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Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand will be held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors will be elected across 66 of 67 councils.
3 territorial authorities are located in the Southland region. 3 mayors and 35 district and city councillors will be elected.
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Mayoral election | |||||||||||||
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12 seats on the Southland District Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | % | |
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| None | Rob Scott | 6,734 | ||
| None | Tong Gary | 1,418 | ||
| Standing Strong & Working With Wisdom | Wendy Joy Baker | 462 | ||
| Informal | 2 | |||
| Blank | 123 | |||
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| Independent incumbent | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | |
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| Independent | Sarah Greaney | unopposed | |
| Independent | Tom O'Brien | unopposed | |
| Independent | Matt Wilson | unopposed | |
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| Independent hold | |||
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| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | % | |
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| None | Don Byars | 1,230 | ||
| None | Michael Weusten | 1,177 | ||
| None | Jaspreet Bosparai | 1,050 | ||
| None | Stevey Chernishov | 419 | ||
| Informal | 0 | |||
| Blank | 97 | |||
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| Independent incumbent | ||||
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| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | % | |
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| None | Christine Menzies | 1,937 | ||
| None | Brian Somerville | 1,685 | ||
| None | Phil Dobson | 1,425 | ||
| Independent - long live common sense | Katie Allan | 895 | ||
| Informal | 0 | |||
| Blank | 72 | |||
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| Independent incumbent | ||||
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| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | % | |
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| None | Paul Duffy | 1,014 | ||
| None | Julie Keast | 833 | ||
| None | Pamela Yorke | 638 | ||
| None | Phil Scothern | 318 | ||
| Informal | 2 | |||
| Blank | 23 | |||
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| Independent incumbent | ||||
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| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | |
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| Independent | Jon Spraggon | unopposed | |
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| Turnout | 4,991 (54.97%) | |||||||||||||||
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Mayoral election | ||||||||||||||||
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11 seats on the Gore District Council 7 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Ben Bell | 3,392 | 67.96 | |
| Independent | Nicky Davis | 1,508 | 30.21 | |
| Informal | 1 | 0.02 | ||
| Blank | 90 | 1.80 | ||
| Turnout | 4,991 | 54.97 | ||
| Registered | 9,079 | |||
| Independent gain from Team Hokonui (incumbent changed affiliation) | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Torrone Smith | 2,998 | ||
| Independent | Neville Phillips | 2,803 | ||
| Independent | Joe Stringer | 2,647 | ||
| Independent | Steven Dixon | 1,881 | ||
| Independent | Gary McIntyre | 1,718 | ||
| Informal | 12 | |||
| Blank | 152 | |||
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| Independent gain from Independent | ||||
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| Independent gain from Team Hokonui (incumbent changed affiliation) | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | |
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| Independent | John Gardyne | unopposed | |
| Independent | Stewart MacDonell | unopposed | |
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| Independent win (new ward) | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | |
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| Independent | Nicky Coats | unopposed | |
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| Independent gain from Independent | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Mel Cupit | 2,215 | ||
| Independent | Paul McPhail | 2,149 | ||
| Independent | Andy Fraser | 1,998 | ||
| Independent | Robert "Caveman" McKenzie | 1,805 | ||
| Independent | Donna Bruce | 1,387 | ||
| Independent | Jess Hudson | 1,015 | ||
| Informal | 1 | |||
| Blank | 51 | |||
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Mayoral election | |||||||||||||
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12 seats on the Invercargill City Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | ||
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| Independent | Tom Campbell | 6,948 | 39.03 | |
| Independent | Alex Crackett | 5,502 | 30.11 | |
| Independent | Ian Pottinger | 2,322 | 12.71 | |
| Independent | Ria Bond | 1,803 | 9.87 | |
| Independent | Tom Morton | 711 | 3.89 | |
| Independent | Andrew Clark | 291 | 1.59 | |
| Independent | Stevey Chernishov | 229 | 1.25 | |
| Independent | Gordon McCrone | 66 | 0.36 | |
| Informal | 75 | 0.41 | ||
| Blank | 324 | 1.77 | ||
| Total | 18,271 | 46.53 | ||
| Registered | 39,261 | |||
| Independent gain from LETS GO Invercargill | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Vote | % | |
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| Independent | Steve Broad | 11,503 | ||
| Independent | Alex Crackett | 10,056 | ||
| Independent | Marcus Lush | 8,396 | ||
| Independent | Grant Dermody | 8,321 | ||
| Independent | Trish Boyle | 7,457 | ||
| Independent | Ria Bond | 7,373 | ||
| Independent | Darren Ludlow | 7,371 | ||
| Independent | Ian Pottinger | 7,195 | ||
| Independent | Allan Arnold | 6,105 | ||
| Independent | Andrea de Vries | 5,920 | ||
| Independent | Lisa Tou McNoughton | 5,816 | ||
| Independent | Barry Stewart | 5,710 | ||
| Independent | Ian Reeves | 5,689 | ||
| Independent | Lynley McKerrow | 5,608 | ||
| Independent | David Meades | 5,414 | ||
| Independent | Karl Herman | 4,788 | ||
| Independent | Terry King | 4,691 | ||
| Independent | Chris Dawson | 4,510 | ||
| Independent | Jay Coote | 4,137 | ||
| Independent | Pania Coote | 3,904 | ||
| Independent | Tony van der Lem | 3,749 | ||
| Independent | Tom Morton | 3,268 | ||
| Independent | Carl Heenan | 2,979 | ||
| Independent | Dan O'Connell | 2,320 | ||
| Independent | Amanda Laurie | 2,128 | ||
| Independent | Noel Peterson | 1,301 | ||
| Independent | Carol Jasperse | 1,005 | ||
| Informal | 51 | |||
| Blank | 132 | |||
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