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The 1927 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including the nine borough councillors, also elected biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The incumbent mayor, Will Strand, was not going to stand for re-election due to personal matters. However, by mid-February his circumstances had changed to the point where he accepted nomination to stand again. [1] No other candidates emerged and he was thusly declared elected unopposed. [2] The election took place during a time of rapid population increase due to a state housing scheme in the borough. [3] By May 1927 over 600 sections had been bought up for prefabricated housing. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' | Sir Alex Roberts | 1,154 | 89.31 | ||
| Independent | Archibald Hobbs | 1,134 | 87.77 | +9.52 | |
| Citizens' | Alexander McBain | 1,114 | 86.22 | +3.19 | |
| Independent | Archibald Grierson | 1,054 | 81.57 | +0.68 | |
| Citizens' | Ernest Hunt | 1,024 | 79.25 | +0.27 | |
| Independent | Walter Meldrum | 920 | 71.20 | +1.48 | |
| Citizens' | John Mitchell | 873 | 67.56 | −4.51 | |
| Citizens' | Frank Campbell | 863 | 66.79 | ||
| Citizens' | Edward Waldie | 862 | 66.71 | +0.22 | |
| Independent | Arthur Carver | 745 | 57.66 | ||
| Independent | Hugh McGill | 595 | 46.05 | ||
| Independent | Charles Strong | 496 | 38.39 | ||
| Independent | William Henry Edwards | 468 | 36.22 | ||
| Independent | Walter Cotton | 325 | 25.15 | ||
