2019 Auckland local elections
The 2019 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2019 by postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections . The elections were the fourth 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. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected.
Mayoral election [ edit ]
The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff , sought a second term and was re-elected ahead of second highest polling candidate John Tamihere .[1]
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 Auckland Future ticket, holding four local body seats since 2016, announced in March 2019 that it would not field candidates.[3]
Mike Lee , sitting councillor for Waitemata and Gulf ward , announced in late-June 2019 that he would run again. The City Vision ticket, which had endorsed Lee since 1998, had selected Pippa Coom as its candidate in March 2019.[4] [5]
The final candidate list was released on 19 August.[6]
Incumbent Greg Sayers was the only nomination.
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Independent for Rodney
Greg Sayers
-
Elected Unopposed
Informal/blank
-
Incumbents Walker and Watson both ran for re-election under the ticket "Putting People First".
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Putting People First
John Watson
28510
Putting People First
Wayne Walker
24768
Independent
Julia Parfitt
20278
Alezix Heneti
3230
Informal/blank
3092
Incumbents Darby and Hills both sought re-election.
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
A Positive Voice for the Shore
Richard Hills
18746
Taking the Shore Forward
Chris Darby
17559
More For The Shore
Danielle Grant
15071
More For The Shore
Grant Gillon
14300
Independent
Anthony Bunting
3976
Informal/blank
1500
Of the two incumbents, Linda Cooper sought re-election and Penny Hulse retired.
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Independent
Linda Cooper
14750
Labour Party
Shane Henderson
14695
Labour Party
Greg Presland
11623
Independent
Peter Chan
10674
Independent
Paul Talyancich
6121
Independent
Dillon Tooth
5944
STOP Trashing Our Planet
Tricia Cheel
2677
Independent
Michael Coote
2558
Informal/blank
1837
Incumbent Mike Lee sought re-election.
Incumbent Ross Clow sought re-election.
Incumbents Casey and Fletcher both sought re-election.
Incumbent Josephine Bartley sought re-election.
Incumbents Collins and Filipaina both sought re-election.
Of the two incumbents, Daniel Newman sought re-election and John Walker retired.
Incumbent Bill Cashmore was the only nomination.
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Team Franklin
Bill Cashmore
-
Elected Unopposed
Informal/blank
-
Incumbent Desley Simpson sought re-election.
Incumbents Stewart and Young both sought re-election.
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Independent
Sharon Stewart
19531
Independent
Paul Young
16809
Independent
Damian Light
12369
Collings for Council
David Collings
11820
East Vision
Tofik Mamedov
4363
Informal/blank
1722
Licensing Trust elections [ edit ]
35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.
Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Your Community Trust
Paula Gillon
Elected Unopposed
Your Community Trust
Marilyn Nicholls
Elected Unopposed
Your Community Trust
Shane Prince
Elected Unopposed
Your Community Trust
Marcus Reynolds
Elected Unopposed
Your Community Trust
Stuart Weir
Elected Unopposed
Informal/blank
-
Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6) [ edit ]
Portage Licensing Trust [ edit ]
Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
City Vision
Catherine Farmer
5074
City Vision
Margi Watson
4734
City Vision
Kurt Taogaga
3646
Community First
Kathryn Davie
3631
Community First
Paul Davie
3366
Trusts Action Group
Sam Learmonth
3080
Communities & Residents
Shefali Mehta
2946
Informal/blank
-
Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Labour
Leanne Taylor
2027
Labour
Pam Nutall
1874
Independent
Wayne Davis
1623
Informal/blank
-
Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Future West
Neil Henderson
1807
Independent
Janet Clews
1601
Trusts Action Group
Noel Watson
1490
Informal/blank
-
Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Future West
Mark Roberts
4264
Trusts Action Group
Ben Goodale
3427
Labour
Ross Clow
3344
Independent
Andreas Bodenstein
1154
Informal/blank
-
Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Labour
Ami Chand
Elected Unopposed
Waitakere Licensing Trust [ edit ]
Ward No 1 – Te Atatū (2) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Penny Hulse
4445
Labour
Brooke Loader
3392
Trusts Action Group
Amanda Roberts
2956
Trusts Action Group
Nick Smale
2835
Informal/blank
-
Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Informal/blank
-
Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Informal/blank
-
Ward No 4 – Henderson (1) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Informal/blank
-
Wiri Licensing Trust (6) [ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Informal/blank
-
Term-end performance assessment [ edit ]
Bernard Orsman and Simon Wilson, the local government reporters from The New Zealand Herald , both assessed the performance of each elected member at the end of the term. Their ratings, from 1 to 10 (worst to best), were compiled without them comparing notes. Orsman and Wilson are known to be at opposing end of the political spectrum. Seven out of their twenty-one ratings are identical. Orsman assigned rates from 3 to 8, while Wilson had councillors rated from 1 to 10.[7]
References [ edit ]
Auckland local body elections
Mayoral elections Council elections Local board elections