2016 Townsville City Council election explained

Country:

Queensland

Ongoing:

Previous Election:

2012 Townsville City Council election

Previous Year:

2012

Next Election:

2020 Townsville City Council election

Next Year:

2020

Election Date:

19 March 2016

Module:

Election Name:

Mayor

Embed:

yes

Type:

parliamentary

Ongoing:

Colour1:

F6CB47

Popular Vote1:

58,862

Percentage1:

59.51%

Swing1:

25.77

Candidate2:

Jayne Arlett

Colour2:

802143

Popular Vote2:

34,849

Percentage2:

35.23%

Swing2:

35.23

1Blank:

2CP

2Blank:

2CP swing

1Data1:

62.69%

2Data1:

11.11

1Data2:

37.31%

2Data2:

37.31

Mayor

Posttitle:

Subsequent Mayor

Module:

Embed:	yes
Ongoing:	no
Election Name:	Councillors
Seats For Election:	All 11 members on the City Council (including the Mayor)
Majority Seats:	6
Party1:	Team Jenny Hill
Colour1:	F6CB47
Percentage1:	53.79
Seats1:	10
Last Election1:	2
Party2:	Jayne Arlett's Team
Leader2:	Jayne Arlett
Colour2:	802143
Percentage2:	38.81
Seats2:	0
Last Election2:	0
Party3:	Independent politician
Leader3:	N/A
Percentage3:	7.39
Seats3:	0
Last Election3:	1

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.^[1]

Team Jenny Hill defeated Jayne Arlett's Team in a landslide victory, picking up every single ward, along with retaining the mayoralty.

Background

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Results

Councillors

Notes and References

Web site: 2016 Local Government Elections . Electoral Commission of Queensland . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327003739/https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/groupIndex.html . 27 March 2024.
News: Townsville businesswoman Jayne Arlett to challenge Jenny Hill for mayoral spot . ABC News. 21 October 2015 .
News: Arlett unveils full team . Townsville Bulletin. 10 December 2015 .
News: Ernst pulls out of election race as battle heats up . Townsville Bulletin. 17 November 2015 .