Australian local election
2024 Townsville City Council election
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Turnout | 74.27% ( 4.94) (mayoral election) |
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Mayor |
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Mayor before election Jenny Hill Team Jenny Hill | Subsequent Mayor Troy Thompson Independent | |
Councillors |
All 11 members on the City Council (including the Mayor) 6 seats needed for a majority |
Party | Leader | % | Seats | +/– | Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | | 4 | −5 | Independent | N/A | | 3 | +2 | TownsvilleCHANGE | Paul Jacob | | 2 | +2 | Independent LNP | N/A | | 1 | +1 | This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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The 2024 Townsville City Council election was held on 16 March 2024 to elect a mayor and 10 councillors to the City of Townsville. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.[1]
Incumbent mayor Jenny Hill was defeated after 12 years in the position by independent candidate Troy Thompson. She officially conceded defeat on 27 March.[2]
Candidates
Jenny Hill, who had been serving as mayor since the 2012 election, confirmed in 2023 she would seek re-election. In August 2023, Shari Fabbro and Ben Fusco were announced as Team Hill candidates for Division 2 and Division 10 respectively (the only wards not held by Team Hill).[3][4]
Troy Thompson contested the mayoralty as an independent candidate. He had been disendorsed as the One Nation candidate for Thuringowa at the 2020 Queensland state election because he did not disclose his legal name and directorship in a company that went insolvent.[5]
Division 10 councillor Fran O'Callaghan withdrew from the mayoral election on 2 February 2024, citing health reasons, and did not recontest her seat.[6]
Campaign
Thompson was supported by the local chapter of My Place Australia, a conspiracy theorist group with around 50 active Facebook groups in Queensland.[7][8]
Results
Mayor
Councillors
Division 1
Division 2
- Incumbent councillor Sue Blom (Independent) did not recontest
Division 3
Division 4
Division 5
Division 6
Division 7
Division 8
Division 9
Division 10
- Won by NQ State Alliance at a 2021 by-election after resignation of Les Walker (Team Jenny Hill)
- Incumbent councillor Fran O'Callaghan (NQ State Alliance) did not recontest
References
- ^ "2024 local government elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Long-serving Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill formally concedes election defeat". ABC News. 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Mayor Jenny Hill has revealed her team for next year's Townsville City Council election and she's closing in on the last independent seats". Facebook. 7NEWS Townsville.
- ^ "'Time to give it a crack': New council candidates announced for divisions 2, 10". Townsville Bulletin.
- ^ Gillespie, Eden (25 March 2024). "Backed by 5G truthers, exiled from One Nation, banned from parliament – now Troy Thompson looks set to be Townsville's mayor". The Guardian.
- ^ Jackson, Blair (2 February 2024). "Townsville elections: Fran O'Callaghan not running for mayor, cites health reasons". Townsville Bulletin.
- ^ "Troy Thompson linked to right-wing conspiracy group My Place Townsville". Townsville Bulletin. 23 March 2024.
- ^ "My Place groups worry about 5G and chemtrails. Some are also taking an interest in Queensland's council elections". Guardian Australia. 11 April 2024.