The Gap Ward

The Gap Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering The Gap, Ferny Grove, Upper Kedron and parts of Ashgrove, Bardon and Keperra.^[2]

The Gap Ward Queensland — Brisbane City Council
Created	1973
Councillor	Steve Toomey
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	The Gap
Electors	32,969 (2024)[1]

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[3]
		Brian Hallinan	Liberal	27 March 1982 – 15 March 1997[3]
		Geraldine Knapp	Liberal	15 March 1997 – 26 July 2008
			Liberal National	26 July 2008 – 23 June 2015[4][5]	Resigned[5]
		Steve Toomey	Liberal National	23 June 2015 – present	Appointed to fill casual vacancy.[5] Incumbent

Results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections § The Gap.[edit]

2024 Queensland local elections: The Gap Ward^[6]

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[7]
	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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections § The Gap.[edit]

2020 Queensland local elections: The Gap Ward^[8]

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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections § The Gap.[edit]

2016 Queensland local elections: The Gap Ward^[9]

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

This section is an excerpt from 2004 Brisbane City Council election § The Gap.[edit]

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