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2024 Townsville City Council election

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]

2024 Townsville City Council election
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Turnout74.27% (Increase 4.94) (mayoral election)
Mayor
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
IND
IND
CandidateTroy ThompsonJenny HillHarry Patel
PartyIndependentTeam Jenny HillIndependent
Popular vote50,16747,41510,529
Percentage46.60%43.86%9.74%
SwingIncrease 46.60Decrease 6.78Increase 9.74
TCP52.62%47.38%
TCP swingIncrease 52.62Decrease 14.15
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
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill4−5
IndependentN/A3+2
TownsvilleCHANGEPaul Jacob2+2
Independent LNPN/A1+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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

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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

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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

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Mayor

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This section is an excerpt from 2024 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentTroy Thompson50,16746.60+46.60
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill47,41543.86−6.78
IndependentHarry Patel10,5299.74+9.74
Turnout112,02079.21+4.94
Two-candidate-preferred result
IndependentTroy Thompson53,95652.62+52.62
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill48,57547.38−14.15
Independent gain from Team Jenny HillSwingN/A

Councillors

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections § Townsville.[edit]

Division 1

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TownsvilleCHANGEPaul Jacob6,66955.99
Team Jenny HillMargie Ryder5,32744.41
Turnout12,46280.93
TownsvilleCHANGE gain from Team Jenny HillSwing

Division 2

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentBrodie Phillips6,88862.48
Team Jenny HillShari Fabbro2,79725.36
TownsvilleCHANGEJai Philpots1,34312.18
Turnout11,40080.32
Two-candidate-preferred result
IndependentBrodie Phillips7,34671.72
Team Jenny HillShari Fabbro2,89728.28
Independent holdSwing
  • Incumbent councillor Sue Blom (Independent) did not recontest

Division 3

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny HillAnn-Maree Greaney4,97147.46
IndependentAlan Sheret2,80326.76
TownsvilleCHANGEJake Farrell2,70125.79
Turnout10,90975.04
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny HillAnn-Maree Greaney5,30558.87
IndependentAlan Sheret3,70641.83
Team Jenny Hill holdSwing

Division 4

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentKristian Price5,63754.78
Team Jenny HillMark Molachino4,65345.22
Turnout10,71675.14
Independent gain from Team Jenny HillSwing

Division 5

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 5
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TownsvilleCHANGEVera Dirou5,47851.03
Team Jenny HillRuss Cook5,25648.97
Turnout11,11580.47
TownsvilleCHANGE gain from Team Jenny HillSwing

Division 6

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny HillSuzy Batkovicunopposed
Registered electors
Team Jenny Hill holdSwing

Division 7

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny HillKurt Rehbeinunopposed
Registered electors
Team Jenny Hill holdSwing

Division 8

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny HillRachael Armstrong4,16440.45
IndependentAndrew Robinson3,71736.11
TownsvilleCHANGEGuy Reece2,41223.43
Turnout10,73277.95
Two-candidate-preferred result
IndependentAndrew Robinson4,52450.64
Team Jenny HillRachael Armstrong4,40949.36
Independent gain from Team Jenny HillSwing

Division 9

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny HillLiam Mooney3,72137.87
IndependentErica Keam2,81128.61
IndependentMichael Edmonds1,84418.77
GreensBenjamin Tiley1,45014.76
Turnout10,16275.09
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny HillLiam Mooney4,18352.62
IndependentErica Keam3,76747.38
Team Jenny Hill holdSwing

Division 10

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2024 Queensland local elections: Division 10
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LNPBrady Ellis4,77644.06
Team Jenny HillBen Fusco4,35540.18
IndependentKate Annetts1,70915.77
Turnout11,10181.20
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNPBrady Ellis5,32353.84
Team Jenny HillBen Fusco4,56346.16
Independent LNP gain from NQ State AllianceSwing

References

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  1. ^ "2024 local government elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Long-serving Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill formally concedes election defeat". ABC News. 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "'Time to give it a crack': New council candidates announced for divisions 2, 10". Townsville Bulletin.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Jackson, Blair (2 February 2024). "Townsville elections: Fran O'Callaghan not running for mayor, cites health reasons". Townsville Bulletin.
  7. ^ "Troy Thompson linked to right-wing conspiracy group My Place Townsville". Townsville Bulletin. 23 March 2024.
  8. ^ "My Place groups worry about 5G and chemtrails. Some are also taking an interest in Queensland's council elections". Guardian Australia. 11 April 2024.
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