Local Communities Decide - Election 2008

There are now 73 councils in Queensland local government - 37 of which are continuing councils (unchanged in terms of area) and 36 new councils (changed in area by amalgamation or boundary change) formed as a result of the State Government's Local Government Reform agenda.

Another unusual feature of the 2008 local government elections was that for the first time ever, no Council conducted their own elections. The Local Government Reform legislation has prescribed that the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) will conduct all elections, whereas up to 2004, only Brisbane City Council elections had been conducted by ECQ.

LGAQ has compiled some facts, figures and analysis of the Queensland Local Government Elections held on Saturday 15 March 2008. 

Complete results for each local government election held in Queensland on 15 March 2009 can be found here.

Local Communities Decide - Elections 2004

(The information on this page was compiled following the declaration of all elections across the State, except Dalrymple Shire Division 2, where the death of a candidate on the eve of the election requires that the election be recommenced.)

Two councils did not need to hold an election: Bendemere had the exact number of nominations for the number of positions of mayor and councillors; and Tambo had fewer nominations than required for the positions of councillor and the mayor has been returned unopposed.  One council (Wondai) had fewer nominations than required for councillors with eight nominations for nine positions.

LGAQ has compiled some facts, figures and analysis of the Queensland Local Government Elections held on Saturday 27 March 2004.  Complete results for each local government election held in Queensland on 27 March 2004 can be found here.