Election Name: | 1998 Auckland City local elections |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Auckland.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1995 Auckland City local elections |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2001 Auckland City local elections |
Next Year: | 2001 |
Party Name: | no |
Seats For Election: | All 19 seats on the Auckland City Council |
Election Date: | 10 October 1998 |
Party1: | Citizens & Ratepayers |
Last Election1: | 17 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Seat Change1: | 10 |
Party2: | City Vision |
Last Election2: | N/A |
Seats2: | 5 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Party4: | Labour |
Last Election4: | 2 |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 0 |
Party5: | Auckland Now |
Color5: | FAA61A |
Last Election5: | N/A |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 2 |
The 1998 Auckland local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Auckland elections covered one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and nineteen councillors elected from seven wards (Avondale-Roskill, Balmoral, Eastern Bays, Hauraki Gulf Islands, Hobson, Penrose and Western Bays).[1]
See main article: 1998 Auckland City mayoral election.
The Avondale-Roskill Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council
The Balmoral Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council
The Eastern Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council
The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elected one member to the Auckland City Council
The Hobson Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council
The Penrose Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council
The Western Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council
The Auckland Isthmus Ward elects four members to the Auckland Regional Council