2016 Townsville City Council election

2016 Townsville City Council election

← 2012 19 March 2016 2020 →
Mayor
  First party Second party
 
JAT
Candidate Jenny Hill Jayne Arlett
Party Team Jenny Hill Jayne Arlett's Team
Popular vote 58,862 34,849
Percentage 59.51% 35.23%
Swing Increase 25.77 Increase 35.23
2CP 62.69% 37.31%
2CP swing Increase 11.11 Increase 37.31

Mayor before election

Jenny Hill
Team Jenny Hill

Subsequent Mayor

Jenny Hill
Team Jenny Hill

Councillors

All 11 members on the City Council (including the Mayor)
6 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill 53.79 10 +8
Jayne Arlett's Team Jayne Arlett 38.81 0 0
Independent N/A 7.39 0 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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.

  1. ^ "2016 Local Government Elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.