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12 seats on the Invercargill City Council 7 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The 2025 Invercargill City Council election is an upcoming local election to be held from 9 September to 11 October in Invercargill, New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters will elect the mayor of Invercargill, 12 city councillors, and other local representatives for the 2025–2028 term of the Invercargill City Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system will be used.
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Voters in the city will elect the mayor of Invercargill, 12 city councillors at-large, the members of the Bluff Community Board, and the members of the Invercargill Licensing Trust. [3] They will also elect six members of Environment Southland. [2]
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A mayoral candidates debate hosted by broadcaster Duncan Garner was held at the Ascot Park Hotel. Candidates participating in the debate included Alex Crackett, Ian Pottinger, Ria Bond, Tom Campbell, Steve Chernishov, Tom Morton, and Andrew Clark. The debate covered a range of topics including boosting the local economy and infrastructure. Mayoral candidate Gordon McCrone was excluded by the organiser due to his connection to a controversial website. [4]
Candidate [8] | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Ria Bond | Independent | Councillor since 2022. [10] Also running for re-election as a councillor. [11] [6] | |
Tom Campbell | None | Deputy mayor since 2022 [5] [12] [10] | |
Stevey Chernishov | None | Brand developer. Previously ran for mayor in 2022. [13] [14] | |
Andrew Clark | None | Brother of incumbent mayor Nobby Clark. Also running for mayor in the Tasman District under the name Maxwell Clark. [15] [16] | |
Alex Crackett | Independent | Councillor since 2016. [17] [12] [5] Also running for re-election as a councillor. | |
Gordon McCrone | Advanced Task Force Political Party | [18] | |
Tom Morton | Independent | Previously ran for mayor in 2022. [19] Also running for council. [11] | |
Ian Pottinger | None | Councillor since 2010. [5] [12] Also running for council. |
Twelve councillors will be elected at-large to the city council. [3]
Candidate [8] | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Allan Arnold | None | Incumbent councillor since 2016 [23] [10] | |
Ria Bond | Independent | Incumbent councillor since 2022. [10] Also running for mayor. [11] | |
Trish Boyle | Integrity, Independence | Incumbent councillor since 2022 [7] [10] | |
Steve Broad | None | Incumbent councillor since 2023 [7] [10] | |
Jay Coote | Independent | ||
Pania Coote | Consumer Advocate | Incumbent mana whenua representative for Te Rūnanga o Awarua [24] [25] | |
Alex Crackett | Independent | Incumbent councillor. [10] Also running for mayor. | |
Chris Dawson | None | ||
Grant Dermody | None | Incumbent councillor since 2022 [7] [10] | |
Andrea de Vries | None | ||
Carl Heenan | None | Previously ran in the 2023 council by-election [26] | |
Karl Herman | None | Previously ran for council in 2022 [27] | |
Carol (CJ) Jasperse | None | ||
Terry King | Advocate and Lobbyist for Invercargill | ||
Amanda Laurie | None | ||
Darren Ludlow | None | Incumbent councillor [7] [10] | |
Marcus Lush | None | Broadcaster and former councillor (2021-2022) [28] | |
Lynley McKerrow | None | Former Invercargill town crier [22] | |
David Meades | Independent | Previously ran in the 2023 council by-election [26] | |
Tom Morton | Independent | Also running for mayor | |
Dan O'Connell | None | ||
Noel Peterson | Independent- Serving Community | Previously ran for council in 2022 [29] | |
Ian Pottinger | None | Incumbent councillor since 2010. [10] Also running for mayor. | |
Ian Reeves | None | Previously ran in the 2023 council by-election [26] | |
Barry Stewart | None | Incumbent councillor [7] [10] | |
Lisa Tou-McNaughton | Positivity, Partnership and Progress | Previously ran in the 2023 council by-election [26] | |
Tony van der Lem | None |