2016 Wellington local elections

The 2016 Wellington region local elections were part of the wider 2016 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authorities (city and district councils), three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts.

2016 Wellington local elections

8 October 2016

First party Second party   Party Labour Green Last election 3 4 Seats won 5 5 Seat change 2 1

Position of the Wellington Region

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Wellington constituency (5)

Incumbent councillor Judith Aitken did not seek re-election. Incumbents Sue Kedgley, Chris Laidlaw and Daran Ponter were re-elected, joined by former Wellington City deputy mayor Ian McKinnon and Roger Blakeley. Incumbent Paul Bruce was defeated.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Wellington constituency (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	First preference		Last iteration
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Sue Kedgley	Greens	11,184	20.77	8,815.05	17.32
Chris Laidlaw	Independent	9,933	18.45	8,878.60	17.44
Ian McKinnon	Independent	9,020	16.75	8,843.99	17.38
Daran Ponter	Labour	6,766	12.56	8,890.04	17.47
Roger Blakeley	Independent	5,639	10.47	8,581.70	16.86
Paul Bruce	Green	4,382	8.14	6,891.25	13.54
Russell Tregonning	Independent	3,409	6.33	—
Keith Flinders	Independent	1,075	2.00	—
John Klaphake	Independent	981	1.82	—
Norbert Hausberg	Independent	796	1.48	—
Sam Somers	Independent	664	1.23	—
Total		53,849	100.00	50,900.63	100.00
Non-transferable votes				2,948.37
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast					100.00
Turnout

Lower Hutt constituency (3)

Incumbent councillors Ken Laban and Prue Lamason were re-elected, while David Ogden defeated incumbent councillor Sandra Greig.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Lower Hutt constituency (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	First preference		Last iteration
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Ken Laban	Independent	7,170	29.32	5,339.45	25.67
Prue Lamason	Independent	3,575	14.62	5,621.37	25.88
David Ogden	Independent	3,065	12.53	5,490.19	25.28
John Terris	Independent	2,927	11.97	5,031.06	23.17
Sandra Greig	Independent	2,441	9.98	—
Derek Wilshere	Independent	2,303	9.42	—
Leonie Dobbs		1,893	7.74	—
Kath Allen	Team Fred Allen	1,079	4.41	—
Total		24,453	100.00	21,746.94	100.00
Non-transferable votes				2,736.06
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast					100.00
Turnout

Porirua-Tawa constituency (2)

Incumbent councillors Jenny Brash and Barbra Donaldson were re-elected.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Porirua-Tawa constituency (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	First preference		Last iteration
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Jenny Brash	Independent	7,617	45.35	5,599.00	34.31
Barbara Donaldson	Independent	4,598	27.37	5,577.99	34.18
Joern Scherzer	Independent	2,675	15.93	2,941.52	13.48
Heidi Mills	Independent	1,907	11.35	2,200.28	13.48
Total		16,797	100.00	16,318.79	100.00
Non-transferable votes				478.21
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast					100.00
Turnout

Kapiti Coast constituency (1)

Retiring Kapiti Coast District Council councillor Penny Gaylor was elected, defeating incumbent councillor Nigel Wilson.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Kapiti Coast constituency (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	First preference		Last iteration
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Penny Gaylor	Independent	6,728	40.92	7,738	51.16
Nigel Wilson	Independent	6,701	40.76	7,388	48.84
Peter Bollmann	Independent	3,013	18.33	—
Total		16,442	100.00	15,126	100.00
Non-transferable votes				1,316
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast					100.00
Turnout

Upper Hutt constituency (1)

Incumbent councillor Paul Swain was elected unopposed.

Wairarapa constituency (1)

The Wairarapa constituency was vacant following the death of councillor Gary McPhee in June 2016. Retiring South Wairarapa mayor Adrienne Staples was elected.

Greater Wellington Regional Council election, 2016 – Wairarapa constituency (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	First preference		Last iteration
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Adrienne Staples		6,487	44.89	7,755	58.31
David Holmes	Independent	4,403	30.47	5,545	41.69
Andrew Wright		1,846	12.78	—
Linton McGill		1,076	7.45	—
Monique Leerschool		638	4.42	—
Total			100.00		100.00
Non-transferable votes				1,150
Informal votes
Blank votes
Total votes cast					100.00
Turnout

Kapiti Coast District Council

Mayor

• Angela Buswell
• Ross Church
• Jackie Elliott (Independent)
• K Gurunathan
• David Scott
• Gavin Welsh

Councillors – at large (5)

• Ric Austin
• Murray Bell
• Emily Boonen
• Angela Buswell
• Mike Cardiff
• Jackie Elliott
• Peter Ellis
• Anne-Maree Ellison
• Eric Gregory
• K Gurunathan
• John Howson
• Christopher Ruthe
• David Scott
• Shelly Warwick

Councillors – Paraparaumu ward (2)

• Mark Benton
• Martin Halliday
• Bernie Randall
• Kathy Spiers
• Fiona Vining

Councillors – Ōtaki ward (1)

James Cootes was elected unopposed.

Councillors – Waikanae ward (1)

• Geoffrey Churchman
• Iride McCloy
• Tim Parry
• Michael Scott

Councillors – Paekakāriki-Raumati ward (1)

• Guy Burns
• Janet Holborow

Porirua City Council

Mayor

Incumbent Nick Leggett did not seek re-election, instead seeking election as mayor of the Wellington City Council.

• Mike Duncan (Independent)
• Liz Kelly (Independent)
• Gordon Marshall
• Euon Murrell
• Mike Tana (Independent)
• David Watt (Grow Porirua, not the council)

Councillors – Northern ward (4)

• Anita Baker
• Don Casagranda (Independent)
• Brian Collins
• Phil Dyer (Independent)
• Dianne Khan
• Ross Leggett
• Keryn Martin
• Barry McEwen (Independent)
• Sarah Piper (Independent)
• Nathan Waddle
• Beverley Wakem
• Andrew Wellum
• Dale Williams

Councillors – Eastern ward (4)

• John Burke
• Morris Cheer
• Izzy Ford
• Jevan Goulter (Make Porirua great again)
• Martin Gregory (Independent Socialist)
• Lorna Kanavatoa
• Denys Latham (Independent)
• Paula Mac Ewan (Independent)
• Sala Nimarota
• Faafoi Seiuli
• Benna Seveali'i Siolo
• Willie Taurima
• David Watt (Grow Porirua, not the council)
• Kylie Wihapi

Councillors – Western ward (2)

• Chantelle Anslow
• Ana Coffey (Independent)
• Zahi Dodson (Independent)
• Mike Duncan (Independent)
• Graeme Ebbett (Independent)
• T J Fermanis (Independent)
• Jude Pointon (Independent)
• Henry Smith (Independent)
• Chris Wilson (Independent)
• Ranei Wineera-Parai (Our City, Our Home, Our Future)

Upper Hutt City Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Wayne Guppy was re-elected.

Upper Hutt City Council election, 2016 – Mayor (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	Votes	%
Wayne Guppy		8,402	71.92
Alan Jefferies	Independent	3,280	28.08
Total		11,682	100.00
Informal votes		11
Blank votes		424
Total votes cast		12,117	100.00
Turnout		41.00

Councillors (10)

• Vicki Amai-Waiwai (Independent)
• Michael Anderson (Independent)
• Michael Baines
• Chris Carson
• Ros Connelly
• Karen de Wit
• Blair Griffiths
• John Gwilliam
• Alan Jefferies (Independent)
• Harry Kent (Independent)
• Paul Lambert (Independent)
• Nigel Mander (A friend you can trust)
• Glenn McArthur (Independent)
• Angela McLeod (Independent)
• Rob Rangi (Independent)
• Adrian Sparrow
• Hellen Swales (Independent)
• Steve Taylor
• Tracey Ultra (Independent)
• Dave Wheeler

Hutt City Council

Mayor

Main article: 2016 Lower Hutt mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Ray Wallace was re-elected.

Hutt City Council election, 2016 – Mayor (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	Votes	%
Ray Wallace	Independent	20,379	79.23
James Anderson		1,908	7.42
Glenda Barratt	Independent	1,689	6.57
Phil Stratford	Independent	1,097	4.26
David Smith	Independent	649	2.52
Total		25,722	100.00
Informal votes		72	0.27
Blank votes		834	3.13
Total votes cast		26,628	100.00
Turnout		37.47

Councillors – Northern ward (2)

The Northern ward covers the suburbs of Stokes Valley and Taita.

• Fred Allen (Team Fred Allen)
• Dina Awarau (Labour)
• Tania Karaitiana-Ugone (Independent)
• Gwen McDonald (Independent)
• Leigh Sutton (Independent)

Councillors – Western ward (2)

The Western ward includes the suburbs of Haywards, Manor Park, Kelson, Belmont, Tirohanga, Harbour View, Melling, Normandale, Maungaraki and Alicetown.

• Margaret Cousins (Independent)
• Karim Dickie (Independent)
• Chris Milne (The Man with a Plan)
• Max Shierlaw (Independent)
• Joy Skye
• Lynette Vigrass (Independent)

Councillors – Central ward (2)

The Central ward includes the suburbs of Avalon, Boulcott, Epuni, Lower Hutt Central and Woburn.

• David Bassett (Independent)
• Simon Edwards (Independent)
• Mark Leicester (Independent)

Councillors – Eastern ward (2)

The Eastern ward covers the suburbs of Naenae, Fairfield, Waterloo and Waiwhetū (north of Whites Line)

• Glenda Barratt (Independent)
• Lisa Bridson (Green)
• Roger Styles (Independent)

Councillors – Harbour ward (2)

The Harbour ward covers the suburbs of Korokoro, Petone, Waiwhetū (south of Whites Line), Moera, Gracefield, Seaview, Point Howard, Sorrento Bay, Lowry Bay, York Bay, Mahina Bay, Sunshine Bay, Days Bay and Eastbourne.

• Mason Branch (Independent)
• Brady Dyer (Independent)
• Mike Fisher (Independent)
• Tui Lewis (Independent)
• Michael Lulich (Independent)

Councillors – Wainuiomata ward (2)

The Wainuiomata ward covers the town of Wainuiomata.

• Campbell Barry (Independent)
• Josh Briggs (Independent)
• Leah Clark
• Kia Houpapa (Independent Maori)
• Margaret Willard (Independent)

Wellington City Council

Mayor

Main article: 2016 Wellington City mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Celia Wade-Brown did not seek re-election

Wellington City mayoral election, 2016

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Justin Lester	36.7	23,751	23,884	24,092	24,887	26,418	27,674	31,921
	Independent	Nick Leggett	25.5	16,528	16,584	16,709	17,011	17,598	18,667	24,697
	Independent	Jo Coughlan	20.4	13,203	13,233	13,347	13,602	14,190	15,844
	Independent	Nicola Young	6.6	4,303	4,367	4,598	5,104	5,532
	Independent	Andy Foster	4.8	3,125	3,168	3,304	3,718
	Independent	Helene Ritchie	3.7	2,439	2,538	2,733
	Independent	Keith Johnson	1.8	1,083	1,190
	Independent	Johnny Overton	0.9	620
Electorate:     Valid: 64,656   Spoilt: 511   Quota:     Turnout: 45.56%

Councillors – Eastern ward

The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Eastern Ward (3 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Free	3,711
	Independent	Simon (Swampy) Marsh	3,044
	Independent	Chris Calvi-Freeman	3,073
	Labour	Lynda McGregor	2,295
	Independent	Rob Goulden	1,269
	Independent	Robert Murray	594
Informal votes			61
Majority			2,804
Turnout

Councillors – Lambton ward

The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Iona Pannett	4,387
	Independent	Nicola Young	2,934
	Labour	Brian Dawson	2,913
	Independent	Mazz Scannell	2,153
	Independent	Tony Jansen	883
	Independent	Milton Hollard	664
	Independent	Dave Gee	487
	Independent	Troy Mihaka	420
Informal votes			23
Majority			2,737
Turnout

Councillors – Northern ward

The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Northern Ward (3 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Malcolm Sparrow	3,730
	Independent	Jill Day	3,153
	Labour	Peter Gilberd	3,195
	Independent	Graeme Sawyer	2,678
	Independent	Judith Gray	1,837
	Independent	John Apanowicz	1,198
Informal votes			22
Majority			3,048
Turnout

Councillors – Onslow-Western ward

The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Onslow-Western Ward (3 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andy Foster	5,608
	Independent	Simon Woolf	4,206
	Independent	Diane Calvert	3,677
	Independent	Ray Chung	2,736
	Independent	Matthew Plummer	1,967
	Independent	Paul Douglas	171
	Independent	Thomas Morgan	171
Majority			3,658
Informal votes			21
Turnout

Councillors – Southern ward

The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Southern Ward (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Eagle	4,785
	Green	David Lee	3,229
	Independent	Brendon Bonner	1,269
	Independent	Brent Pierson	619
	Independent	Don McDonald	167
Informal votes			45
Majority			2,718
Turnout

Masterton District Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Lyn Patterson was elected unopposed.

Councillors – at large (5)

• John Dalziell
• Deborah Davidson
• Siobhan Garlick
• Jonathan Hooker
• Keith Hunt
• Frazer Mailman
• Tina Nixon (Working for Masterton)
• Chris Peterson
• Ian Steer (Independent)
• Jennifer Taylor

Councillors – Urban ward (4)

The urban ward covers the Masterton township.

• Gary Caffell
• Brent Goodwin (Fighting for the Ratepayers)
• Mark Harris (Working for Growth and Development)
• Rebecca (Bex) Johnson
• Donna Laing (Our Families, Our Future)
• Simon (Ziggy) O'Donoghue

Councillors – Rural ward (1)

The rural ward covers the entire Masterton district outside Masterton township.

• Ross Cottle (Independent)
• Graham McClymont

Carterton District Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor John Booth was re-elected.

Carterton District Council election, 2016 – Mayor (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	Votes	%
John Booth		2,774	84.04
Mike Osborne		527	15.96
Total		3,301	100.00
Informal votes		1	0.03
Blank votes		91	2.68
Total votes cast		3,393	100.00
Turnout		52.29

Councillors (8)

• Mike Ashby
• Kathy Bartlett
• Ruth Carter
• Brian Deller
• Don Farr
• Sandy Garrett
• Jill Greathead
• Rob Harris
• Russell Keys
• Greg Lang
• Tracey O'Callaghan
• Mike Osborne
• Mike Palmers
• Ron Shaw
• Rebecca Vergunst
• Leah Wynne

South Wairarapa District Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Adrienne Staples did not seek re-election, instead seeking election as the Wairarapa constituency councillor on the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Greytown ward councillor and deputy mayor Viv Napier was elected.

South Wairarapa Council election, 2016 – Mayor (preliminary results)

Candidate	Affiliation	Votes	%
Viv Napier		1,507	36.19
Liz Mellish		995	23.90
John Hayes		726	17.44
Sue Fox	Independent	556	13.35
Graham Higginson	Independent	380	9.13
Total		4,164	100.00
Informal votes		18	0.42
Blank votes		56	1.32
Total votes cast		4,238	100.00
Turnout		56.09

Councillors – Greytown ward (3)

The Marlborough ward includes the town of Greytown and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the south and east by the Tauherenikau River, State Highway 53 and the Ruamahanga River.

• Paora Ammunson (Independent)
• Margaret Craig
• Dean Davies
• John Gilberthorpe
• Mike Gray
• Viv Napier
• Jerry Steer
• Colin Wright

Councillors – Featherston ward (3)

The Marlborough ward includes the town of Featherston and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the north and east by the Tauherenikau River, State Highway 53 and the Ruamahanga River.

• Perry Cameron
• Lee Carter (Caring for our community)
• Dayle Harwood (Independent)
• Pete Love
• Colin Olds
• Robyn Ramsden
• Pete Roberts (Independent)

Councillors – Martinborough ward (3)

The Marlborough ward includes the town of Martinborough and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the west by the Ruamahanga River.

• Alice Arndell
• Pam Colenso
• Martin Freeth
• Graham Higginson (Independent)
• Robert Hunter
• Brian Jephson
• Pip Maynard
• Terry Te Maari
• Mary Tipoki
• Alex Wall (Independent)
• Greg Whitten