List of Christchurch City Council elected members

The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch, New Zealand. The council is elected for three-year terms; at each election voters elect a mayor, city councillors and community board members. There are current 15 city councillors and 37 community board members across 6 community boards.

The mayor, Phil Mauger, is an independent (he ran with the slogan "Let's Get Stuff Done" on the ballot); he has generally been categorised as centre-right. ^[1] On the left, three city councillors affiliate exclusively to The People's Choice, one exclusively to the New Zealand Labour Party, and two to both groups. On the right, two city councillors affiliate to Independent Citizens. Eight city councillors (of various political leanings) are independents with no stated affiliations.

2022–present

Council

The composition of the council for the 2022 term is:

Christchurch City Council
Position	Ward	Photo	Name	Ticket
Mayor	At large		Phil Mauger		Let's Get Stuff Done
Deputy mayor	Innes		Pauline Cotter		The People's Choice
Councillor	Banks Peninsula		Tyrone Fields		The People's Choice
Councillor	Burwood		Kelly Barber		Independent for Burwood
Councillor	Cashmere		Tim Scandrett		Truly Independent
Councillor	Central		Jake McLellan		Labour
Councillor	Coastal		Celeste Donovan		Independent – Let's Make Waves
Councillor	Fendalton		James Gough		Independent Citizens
Councillor	Halswell		Andrei Moore		Independent
Councillor	Harewood		Aaron Keown		Independent Voice of Harewood
Councillor	Heathcote		Sara Templeton		Strong Community: Sustainable Future
Councillor	Hornby		Mark Peters		Independent for Hornby
Councillor	Linwood		Yani Johanson		The People's Choice – Labour
Councillor	Papanui		Victoria Henstock		Your Local Independent Community Voice
Councillor	Riccarton		Tyla Harrison-Hunt		The People's Choice
Councillor	Spreydon		Melanie Coker		The People's Choice – Labour
Councillor	Waimairi		Sam MacDonald		Independent Citizens

Community Boards

Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula

Board member Jillian Frater was elected at a by-election in 2024. ^[2] Reuben Davidson resigned to stand as the Labour candidate for Christchurch East in the 2023 general election, which he won. ^[3]

Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board
Position	Subdivision	Name	Affiliation (if any)
Chairperson	Wairewa	Lyn Leslie		Independent
Member	Lyttelton	Cathy Lum-Webb		The People's Choice
Member	Mount Herbert	Howard Needham		Independent
Member	Mount Herbert	Luana Swindells		The People's Choice
Member	Akaroa	Nigel Harrison		Independent
Member	Akaroa	Asif Hussain		Independent
Member	Lyttelton	Jillian Frater		The People's Choice
Former Members
Member	Lyttelton	Reuben Davidson		The People's Choice

Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood

Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board
Position	Ward	Member	Affiliation (if any)
Chairperson	Linwood	Paul McMahon		The People's Choice – Labour
Deputy Chairperson	Linwood	Jackie Simons		The People's Choice – Labour
Member	Burwood	Greg Mitchell		Independent
Member	Burwood	Tim Baker		Labour
Member	Coastal	Jo Zervos		Independent
Member	Coastal	Alex Hewison		The People's Choice – Labour

Waimāero Fendalton–Waimairi–Harewood

Board member Shirish Paranjape resigned from the board 1 July 2025; the vacancy will not be filled until the 2025 election. ^[4]

Waimāero Fendalton–Waimairi–Harewood Community Board
Position	Ward	Member	Affiliation (if any)
Chairperson	Harewood	Jason Middlemiss		Independent Citizens
Deputy Chairperson	Fendalton	Bridget Williams		Independent Citizens
Member	Harewood	Linda Chen		Independent Citizens
Member	Waimairi	Nicola McCormick		Avonhead Community Group
Member	Waimairi	Shirish Paranjape		Independent Citizens
Member	Fendalton	David Cartwright		Independent Citizens

Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton

Helen Broughton was chairperson from the 2022 election until 9 May 2024. She reigned amid controversy over her leadership and the state of "dysfunction" on the board. Her initial resignation was rejected, as she included the stipulation that she remain board representative for issues relating to planing. She later resigned again, that time with no stipulations (which was accepted). She remained a member of the community board, serving as deputy chairperson. ^[5] Marie Pollisco took over from Broughton. Polilisco was previously deputy chairperson. She has been the subject of concerns around a possible conflict of interest, as she also works for the city council's planning department. ^[6]

Henk Buunk was formerly affiliated to The People's Choice, but resigned the affiliation to vote against the appointment of Pollisco as chair. ^[7]

Gamal Fouda, the Imam of Al Noor Mosque, was a board member from the 2022 election until 31 March 2025. He moved to Australia in early 2025 and thus resigned from the board. ^[8] Luke Chandler was appointed to the vacancy.

Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board
Position	Ward	Member	Affiliation (if any)
Chairperson	Halswell	Marie Pollisco		The People's Choice
Deputy Chairperson	Riccarton	Helen Broughton		Independent Citizens
Member 2022	Hornby	Sarah Brunton		Independent
Member	Hornby	Henk Buunk		Independent
Member	Halswell	Debbie Mora		Independent
Member	Riccarton	Luke Chandler		Independent Citizens
Former Members
Member	Riccarton	Gamal Fouda		The People's Choice

Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central

Ali Jones was elected at a by-election in 2023. ^[9] Shreejana Chhetri resigned within one month of the election, triggering a by-election. ^[10]

Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board
Position	Ward	Member	Affiliation (if any)
Chairperson	Papanui	Emma Norrish		Independent
Deputy Chairperson	Papanui	Simon Britten		Think Papanui
Member	Innes	Emma Twaddell		Independent
Member	Central	Sunita Gautam		Labour
Member	Central	John Miller		Labour
Member	Innes	Ali Jones		Independent
Former Members
Member	Innes	Shreejana Chhetri		The People's Choice

Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote

Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board
Position	Ward	Member	Affiliation (if any)
Chairperson	Spreydon	Callum Ward		The People's Choice – Labour
Deputy Chairperson	Cashmere	Keir Leslie		The People's Choice – Labour
Member	Spreydon	Roy Kenneally		The People's Choice – Labour
Member	Cashmere	Lee Sampson		The People's Choice – Labour
Member	Heathcote	Will Hall		Independent Voice For Heathcote
Member	Heathcote	Tim Lindley		For Communities You'll Love To Live In

2019–2022

Council

The composition of the council for the 2019–2022 term was:

Position	Name	Ticket		Ward
Mayor	Lianne Dalziel		Best for Christchurch	At large
Deputy mayor	Andrew Turner		The People's Choice	Banks Peninsula
Councillor	Phil Mauger		Independent	Burwood
Councillor	Tim Scandrett		Independent	Cashmere
Councillor	Jake McLellan		Labour	Central
Councillor	James Daniels (until June 2021)		Your Vote – Your Voice Independent	Coastal
Councillor	Celeste Donovan (from October 2021)		Independent
Councillor	James Gough		Independent Citizens	Fendalton
Councillor	Anne Galloway		The People's Choice	Halswell
Councillor	Aaron Keown		Independent	Harewood
Councillor	Sara Templeton		Strong Community: Healthy Environment	Heathcote
Councillor	Jimmy Chen		The People's Choice – Labour	Hornby
Councillor	Pauline Cotter		The People's Choice	Innes
Councillor	Yani Johanson		The People's Choice – Labour	Linwood
Councillor	Mike Davidson		Independent	Papanui
Councillor	Catherine Chu		Independent Citizens	Riccarton
Councillor	Melanie Coker		The People's Choice – Labour	Spreydon
Councillor	Sam MacDonald		Independent Citizens	Waimairi

2016–2019

Council

The election held via postal vote on 8 October 2016, was the first to use the new wards as a result of the representation review.

Key features of the Local Government Commission's final decision included:

16 councillors, plus the mayor, with one councillor elected from each of the 16 wards (a change from the current 13 councillors elected from six wards, each with two members, apart from Banks Peninsula, which currently has a single member) Banks Peninsula Ward stays as it is Six urban community boards One Banks Peninsula community board Overall, the number of elected members stays the same as present, at 54.

Position	Name	Ticket		Ward
Mayor	Lianne Dalziel		Best for Christchurch	At large
Deputy mayor	Andrew Turner		The People's Choice	Banks Peninsula
Councillor	Glenn Livingstone		The People's Choice – Labour	Burwood
Councillor	Tim Scandrett		Independent	Cashmere
Councillor	Deon Swiggs		Independent – Let's Get It Done	Central
Councillor	David East		Independent	Coastal
Councillor	Jamie Gough		Independent Citizens	Fendalton
Councillor	Anne Galloway		The People's Choice	Halswell
Councillor	Aaron Keown		True Independent	Harewood
Councillor	Sara Templeton		Strong Communities for a Stronger Christchurch	Heathcote
Councillor	Jimmy Chen		The People's Choice – Labour	Hornby
Councillor	Pauline Cotter		The People's Choice	Innes
Councillor	Yani Johnson		The People's Choice – Labour	Linwood
Councillor	Mike Davidson		The Right Choice for Papanui & Christchurch	Papanui
Councillor	Vicki Buck			Riccarton
Councillor	Phil Clearwater		The People's Choice – Labour	Spreydon
Councillor	Raf Manji		Independent	Waimairi

2013–2016

Council

Five of the thirteen councillors did not stand for re-election in 2013. ^[11] Another four councillors failed to get re-elected (deputy-mayor Ngaire Button, Helen Broughton, Claudia Reid, and Aaron Keown). Hence, only four councillor were returned for another term (Yani Johanson, Jimmy Chen, Glenn Livingstone, and Jamie Gough), to be joined by nine new members plus a new mayor. ^[12] For the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the council is as follows: ^[13]

Position	Name	Ticket		Ward
Mayor	Lianne Dalziel		One City Together	At large
Deputy mayor	Vicki Buck [14]		A Vote for me is a Vote for You	Riccarton–Wigram
Councillor	Jimmy Chen		The People's Choice – Labour
Councillor	Andrew Turner		The People's Choice	Banks Peninsula
Councillor	David East		Independent	Burwood–Pegasus
Councillor	Glenn Livingstone		The People's Choice – Labour
Councillor	Jamie Gough		Independent Citizens	Fendalton–Waimairi
Councillor	Raf Manji		Independent
Councillor	Yani Johanson		The People's Choice – Labour	Hagley–Ferrymead
Councillor	Paul Lonsdale		Independent
Councillor	Ali Jones		Independent	Shirley–Papanui
Councillor	Pauline Cotter		The People's Choice – Labour
Councillor	Phil Clearwater		The People's Choice – Labour	Spreydon–Heathcote
Councillor	Tim Scandrett		Independent

2010–2013

Council

During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the council was as shown in the table below. The Press in an editorial described the situation during the three years as often "tumultuous" and there were many calls for a cleanout of elected members at the 2013 local body elections. ^[15] During the term, the government appointed an overseer to council (Kerry Marshall) and "came within an ace of sacking the council completely." ^[15] Five city councillors (Sue Wells, Barry Corbett, Sally Buck, Tim Carter, and Peter Beck) and the mayor (Bob Parker) did not stand for re-election. ^[11]

Position	Name	Ticket		Ward
Mayor	Bob Parker		Independent	At large
Deputy mayor	Ngaire Button		Independent Citizens	Shirley–Papanui
Councillor	Aaron Keown		Christchurch City Vision
Councillor	Claudia Reid		Independent	Banks Peninsula
Councillor	Glenn Livingstone		The People's Choice	Burwood–Pegasus
Councillor	Chrissie Williams (resigned)		Independent
Councillor	Peter Beck (succeeded Williams)		Independent
Councillor	Sally Buck		Independent	Fendalton–Waimairi
Councillor	Jamie Gough		Independent Citizens
Councillor	Tim Carter		Independent	Hagley–Ferrymead
Councillor	Yani Johanson		The People's Choice
Councillor	Helen Broughton		Independent Citizens	Riccarton–Wigram
Councillor	Jimmy Chen		The People's Choice
Councillor	Barry Corbett		Independent	Spreydon–Heathcote
Councillor	Sue Wells		Independent

2007–2010

Council

During the 2007–2010 term, the composition of the council was as shown in the table below. The mayor was elected at large. There were seven wards, with six of them electing two councillors each, plus one councillor in the Banks Peninsula ward. ^[16] Bob Parker won his first mayoral election following the amalgamation of Christchurch City and Banks Peninsula District in 2006; Parker had been Banks Peninsula's last mayor. He defeated Megan Woods, who later became an MP for the Labour Party. ^[17]

Claudia Reid won her first term on the council for the Banks Peninsula ward, defeating Steve Lowndes who would later become chairman of Environment Canterbury. In the Shirley–Papanui ward, Norm Withers and Ngaire Button were elected, with Aaron Keown coming in third place. Keown has since won most subsequent elections. ^[17]

Position	Name	Ticket		Ward
Mayor	Bob Parker		Independent	At large
Deputy mayor	Norm Withers [18]		Independent	Shirley–Papanui
Councillor	Ngaire Button		Christchurch City Vision
Councillor	Claudia Reid		Independent	Banks Peninsula
Councillor	Gail Sheriff		Independent	Burwood–Pegasus
Councillor	Chrissie Williams		Christchurch 2021
Councillor	Sally Buck		Independent	Fendalton–Waimairi
Councillor	Mike Wall		Independent Citizens
Councillor	David Cox		Independent	Hagley–Ferrymead
Councillor	Yani Johanson		Christchurch 2021
Councillor	Helen Broughton		Independent Citizens	Riccarton–Wigram
Councillor	Bob Shearing		Independent Citizens
Councillor	Sue Wells		Independent	Spreydon–Heathcote
Councillor	Barry Corbett		Independent

2004–2007

Council

During the 2004–2007 term, the composition of the council was as shown in the table below. The mayor was elected at large. At the time of the 2004 local elections, there were six wards electing two councillors each. ^[19] Garry Moore won his third mayoral election, with Aaron Keown coming a distant second; Keown has since the 2010 local elections won most subsequent elections as a city councillor. ^[20] Denis O'Rourke, who had been a councillor since the 1989 local elections, stood in the Hagley–Ferrymead ward and came fifth. ^[21]

On 6 March 2006, Banks Peninsula District was merged with Christchurch City. ^[22] Banks Peninsula's outgoing mayor, Bob Parker, won the by-election for the new Banks Peninsula ward and was sworn in as a city councillor on 9 March 2006. ^[23]

Position	Name	Ticket		Ward
Mayor	Garry Moore		Christchurch 2021	At large
Deputy mayor	Carole Evans [24]		Independent	Burwood–Pegasus [25]
Councillor	Gail Sheriff		Christchurch 2021
Councillor	Norm Withers		Independent	Shirley–Papanui [26]
Councillor	Graham Condon		Independent
Councillor	Pat Harrow		Independent Citizens	Fendalton–Waimairi [27]
Councillor	Sally Buck		Independent
Councillor	David Cox		Independent	Hagley–Ferrymead [21]
Councillor	Anna Crighton		Christchurch 2021
Councillor	Helen Broughton		Independent Citizens	Riccarton–Wigram [28]
Councillor	Bob Shearing		Independent Citizens
Councillor	Barry Corbett		Independent	Spreydon–Heathcote [29]
Councillor	Sue Wells		Independent
Councillor	Bob Parker (from March 2006)		Independent	Banks Peninsula

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External links

• Christchurch City Council website