# 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.
Incumbent mayor Jenny Hill was defeated after 12 years in the position by independent candidate Troy Thompson. She officially conceded defeat on 27 March.

## 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).
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.
Division 10 councillor Fran O'Callaghan withdrew from the mayoral election on 2 February 2024, citing health reasons, and did not recontest her seat.

## Campaign

Thompson was supported by the local chapter of My Place Australia, a conspiracy theorist group with around 50 active Facebook groups in Queensland.

## Results
### Mayor

2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | 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 | Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | N/A | |

### Division 1

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TownsvilleCHANGE | Paul Jacob | 6,669 | 55.99 |
| | Team Jenny Hill | Margie Ryder | 5,327 | 44.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,462 | 80.93 |
| | TownsvilleCHANGE gain from Team Jenny Hill | TownsvilleCHANGE gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | |

### Division 2

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 2 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | 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 | Independent hold | Swing | |
* Incumbent councillor Sue Blom (Independent) did not recontest

### Division 3

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 3 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | 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 | Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | |

### Division 4

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kristian Price | 5,637 | 54.78 |
| | Team Jenny Hill | Mark Molachino | 4,653 | 45.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,716 | 75.14 |
| | Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | |

### Division 5

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TownsvilleCHANGE | Vera Dirou | 5,478 | 51.03 |
| | Team Jenny Hill | Russ Cook | 5,256 | 48.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,115 | 80.47 |
| | TownsvilleCHANGE gain from Team Jenny Hill | TownsvilleCHANGE gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | |

### Division 6

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Team Jenny Hill | Suzy Batkovic | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Team Jenny Hill hold | Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing |

### Division 7

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Team Jenny Hill | Kurt Rehbein | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Team Jenny Hill hold | Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing |

### Division 8

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 8 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | 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 | Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | |

### Division 9

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 9 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | 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 | Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | |

### Division 10

2024 Queensland local elections: Division 10 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | 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 | 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