2016 Auckland local elections
First party
Second party
Party
Labour
Communities & Residents
Last election
2 seats, 9.54%
3 seats, 10.59%
Seats won
3
2
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
63,258
44,250
Percentage
10.75
7.52
Swing
1.21%
3.07
Third party
Fourth party
Party
Auckland Future
City Vision
Last election
(new)
1 seat, 5.92%
Seats won
1
1
Seat change
1
0
Popular vote
76,342
26,725
Percentage
12.97
4.96
Swing
12.97%
0.96%
The 2016 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2016 by postal vote. The elections were the third 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.
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 [ edit ]
20 members were elected to the Auckland Council , across thirteen wards. There were 74 nominations and only one of the 13 wards was uncontested.
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
The incumbents Wayne Walker and John Watson were both elected to council for another term.
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
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
The incumbent Mike Lee was re-elected ahead of media 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
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
The incumbents Christine Fletcher and Cathy Casey were both reelected.
The incumbent Denise Krum was re-elected after switching from Communities and Residents to Auckland Future; 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.
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]
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.
The incumbent, Bill Cashmore , was the only candidate and so was declared elected unopposed.[6]
The incumbent, Cameron Brewer , was elected unopposed in 2013 but did not contest the ward in 2016. Desley Simpson was comfortably elected.[3]
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
Licensing Trust elections [ edit ]
35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.[7]
Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Shore Action
Paula Gillon
5,012
Kaipātiki Voice
Scott Espie
4,523
Independent
Bill Plunkett
4,184
Independent
Marilyn Nicholls
4,088
Shane Prince
3,824
Stuart Wier
3,357
Kevin OGrady
2,963
Independent
Gareth Teahan
2,026
Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Labour
Mark Gosche
3,959
Labour
Alan Verrall
3,733
Labour
Nerissa Henry
3,718
Labour
Maureen Benson-Rea
3,553
Labour
Jean Dolheguy
3,208
Independent
Leanne Cross
2,973
Independent
Leon Matthews
2,623
Independent
Bryan Mockridge
2,358
Independent
Patrick O'Meara
2,195
Portage Licensing Trust [ edit ]
Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
City Vision
Catherine Farmer
5484
Community First
Paul Davie
4787
City Vision
Margi Watson
4714
Community First
Kathryn Davie
4704
City Vision
Jaclyn Bonnici
4615
Community First
Alan Thompson
3741
Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Labour
Leanne Taylor
1685
Labour
Clear Matafai
1229
Independent
Sandy Taylor
1205
Shadbolt's Independent
Davis Wayne
981
United Future
John Hubscher
656
Community First
Tam Canter-Visscher
555
Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Future West
Neil Henderson
1834
Independent
Janet Clews
1834
Independent
Stefanie O'Brien
1109
Alan Mcardle
676
Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Future West
Sandra Coney
4496
Independent
Ross Clow
3786
Independent
Ngarimu Blair
2045
JB Woolston
1963
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 ]
Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Linda Cooper
7744
Independent
Warren William Flaunty
5906
Independent
John Riddell
4245
Independent
Deborah Dougherty
3972
Independent
John Carrodus
3783
Independent
Mahendra Sharma
1787
Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Future West
Steve Tollestrup
2091
Independent
Judy Lawley
1481
Independent
Tracy Kirkley
1213
Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol
Chris Fowlie
732
Ward No 4 – Henderson (1)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Lynette Adams
2862
Independent
Mike Jolley
2468
Wiri Licensing Trust (6)[ edit ]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Manurewa Action Team
Grant Dalton
7702
Manurewa Action Team
Alan Johnson
7249
Manurewa Action Team
Rangi Mclean
7053
Manurewa Action Team
Stella Cattle
7030
Manurewa Action Team
Duncan White
6430
Manurewa Action Team
Denis Kim
6163
Independent
John Hall
5096
It's Worth It Manurewa
Tanya Kaihe
4816
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