2016 Townsville City Council election

Australian local election March 2024 Queensland no parliamentary 2012 Townsville City Council election 2012 2020 Townsville City Council election 2020 19 March 2016 All 11 councillors (including the mayor) 6 Mayor yes parliamentary no Primary 80.05% JennyHill.jpg 170 120 160 15 23 Jenny Hill Team Jenny Hill Team Jenny Hill 58,862 59.51% 25.77 JAT glenn lazarus team Jayne Arlett Jayne Arlett's Team glenn lazarus team 34,849 35.23% 35.23 TCP TCP swing 62.69% 11.11 37.31% 37.31 Mayor Jenny Hill Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill Team Jenny Hill yes no Councillors Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill Team Jenny Hill 53.79 10 2 The 2016 Townsville City Council election was held on 19 March 2016 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.2016 Local Government Elections https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/groupIndex.html Electoral Commission of Queensland https://web.archive.org/web/20240327003739/https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/groupIndex.html 27 March 2024 Team Jenny Hill defeated Jayne Arlett's Team in a landslide victory, winning every ward and retaining the mayoralty. Background 2012 Townsville City Council election At the previous election in 2012, councillor Team Jenny Hill narrowly won the mayoralty following the retirement of Les Tyrell. Seven Townsville First candidates were elected, while only two members of Hill's team won seats. Candidates On 21 October 2015, businesswoman and Townsville Fire chairwoman Jayne Arlett announced she would run for mayor.Townsville businesswoman Jayne Arlett to challenge Jenny Hill for mayoral spot https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-21/townsville-businesswoman-jayne-arlett-to-contest-mayoral-race/6871722 ABC News 21 October 2015 2024-03-27 2024-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20240327014536/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-21/townsville-businesswoman-jayne-arlett-to-contest-mayoral-race/6871722 live In December 2015, she announced she would run a team of candidates in all wards, which included incumbent Townsville First councillors Ray Gartrell, Sue Blom, Gary Eddiehausen, Trevor Roberts and Tony Parsons.Arlett unveils full team https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/arlett-unveils-full-team/news-story/25fe98302725651e09a1a53e4e6ea32f Townsville Bulletin 10 December 2015 29 March 2024 27 March 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240329094838/https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/arlett-unveils-full-team/news-story/25fe98302725651e09a1a53e4e6ea32f live Team Hill ran candidates in all wards, including their two incumbent councillors − Colleen Doyle (Division 9) and Les Walker (Division 10). First-term independent councillor Pat Ernst announced in November 2015 that he would not seek re-election in Division 5.Ernst pulls out of election race as battle heats up https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville/ernst-pulls-out-of-election-race-as-battle-heats-up/news-story/2214353e925e9f4f71f259770a5db3ad Townsville Bulletin 17 November 2015 Results Mayor 2016 Queensland mayoral elections Townsville Councillors Results of the 2016 Queensland local elections Townsville yes References Category:Townsville City Council elections Townsville Townsville