1998 Auckland City local elections

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1998 Auckland City local elections
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All 19 seats on the Auckland City Council
 First partySecond party
 
Party Citizens & Ratepayers City Vision
Last election17N/A
Seats won75
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 5
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Auckland Now
Last election2N/A
Seats won22
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 2

The 1998 Auckland local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Auckland elections covered one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

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Auckland City Council

The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and nineteen councillors elected from seven wards (Avondale-Roskill, Balmoral, Eastern Bays, Hauraki Gulf Islands, Hobson, Penrose and Western Bays). [1]

Mayor

1998 Auckland mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christine Fletcher 48,181 40.51
Independent Les Mills 43,15136.28−14.68
Independent Richard Holden12,47710.49
Independent Lynda Topp 4,4923.77
Green Sue Bradford 3,8283.21
Independent Bill Christian1,9771.66
Independent Robert Rakete1,4011.17−0.50
Christians Against AbortionPhil O'Connor9400.79−0.59
Independent Sue Henry7810.65−0.73
McGillicuddy Serious Derek Craig4520.38
Independent Phill Matthias4480.37
Independent Tui McLeod3190.26
Communist League Felicity Coggan2980.25
Independent Peter Ralph1660.13
Majority5,0304.23
Turnout 118,91151.68+2.18

Avondale-Roskill Ward

The Avondale-Roskill Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council

Avondale-Roskill Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Raffills 8,50937.64+9.18
Citizens & Ratepayers David Hay 8,42937.28
City Vision Vern Walsh7,24132.03
Citizens & Ratepayers Doug Astley7,12231.50
Independent Brian Maude6,86930.38−8.14
Independent Kathy Henderson6,27727.76
Citizens & Ratepayers Dawn Mullins5,97826.44
Independent Gilbert Myles 5,94226.28
City Vision Corinne McLaren5,74025.39
City Vision Deirdre Milne 5,70125.22
City Vision Jude Russell Mathews5,19122.96
Auckland NowGrahame Breed4,24518.77
Independent Geoff Abbott3,71616.43
Independent Patricia Crosswell3,34114.78
Auckland NowJoel Fotu3,19514.13
Independent Bev Harris2,91812.90
Majority2531.11
Turnout 22,604

Balmoral Ward

The Balmoral Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Balmoral Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Vision Maire Leadbeater 5,63337.24
Citizens & Ratepayers Frank Ryan 5,35335.39
City Vision Kay McKelvie 4,57630.25
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Goddard4,32828.61
City Vision Robert Leslie Delmer4,26828.21
Auckland NowAmanda Jane Reynolds3,98626.35
Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Johns3,72724.64
Auckland NowSam Bassett3,37222.29
Auckland NowMark Joseph Donnelly3,30321.83
Independent Greg McKeown2,86518.94
Independent Steven John Atwood2,01013.28
Independent Jill Bolland1,95212.90
Majority2481.63
Turnout 15,125

Eastern Bays Ward

The Eastern Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Eastern Bays Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Juliet Yates7,79451.42−38.19
Independent Gray Bartlett 5,57936.81−43.93
Citizens & Ratepayers Colin Davis5,20434.33−29.23
Auckland NowAnna Louise Brewer3,71524.51
Auckland NowChris Diack3,43122.63
City Vision Nicholas O'Flaherty2,42315.98
City Vision Jane Wells2,16614.29
Majority3752.47
Turnout 15,156

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward

The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elected one member to the Auckland City Council

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Faye Storer1,47545.93
Independent Tim Hubbard1,09934.22
Auckland NowAdrian Chisholm63719.83
Majority37611.70
Turnout 3,211

Hobson Ward

The Hobson Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Hobson Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Auckland Now Victoria Carter 8,90353.22
Citizens & Ratepayers Barbara Goodman 8,01247.89−9.41
Auckland NowJonathan Olsen5,85134.97
Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens5,65933.82−14.57
Citizens & Ratepayers Ken Graham4,83528.90
Auckland NowVivienne Feijen4,76228.46
City Vision Coralie van Camp3,32419.87
City Vision David Haigh3,08518.44
Independent Allan Spence2,77216.57
City Vision John Ernest Waide2,35514.07
Independent Wayne George Young6263.74
Majority1921.14
Turnout 16,728

Penrose Ward

The Penrose Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council

Penrose Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Northey 8,94251.73
Independent Bill Christian7,66044.31
Labour Jan Welch7,44843.09
Citizens & Ratepayers Catherine Harland5,96134.48
Independent Jason Keiller5,02029.04
Independent Sue Henry4,76427.56
Citizens & Ratepayers Alistair James Page4,52026.15
City Vision Trevor Barnard4,51526.12
Auckland NowJohn Davies4,34525.13
Auckland NowAngus Stuart Ogilvie3,96022.91
Auckland NowCarolyn Fay Martin3,75521.72
Auckland NowEdgar Thomas Henson3,23518.71
Independent Ruta Malota-Romanovsky3,21318.58
Independent Tui McLeod1,79610.39
Majority9415.44
Turnout 17,284

Western Bays Ward

The Western Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Western Bays Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
City Vision Bruce Hucker7,32360.07+4.07
City Vision Penny Sefuvia6,21050.94+4.26
Auckland NowGary Gotlieb4,31435.39−6.18
Auckland NowGreg Moyle3,33227.33
Independent Chris Cotton2,69622.11
Independent David Stewart5024.11
Majority1,89615.55
Turnout 12,189

Auckland Regional Council

Auckland Isthmus Ward

The Auckland Isthmus Ward elects four members to the Auckland Regional Council

Auckland Isthmus Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Warren 41,35844.62−17.49
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Thorp33,83036.50−24.01
City Vision Mike Lee 33,55936.21+0.38
City Vision Jack Henderson31,26933.74
Auckland NowMaureen Fletcher31,22333.69
Auckland Now Deborah Coddington 30,51832.93
City Vision John Hill28,15130.37
Citizens & Ratepayers Selwyn Bartlett27,53329.70−22.20
Auckland NowShane Firth26,47528.56
City Vision Matthew Bostwick26,96029.09
Citizens & Ratepayers Ron Greer25,86627.91−23.14
Auckland NowAlex Swney22,25224.01
Independent Harry Palmer11,70512.63
Majority460.04
Turnout 92,675

References

  1. ↑ Bassett, Michael (2013). City of sails: the history of Auckland City Council, 1989–2010. Upstart Press. p. 385-6. ISBN   978-1927262009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Auckland City Council - Declaration of Results of Election". The New Zealand Herald . 19 October 1998. p. D8.
  3. ↑ "Auckland Regional Council – Declaration of Results of Election". The New Zealand Herald . 19 October 1998. p. D8.
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