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]
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All 11 members on the City Council (including the Mayor) 6 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editJenny 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
editThompson 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
editMayor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Troy Thompson | 50,167 | 46.60 | +46.60 | |
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 47,415 | 43.86 | −6.78 | |
| Independent | Harry Patel | 10,529 | 9.74 | +9.74 | |
| Turnout | 112,020 | 79.21 | +4.94 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Troy Thompson | 53,956 | 52.62 | +52.62 | |
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 48,575 | 47.38 | −14.15 | |
| Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | N/A | |||
Councillors
editDivision 1
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TownsvilleCHANGE | Paul Jacob | 6,669 | 55.99 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill | Margie Ryder | 5,327 | 44.41 | ||
| Turnout | 12,462 | 80.93 | |||
| TownsvilleCHANGE gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | ||||
Division 2
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Brodie Phillips | 6,888 | 62.48 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill | Shari Fabbro | 2,797 | 25.36 | ||
| TownsvilleCHANGE | Jai Philpots | 1,343 | 12.18 | ||
| Turnout | 11,400 | 80.32 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Brodie Phillips | 7,346 | 71.72 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill | Shari Fabbro | 2,897 | 28.28 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
- Incumbent councillor Sue Blom (Independent) did not recontest
Division 3
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Ann-Maree Greaney | 4,971 | 47.46 | ||
| Independent | Alan Sheret | 2,803 | 26.76 | ||
| TownsvilleCHANGE | Jake Farrell | 2,701 | 25.79 | ||
| Turnout | 10,909 | 75.04 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Ann-Maree Greaney | 5,305 | 58.87 | ||
| Independent | Alan Sheret | 3,706 | 41.83 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | ||||
Division 4
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kristian Price | 5,637 | 54.78 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill | Mark Molachino | 4,653 | 45.22 | ||
| Turnout | 10,716 | 75.14 | |||
| Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | ||||
Division 5
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TownsvilleCHANGE | Vera Dirou | 5,478 | 51.03 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill | Russ Cook | 5,256 | 48.97 | ||
| Turnout | 11,115 | 80.47 | |||
| TownsvilleCHANGE gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | ||||
Division 6
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Suzy Batkovic | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | ||||
Division 7
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Kurt Rehbein | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | ||||
Division 8
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Rachael Armstrong | 4,164 | 40.45 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Robinson | 3,717 | 36.11 | ||
| TownsvilleCHANGE | Guy Reece | 2,412 | 23.43 | ||
| Turnout | 10,732 | 77.95 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Andrew Robinson | 4,524 | 50.64 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill | Rachael Armstrong | 4,409 | 49.36 | ||
| Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | ||||
Division 9
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Liam Mooney | 3,721 | 37.87 | ||
| Independent | Erica Keam | 2,811 | 28.61 | ||
| Independent | Michael Edmonds | 1,844 | 18.77 | ||
| Greens | Benjamin Tiley | 1,450 | 14.76 | ||
| Turnout | 10,162 | 75.09 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Liam Mooney | 4,183 | 52.62 | ||
| Independent | Erica Keam | 3,767 | 47.38 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | ||||
Division 10
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent LNP | Brady Ellis | 4,776 | 44.06 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill | Ben Fusco | 4,355 | 40.18 | ||
| Independent | Kate Annetts | 1,709 | 15.77 | ||
| Turnout | 11,101 | 81.20 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent LNP | Brady Ellis | 5,323 | 53.84 | ||
| Team Jenny Hill | Ben Fusco | 4,563 | 46.16 | ||
| Independent LNP gain from NQ State Alliance | Swing | ||||
- 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
edit- ^ "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.