Every candidate in the Townsville local government elections for 2024

Townsville residents will head to the polling booths soon to cast their vote on who should be the next mayor and councillors for the city. See all the candidates here.

Townsville City Council elections are coming up.

On March 16, Townsville will head to the polls to elect a new council to represent the city for the next four years.

There are two teams running, with incumbent Jenny Hill heading up Team Hill, which has a candidate in every division.

TownsvilleCHANGE is the second group, which has five candidates but no one taking a tilt at mayor.

There are three mayoral candidates, including Ms Hill, Troy Thompson and Harry Patel.

There is more than one candidate in eight divisions, with only one candidate standing in both Division 6 and 7.

If you need to know which division you will vote in, click this link to find a map.

See where everyone is on the ballot.

Click the head shots below to learn about the candidates in your local area.

All the candidates

Mayor

1. Jenny Hill (Team Hill)

2. Troy Thompson (Independent)

3. Harry Patel (Independent)

Division 1

1. Margie Ryder (Team Hill)

2. Paul Jacob (Change)

Division 2

1. Shari Fabbro (Team Hill)

2. Brodie Phillips (Independent)

3. Jai Philpots (Change)

Division 3

1. Alan Sheret (Independent)

2. Jake Farrell (Change)

3. Ann-Maree Greaney

Division 4

4. Kristian Price (Independent)

5. Mark Molachino (Team Hill)

Division 5

1. Russ Cook (Team Hill)

2. Vera Dirou (Change)

Division 6

1. Suzy Batkovic (Team Hill) (unopposed)

Division 7

1. Kurt Rehbein (Team Hill) (unopposed)

Division 8

1. Andrew Robinson (Independent)

2. Guy Reece (Change)

3. Rachael Armstrong (Team Hill)

Division 9

1. Liam Mooney (Team Hill)

2. Michael Edmonds (Independent)

3. Erica Keam (Independent)

4. Benjamin Tiley (The Greens)

Division 10

1. Ben Fusco (Team Hill)

2. Kate Annetts (Independent)

3. Brady Ellis (Independent)

Originally published as Every candidate in the Townsville local government elections for 2024