2007 Wellington local elections

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2007 Wellington local elections
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  2004 13 October 2007 2010  

The 2007 Wellington local elections were part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts.

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Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.

Mayor

2007 Wellington City mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Kerry Prendergast 34.8917,91018,00818,11018,32718,52119,27419,92520,51621,868
Independent Ray Ahipene-Mercer 13.556,9547,065 7,168 7,360 7,642 8,003 8,632 9,389 10,899
Independent Bryan Pepperell11.075,6805,752 5,861 5,966 6,187 6,458 7,070 8,335 10,125
Independent Helene Ritchie 10.835,5595,633 5,755 5,865 6,050 6,346 6,754 7,643  
Independent Jack Ruben7.663,9303,996 4,076 4,228 4,424 4,723 5,348   
Independent Rob Goulden6.213,1873,241 3,299 3,515 3,708 4,213    
Independent John McGrath6.053,1063,155 3,188 3,344 3,473     
Independent Carl Gifford3.371,7301,779 1,901 2,015      
Independent Paul Bailey2.951,5121,546 1,584       
Workers Party Nick Kelly1.82932988        
Independent Nick Wang1.63838        
Electorate: 132,051  Valid: 51,328  Spoilt: 218  Quota: 21446  Turnout: 39.76  

    Eastern ward

    The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Eastern Ward (3 vacancies) [2]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Independent Ray Ahipene-Mercer 3,190
    Labour Leonie Gill 2,698
    Independent Rob Goulden 2.375
    Independent Ruth Gotlieb 1,949
    Independent Paul Bailey1,058
    Independent Josie Bullock546
    Independent Ian Macfarlane411
    Informal votes
    Turnout 12,227

    Lambton ward

    The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Lambton Ward (3 vacancies) [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Independent Ian McKinnon 2,649
    Green Iona Pannett 2,401
    Independent Stephanie Cook 2,460
    Labour Alick Shaw1,673
    Independent Callum Strong720
    Independent Ed van Son424
    Independent Frank Lawton306
    Independent Micheal Durrant230
    Informal votes
    Turnout 10,863

    Northern ward

    The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Northern Ward (3 vacancies) [4]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Independent Hayley Wain 2,968
    Independent Helene Ritchie 2,446
    Independent Ngaire Best 2,412
    Independent Robert Armstrong2,280
    Independent Roger Ellis1,569
    Independent James Candiliotis1,352
    Independent Ian Hutchings1,175
    Green Tane Woodley699
    Independent Mike Collett392
    Independent Jonathan Fletcher322
    Informal votes
    Turnout 15,613

    Onslow-Western ward

    The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Onslow-Western Ward (3 vacancies) [5]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Independent Andy Foster 4,246
    Independent John Morrison 3,296
    Independent Jo Coughlan 3,176
    Independent Jack Ruben3,141
    Labour Pauline Scott1,103
    Informal votes
    Turnout 14,692

    Southern ward

    The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

    Southern Ward (2 vacancies) [6]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Green Celia Wade-Brown 2,286
    Independent Bryan Pepperell 2,134
    Independent Lorraine Edwards910
    Labour Ida Faiumu-Isa'ako907
    Independent Rex Nairn676
    Independent Shelagh Noble501
    Independent John Robinson388
    Independent Bernie Harris302
    Informal votes
    Turnout 8,104

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    References

    1. "2013 Triennial Election: Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
    2. "Eastern Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
    3. "Lambton Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
    4. "Northern ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
    5. "Onslow-Western Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
    6. "Southern Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.