2016 Gold Coast City Council election

2016 Gold Coast City Council election

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Turnout
First party Second party Third party   IND IND Candidate Tom Tate Penny Toland Jim Wilson Party Independent LNP Independent Independent Popular vote 172,735 53,081 25,181 Percentage 63.86% 19.62% 9.31% 2CP 73.14% 26.86%
Mayor before election Tom Tate Independent LNP Subsequent Mayor Tom Tate Independent LNP
All 15 members on the City Council (including the mayor) 8 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Independents N/A 9 Independent LNP N/A 5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2016 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 19 March 2016 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.^[1]