# Tennyson Ward

Tennyson Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Tennyson, Chelmer, Corinda, Fairfield, Graceville, Sherwood, Yeerongpilly and Yeronga, and parts of Annerley and Oxley.

## Councillors for Tennyson Ward

| Member | Party | Term | Notes |
| Nicole Johnston | Liberal | 15 March 2008 – 26 July 2008 | Resigned from the LNP in 2010 before she was "likely" going to be expelled; initially sat as an Independent Liberal. Incumbent |
| Nicole Johnston | Liberal National | 26 July 2008 – 20 May 2010 | Resigned from the LNP in 2010 before she was "likely" going to be expelled; initially sat as an Independent Liberal. Incumbent |
| Nicole Johnston | Independent Liberal | 20 May 2010 – 28 April 2012 | Resigned from the LNP in 2010 before she was "likely" going to be expelled; initially sat as an Independent Liberal. Incumbent |
| Nicole Johnston | Independent | 28 April 2012 – present | Resigned from the LNP in 2010 before she was "likely" going to be expelled; initially sat as an Independent Liberal. Incumbent |

## Results
### 2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Tennyson Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nicole Johnston | 13,991 | 53.92 | +2.86 |
| | Liberal National | Henry Swindon | 4,844 | 18.67 | −0.72 |
| | Greens | River Kearns | 4,233 | 16.31 | +2.82 |
| | Labor | Kane Hart | 2,881 | 11.10 | −3.07 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,949 | 98.50 | +0.14 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 396 | 1.5 | −0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,345 | 86.74 | +7.57 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Nicole Johnston | 17,799 | 75.90 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal National | Henry Swindon | 5,652 | 24.10 | −2.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### 2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Tennyson Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nicole Johnston | 11,571 | 51.1 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 4,394 | 19.4 | +0.4 |
| | Labor | Jackie Schneider | 3,212 | 14.2 | -2.5 |
| | Greens | Patsy O'Brien | 3,058 | 13.5 | +0.3 |
| | Animal Justice | Darryl Prout | 428 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,663 | 98.3 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 383 | 1.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,046 | 79.2 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 8,756 | 58.1 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | Jackie Schneider | 6,307 | 41.9 | -3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Nicole Johnston | 14,253 | 73.4 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal National | Maurice Lane | 5,155 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### 2016

2016 Queensland local elections: Tennyson Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nicole Johnston | 12,572 | 55.4 | +14.3 |
| | Liberal National | Ashley Higgins | 3,794 | 16.7 | -20.3 |
| | Labor | Stephen Harvey | 3,335 | 14.7 | +2.4 |
| | Greens | Gillian Marshall-Pierce | 2,985 | 13.2 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,686 | - | − |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 484 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,170 | - | − |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Stephen Harvey | | 53.2 | |
| | Liberal National | Ashley Higgins | | 46.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Nicole Johnston | 14,150 | 76.3 | +20.5 |
| | Labor | Stephen Harvey | 4,404 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +20.5 | |