Mayor of Hobart

Preferences from two Greens candidates and one independent helped to propel Ms Hickey over the line by 892 votes.

The businesswoman and former Miss Tasmania will become Hobart's second female Lord Mayor.

In 2011 she ran for the State Parliament as a Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Denison.

Alderman Hickey holds a Master of Business Administration and won the Tasmanian Businesswoman of the Year award in 2007.

She became one of 14 new mayors across the state's 29 Local Government areas.

In Kingborough, former bank manager and deputy mayor Steve Wass secured the Mayor's office.

Mr Wass beat recent state Liberal candidate Nic Street with 55.33 per cent of the vote after preferences.

Preferences are yet to be distributed in Burnie, but incumbent Steve Kons already conceded Alderman Anita Dow had won.

Sue Hickey FAICD (born c. 1958) is the Lord Mayor of Hobart. She defeated sitting Lord Mayor Damon Thomas at the 2014 Tasmanian local government elections.

Hickey first entered public life when she won the Miss Tasmania quest 1979. She later worked in a number of retail and service positions, before starting a career in marketing. In 1991 she established her own marketing business, Slick Promotions. Hickey won the Tasmanian Businesswoman of the Year award in 2007. Hickey obtained an MBA from the University of Tasmania in 2012.

She intended to stand as a candidate for the Liberal Party of Australia in the 2010 state election, but was unable to do so due to a conflict of interest with her business. She was a successful candidate for the Hobart City Council in the 2011 Tasmanian local government elections.


Hobart

Hobart, is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1803 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney, New South Wales. The city is located in the state's south-east on the estuary of the Derwent River, making it the most southern of Australia's capital cities. Its harbour forms the second-deepest natural port in the world.

In June 2013, the city had a greater area population of approximately 217,973. Its skyline is dominated by the 1,271-metre (4,170 ft) Mount Wellington, and much of the city's waterfront consists of reclaimed land. It is the financial and administrative heart of Tasmania, serving as the home port for both Australian and French Antarctic operations and acting as a major tourist hub, with over 1.192 million visitors in 2011/2012. The metropolitan area is often referred to as Greater Hobart, to differentiate it from the City of Hobart, one of the five local government areas that cover the city.