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The Auckland Council is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. It is the largest council in Oceania, with a $3 billion annual budget, $29 billion of ratepayer equity, and 9,870 full-time staff as of 30 June 2016. The council began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the previous regional council and the region's seven city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city".
The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amalgamation of various territorial authorities. The mayor is supported by a deputy mayor.
At the close of nominations at 12 noon of 20 August 2010, the following candidates had been nominated for mayor: [1]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Aileen Austin | Independent | ||
John Banks | Independent | Sitting Auckland City mayor and former National Party MP | |
Marlene Barr | Independent | ||
Penny Bright | |||
Len Brown | Independent | Sitting Manukau City mayor | |
Hugh Chapman | Independent | ||
Colin Craig | Independent | ||
Nga Dave | Independent | ||
Harry Fong | Independent | ||
Shannon Gillies | |||
Vinnie Kahui | |||
Alan McCulloch | Independent | ||
Steve McDonald | Independent | ||
Willie Morton | Temnak | Withdrew 8 September 2010 | |
Vanessa Neeson | Independent | Waitakere City Councillor and former National Party candidate | |
Phil O'Connor | Christians Against Abortion | ||
Simon Prast | Independent | ||
Raymond Presland | |||
Mark Ross | Independent | ||
Annalucia Vermunt | Communist League | ||
Andrew Williams | Independent Progressive Leadership | Sitting North Shore City mayor | |
David Willmott | |||
Wayne Young |
20 members were elected to governing body of the Auckland Council across thirteen wards using first-past-the-post.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penny Webster | 8645 | 43.0 | |||
Christine Rose | 5960 | 29.7 | |||
Tom Ashton | 4204 | 20.9 | |||
Vincent Pereira | 485 | 2.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 801 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 20096 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Goudie | 9201 | |||
Putting People First | Wayne Walker | 8547 | |||
Proudly Independent | Julia Parfitt | 7434 | |||
Putting People First | John Watson | 6887 | |||
Proudly Independent | John Kirikiri | 6290 | |||
Citizens & Ratepayers | Linda Cooper | 6152 | |||
Shore Voice | Margaret Miles | 6120 | |||
Independent | Ian Bradley | 5579 | |||
Citizens & Ratepayers | Josephine Kim | 5570 | |||
Independent | Brian Neeson | 4911 | |||
Independent Progressive Leadership | Andrew Williams | 4668 | |||
Accountable Independent | Ross Craig | 3916 | |||
Independent | Rodney Bell | 3388 | |||
Independent | David Cooper | 2978 | |||
Independent | Alan McCulloch | 2851 | |||
Independent | Laurie Conder | 1499 | |||
Cameron Slater | 1298 | ||||
Roads First | David Willmott | 1221 | |||
Independent | Uzra Balouch | 766 | |||
Rejected ballots | 3402 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citizens & Ratepayers - North Shore | George Wood | 14902 | |||
Shore Voice | Ann Hartley | 13616 | |||
Independent | Grant Gillon | 12626 | |||
North Now | Christine Rankin | 12489 | |||
Independent | Joel Cayford | 10427 | |||
Shore Voice | Chris Darby | 9077 | |||
Independent | Vivienne Keohane | 5650 | |||
Independent | Jan O'connor | 3458 | |||
Independent | Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | 2709 | |||
Independent | Steve Ashby | 2647 | |||
Independent | Harry Fong | 2356 | |||
Independent | Ken Mckay | 1905 | |||
Rejected ballots | 2288 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Penny Hulse | 18125 | |||
Best for the West | Sandra Coney | 13451 | |||
Best for the West | Paul Walbran | 11400 | |||
Citizens & Ratepayers - Waitakere | Marie Hasler | 10584 | |||
Citizens & Ratepayers - Waitakere | Mark Brickell | 10491 | |||
Independent | Vanessa Neeson | 9609 | |||
Independent | Peter Chan | 6599 | |||
CAP - Communities Advancing Prosperity | Sailauama Cheryl Talamaivao | 4357 | |||
Independent | Bill Daly | 2305 | |||
Rejected ballots | 2568 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citizens & Ratepayers | Noelene Mary Raffills | 7518 | 30.8 | ||
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Ross Clow | 7132 | 29.2 | ||
Independent | Jeremy Kirwan | 3934 | 16.1 | ||
Independent | Ruby Manukia-schaumkel | 3288 | 13.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 2540 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 24412 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citizens & Ratepayers - Albert Eden Roskill | Christine Fletcher | 20777 | |||
City Vision | Cathy Casey | 15087 | |||
Citizens & Ratepayers - Albert Eden Roskill | Paul Goldsmith | 14503 | |||
City Vision | Glenda Fryer | 13283 | |||
Independent | Ravi Musuku | 6837 | |||
Focus Local | Mark Donnelly | 6090 | |||
Albert-Eden-Roskill Ratepayers & Residents Assn | Peter Boys | 4375 | |||
Independent | Lisa Bates | 4037 | |||
Independent | Gary Russell | 3719 | |||
Independent | Harry Palmer | 2734 | |||
Independent | Susanna Kruger | 2670 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4107 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mike Lee | 11436 | 42.7 | ||
Independent | Alex Swney | 5398 | 20.2 | ||
Independent | Tenby Powell | 3363 | 12.6 | ||
Independent | Rob Thomas | 2905 | 10.9 | ||
Independent | Janis Marler | 850 | 3.2 | ||
Independent | Craig Thomas | 619 | 2.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 2187 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 26758 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cameron Brewer | 18235 | 51.5 | ||
Citizens & Ratepayers | Doug Armstrong | 11101 | 31.4 | ||
Independent | Hugh Chapman | 3590 | 10.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 2476 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 35402 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Northey | 9236 | 40.6 | ||
Citizens & Ratepayers | Alfred Ngaro | 7505 | 33.0 | ||
Independent | Simon Prast | 3409 | 15.0 | ||
Communist League | Patrick Brown | 751 | 3.3 | ||
Independent | Walter Wi-peri | 286 | 1.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 1559 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 22746 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sharon Stewart | 23716 | |||
Citizens & Ratepayers - Howick | Jami-Lee Ross | 19289 | |||
Citizens & Ratepayers - Howick | Dick Quax | 19036 | |||
Residents and Ratepayers Team | David Collings | 11590 | |||
Independent | Maggie Burrill | 10674 | |||
Community Voice | Mike Padfield | 4352 | |||
Rejected ballots | 2413 |
The ward was originally going to be called Te Irirangi, but this was changed after strong local opposition. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alf Filipaina | 15235 | |||
Independent | Arthur Anae | 13260 | |||
Citizens & Ratepayers - Manukau | Bob Wichman | 12032 | |||
Labour Party | Efu Koka | 11287 | |||
Independent | Gary Troup | 9136 | |||
Residents & Ratepayers | Sylvia Taylor | 6637 | |||
Independent | Brent Morrissey | 3565 | |||
ABC - A Better Choice | Rosie Brown | 3168 | |||
ABC - A Better Choice | Salote Lilo | 3088 | |||
Independent | Lupe Tofilau Alesana | 2330 | |||
Independent | Steven Afford | 1087 | |||
Communist League | Annalucia Vermunt | 502 | |||
Rejected ballots | 1568 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Walker | 20996 | |||
Manurewa-Papakura First Action | Calum Penrose | 17266 | |||
Residents & Ratepayers | Barry Curtis | 16597 | |||
Team South | Waina Emery | 4847 | |||
Team South | Toa Greening | 4018 | |||
ABC - A Better Choice | Vui Sapa'u Vitale | 2387 | |||
ABC - A Better Choice | Timothy Toilolo | 2056 | |||
Rejected ballots | 1402 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citizens & Ratepayers - Team Franklin | Des Morrison | 10651 | 46.3 | ||
Independent | Dianne Glenn | 9495 | 41.3 | ||
Independent | Herman Smeets | 1392 | 6.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 1457 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 22995 |
In the 2010 Auckland licensing trust elections, forty-one members were elected to six licensing trusts across Auckland. [4]
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Independent | Grant Gillon | 5012 | |
Trust Reform | Jennifer Yorke | 4255 | |
Trust Reform | Marilyn Nicholls | 4228 | |
Stuart Weir | 4022 | ||
Trust Reform | Bill Plunkett | 3881 | |
Independent | Merv Adair | 3363 | |
Independent | Bruce Woodley | 2666 | |
Carol Ryan | 2640 | ||
Independent | Garry Thornton | 2179 | |
Trust Reform | Tony Barker | 1700 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leila Boye | 5863 | |
Labour | Mike Murray | 5539 | |
Labour | Alan Verrall | 5518 | |
Labour | Jessica Gosche | 5437 | |
Labour | Jan Welch | 4923 | |
Labour | Mary-Ann De Kort | 4639 | |
Independent | Leanne Cross | 3675 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Belton | Elected Unopposed | ||
Alan Hargreaves | Elected Unopposed | ||
Trevor Holst | Elected Unopposed | ||
Fred Jones | Elected Unopposed | ||
Gail Oxton | Elected Unopposed | ||
Veronica Pfenniger | Elected Unopposed |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Duncan MacDonald | 6447 | |
City Vision | Catherine Farmer | 5172 | |
City Vision | Loraine Wilson | 4961 | |
Community Independents/Whau_Now | Kathryn Davie | 4939 | |
Community Independents/Whau_Now | Paul Davie | 4228 | |
Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Raj Mitra | 4162 | |
Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Kevin Healy | 4117 | |
City Vision | Margi Watson | 3681 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Derek Battersby | Elected Unopposed | |
Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Sandy Taylor | Elected Unopposed |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Janet Clews | 2281 | |
Future West | Neil Henderson | 2065 | |
Independent | Gayle Marshall | 1986 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Ross Clow | 4517 | |
Local Focus | Rebecca Robertson | 2759 | |
Future West | Brett Austin | 2713 | |
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Pim Van Der Voort | 2614 | |
Independent | Brent Peters | 2536 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
West Wards | Ami Chand | Elected Unopposed |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Manurewa Action Team | Daniel Newman | 8418 | |
Manurewa Action Team | Angela Dalton | 8284 | |
Manurewa Action Team | Ken Penney | 8168 | |
Team Manurewa | Waina Emery | 6794 | |
Team Manurewa | Rangi Maclean | 6177 | |
Alan Johnson | 6011 | ||
Manurewa Action Team | Phil Palfrey | 5608 | |
Team Manurewa | Terry Logan | 5302 | |
Manurewa Action Team | Michelle Kingham | 5194 | |
Team Manurewa | Tom Vanderlaan | 4934 | |
Manurewa Citizens on Patrol | Katrina Komene | 4683 | |
Team Manurewa | George Pomana | 4651 | |
Manurewa Action Team | Pahulu Mote | 4034 | |
George Ngatai | 3746 | ||
Team Manurewa | Greg Whaiapu | 3548 | |
ABC - A Better Choice | Vui Sapa'u Vitale | 2992 | |
Manurewa Citizens on Patrol | Raewyn Bhana | 2728 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ross Dallow | 5263 | |
Independent | Elizabeth Grimmer | 3827 | |
Independent | Bob Stanic | 3577 | |
Mike Williams | 2353 | ||
Anti Pokie Alliance | Sailauama Cheryl Talamaivao | 2285 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Independent | Warren William Flaunty | 9395 | |
Citizens & Ratepayers | Linda Cooper | 9085 | |
Independent | Brian Neeson | 7802 | |
Future West | Jeremy Greenbrook-Held | 4809 | |
John Carrodus | 4078 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Totally Independent | Judy Lawley | 2194 | |
Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Paul Mitchell | 2114 | |
Independent | Adrian Delaat | 655 | |
Independent | Don Chapman | 627 | |
Citizens & Ratepayers - Waitakere | Mahendra Sharma | 541 |
Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|
Independent | Assid Khaleel Corban | 2185 | |
Independent | Mike Jolley | 1772 | |
Citizens & Ratepayers - Waitakere | Daniel Fielding | 1753 | |
Independent | Robert Van Ruyssvelt | 686 |
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