2022 Auckland local elections
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.
Mayoral election
The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff , did not stand for re-election.[ 1] Wayne Brown was elected mayor.
Governing body elections
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] The 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 both ran for re-election under the ticket "Putting People First".[ 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
Communties First
John Davies
3,189
Independent
Alezix Heneti
1,381
Informal/blank
3,160
Incumbents Darby and Hills were re-election.[ 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-eelction.[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Labour Party
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 sought re-election, and Efeso Collins retired to stand for Mayoralty.[ 6]
Incumbent Daniel Newman and Angela Dalton sought re-election.[ 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 Party
Sago Feagaiga
6,315
Labour Party
Ilango Krishnamoorthy
4,049
–
Karin Kerr
3,046
Informal/blank
966
Incumbent Bill Cashmore is not standing for re-election.[ 6]
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Notes
Team Franklin
Andy Baker
14,187
Independent
Keven Mealamu
9,279
Informal/blank
830
Incumbent Desley Simpson sought re-election.[ 6]
Incumbents Stewart and Young both sought re-election.[ 6]
Local board elections
Licensing trustee elections
35 members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland. Results are accurate as of preliminary results released on 9 October 2022.[ 7]
Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Your Community Trust/Shore Action
Paula Gillon
5,464
Your Community Trust
Stuart Weir
4,797
Shore Action
Alexander Croft
4,546
Your Community Trust
Marilyn Nicholls
4,271
Your Community Trust
Shane Prince
4,175
Labour
Liz Hurley
3,294
Labour
Sesalina Setu
3,223
–
Frances Mary Waaka
2,300
–
James Mark Doleman
1,337
Informal/blank
1,016
Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
C&R – Communities and Residents
Tania Batucan
2,754
C&R – Communities and Residents
Troy Elliott
2,602
Labour
Nerissa Henry
2,498
C&R – Communities and Residents
Tabetha Elliott
2,468
C&R – Communities and Residents
Michael Pepper
2,261
Labour
Tanner Vili
2,108
Labour
Deborah Misiuepa
1,986
C&R – Communities and Residents
Shengtong Xin
1,805
United Local
Leanne Cross
1,771
Labour
Ian Pattison
1,756
United Local
Alan Verrall
1,683
United Local
Allyson Wood
1,574
Independent
Patrick Gordon O'Meara
1,422
United Local
Greg Woodcock
1,395
Informal/blank
872
Portage Licensing Trust
Ward No. 1 - Auckland City (3)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
City Vision
Marcus Amosa
5,078
City Vision
Margi Watson
4,832
City Vision
Mark Beavis
4,048
Trusts Action Group
Barry Hutchison
3,312
Independent
Peter Hine
3,128
Community Independents
Kathryn Mary Davie
2,691
Community Independents
Paul Clifford Davie
2,354
Informal/blank
1,546
Ward No. 2 - New Lynn (2)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Labour
Leanne Taylor
2,125
Independent
Rob Hulse
1,848
Labour
Gayleen Maurice
1,656
Informal/blank
433
Ward No. 3 - Glen Eden (2)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Trusts Action Group
Joe Bergin
1,919
Independent
Jacqui Harema
1,589
Independent
Janet Clews
1,526
Informal/blank
374
Ward No. 4 - Titirangi/Green Bay (2)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Trusts Action Group
Ben Goodale
3,797
Independent
Ross Clow
3,377
Future West
Mark Roberts
3,246
Future West
Barrie-John Partridge
2,529
Informal/blank
1,120
Ward No. 5 - Kelston West (1)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Darren Leckey
1,106
–
Ami Chand
676
Trusts Action Group
Jordan Tarplett-Lee
442
Informal/blank
306
Waitākere Licensing Trust
Ward No. 1 - Te Atatū (2)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Trusts Action Group
Amanda Roberts
3,316
Labour
Brooke Loader
3,267
Trusts Action Group
Nick Smale
3,055
Labour
Peter Kaiser
2,889
–
Rex Chaney
960
Informal/blank
720
Ward No. 2 - Lincoln (3)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Linda Cooper
7,986
Independent
Warren William Flaunty
5,706
Trusts Action Group
Jared Patterson
5,051
Independent
John Loau
4,771
Transparency
John Riddell
4,465
Labour
Gurdeep Singh Talwar
3,572
Informal/blank
1,734
Ward No. 3 - Waitākere (1)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Future West
Mark Allen
Elected Unopposed
Informal/blank
-
Ward No. 4 - Henderson (1)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Independent
Sunil Kaushal
2,773
Labour
Vincent Naidu
2,150
Informal/blank
726
Wiri Licensing Trust (6)
Affiliation (if any)
Name
Votes
Manurewa Action Team
Daniel Newman
6,443
Manurewa Action Team
Rangi Mclean
5,377
#LoveManurewa
Joseph Allan
4,751
Manurewa Action Team
Glenn Murphy
4,464
#LoveManurewa
Andrew Lesa
4,414
Manurewa Action Team
Brian Blake
4,305
Labour
Sago Feagaiga
4,107
Labour
Gadiel Asiata
3,969
Manurewa Action Team
Cheryl Louise Hunia
3,805
#LoveManurewa
Ally Billaney
3,484
Manurewa Action Team
Kelvin Hieatt
3,482
Labour
Jonaan Ngamoni Mcleod
3,480
#LoveManurewa
Kriss Rapana
2,909
#LoveManurewa
Joe Lukupa
2,761
#LoveManurewa
Luella Linaker
2,414
Informal/blank
954
References
Auckland local body elections
Mayoral elections Council elections Local board elections