| Election Name: | 2013 New Zealand local elections |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Previous Election: | 2010 New Zealand local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2016 New Zealand local elections |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | 12 October 2013 |
The 2013 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to elect local government officials and District Health Board members, and the membership of other local bodies such as Licensing Trusts. All elections were conducted by postal ballot, with election day being Saturday 12 October 2013.[1]
The local elections were held using postal ballot. Most city and district councils and all but one regional council used the first-past-the-post (FPP) voting system, with the exception of the following six city and district councils that used the single transferable vote (STV) voting system:
The Wellington Regional Council was the sole regional council using the STV system.
Environment Canterbury and Kaipara District were under statutory management and no elections were held. All District Health Boards used the STV system.
Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 12 October 2013.[2]
Key dates for the election as set out by the Electoral Commission are:[3]
| 1 July 2013 | Enrolment drive | |
| 4 July 2013 | Householders who did not receive their enrolment pack need to take steps to enrol | |
| 16 July 2013 | Last day for enrolment for postal voting | |
| 20 September 2013 | Postal voting commences | |
| 11 October 2013 | Last day to enrol to vote | |
| 12 October 2013 | Election Day – Voting closes at 12 noon |
Political commentator Vernon Small thought that the government would likely try and combine the local elections with the asset sales referendum,[4] but this did not happen. Instead, the referendum was held via postal ballot between 22 November and 13 December.[5]
| Territorial authority | Incumbent | width=12% | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus McKay | |||
| Auckland Council (details) | Len Brown[6] | ||
| Pat McManus | Garry Howard | ||
| Ron Mark[7] | |||
| Peter Butler | |||
| Tony Lepper | |||
| Alfred Preece | |||
| Christchurch City (details) | Lianne Dalziel[8] | ||
| Bryan Cadogan | |||
| Dunedin City (details) | Dave Cull[9] | ||
| John Carter | |||
| Meng Foon | |||
| Tracy Hicks | |||
| Tony Kokshoorn | |||
| Hamilton City (details) | Julie Hardaker[10] | ||
| Lawrence Yule | |||
| John Tregidga | |||
| Brendan Duffy | |||
| Winton Dalley | |||
| Ray Wallace | |||
| Tim Shadbolt[11] | |||
| Winston Gray | |||
| under statutory governance[12] | |||
| Ross Church | |||
| Malcolm Campbell | |||
| Claire Barlow | |||
| Margaret Kouvelis | |||
| Alistair Sowman | |||
| Garry Daniell | Lyn Patterson | ||
| Hugh Vercoe | Jan Barnes | ||
| Bill Dalton[13] | |||
| Rachel Reese | |||
| Andrew Judd[14] | |||
| John Forbes | |||
| Dale Williams | Max Baxter | ||
| Jono Naylor | |||
| Nick Leggett[15] | |||
| Vanessa van Uden | |||
| Rangitikei District (details) | Chalky Leary | Andy Watson | |
| Kevin Winters | Steve Chadwick | ||
| Sue Morris | Don Cameron | ||
| Kelvin Coe | |||
| Ross Dunlop | |||
| Neil Sinclair | |||
| Adrienne Staples[16] [17] | |||
| Frana Cardno[18] [19] | Gary Tong | ||
| Neil Volzke | |||
| Roly Ellis | |||
| Richard Kempthorne | |||
| Rick Cooper | David Trewavas | ||
| Stuart Crosby | |||
| Glenn Leach | |||
| Janie Annear | Damon Odey | ||
| Wayne Guppy | |||
| Allan Sanson | |||
| David Ayers | |||
| John Coles | Craig Rowley | ||
| Alan Livingston | Jim Mylchreest | ||
| Les Probert | Craig Little | ||
| Alex Familton | Gary Kircher | ||
| Brian Hanna | |||
| Annette Main | |||
| Wellington City (details) | Celia Wade-Brown | ||
| Ross Paterson | |||
| Mike Havill | |||
| Tony Bonne | |||
| Morris Cutforth | Sheryl Mai | ||