The 2020 Townsville City Council election was held on 28 March 2020 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.
Team Jenny Hill won all but one wards, with their only loss coming in Division 2. Hill was also re-elected mayor, winning 61.53% of the vote after preferences.
Candidates Incumbents are shown in bold text.
Ward Held by Team Jenny Hill Time for Townsville NQ State Alliance Independents Others Mayor Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill Greg Dowling Chris Eastaughffe Sam Cox Division 1 Team Jenny Hill Margie Ryder Nigel Ward Brigot Pugh Sandra Chesney Division 2 Independent Nanette Radeck Sue Blom Division 3 Team Jenny Hill Ann-Maree Greaney Nicole Bates Alan Sheret Mackenzie Severns (AJP) Division 4 Team Jenny Hill Mark Molachino Division 5 Team Jenny Hill Russ Cook Paul Bagenal Division 6 Team Jenny Hill Suzy Batkovic Martin Brewster Damon Johnstone Trevor Roberts Alan Birrell (Ind. PHON) Division 7 Team Jenny Hill Kurt Rehbein Harry Patel Division 8 Team Jenny Hill Maurie Soars Chris Hanson Stephen Duffie Division 9 Team Jenny Hill Liam Mooney Jacinta Warland Corey Davis Trevor Elson Team Jenny Hill Les Walker Fran O'Callaghan Asti Poole
Most Team Hill councillors sought re-election. Verena Coombe (Division 6) and Colleen Doyle (Division 9) retired, while Paul Jacob (Division 2) left Team Hill in 2019 to sit as an independent. He did not seek re-election.
Former MP Sam Cox announced in November 2019 that he would run for mayor as an independent, with a focus on a "back to basics" council.
Greg Dowling, a former United Australia Party (UAP) candidate and professional rugby league footballer, also ran for mayor on the "It's Time for Townsville" ticket. He was officially endorsed by UAP founder Clive Palmer, who spent $625,000 on supporting Dowling's campaign.
Results Mayor
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