 The current civic cabinet consists of one mayor, elected at large, and 10 councillors, elected from 10 individual divisions.At the Queensland Local Government election, held on 19 March 2016, Jenny Hill from the centre-left Team Jenny Hill was elected mayor of Townsville, along with 10 other councillors from the same team.No councillors were elected from the rival centre-right Jayne Arlett's team, nor were any independents, effectively creating an undivided council.