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The Gap Ward

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The Gap Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering The Gap, Ferny Grove, Upper Kedron and parts of Ashgrove, Bardon and Keperra.

Councillors for The Gap Ward

Image	Councillor	Party	Term	Notes
			Labor	31 March 1973 – 27 March 1976	Lost election
		John Andrews	Liberal	27 March 1976 – 27 March 1982
		Brian Hallinan	Liberal	27 March 1982 – 15 March 1997
		Geraldine Knapp	Liberal	15 March 1997 – 26 July 2008
	Liberal National	26 July 2008 – 23 June 2015	Resigned
		Steve Toomey	Liberal National	23 June 2015 – present	Appointed to fill casual vacancy. Incumbent

Results

2024

2024 Queensland local elections: The Gap Ward
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steven Toomey	15,210	52.44	+1.87
	Greens	Ann Aitken	8,026	27.67	+10.71
	Labor	Ben Long	5,767	19.88	−10.85
Total formal votes	29,003	98.30	+0.24
Informal votes	502	1.70	−0.24
Turnout	29,505	89.49	+6.44
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steven Toomey	16,054	60.16	+3.06
	Greens	Ann Aitken	10,632	39.84	+39.84
	Liberal National hold	Swing	+3.06

2020

2020 Queensland local elections: The Gap Ward
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steven Toomey	12,872	50.6	+0.8
	Labor	Daniel Bevis	7,822	30.7	−4.4
	Greens	Rebecca Haley	4,317	17.0	+1.9
	Independent	Allen Hassall	443	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes	25,454
Informal votes	504
Turnout	25,958
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steven Toomey	13,335	57.1	+2.4
	Labor	Daniel Bevis	10,039	42.9	−2.4
	Liberal National hold	Swing	+2.4

2016

2016 Queensland local elections: The Gap Ward
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steve Toomey	12,903	50.6	−12.2
	Labor	Shane Bevis	8,670	34	+13.3
	Greens	Reece Walters	3,920	15.4	−0.4
Total formal votes	25,493	-	−
Informal votes	521	-	−
Turnout	26,014	-	−
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steve Toomey	13,356	55.7	−15.4
	Labor	Shane Bevis	10,639	44.3	+15.4
	Liberal National hold	Swing	−15.4

2004

2004 Brisbane City Council election: The Gap Ward
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geraldine Knapp	11,305	59.18
	Labor	David Nelson	4,789	25.07
	Greens	Mike Stasse	3,009	15.75
Total formal votes	19,103	98.69
Informal votes	253	1.31
Turnout	19,356	87.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geraldine Knapp	11,760	66.99
	Labor	David Nelson	5,796	33.01
	Liberal hold	Swing