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,247 | 97.98 | +0.28 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 418 | 2.02 | –0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,665 | 69.58 | –5.85 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,333 | 57.56 | –0.65 |
| | Labor | Judy Jabour | 7,619 | 42.44 | +0.65 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,359 | 57.77 | –0.44 |
| | Greens | Trina Massey | 7,573 | 42.23 | +42.23 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | –0.44 | |

### 2016

2016 Queensland local elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,430 | 50.84 | –0.60 |
| | Labor | Amber Hawkins | 5,471 | 26.67 | –3.82 |
| | Greens | Kirsten Lovejoy | 4,614 | 22.49 | +4.42 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,515 | 97.70 | –0.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 484 | 2.30 | +0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,999 | 75.43 | +1.42 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,878 | 58.21 | –0.44 |
| | Labor | Amber Hawkins | 7,808 | 41.79 | +0.44 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | –0.44 | |

### 2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,284 | 51.44 | +9.48 |
| | Labor | Heather Beattie | 6,096 | 30.49 | –9.11 |
| | Greens | Rachael Jacobs | 3,613 | 18.07 | +1.46 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,993 | 98.17 | –0.22 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 372 | 1.83 | +0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,365 | 74.01 | –3.59 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,672 | 58.65 | +8.93 |
| | Labor | Heather Beattie | 7,525 | 41.35 | –8.93 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +8.93 | |

### 2008

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 | |

### 2004

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | David Hinchliffe | 9,198 | 47.75 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Maller | 6,052 | 31.42 |
| | Greens | Colin Sweett | 3,378 | 17.54 |
| | Independent | Coral Wynter | 634 | 3.29 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,262 | 98.16 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 362 | 1.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,624 | 75.11 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Hinchliffe | 10,434 | 62.04 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Maller | 6,383 | 37.96 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |