Walter Taylor Ward
{{Short description|Brisbane City Council ward}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian ward
| federal = no
| state = bcc
| name = Walter Taylor Ward
| image = Walter Taylor Ward, Brisbane.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| created = 1994
| cr = Penny Wolff
| cr-party = Liberal National
| namesake=Walter Taylor
| electors = 33,631
| electors_year = 2024
| area =
| class =
| upper =
| lifespan =
| coordinates =
| near-n = Paddington
| near-ne = Paddington
| near-e = The Gabba
(across river)
| near-se = Tennyson
(across river)
| near-s = Tennyson
(across river)
| near-sw = Jamboree
(across river)
| near-w = Pullenvale
| near-nw = Pullenvale
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/walter-taylor-ward|title=Walter Taylor Ward|website=Brisbane City Council|accessdate=11 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312055648/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/walter-taylor-ward|archive-date=12 March 2017|url-status=live}}
Councillors for Walter Taylor Ward
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| !Image
!Member !Party !Term !Notes |
|---|
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| 70px | June O'Connell | Liberal | 26 March 1994 – | Elected to Taringa Ward in 1986, ran for Walter Taylor Ward after it partially replaced Taringa Ward. |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| rowspan="2" | 70px | rowspan="2" | Jane Prentice | Liberal | 25 March 2000 – | rowspan="2" | Resigned after winning division of Ryan at 2010 federal election |
| {{Australian party style|LNP}}|
| 26 July 2008 – |
| {{Australian party style|LNP}}|
| 70px | 23 October 2010 – | Won by-election. Resigned to contest division of Ryan at 2019 federal election |
| {{Australian party style|LNP}}|
| 70px | James Mackay | 11 April 2019 – | Resigned |
| {{Australian party style|LNP}}|
| 70px | Penny Wolff | 20 October 2023 – | Incumbent |
Results
=2024=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections|section=Walter Taylor}}
=2020=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections|section=Walter Taylor}}
=2016=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections|section=Walter Taylor}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin|title=2012 Brisbane City Council election: Walter Taylor Ward{{Efn|Percentage change are compared to the results of the 2008 Brisbane City Council Election.}}{{Cite web |title=Elections - 2012 Brisbane City - Councillor Election - Walter Taylor - Ward Summary |url=https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/BrisbaneCity/results/councillor/district24.html |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au}}{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Antony |date=December 2015 |title=2012 Brisbane City Council Elections Analysis of Results |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/bcc/2016/guide/BCC2012_Results.pdf |access-date=8 June 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate=Julian Simmonds|party=Liberal National|votes=12,497|percentage=65.5|change=+1.9}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate=Tim Dangerfield|party=Queensland Greens|votes=3,813|percentage=20.0|change=+4.8}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate=Adam Atkins|party=Labor QLD|votes=2,769|percentage=14.5|change=-6.7}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes=19,079|percentage=98.4|change=-0.3}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes=310|percentage=1.6|change=+0.3}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=19,389|percentage=79.1|change=-}}
{{Election box n2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Julian Simmonds
|party = Liberal National
|votes =12,939
|percentage = 75.5
|change =+4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Adam Atkins
|party = Labor QLD
|votes =4,195
|percentage = 24.5
|change =-4.5
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate=Julian Simmonds|party=Liberal National|votes=12,719|percentage=71.9|change=+0.9}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate=Tim Dangerfield|party=Greens QLD|votes=4,964|percentage=28.1|change=+28.1}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner=Liberal National|swing=+0.9}}
{{Election box end}}
=2010=
{{excerpt|2010 Walter Taylor Ward by-election|section=Results}}
=2008=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2008 Queensland local elections|section=Walter Taylor}}
=2004=
{{excerpt|2004 Brisbane City Council election|Walter Taylor}}
Notes
{{Notelist}}