| Election Name: | 2010 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2013 Invercargill mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
| Election Date: | 9 October 2010 |
| Turnout: | 22,255 |
| Candidate1: | Tim Shadbolt |
| Party1: | Independent (politician) |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,275 |
| Percentage1: | 73.13 |
| Candidate2: | Suzanne Prentice |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,311 |
| Percentage2: | 23.86 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Tim Shadbolt |
| After Election: | Tim Shadbolt |
The 2010 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 9 October 2010 and was conducted under the First Past the Post system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections.
The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a sixth consecutive term. Other candidates included Suzanne Prentice and Carl Heenan. Prentice decided to run after Shadbolt had offered her the position of deputy mayor in December 2009.[1] Tim Shadbolt won the mayoral election and won a sixth term as Mayor of Invercargill, making him one of the longest-serving mayors in New Zealand.[2]
The following table gives the election results: