# 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.
Incumbent mayor Tom Tate was re-elected to serve a record fourth term in office.

## Background

Division 9 councillor Glenn Tozer, who was elected as Independent LNP, left the Liberal National Party in June 2020 to sit as an independent.
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. He was suspended as a councillor on 15 September 2023, but is re-contesting his seat.

## Retiring councillors
### Independent

* Pauline Young (Division 12) – announced retirement on 28 October 2023
* Daphne McDonald (Division 13) - announced retirement on 28 January 2024

### Independent LNP

* William Owen-Jones (Division 2) - announced retirement on 9 February 2023
* Cameron Caldwell (Division 4) – won Liberal National preselection for the federal seat of Fadden and won the 2023 Fadden by-election
* Hermann Vorster (Division 11) – won Liberal National preselection for the state seat of Burleigh on 29 October 2023

## Candidates

A total of 46 candidates ran for election. Incumbents are shown in bold text.
| Ward | Held by | Independent LNP | Independent | 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
### Mayor

2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Gold Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 170,150 | 51.82 | −3.91 |
| | Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 68,061 | 20.73 | +20.73 |
| | Independent | Danielle Dunsmore | 25,983 | 7.91 | +7.91 |
| | Animal Justice | Jennifer Horsburgh | 18,130 | 5.52 | +5.52 |
| | Independent | Rosie Foster | 14,642 | 4.46 | +4.46 |
| | Independent | Lavinia Rampino | 9,137 | 2.78 | +2.78 |
| | Independent LNP | Virginia Freebody | 7,800 | 2.38 | −3.23 |
| | Independent | Brett Lambert | 7,581 | 2.31 | −3.97 |
| | Independent | Gary Pead | 6,846 | 2.09 | −0.43 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 328,330 | 95.45 | +0.86 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15,641 | 4.55 | −0.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 343,971 | 79.94 | +5.82 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 177,666 | 66.32 | −0.61 |
| | Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 90,218 | 33.68 | +33.68 |
| | Independent LNP hold | Independent LNP hold | Swing | | |

### Councillors

2024 Queensland local elections: Gold Coast :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Independent | Independent | 202,972 | 66.98 | 7 |
| Independent LNP | Independent LNP | 89,919 | 29.67 | 7 |
| Animal Justice | Animal Justice | 7,942 | 2.62 | 0 |
| Independent UAP | Independent UAP | 2,222 | 0.73 | 0 |

### Division 1

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mark Hammel | 19,347 | 76.91 |
| | Animal Justice | Lisa Findlay | 5,810 | 23.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,281 | 77.80 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Division 2

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

### Division 3

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Donna Gates | 15,852 | 68.01 |
| | Independent | Michael Banham | 5,233 | 22.45 |
| | Independent UAP | Tamzin Revell | 2,222 | 9.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,553 | 77.15 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Division 4

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent LNP | Shelley Curtis | unopposed | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent LNP hold | Independent LNP hold | Swing | N/A |
* Incumbent councillor Cameron Caldwell (Independent LNP) did not recontest after winning 2023 Fadden by-election

### Division 5

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 5 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 26,104 | 82.33 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Division 6

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 6 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 22,274 | 76.52 |
| | Independent LNP hold | Independent LNP hold | Swing | |

### Division 7

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent LNP | Joe Wilkinson | 5,882 | 24.32 | |
| | Independent | Jenna Schroeder | 5,311 | 21.96 | |
| | Independent LNP | Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden | 5,234 | 21.64 | −39.59 |
| | Independent | Joel McInnes | 3,285 | 13.58 | |
| | Independent | Edward Sarroff | 3,016 | 12.47 | |
| | Independent | Bruce Byatt | 1,460 | 6.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,426 | 80.64 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent LNP | Joe Wilkinson | 8,410 | 53.22 | |
| | Independent | Jenna Schroeder | 7,392 | 46.78 | |
| | Independent LNP gain from Independent LNP | Independent LNP gain from Independent LNP | Swing | | |

### Division 8

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

### Division 9

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Glenn Tozer | 16,589 | 69.09 |
| | Independent | Sarah Denny | 7,422 | 30.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,947 | 83.18 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
* Incumbent councillor Glenn Tozer was elected as Independent LNP but left the LNP in June 2020

### Division 10

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent LNP | Darren Taylor | 14,196 | 60.48 |
| | Independent | Mona Hecke | 9,279 | 39.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,523 | 75.91 |
| | Independent LNP hold | Independent LNP hold | Swing | |

### Division 11

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 11 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent LNP | Dan Doran | 14,189 | 60.65 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Rone | 9,207 | 39.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,798 | 80.46 |
| | Independent LNP hold | Independent LNP hold | Swing | |
* Incumbent councillor Hermann Vorster (Independent LNP) did not recontest

### Division 12

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Nick Marshall | 8,392 | 37.73 |
| | Independent | Cathy Osborne | 7,450 | 33.49 |
| | Independent LNP | Luke Henderson | 6,401 | 28.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,228 | 78.73 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
* Incumbent councillor Pauline Young (Independent) did not recontest

### Division 13

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

### Division 14

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 14 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Gail O'Neill | 9,844 | 45.94 |
| | Independent | Kath Down | 9,451 | 44.11 |
| | Animal Justice | Benjamin Theakstone | 2,132 | 9.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,618 | 77.05 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |