Auckland local elections, 2016

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Auckland local elections, 2016
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  2013 8 October 20162019 

All 20 seats of the Governing body of the Auckland Council

  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Communities & Residents
Last election 2 seats, 9.54% 3 seats, 10.59%
Seats won 3 2
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote 63,258 44,250
Percentage 10.75% 7.52%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.21%Decrease2.svg3.07

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Auckland Future City Vision
Last election (new) 1 seat, 5.92%
Seats won 1 1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Popular vote 76,342 26,725
Percentage 12.97% 4.96%
SwingIncrease2.svg12.97%Decrease2.svg0.96%

The Auckland local elections, 2016 took place between September and October by postal vote. The elections were the third since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, composed of the mayor, 20 members of the Council, and 149 members of 21 Local Boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected.

Auckland Council Unitary territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand

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".

Mayor of Auckland head of the Auckland Council

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.

District Health Boards (DHBs) in New Zealand are organisations established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, responsible for ensuring the provision of health and disability services to populations within a defined geographical area. They have existed since 1 January 2001 when the Act came into force. There are 20 DHBs. Initially there were 21 DHBs, and this was reduced to the current 20 organisations in 2010. DHBs receive public funding from the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Crown, based on a formula which takes into account the total number, age, socio-economic status and ethnic mix of their population. DHBs are governed by boards, which are partially elected and partially appointed by the Minister of Health.

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Mayoral election

Incumbent Len Brown, the only Mayor of Auckland since the position was created, did not contest the mayoralty. [1]

Len Brown 1st mayor of Greater Auckland

Leonard "Len" Brown is a former Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand and head of the Auckland Council. He won the 2010 Auckland mayoral election on 9 October 2010 and was sworn in as the Mayor of Auckland on 1 November 2010, being the first to hold that title for the amalgamated 'Auckland Super City', and was re-elected in 2013. Brown had previously been elected Mayor of Manukau City in October 2007, the second time he ran for that office. Brown is married to Shirley Anne "Shan" Inglis, and has three daughters: Samantha, Olivia and Victoria.

New Zealand Labour Party MP for Mount Roskill Phil Goff was elected mayor of Auckland. [2]

The New Zealand Labour Party, or simply Labour, is a centre-left political party in New Zealand. The party's platform programme describes its founding principle as democratic socialism, while observers describe Labour as social-democratic and pragmatic in practice. It is a participant of the international Progressive Alliance.

Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate) New Zealand electorate

Mount Roskill is a parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Phil Goff of the Labour Party held the seat from the 1999 election until he resigned from Parliament on 12 October 2016 after contesting and being elected Mayor of Auckland on 8 October 2016 in the 2016 mayoral election. His resignation necessitated a byelection in this electorate which was won by Michael Wood.

Phil Goff New Zealand politician

Philip Bruce Goff is the Mayor of Auckland, in office since 2016; previously he was a Member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2016. He served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011.

Governing body elections

20 members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards. There were 74 nominations and only one of the 13 wards was uncontested.

Rodney (1)

The incumbent was Penny Webster. She was defeated by Greg Sayers.

Penny Webster is a former mayor of Rodney District and a councillor on the Auckland Council. As mayor of Rodney she headed one of the six main local government entities generally considered as making up the Auckland metropolitan area, with her district being the northernmost entity. All of these entities were merged into the new Auckland Council in 2010. She was also a former New Zealand politician: an MP from 1999 to 2002, representing the ACT New Zealand party.

Alan Gregory "Greg" Sayers is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland Councillor.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent Greg Sayers 9,252
Independent Penny Webster 6,073
Independent Steven Garner 1,898
<none> Holly Southernwood 1,342
Informal/blank 1,083

Albany (2)

The incumbents Wayne Walker and John Watson were both elected to council for another term.

Wayne Walker is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland councillor.

John Watson is a New Zealand politician who is a councillor on the Auckland Council.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Putting People First John Watson 19,324
Putting People First Wayne Walker 17,938
Auckland Future Lisa Whyte 15,926
Auckland Future Graham Lowe 15,549
Independent John Bensch 5,126
Independent Alezix Heneti 1,538
Informal/blank 3,926

North Shore (2)

The incumbents were Chris Darby and George Wood. Wood did not contest the ward in 2016. [3] Darby was reelected as councillor. The second councillor elected was Richard Hills, although as preliminary results were extremely close between himself and next rival Grant Gillon, he was not confirmed until after the final results were announced.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Taking the Shore Forward Chris Darby 19,396
A Positive Voice for the Shore Richard Hills 12,651
Shore Action Grant Gillon 12,523
Auckland Future Danielle Grant 6,415
Shore Action Anne-Elise Smithson 5,967
Auckland Future Fay Freeman 5,308
Independent Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper 2,706
Independent John Hill 2,363
Independent Lesley Kahn 2,133
United Future Damian Light 1,437
Independent Michael Buttle 940
Independent Tate Robertson 739
Informal/blank 2,728

Waitakere (2)

The incumbents deputy mayor Penny Hulse and Linda Cooper were both re-elected.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent/West at Heart Penny Hulse 19,935
Independent Linda Cooper 12,442
Labour/Future West Greg Presland 11,744
Independent Peter Chan 7,427
WestWards Ken Turner 5,129
Independent David Rankin 4,520
Independent John Riddell 3,230
Independent Rochelle Gormly 2,588
United Future JB Woolston 1,779
Informal/blank 1,871

Waitemata & Gulf (1)

The incumbent Mike Lee was re-elected ahead of media personality Bill Ralston.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
<none> Mike Lee 9,424
Independent Bill Ralston 8,341
Independent Rob Thomas 4,475
Informal/blank 2,271

Whau (1)

The incumbent Ross Clow was reelected.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Ross Clow 6,895
Community First Duncan MacDonald 3,563
Auckland Future Mark Brickell 2,929
Independent Anne Degia-Pala 2,106
Shadbolt's Independent Wayne Davis 1,195
United Future John Hubscher 619
Informal/blank 1,795

Albert-Eden-Roskill (2)

The incumbents Christine Fletcher and Cathy Casey were both reelected.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
City Vision Cathy Casey 19,256
Communities and Residents Christine Fletcher 16,925
Auckland Future Rob Harris 10,000
City Vision Peter Haynes 9,935
Communities and Residents Benjamin Lee 9,070
Independent Greg McKeown 8,472
Independent Boris Sokratov 2,879
<none> Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor 1,177
Informal/blank 3,945

Maungakiekie-Tamaki (1)

The incumbent Denise Krum was re-elected after switching from Communities and Residents to Auckland Future; at the same time, she reverted to her maiden name Denise Lee. Auckland Future mistakenly entered two candidates to contest the ward. [4] [5] While they could not remove Tiseli from the ballot, Auckland Future were able to remove their affiliation from his candidacy.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Auckland Future Denise Lee 9,361
Labour Patrick Cummuskey 4,920
<none> Viliami Teli Tiseli 1,748
Informal/blank 1,345

Manukau (2)

The incumbents were Alf Filipaina and Arthur Anae. Anae did not contest the ward in 2016. Filipaina was reelected and joined by new councillor Efeso Collins. [3]

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Alf Filipaina 17,327
Labour Efeso Collins 16,500
Respect Our Community Campaign Brendan Corbett 7,738
Auckland Future Sooalo Setu Mua 5,550
Auckland Future Ika Tameifuna 5,304
Informal/blank 2,388

Manurewa-Papakura (2)

The incumbents were John Walker and Calum Penrose. Walker was reelected however Penrose was ousted by Daniel Newman, the only candidate not already a councillor.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team Daniel Newman 15,423
Independent John Walker 14,794
Independent Calum Penrose 13,790
Informal/blank 1,431

Franklin (1)

The incumbent, Bill Cashmore, was the only candidate and so was declared elected unopposed. [6]

Affiliation (if any) Name
Team Franklin Bill Cashmore

Orākei (1)

The incumbent, Cameron Brewer, was elected unopposed in 2013 but did not contest the ward in 2016. Desley Simpson was comfortably elected. [3]

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Communities and Residents Desley Simpson 18,255
Green Party Richard Leckinger 4,313
Community Voice Mike Padfield 3,414
<none> Ian Wilson 996
Informal/blank 3,269

Howick (2)

The incumbents, Dick Quax and Sharon Stewart, were elected unopposed in 2013. Despite eight other candidates contesting the ward in 2016, both were reelected.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent Sharon Stewart 17,923
Independent Dick Quax 15,516
Independent Paul Young 7,046
Independent David Hay 5,757
Green Party Julie Zhu 5,732
<none> Matthew Cross 5,034
<none> Olivia Montgomery 4,409
Labour Gyanandra Kumar 3,129
Labour Tofik Mamedov 2,743
<none> Ian Colin Ireland 1,120
Informal/blank 2,042

Licensing Trust elections

35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland. [7]

Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Shore Action Paula Gillon5,012
Kaipātiki Voice Scott Espie4,523
IndependentBill Plunkett4,184
IndependentMarilyn Nicholls4,088
Shane Prince3,824
Stuart Wier3,357
Kevin OGrady 2,963
Independent Gareth Teahan 2,026

Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Mark Gosche 3,959
Labour Alan Verrall3,733
Labour Nerissa Henry3,718
Labour Maureen Benson-Rea3,553
Labour Jean Dolheguy3,208
IndependentLeanne Cross2,973
Independent Leon Matthews 2,623
Independent Bryan Mockridge 2,358
Independent Patrick O'Meara 2,195

Portage Licensing Trust

Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
City Vision Catherine Farmer5484
Community First Paul Davie4787
City Vision Margi Watson4714
Community First Kathryn Davie 4704
City Vision Jaclyn Bonnici 4615
Community First Alan Thompson 3741

Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Leanne Taylor1685
Labour Clera Matafai1229
Independent Sandy Taylor 1205
Shadbolt's Independent Davis Wayne 981
United Future John Hubscher 656
Community First Tam Canter-Visscher 555

Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Future WestNeil Henderson1834
IndependentJanet Clews1834
Independent Stefanie O'Brien 1109
Alan Mcardle 676

Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Future West Sandra Coney 4496
Independent Ross Clow 3786
Independent Ngarimu Blair 2045
JB Woolston 1963

Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Ami ChandElected Unopposed

Waitakere Licensing Trust

Ward No 1 – Te Atatu (2)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent – West at Heart Penny Hulse 5140
Labour Shane Henderson3705
Independent Jack Burton 2690
Green Party Francisco Hernandez 1862

Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent Linda Cooper 7744
IndependentWarren William Flaunty5906
IndependentJohn Riddell4245
Independent Deborah Dougherty 3972
Independent John Carrodus 3783
Independent Mahendra Sharma 1787

Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Future WestSteve Tollestrup2091
Independent Judy Lawley 1481
Independent Tracy Kirkley 1213
Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol Chris Fowlie 732

Ward No 4 – Henderson (1)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
IndependentLynette Adams2862
Independent Mike Jolley 2468

Wiri Licensing Trust (6)

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Manurewa Action TeamGrant Dalton7702
Manurewa Action TeamAlan Johnson7249
Manurewa Action TeamRangi Mclean7053
Manurewa Action TeamStella Cattle7030
Manurewa Action TeamDuncan White6430
Manurewa Action TeamDenis Kim6163
Independent John Hall 5096
It's Worth It Manurewa Tanya Kaihe 4816

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