1998 Auckland City local elections explained

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.

Auckland City Council

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]

Mayor

See main article: 1998 Auckland City mayoral election.

Avondale-Roskill Ward

The Avondale-Roskill Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council

Balmoral Ward

The Balmoral Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Eastern Bays Ward

The Eastern Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward

The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elected one member to the Auckland City Council

Hobson Ward

The Hobson Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council

Penrose Ward

The Penrose Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council

Western Bays Ward

The Western Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council

Auckland Regional Council

Auckland Isthmus Ward

The Auckland Isthmus Ward elects four members to the Auckland Regional Council

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bassett, Michael . Michael Bassett . 2013 . City of sails: the history of Auckland City Council, 1989–2010 . 978-1927262009 . 385-6 . Upstart Press .