The 2008 Brisbane City Council election was held on 15 March 2008 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia.

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2008 Brisbane City Council election

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26 wards of Brisbane City Council
First party Second party   Leader Campbell Newman Greg Rowell Party Liberal Labor Leader since 2004 Last election 11 wards 15 wards Seats won 16 wards 10 wards Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 335,076 161,845 Percentage 60.1% 29.0% Swing 12.9pp 11.6pp 2PP 66.1% 33.9% 2PP swing 13.7pp 13.7pp
Lord Mayor of Brisbane before election Campbell Newman Liberal Subsequent Lord Mayor Campbell Newman Liberal

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The election resulted in the re-election of Campbell Newman of the Liberal Party as Lord Mayor, defeating Labor's Greg Rowell in a landslide with 66.1% of the mayoral two-party-preferred vote. The Liberals also won control of the council chambers, taking 5 wards from Labor for a total of 16 to Labor's 10. This was also the final BCC election contested by the Queensland Liberals, as they merged with the Queensland Nationals to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland a few months later in July.