2025 Auckland Council election

2025 Auckland Council election

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Turnout	TBD
Mayoral election

Affiliation		Seats	Change
	Independents	8
	Labour	5
	Putting People First	2
	Communities & Residents	1
	City Vision	1
	Team Franklin	1
	WestWards	1
	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	1

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Popular vote share of winning councillors by ward

The 2025 Auckland Council election is an upcoming local election to be held from 9 September to 11 October in the Auckland Region of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters will elect the mayor of Auckland, 20 councillors and 151 local board members (across 21 local boards) for the 2025–2028 term of the Auckland Council.

Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system will be used.

Key dates

• 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates will open
• 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates will close at 12 pm
• 9 September 2025: Voting documents will be posted and voting will open
• 11 October 2025: Voting will close at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results will be published
• 16-19 October 2025: Final results will be declared. ^[1]

Background

Further information: 2022–2025 term of the Auckland Council

Positions up for election

Voters in Auckland will elect 20 councillors from 13 wards, as well as the mayor of Auckland. They will also elect 151 members from 21 local boards and 35 trustees across 5 licensing trusts (Birkenhead, Mount Wellington, Portage, Waitākere, and Wiri Licensing Trust). ^[2]

Representation

Local boards

These are the first Auckland local elections since the 2024 Representation Review, which increased the number of local board members from 149 to 151, with the Howick Local Board gaining an additional 2 members for a total of 11. ^[3]

Pre-election report

The growth of Auckland was brought up in the pre-election report; the city now comprised over 1.8 million people (more than one third of the entire country) and contributed 40% of the country's GDP. The population was expected to grow by 520,000 in the next three decades. ^[4] Low productivity was another challenge identified in the pre-election report. ^[4]

The report noted that the council needed to invest $295 billion in the city's infrastructure. The State of Auckland Report (commissioned by the Committee for Auckland) ranked the city 99th against other peer cities globally in terms of productivity. ^[4]

Auckland was vulnerable to extreme weather including flooding and sea level rise, according to the pre-election report. ^[4]

Central government tensions

There were tensions between the council and central government during the 2022–2025 term, with mayor Brown saying that central government needed to be more collaborative with council when making decisions that would impact the city. ^[4]

List of candidates

Incumbents not seeking re-election

• Angela Dalton, Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor since 2019 ^{[5] [6]}
• Chris Darby, North Shore Ward councillor since 2013 ^{[6] [7]}
• Kerrin Leoni, Whau ward councillor since 2022 (running for Mayor of Auckland) ^{[8] [6]}
• Sharon Stewart, Howick ward councillor since 2010 ^{[9] [6]}

Mayor

Main article: 2025 Auckland mayoral election § List of candidates

The incumbent Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown, who was first elected in 2022, will seek re-election in 2025. ^[10] Additional confirmed mayoral candidates include former New Conservatives Party co-leader Ted Johnston and Whau Ward councillor Kerrin Leoni. ^{[11] [8]}

Council

Albany ward

The Albany ward will return two councillors to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Callum Blair		Independent	Upper Harbour Local Board member
Gary Brown		Fix Auckland	Hibiscus and Bays Local Board deputy chair [15] [16] [17] [18]
Dylan Davey		None
John McCallum		None
Samuel Mills		ACT Local	Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member [19] [17] [18]
Kyle Parker		None	Upper Harbour Local Board member
Victoria Short		Fix Auckland	Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member [15] [16] [17] [18]
Wayne Walker		Putting People First	Councillor since 2010
John Watson		Putting People First	Councillor since 2013

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward

The Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward will return two councillors to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Photo	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Jacob Calvert			None
Samuel Clarke			Independent
Julie Fairey			City Vision	Councillor since 2022 [20] [17]
Christine Fletcher			Communities & Residents	Councillor since 2010 [17]
Mark Pervan			Communities & Residents	Puketāpapa Local Board member [17]
Paul Sun			Independent
Jon Turner			City Vision	Puketāpapa Local Board member [17]
Matt Zwartz			None

Franklin ward

The Franklin ward will return one councillor to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Andy Baker		Team Franklin	Councillor since 2022 [5] [21]
Dene Green		ACT Local	Business owner. Also standing for the Franklin Local Board. [22] [18]
Les Thomas		Independent

Howick ward

The Howick ward will return two councillors to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Photo	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Bo Burns			None	Howick Local Board deputy chairperson; owner of Times Media [23]
Ali Dahche			ACT Local	Business owner and infrastructure specialist [24] [18]
Stephen Hill			None
Barry Jensen			None
Damian Light			Independent	Howick Local Board chairperson; former United Future party leader [25] [26]
Leanne Seniloli			None
Maurice Williamson			Independent	Councillor since 2022 [5] [27]
Paul Young			Independent	Former councillor from 2018 to 2022 [28]

Manukau ward

The Manukau ward will return two councillors to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Photo	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Carol Ah-Voa			None
Henrietta Devoe			ACT Local	Real estate agent [29] [17] [18]
Alf Filipaina			Labour	Councillor since 2010 [30]
Lotu Fuli			Labour	Councillor since 2022 [30]
Vicky Hau			Fix Auckland	Māngere Town Centre manager [31] [6]
Christopher Hughes			Independent
Luke Mealamu			Fix Auckland	Security firm owner, and brother of ex-All Black Keven Mealamu [31] [6]
Swanie Nelson			None
Malcolm Turner			Communities & Residents	[17]

Manurewa-Papakura ward

The Manurewa-Papakura ward will return two councillors to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Joseph Allan		#LoveManurewaPapakura	Manurewa Local Board Member
Glenn Archibald		Independent
Angela Cunningham-Marino		#LoveManurewaPapakura	Manurewa Local Board Member
Karin Kirk		Independent
Daniel Newman		Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	Councillor since 2016 [32]
Matt Winiata		Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	Manurewa Local Board Chairperson
Tofa Winterstein		None

Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward

The Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward will return one councillor to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Photo	Affiliation [a]		Notes
John Alcock			None	Also running for Mayor of Auckland
Josephine Bartley			Labour	Councillor since 2018 [33]
Tabetha Elliott			Communities & Residents	Mount Wellington Licensing Trust Member [17]
Fa'afuhia Michael Fia			Independent	[33]
Patrick O'Meara			Independent	Perennial candidate

North Shore ward

The North Shore ward will return two councillors to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Eric Chuah		Independent	Also running for Mayor of Auckland
John Gillon		Putting the North Shore First	Kaipātiki Local Board chairperson [34] [35]
Danielle Grant		The Shore Choice	Kaipātiki Local Board deputy chairperson [35]
Richard Hills		Positive Leadership for the Shore	Councillor since 2016 [35]
Helena Roza		ACT Local	Business owner [36] [18]

Ōrākei ward

The Ōrākei ward will return one councillor to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Photo	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Desley Simpson			Fix Auckland [37]	Incumbent councillor and deputy mayor [18]

Rodney ward

The Rodney ward will return one councillor to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Photo	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Greg Sayers			Independent	Councillor since 2016

Waitākere ward

The Waitākere ward will return two councillors to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Peter Chan		Independent	Henderson-Massey Local Board member
Linda Cooper		None	Former councillor from 2013 to 2022 [38]
Michael Coote		Independent	Also running for Mayor of Auckland
Jim Cornes		Independent
Shane Henderson		Labour	Councillor since 2019 [38] [17]
Sunil Kaushal		WestWards	[39] [38]
Seamus Lal		None
Kay Luv		None
Ingrid Papau		Independent	Henderson-Massey Local Board member
Jessica Rose		Future West	[38] [40] [17]
Serge Roud		None
Ken Turner		WestWards	Councillor since 2022 [39] [38] [17]

Waitematā and Gulf ward

The Waitematā and Gulf ward will return one councillor to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Photo	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Lester Bryant			None
Mike Lee			Auckland Independents	Councillor from 2010 to 2019, and again since 2022
Ian Loan			None
Selena Yanpei-Lu Renne			None
Patrick Reynolds			City Vision	Deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel [20]
Genevieve Sage			Independent	Waitematā Local Board chairperson

Whau ward

The Whau ward will return one councillor to the council. ^[12]

Candidate [13]	Affiliation [a]		Notes
Paul Davie		Voice of the People	Perennial candidate
Anjana Iyer		Green	Designer. Also running for the Whau Local Board. [41]
Craig Lord		Westwards	Mayoral candidate in 2019 and 2022 [39] [38]
Morgan Luxton		None
Sarah Paterson-Hamlin		Labour	Whau Local Board member [38]
Bruce Xu		Independent

Results

Results are expected by 19 October.

Mayor

Main article: 2025 Auckland mayoral election § Results

Council

Summary

Ward	Previous		Elected
Albany		John Watson (PPF)		to be determined
		Wayne Walker (PPF)
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa		Christine Fletcher (C&R)
		Julie Fairey (CV)
Franklin		Andy Baker (TF)
Howick		Sharon Stewart (Ind.)
		Maurice Williamson (Ind.)
Manukau		Lotu Fuli (Labour)
		Alf Filipaina (Labour)
Manukau		Angela Dalton (Ind.)
		Daniel Newman (MPAT)
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki		Josephine Bartley (Labour)
North Shore		Chris Darby (Ind.)
		Richard Hills (Ind,)
Ōrākei		Desley Simpson (Ind.)		Desley Simpson (Fix)
Rodney		Greg Sayers (Ind.)		Greg Sayers (Ind.)
North Shore		Shane Henderson (Labour)
		Ken Turner (WW)
Waitematā and Gulf		Mike Lee (Ind.)
Whau		Kerrin Leoni (Labour)

Albany ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
2 councillors, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Putting People First incumbent
	Putting People First incumbent

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
2 councillors, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Communities and Residents incumbent
	City Vision incumbent

Franklin ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
1 councillor, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Team Franklin incumbent

Howick ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
2 councillors, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Independent incumbent
	Independent incumbent

Manukau ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
2 councillors, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Labour incumbent
	Labour incumbent

Manurewa-Papakura ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
2 councillors, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Independent incumbent
	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team incumbent

Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
1 councillor, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Labour incumbent

North Shore ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
2 councillors, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Independent incumbent
	Independent incumbent

Ōrākei ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Fix Auckland	Desley Simpson	unopposed
	Fix Auckland gain from Independent [b]

Rodney ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Greg Sayers	unopposed
	Independent hold

Waitākere ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
2 councillors, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Labour incumbent
	WestWards incumbent

Waitematā and Gulf ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
1 councillor, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Independent incumbent

Whau ward

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
1 councillor, to be determined
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Labour incumbent

Local boards

Summary

Local board	Electoral System	Seats	Control		Turnout	Details	Source
			Previous	Result
Albert-Eden	FPP	8	4 C&R   4 City Vision			Details
Aotea-Great Barrier	FPP	5	5 Independents			Details	[42]
Devonport-Takapuna	FPP	6	4 A Fresh Approach   2 C&R North Shore			Details
Franklin	FPP	9	8 Team Franklin   1 Independent			Details
Henderson-Massey	FPP	8	5 Labour   3 Independents			Details
Hibiscus and Bays	FPP	8	3 Coast People   3 Backing the Bays   1 Independent Locals   1 Team Coast			Details
Howick	FPP	11	4 #weknow   2 Practical not Political   2 C&R   1 Independents			Details
Kaipātiki	FPP	8	8 Shore Action			Details
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu	FPP	7	6 Labour   1 C&R			Details
Manurewa	FPP	8	5 Manurewa Action Team   3 #LoveManurewa			Details
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	FPP	7	4 Labour   3 C&R			Details
Ōrākei	FPP	7	7 C&R			Details
Ōtara-Papatoetoe	FPP	7	5 Labour   1 INDEPENDENTLY PAPATOETOE   1 Independents			Details	[42]
Papakura	FPP	6	6 Papakura Action Team			Details
Puketāpapa	FPP	6	4 C&R   2 Roskill Community Voice			Details
Rodney	FPP	9	5 Rodney First   3 Independents			Details
Upper Harbour	FPP	6	3 Living Upper Harbour   3 Independents			Details
Waiheke	FPP	5	5 Independents			Details
Waitākere Ranges	FPP	6	4 Future West   2 WestWards			Details
Waitematā	FPP	7	4 C&R   3 City Vision			Details
Whau	FPP	7	5 Labour   2 Independents			Details
All 21 local boards		151

Notes

1. A candidate may leave their affiliation blank, run as an independent, or run with an affiliation to an organisation, local body ticket or political party. Auckland Council does not allow election slogans to be used for the affiliation. ^[14]
2. Incumbent re-elected under different affiliation.

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