List of mayors of Townsville explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Townsville
Incumbent:Troy Thompson
Incumbentsince:16 March 2024
Termlength:4 years
Formation:1866
Inaugural:John Melton Black

This is a list of mayors of the City of Townsville, a local government area of Queensland, Australia.[1] [2]

The current mayor is Troy Thompson. Elected in 2024, he beat previous mayor Jenny Hill, who was elected in 2012 and subsequently re-elected in 2016 and 2020.[3] [4] [5]

Elections for mayor are held every 4 years as part of the statewide local elections.

History

The first mayor was John Melton Black, a pioneer who is said to have built the first house in Townsville.[6]

In 1976, the Labor Party won control of the council, with Perc Tucker elected mayor. He served until his death in August 1980, being replaced by Mike Reynolds, who was himself succeeded by Tony Mooney in 1989.

Mooney served as mayor until the 2008 election, which was the first the original City of Townsville merged with the City of Thuringowa. Former Thuringowa mayor Les Tyrell defeated Mooney in a landslide, but only served for a single term and retired in 2012.[7]

Mayors

1866−present

No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm endNotesCouncil control
(term)
1John Melton Black
Independent18661867
2William Alfred RossIndependent18681868
3William Aplin
Independent18691869
4Frederick ColemanIndependent18701870
5Patrick Hanran
Independent18711872
6S. F. WalkerIndependent18731873
7Joseph FletcherIndependent18741874
(6)S. F. WalkerIndependent18751875
8Henry KnappIndependent18761876Noted as a "brief" term
(5)Patrick Hanran
Independent18761877
9E. A. HeadIndependent18781878
(5)Patrick Hanran
Independent18791879
10Thankful Percy WillmettIndependent18801881
(5)Patrick Hanran
Independent18821882
11W.V. BrownIndependent18831883
(10)Thankful Percy WillmettIndependent18831884
12Eugene J. ForrestIndependent18851885
13Henry Barbenson Le Touzel HubertIndependent18851885
14W.P. WalkerIndependent18861886
15Arthur Glennie BundockIndependent18871888[8]
16John Newport ParkesIndependent18891889
17William ClaytonIndependent18901890
18Lionel FairleyIndependent18911891
(5)Patrick Hanran
Independent18921892
19C.F.A. SparreIndependent18921892
(5)Patrick Hanran
Independent18931893
20Murdo CameronIndependent18941894
(12)Eugene J. ForrestIndependent18951895
(5)Patrick Hanran
Independent18961896
21Michael McKiernanIndependent18971897
22A.E. McCreedyIndependent18981898
23Thomas EnrightIndependent18991899
(22)A.E. McCreedyIndependent19001900
(20)Murdo CameronIndependent19011901
(10)Thankful Percy WillmettIndependent19021902
24William Archer AckersIndependent19031903
25Thomas SmythIndependent19041904
(20)Murdo CameronIndependent19051905
26J. ThompsonIndependent19061906
27Peter MinehanIndependent19071907
28George MurrayIndependent19081908
(25)Thomas SmythIndependent19091909
29Joseph Hodel
Independent19101910[9]
(28)George MurrayIndependent19111911
30John Henry TyackIndependent19121912[10]
31Robert Wilson McClellandIndependent19131913
32William Henry SwalesIndependent19141915
(31)Robert Wilson McClellandIndependent19161916
33John Edward CleggIndependent19171918
34Thomas George MelroseIndependent19191919
35William Green
Northern Country19201923
36Anthony Ogden
Labor19241926
37William John Heatley
Independent19278 April 1933[11]
38John Stewart MitchellIndependent8 April 19331952
39Angus J. SmithIndependent19521967
40Harold PhillipsIndependent19671972
41Max Hooper
Independent National19721976
42Perc Tucker
Labor197620 August 1980Died in office
43Mike Reynolds
Labor20 August 19801989
44Tony MooneyLabor198915 March 2008Lost re-election
45Les TyrellTeam Tyrell15 March 200828 April 2012Mayor of Thuringowa from 1991−2008. RetiredTeam Tyrell majority
Townsville First majority
46Jenny HillTeam Jenny Hill28 April 201216 March 2024Also a Labor Party member. Lost re-election
No overall control
Team Jenny Hill majority
47Troy ThompsonIndependent16 March 2024presentIncumbentNo overall control

Electoral results

1933

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayors of Townsville. Townsville City Council. 28 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529065733/http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries/history/Documents/Mayors%20of%20Townsville-Info%20sheet.pdf. 29 May 2014. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Chronological history of Townsville, 1770 to 1900. Townsville City Council. 28 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528061236/http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/townsville/heritage/townsville/pages/chronology.aspx. 28 May 2014. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: 2012 Townsville City Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary. Electoral Commission Queensland. 21 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227013625/http://ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2012/TownsvilleCityCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html. 27 February 2014. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: 2016 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary. 20 April 2016. Electoral Commission of Queensland. 18 June 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160614015309/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/TownsvilleCityCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html. 14 June 2016. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: 2020. 2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020. 16 June 2020. Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  6. News: JOHN MELTON BLACK. . . Qld. . 10 July 1934 . 17 January 2016 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: 2008 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary . Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  8. News: Local Government Elections. . . Toowoomba, Qld. . 15 February 1888 . 4 October 2013 . 3 . National Library of Australia . 11 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111094312/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102551041 . live .
  9. Manion. Jim. Joseph Hodel (1850–1943). hodel-joseph-6693. 1983. 9. 26 December 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224155449/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hodel-joseph-6693 . 24 December 2013. dmy-all.
  10. Book: Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859–1919. 2004. Queensland Family History Society. 1-876613-79-3.
  11. Web site: DEATH OF MR. W. J. HEATLEY . Townsville Daily Bulletin . 15 June 1944.

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