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The 2007 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including nineteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The election saw one-term Mayor Dick Hubbard defeated by his predecessor John Banks. Hubbard was the third consecutive mayor voted out after only one term and Banks became the first former mayor of Auckland to reclaim the position since Dove-Myer Robinson in 1968.
This was to be the last election for municipal offices to the Auckland City Council. By 2010 it had merged to become part of the new Auckland Council. Banks stood for the newly created office of Mayor of Auckland but lost to former mayor of Manukau City Len Brown.
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John Banks | 45,387 | 40.61 | +4.23 | |
| Independent | Dick Hubbard | 35,314 | 31.59 | -19.19 | |
| Independent | Alex Swney | 10,677 | 9.55 | ||
| Independent | John Hinchcliff | 5,151 | 4.60 | ||
| Independent | Steve Crow | 5,101 | 4.56 | ||
| Independent | Elaine West | 2,286 | 2.04 | ||
| Independent | Lisa Prager | 2,183 | 1.95 | ||
| Christians Against Abortion | Phil O'Connor | 1,087 | 0.97 | +0.17 | |
| Independent | Glen Snelgar | 836 | 0.74 | ||
| Communist League | Felicity Coggan | 735 | 0.65 | +0.30 | |
| Independent | Coralie Van Camp | 716 | 0.64 | ||
| Independent | Scruff Ralph | 712 | 0.63 | ||
| Independent | Raymond Presland | 497 | 0.44 | ||
| Direct Democracy | Steve Taylor | 438 | 0.39 | ||
| Independent | Susan Roberts | 299 | 0.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 340 | 0.30 | +0.09 | ||
| Majority | 10,073 | 9.01 | |||
| Turnout | 111,759 | ||||
Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.
| Party/ticket | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens & Ratepayers | 11 | |
| City Vision | 3 | |
| Labour | 2 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
| Focus Eden-Albert | 1 |
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