# Walter Taylor Ward

The Walter Taylor Ward is a ward of the Brisbane City Council in Queensland, Australia. It covers Fig Tree Pocket, Indooroopilly, St Lucia, and parts of Chapel Hill, Taringa and Toowong.

## Councillors for Walter Taylor Ward

| Member | Party | Term | Notes |
| June O'Connell | Liberal | 26 March 1994 – 25 March 2000 | Elected to Taringa Ward in 1986, ran for Walter Taylor Ward after it partially replaced Taringa Ward. |
| Jane Prentice | Liberal | 25 March 2000 – 26 July 2008 | Resigned after winning division of Ryan at 2010 federal election |
| Jane Prentice | Liberal National | 26 July 2008 – 24 August 2010 | Resigned after winning division of Ryan at 2010 federal election |
| Julian Simmonds | Liberal National | 23 October 2010 – 11 April 2019 | Won by-election. Resigned to contest division of Ryan at 2019 federal election |
| James Mackay | Liberal National | 11 April 2019 – 20 October 2023 | Resigned |
| Penny Wolff | Liberal National | 20 October 2023 – present | Incumbent |

## Results
### 2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Penny Wolff | 13,281 | 46.68 | −0.22 |
| | Greens | Michaela Sargent | 11,271 | 39.62 | +4.72 |
| | Labor | Rebecca Hack | 3,897 | 13.70 | −1.60 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,449 | 98.61 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | 1.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,581 | 85.79 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Penny Wolff | 14,002 | 51.71 | −2.19 |
| | Greens | Michaela Sargent | 13,075 | 48.29 | +2.19 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −2.19 | |

### 2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | James Mackay | 10,957 | 46.9 | −12.7 |
| | Greens | Michaela Sargent | 8,147 | 34.9 | +11.9 |
| | Labor | Karthika Raghwan | 3,582 | 15.3 | −2.1 |
| | Independent | Matt Antoniolli | 684 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,370 | 98.3 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 412 | 1.7 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,782 | 77.5 | −4.1 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal National | James Mackay | 11,878 | 60.6 | –7.2 |
| | Labor | Karthika Raghwan | 7,734 | 39.4 | +7.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | James Mackay | 11,439 | 53.9 | −11.8 |
| | Greens | Michaela Sargent | 9,766 | 46.1 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −11.8 | |

### 2016

2016 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Julian Simmonds | 14,190 | 60.5 | −3.5 |
| | Greens | Chris Turnbull | 5,354 | 22.8 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Talbot Speechley | 3,920 | 16.7 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,464 | 98.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 461 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,925 | 81.5 | +2.4 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal National | Julian Simmonds | | 67.8 | |
| | Labor | Talbot Speechley | | 32.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Julian Simmonds | 14,574 | 66.5 | −7.2 |
| | Greens | Chris Turnbull | 7,336 | 33.5 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −7.2 | |

### 2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Julian Simmonds | 12,497 | 65.5 | +1.9 |
| | Greens | Tim Dangerfield | 3,813 | 20.0 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | Adam Atkins | 2,769 | 14.5 | −6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,079 | 98.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 310 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,389 | 79.1 | − |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal National | Julian Simmonds | 12,939 | 75.5 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | Adam Atkins | 4,195 | 24.5 | −4.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Julian Simmonds | 12,719 | 71.9 | +0.9 |
| | Greens | Tim Dangerfield | 4,964 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### 2010

2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Julian Simmonds | 10,192 | 58.5 | −5.1 |
| | Greens | Tim Dangerfield | 3,902 | 22.4 | +7.3 |
| | Labor | Louise Foley | 2,898 | 16.6 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | William Borbasi | 434 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,426 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 270 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,696 | 69.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Julian Simmonds | 10,686 | 64.9 | −6.1 |
| | Greens | Tim Dangerfield | 5,775 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −6.1 | |

### 2008

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 | |

### 2004

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jane Prentice | 11,391 | 61.86 |
| | Labor | David Kerr | 4,389 | 23.84 |
| | Greens | Clive Brazier | 2,633 | 14.30 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,413 | 98.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 252 | 1.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,665 | 85.37 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jane Prentice | 11,801 | 68.87 |
| | Labor | David Kerr | 5,335 | 31.13 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |