A man has complained to police after he was allegedly threatened with physical violence by local councillor.

The Redland City resident has alleged Redland City councillor Paul Gleeson threatened him after the pair made comments to each other on Facebook.

Alexandra Hills resident Dan Ling has had a confrontation with Cr Paul Gleeson after each made Facebook comments. Credit:Redland City Bulletin

Dan Ling, who is active on social media, said Cr Gleeson at first phoned him Monday morning and left a message saying "we're coming around and going to sort this out".

Mr Ling said Cr Gleeson arrived at his home shortly afterwards and tried to enter his front door.