LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has taken aim at the Greens’ claims they could win 10 wards in the Brisbane City Council election.
Schrinner said it was clear the 2024 local government election would be like no other.
“For the very first time, in almost 100 years of Brisbane City Council, it has been a three-horse race when it comes to the mayoralty and also so many of the wards across Brisbane – that has never happened before,” he said, speaking to the party faithful at an election night party in the inner-city.
Adrian Schrinner speaks to journalists at the LNP campaign party.Credit: Felicity Caldwell
“But having said that, I want to point out that when Jonathan Sri [now Sriranganathan] launched his campaign, he said, he could win 10 to 12 seats. That obviously hasn’t happened.
“And it’s important that people realise that this is not just a case of the administration retaining its majority, what this means is that the people of Brisbane have chosen stability over chaos.”
The Greens will retain The Gabba ward and pick up Paddington, while the party is ahead in Walter Taylor.
Schrinner said it was clear the LNP would have a majority in council chambers, which meant his party could keep “Brisbane moving”.