Auckland local elections, 2016
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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.
Mayoral election
Incumbent Len Brown, the only Mayor of Auckland since the position was created, did not contest the mayoralty.[1]
New Zealand Labour Party MP for Mount Roskill Phil Goff was elected mayor of Auckland.[2]
Governing body elections
20 members will be elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards. There are 74 nominations and only one of the 13 wards was uncontested.
Rodney (1)
The incumbent was Penny Webster. She was defeated by Greg Sayers.
| 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.
| 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 | 5126 | |
| 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 TV 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; 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 |
References
- ↑ "Auckland mayor Len Brown will not stand again". Stuff.co.nz. 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "Phil Goff elected Mayor of Auckland". NZ Herald. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Auckland councillors bowing out". M.nzherald.co.nz. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ Todd Niall (2016-08-13). "Auckland Future doubles down on single seat | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "Auckland Future blames council staff | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "Local body election nominations close | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-17.