Mayor of Auckland

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Mayor of Auckland
Wayne Brown talking 2024.jpg
Incumbent
Wayne Brown
since 28 October 2022
Auckland Council
Style His Worship
Member of Auckland Council
Seat Auckland Town Hall
AppointerElectorate of Auckland
Term length Three years, renewable
Inaugural holder Len Brown
Formation1 November 2010
Deputy Desley Simpson
Salary$269,500 p.a. [1]
Website Official website

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.

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Background

The position was first filled by election on 9 October 2010 for the establishment of the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010. The Council replaced seven territorial authority councils, including the Auckland City Council, and also the Auckland Regional Council. Before 2010, "Mayor of Auckland" was an informal term applied to the Mayor of Auckland City, head of the Auckland City Council.

Until October 2013, when new mayoral powers set out in the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2012 came into effect, the Mayor of Auckland had more powers compared to other mayors in New Zealand. [2]

Role of mayor

The mayor has the powers to establish their own office, create and dissolve governing body committees and appoint the chairpersons of the council's committees. The mayor chairs the governing body and may exercise a casting vote if a tie arises during a vote. [3]

History of mayoral contests

During the first mayoral election for Auckland Council in 2010, outgoing Mayor of Manukau City Len Brown was elected, defeating outgoing Mayor of Auckland City John Banks, outgoing Mayor of North Shore City Andrew Williams and prominent Christian businessman Colin Craig, amongst others. The mayoral office had a budget of $4.1 million and a staff of 18 in 2011. [4] Brown preferred not to use the honorific "His Worship". [5]

Contenders in the 2013 Auckland mayoral election included Brown, John Minto [6] and John Palino. Brown was re-elected.

Brown announced in November 2015 that he would not contest the 2016 mayoral election. [7] There were 19 contenders for the position, and Phil Goff won with 49% of the vote, against Victoria Crone, John Palino, and Chlöe Swarbrick. [8] [9]

In the 2019 mayoral election, Goff won re-election against 21 contenders with 49% of the vote. Other contenders who received a high share of the vote include John Tamihere (22%), Craig Lord (8%), John Hong (4%) and Ted Johnston (4%). [10]

In February 2022, Goff announced he would not stand in the October 2022 mayoral election. [11] The election won by Wayne Brown, with 45% of the vote. [12]

List of mayors

#NamePortraitElectionsEntered officeLeft officeDeputy
1 Len Brown Len Brown.jpg 1 November 20108 October 2016 Penny Hulse
2 Phil Goff Phil Goff 2017 (cropped).jpg 1 November 20168 October 2022 Bill Cashmore
3 Wayne Brown Wayne Brown 2024.jpg 28 October 2022 Desley Simpson

Role of deputy mayor

The deputy mayor is the second highest elected official in the Auckland Council. The deputy mayor acts in support of the Mayor of Auckland. It is the second highest elected position in the council. However, like the position of Deputy Prime Minister, this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. They are appointed by the mayor from the elected ward councillors. [13] The current deputy mayor is Desley Simpson, who represents the Ōrākei ward on the Auckland Council. Simpson was selected to be deputy by incoming mayor Wayne Brown. [14]

Beyond committees of the whole council, the deputy mayor is an ex-officio member of the following Auckland Council committees: [15]

Like any other councillor, the deputy mayor may be appointed to additional committees which the mayor wishes to appoint them to.

List of deputy mayors

MayorDeputy mayorWard representedAffiliationAssumed officeLeft office
1Len Brown1 Penny Hulse Waitākere Ward Independent1 November 20108 October 2016
West at Heart
2Phil Goff2 Bill Cashmore Franklin Ward Team Franklin1 November 20168 October 2022
3Wayne Brown3 Desley Simpson Ōrākei ward Communities & Residents 28 October 2022

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