2022 Auckland local elections
Mayoral election
Registered 1,142,237 Turnout 404,541 (35.4%)
Council election
The 2022 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2022 by postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections . The elections were the fifth since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council , which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Thirty-five members of 5 licensing trusts were also elected.
The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff , did not stand for re-election.[ 1] Wayne Brown was elected mayor.
Governing body elections [ edit ]
Twenty members were elected to the Auckland Council , across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system.[ 2]
The final candidate list was released on 16 August.[ 3] Provisional results were announced on 8 October.[ 4] Preliminary results were released on 9 October.[ 5] Official and final results were released on 15 October.[ 6]
Incumbent Greg Sayers was re-elected.[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Independent
Greg Sayers
13,539
Rodney First
Beth Houlbrooke
5,850
Independent
Rob Ryan
1,447
Independent
Anne Perratt
1,109
–
Hannah North
1,048
Informal/blank
842
Incumbents Walker and Watson were re-elected.[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Putting People First
John Watson
20,575
Putting People First
Wayne Walker
20,007
Independent Locals
Victoria Short
14,968
Your Community Law
Jake Law
9,120
Your Community Law
Sylvia Yang
7,298
Independent
Tony Corbett
6,529
Independent
Callum Blair
6,480
Communities First
John Davies
3,189
Independent
Alezix Heneti
1,381
Informal/blank
3,160
Incumbents Darby and Hills were re-elected.[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
A Positive Voice for the Shore
Richard Hills
19,269
For the Shore
Chris Darby
17,123
C&R North Shore
Danielle Grant
14,584
C&R North Shore
George Wood
12,009
Independent
Tony Bunting
4,370
–
Raymond Tan
3,857
–
Adrian Tyler
3,270
Informal/blank
1,237
Incumbents Linda Cooper and Shane Henderson sought re-election. Henderson was re-elected and Cooper lost her seat to Ken Turner.[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Labour
Shane Henderson
16,545
WestWards
Ken Turner
14,654
Independent
Linda Cooper
13,995
WestWards
Shawn Blanchfield
8,472
Independent
Peter Chan
8,199
Independent
Tua Schuster
3,278
Independent
Aimela Hansen
2,648
Independent
Michael Coote
2,550
Informal/blank
1,589
Incumbent Pippa Coom sought re-election and was defeated by Mike Lee .[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Auckland Independents
Mike Lee
9,415
City Vision
Pippa Coom
8,254
Rock The Vote
Mike Burton
1,032
–
Andi Liu
636
Informal/blank
1,495
Incumbent Tracy Mulholland sought re-election and was defeated by Kerrin Leoni.[ 6]
Incumbent Christine Fletcher sought re-election and Cathy Casey retired.[ 6]
Incumbent Josephine Bartley was re-elected.[ 6]
Incumbents Alf Filipaina was re-elected and Efeso Collins retired to stand for Mayoralty. Lotu Fuli was elected in Collins' place.[ 6]
Incumbents Daniel Newman and Angela Dalton were re-elected.[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team
Daniel Newman
15,214
–
Angela Dalton
12,055
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team
Rangi McLean
7,948
Labour
Sago Feagaiga
6,315
Labour
Ilango Krishnamoorthy
4,049
–
Karin Kerr
3,046
Informal/blank
966
Incumbent Bill Cashmore did not stand for re-election. The contest was won by Andy Baker.[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Team Franklin
Andy Baker
14,187
Independent
Keven Mealamu
9,279
Informal/blank
830
Incumbent Desley Simpson was re-elected.[ 6]
Incumbents Stewart and Young both sought re-election. Stewart was re-elected and Young lost his seat to former MP Maurice Williamson.[ 6]
Local board elections [ edit ]
Licensing trustee elections [ edit ]
35 members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.[ 6]
Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Your Community Trust/Shore Action
Paula Gillon
5,513
Your Community Trust
Stuart Weir
4,834
Shore Action
Alexander Croft
4,586
Your Community Trust
Marilyn Nicholls
4,302
Your Community Trust
Shane Prince
4,209
Labour
Liz Hurley
3,319
Labour
Sesalina Setu
3,250
–
Frances Mary Waaka
2,325
–
James Mark Doleman
1,349
Informal/blank
1,031
Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
C&R – Communities and Residents
Tania Batucan
2,775
C&R – Communities and Residents
Troy Elliott
2,623
Labour
Nerissa Henry
2,523
C&R – Communities and Residents
Tabetha Elliott
2,485
C&R – Communities and Residents
Michael Pepper
2,276
Labour
Tanner Vili
2,129
Labour
Deborah Misiuepa
2,007
C&R – Communities and Residents
Shengtong Xin
1,817
United Local
Leanne Cross
1,789
Labour
Ian Pattison
1,777
United Local
Alan Verrall
1,693
United Local
Allyson Wood
1,587
Independent
Patrick Gordon O'Meara
1,429
United Local
Greg Woodcock
1,404
Informal/blank
878
Portage Licensing Trust [ edit ]
Ward No. 1 – Auckland City (3)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
City Vision
Marcus Amosa
5,149
City Vision
Margi Watson
4,903
City Vision
Mark Beavis
4,093
Trusts Action Group
Barry Hutchison
3,353
Independent
Peter Hine
3,149
Community Independents
Kathryn Mary Davie
2,703
Community Independents
Paul Clifford Davie
2,367
Informal/blank
1,561
Ward No. 2 – New Lynn (2)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Labour
Leanne Taylor
2,153
Independent
Rob Hulse
1,864
Labour
Gayleen Maurice
1,678
Informal/blank
441
Ward No. 3 – Glen Eden (2)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Trusts Action Group
Joe Bergin
1,940
Independent
Jacqui Harema
1,607
Independent
Janet Clews
1,535
Informal/blank
379
Ward No. 4 – Titirangi/Green Bay (2)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Trusts Action Group
Ben Goodale
3,850
Independent
Ross Clow
3,422
Future West
Mark Roberts
3,297
Future West
Barrie-John Partridge
2,583
Informal/blank
1,130
Ward No. 5 – Kelston West (1)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Darren Leckey
1,119
–
Ami Chand
684
Trusts Action Group
Jordan Tarplett-Lee
447
Informal/blank
312
Waitākere Licensing Trust[ edit ]
Ward No. 1 – Te Atatū (2)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Trusts Action Group
Amanda Roberts
3,349
Labour
Brooke Loader
3,307
Trusts Action Group
Nick Smale
3,085
Labour
Peter Kaiser
2,920
–
Rex Chaney
968
Informal/blank
737
Ward No. 2 – Lincoln (3)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Linda Cooper
8,057
Independent
Warren William Flaunty
5,753
Trusts Action Group
Jared Patterson
5,113
Independent
John Loau
4,819
Transparency
John Riddell
4,509
Labour
Gurdeep Singh Talwar
3,613
Informal/blank
1,771
Ward No. 3 – Waitākere (1)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Future West
Mark Allen
Elected Unopposed
Ward No. 4 – Henderson (1)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Sunil Kaushal
2,795
Labour
Vincent Naidu
2,175
Informal/blank
739
Wiri Licensing Trust (6)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Manurewa Action Team
Daniel Newman
6,504
Manurewa Action Team
Rangi Mclean
5,457
#LoveManurewa
Joseph Allan
4,811
Manurewa Action Team
Glenn Murphy
4,507
#LoveManurewa
Andrew Lesa
4,468
Manurewa Action Team
Brian Blake
4,342
Labour
Sago Feagaiga
4,163
Labour
Gadiel Asiata
4,025
Manurewa Action Team
Cheryl Louise Hunia
3,839
Labour
Jonaan Ngamoni Mcleod
3,547
#LoveManurewa
Ally Billaney
3,526
Manurewa Action Team
Kelvin Hieatt
3,508
#LoveManurewa
Kriss Rapana
2,955
#LoveManurewa
Joe Lukupa
2,801
#LoveManurewa
Luella Linaker
2,451
Informal/blank
979
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