Central Ward (Brisbane City)

Central Ward
MP	Vicki Howard
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Brisbane (Central - CBD)
Electors	20,999 (2016)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Central Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward based in Brisbane CBD. It takes in the inner northern suburbs of Brisbane and Brisbane CBD. The current councillor is Vicki Howard, of the Liberal National Party after gaining this ward from Labor at the Brisbane City Council election, 2012.

Councillors for Central Ward

Member		Party	Term
	Vicki Howard	Liberal National Party	2012–present

Results

Brisbane City Council elections, 2016: Central Ward^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,430	50.8	−1.2
	Labor	Amber Hawkins	5,471	26.7	-2.9
	Greens	Kirsten Lovejoy	4,614	22.5	+4.1
Total formal votes			20,515	-	-
Informal votes			484	-	-
Turnout			20,999	-	-
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vicki Howard	10,878	58.2	-1.2
	Labor	Amber Hawkins	7,808	41.8	+1.2
	Liberal National hold		Swing	-1.2

References

1. , ABC.