The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia.

To the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma.

[3] The City of Townsville was notable in Australia in the 1890s and early 1900s for its support for municipal socialism.

The anarchist and socialist Alderman Ned Lowry advocated for the City of Townsville to control various industries.

[4] In 1939, Fred Paterson stood successfully as an alderman for the Townsville City Council, becoming the first member of the Communist Party to win such an office in Australia.

[5] A succession of endorsed Labor Party mayors and majority councillors held a continuous civic government from 1976–2008.

[8] After one term, mayor Les Tyrell chose to retire from politics and did not recontest his position.