1988 Brisbane City Council election

1988 Brisbane City Council election
← 1985 19 March 1988 1991 →
Lord Mayor before election; Sallyanne Atkinson; Liberal	Subsequent Lord Mayor ; Sallyanne Atkinson; Liberal
	All 26 wards on the City Council; 13 wards needed for a majority

The 1988 Brisbane City Council election was held on 19 March 1988 to elect a lord mayor and 26 aldermen to the City of Brisbane.^[1] The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.

The election resulted in the re-election of the Liberal Party, with incumbent Liberal Lord Mayor Sallyanne Atkinson also being returned.^[1]^[2]

Ward		Alderman	Margin (%)^[2]
Bracken Ridge	Liberal	Keith Murray^[5]	13.1
Breakfast Creek	Liberal	S. S. Clay	17.3
Camp Hill	Liberal	S. R. Jeffreys	10.4
Carina	Liberal	G. R. McDougall	1.4
Chermside	Liberal	L. B. Barnes	10.3
Coopers Plains	Liberal	G. J. Stegman	1.6
Deagon	Labor	Ken Leese^[6]	3.8
Doboy	Labor	John Campbell^[7]	5.9
Eagle Farm	Labor	Patricia Vaughan	10.3
Ekibin	Liberal	O. L. Olsen	13.3
Enoggera	Labor	Brian Mellifont^[8]	3.4
Fairfield	Liberal	B. K. Murray	13.0
Holland Park	Liberal	Gail Chiconi^[9]	12.6
Inala	Labor	Clive Wells	4.7
Jamboree	Liberal	Phil Denman^[10]	22.8
Kalinga	Liberal	Carol Cashman	9.2
Kianawah	Labor	Don Randall	6.2
McDowall	Liberal	John Goss^[11]	20.4
Paddington	Labor	Joe St Ledger	6.7
Pullenvale	Liberal	Bob Mills	29.3
Rochedale	Liberal	Graham Quirk	20.4
Runcorn	Liberal	Bob Ward^[12]	21.4
Spring Hill	Labor	Ian Brusasco	1.3
Taringa	Liberal	June O'Connell	25.3
The Gabba	Labor	K. O. T. Quinn	7.7
The Gap	Liberal	Brian Hallinan^[13]	16.3

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