2020 Ipswich City Council election

2020 Ipswich City Council election
28 March 2020
Turnout78.64% (mayoral election)
Mayor
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Teresa Harding David Martin Pat Walsh
Party Ind. LNP Independent Greens
Popular vote 40,026 25,003 14,411
Percentage 41.11% 23.66% 14.80%
Swing 4.51 8.04 8.07
2CP 62.98% 37.02%
2CP swing 62.98 37.02
Administrator before election

Greg Chemello
Independent

 Elected mayor

Teresa Harding
Independent LNP

Councillors
All 9 members on the City Council (including the Mayor)
5 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Ind. Labor N/A 40.41 2 −4
Your Voice Of Experience Paul Tully 20.50 2 +2
Independent N/A 16.49 4 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2020 Ipswich City Council election was held on 28 March 2020 to elect a mayor and eight councillors to the City of Ipswich. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.

Teresa Harding was elected mayor with 62.98% of the vote after preferences, becoming the first non-Labor Party aligned Ipswich mayor in 50 years.

The election saw significant changes to the council's electoral system, and followed its dismissal in August 2018.

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