2019 Auckland local elections

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The 2019 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2019 by postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections. The elections were the fourth since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected.

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Mayoral election

The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, sought a second term and was re-elected ahead of second highest polling candidate John Tamihere. [1]

Governing body elections

Twenty members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system. [2]

The Auckland Future ticket, holding four local body seats since 2016, announced in March 2019 that it would not field candidates. [3]

Mike Lee, sitting councillor for Waitemata and Gulf ward, announced in late-June 2019 that he would run again. The City Vision ticket, which had endorsed Lee since 1998, had selected Pippa Coom as its candidate in March 2019. [4] [5]

The final candidate list was released on 19 August. [6]

Rodney ward (1)

Incumbent Greg Sayers was the only nomination.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
Independent for Rodney Greg Sayers -Elected unopposed
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Albany ward (2)

Incumbents Walker and Watson both ran for re-election under the ticket "Putting People First".

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
Putting People First John Watson 28,510
Putting People First Wayne Walker 24,768
IndependentJulia Parfitt20,278
Alezix Heneti3,230
Informal/blank3,092

North Shore ward (2)

Incumbents Darby and Hills both sought re-election.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
A Positive Voice for the Shore Richard Hills 18,746
Taking the Shore Forward Chris Darby 17,559
More For The ShoreDanielle Grant15,071
More For The Shore Grant Gillon 14,300
IndependentAnthony Bunting3,976
Informal/blank1,500

Waitākere Ward (2)

Of the two incumbents, Linda Cooper sought re-election and Penny Hulse retired.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
Independent Linda Cooper 14,750
Labour Shane Henderson 14,695
Labour Greg Presland11,623
IndependentPeter Chan10,674
IndependentPaul Talyancich6,121
IndependentDillon Tooth5,944
STOP Trashing Our PlanetTricia Cheel2,677
IndependentMichael Coote2,558
Informal/blank1,837

Waitemata and Gulf ward (1)

Incumbent Mike Lee sought re-election.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
City Vision Pippa Coom 6,581
Independent Mike Lee 6,262
C&R - Communities and Residents Sarah Trotman 2,907
IndependentWill Maxwell-Steele740
IndependentAllan Matson431
Informal/blank1,147

Whau ward (1)

Incumbent Ross Clow sought re-election.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
C&R - Communities and Residents Tracy Mulholland 5,853
Labour Ross Clow 5,663
Green Jessamine Fraser2,241
Community IndependentsPaul Davie1,774
IndependentAnne Degia-Pala1,336
Informal/blank-

Albert-Eden-Roskill ward (2)

Incumbents Casey and Fletcher both sought re-election.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
C&R - Communities and Residents Christine Fletcher 20,239
City Vision Cathy Casey 19,255
C&R - Communities and Residents Mark Thomas17,570
City Vision Mark Graham15,965
Informal/blank2,512

Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward (1)

Incumbent Josephine Bartley sought re-election.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
Labour Josephine Bartley 8,358
C&R - Communities and Residents Josh Beddell7,214
Better AucklandCarmel Claridge1,264
United LocalsPatrick O'Meara892
Informal/blank943

Manukau ward (2)

Incumbents Collins and Filipaina both sought re-election.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
Labour Faanana Efeso Collins 19,053
Labour Alf Filipaina 18,814
Communist League Patrick Brown4,912
Informal/blank1,722

Manurewa-Papakura ward (2)

Of the two incumbents, Daniel Newman sought re-election and John Walker retired.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team Angela Dalton 17,362
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team Daniel Newman 15,904
Labour Peter Neilson 6,191
Labour Ilango Krishnamoorthy4,347
Justice for FamiliesVeronica Turner2,605
IndependentKarin Kerr2,575
Informal/blank1,356

Franklin ward (1)

Incumbent Bill Cashmore was the only nomination.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
Team Franklin Bill Cashmore -Elected unopposed
Informal/blank-

Ōrākei ward (1)

Incumbent Desley Simpson sought re-election.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
C&R - Communities and Residents Desley Simpson 19,618
Green Alan Barraclough3,892
Better AucklandMike Padfield2,958
Informal/blank1,532

Howick ward (2)

Incumbents Stewart and Young both sought re-election.

Affiliation (if any)NameVotesNotes
Independent Sharon Stewart 19,531
Independent Paul Young 16,809
Independent Damian Light 12,369
Collings for CouncilDavid Collings11,820
East VisionTofik Mamedov4,363
Informal/blank1,722

Licensing Trust elections

35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.

Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
Your Community TrustPaula GillonElected unopposed
Your Community TrustMarilyn NichollsElected unopposed
Your Community TrustShane PrinceElected unopposed
Your Community TrustMarcus ReynoldsElected unopposed
Your Community TrustStuart WeirElected unopposed
Informal/blank-

Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
Labour Mark Gosche 3,232
Labour Nerissa Henry3,067
Labour Alan Verrall2,759
C&R - Communities and Residents Tania Batucan2,730
Labour Maureen Benson-Rea2,672
Labour Jean Dolheguy2,494
United LocalsLeanne Cross2,478
Labour Deborah Misiupa2,394
Communities & Residents Hainoame Fulivai2,311
United LocalsGreg Woodcock1,811
United LocalsPatrick O'Meara1,802
United LocalsBryan Mockbridge1,575
Informal/blank1,309

Portage Licensing Trust

Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
City Vision Catherine Farmer5,074
City Vision Margi Watson4,734
City Vision Kurt Taogaga3,646
Community FirstKathryn Davie3,631
Community FirstPaul Davie3,366
Trusts Action GroupSam Learmonth3,080
Communities & Residents Shefali Mehta2,946
Informal/blank-

Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
Labour Leanne Taylor2,027
Labour Pam Nutall1,874
IndependentWayne Davis1,623
Informal/blank-

Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
Future West Neil Henderson1,807
IndependentJanet Clews1,601
Trusts Action GroupNoel Watson1,490
Informal/blank-

Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
Future West Mark Roberts4,264
Trusts Action GroupBen Goodale3,427
Labour Ross Clow 3,344
IndependentAndreas Bodenstein1,154
Informal/blank-

Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
Labour Ami ChandElected unopposed

Waitakere Licensing Trust

Ward No 1 – Te Atatū (2)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
Independent Penny Hulse 4,445
Labour Brooke Loader3,392
Trusts Action GroupAmanda Roberts2,956
Trusts Action GroupNick Smale2,835
Informal/blank-

Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
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Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
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Ward No 4 – Henderson (1)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
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Wiri Licensing Trust (6)

Affiliation (if any)NameVotes
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Term-end performance assessment

Bernard Orsman and Simon Wilson, the local government reporters from The New Zealand Herald , both assessed the performance of each elected member at the end of the term. Their ratings, from 1 to 10 (worst to best), were compiled without them comparing notes. Orsman and Wilson are known to be at opposing end of the political spectrum. Seven out of their twenty-one ratings are identical. Orsman assigned rates from 3 to 8, while Wilson had councillors rated from 1 to 10. [7]

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References

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