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.^[2]

Walter Taylor Ward Queensland — Brisbane City Council
Created	1994
Councillor	Penny Wolff
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Walter Taylor
Electors	33,631 (2024)[1]
Electorates around Walter Taylor Ward: Pullenvale Paddington Paddington Pullenvale Walter Taylor Ward The Gabba (across river) Jamboree (across river) Tennyson (across river) Tennyson (across river)

Councillors for Walter Taylor Ward

	Image	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
			Liberal National	26 July 2008 – 24 August 2010
		Julian Simmonds	Liberal National	23 October 2010 – 11 April 2019	Won by-election. Resigned to contest Division of Ryan at 2019 federal election.[3]
		James Mackay	Liberal National	7 May 2019 – 20 October 2023	Appointed to fill vacancy.[3] Resigned.[4]
		Penny Wolff	Liberal National	24 October 2023 – present	Appointed to fill vacancy.[4][5] Incumbent.

Results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections § Walter Taylor.[edit]

2024 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward

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			28,449	98.61
Informal votes			402	1.39
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		Swing	−2.19

2020

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections § Walter Taylor.[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward^[6][7]

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			23,370	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			412	1.7	−0.2
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		Swing	−11.8

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections § Walter Taylor.[edit]

2016 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward^[8][9]

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			23,464	98.1	−0.3
Informal votes			461	1.9	+0.3
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		Swing	−7.2

2012

2012 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward^[a][10][11]

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			19,079	98.4	−0.3
Informal votes			310	1.6	+0.3
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		Swing	+0.9

2010

This section is an excerpt from 2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election § Results.[edit]

2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election^[12]

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			17,426
Informal votes			270	1.5	+0.2
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		Swing	−6.1

2008

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2008 Queensland local elections § Walter Taylor.[edit]

2008 Queensland local elections: Walter Taylor Ward^[13]

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			20,683	-	−
Informal votes			268	1.3	−0.1
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		Swing	+2.2

2004

This section is an excerpt from 2004 Brisbane City Council election § Walter Taylor.[edit]

2004 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward

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			18,413	98.65
Informal votes			252	1.35
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		Swing

Notes

1. Percentage change are compared to the results of the 2008 Brisbane City Council Election.