| Election Name: | 2016 New Zealand local elections |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Previous Election: | 2013 New Zealand local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2019 New Zealand local elections |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | 8 October 2016 |
The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. 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 8 October 2016.[1]
The local elections were held using postal ballots. 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 use the single transferable vote (STV) voting system:[2]
The Wellington Regional Council was the sole regional council to use the STV system.
Environment Canterbury was under statutory management and no elections were held.[3] Statutory management in Kaipara District ended and it held its first elections since 2010.[4] All District Health Boards used the STV system.
Since the 2013 local elections, two new mayors have been elected. Carterton mayor Ron Mark and Palmerston North mayor Jono Naylor resigned after being elected to Parliament in the 2014 election, with John Booth elected unopposed as the new Carterton mayor and Grant Smith elected in a by-election as the new Palmerston North mayor.
| Council | Incumbent | width=12% | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus McKay | Donna Favel[5] | ||
| Auckland (details) | Len Brown[6] | Phil Goff[7] | |
| Garry Howard[8] | |||
| John Booth[9] [10] | |||
| Peter Butler | Alex Walker [11] | ||
| Tony Lepper | Tim Cadogan[12] | ||
| Alfred Preece | |||
| Christchurch City (details) | Lianne Dalziel[13] | ||
| Bryan Cadogan | |||
| Dunedin City (details) | Dave Cull | ||
| John Carter | |||
| Meng Foon | |||
| Tracy Hicks[14] | |||
| Tony Kokshoorn | |||
| Hamilton City (details) | Andrew King [15] | ||
| Lawrence Yule | |||
| John Tregidga | |||
| Brendan Duffy | Michael Feyen | ||
| Winton Dalley | |||
| Ray Wallace[16] | |||
| Tim Shadbolt[17] | |||
| Winston Gray | |||
| John Robertson[18] | Greg Gent[19] | ||
| Ross Church | K Gurunathan | ||
| Malcolm Campbell | |||
| Claire Barlow | Graham Smith [20] | ||
| Helen Worboys | |||
| Alistair Sowman | John Leggett | ||
| Lyn Patterson | |||
| Jan Barnes[21] | |||
| Bill Dalton[22] | |||
| Rachel Reese | |||
| Andrew Judd | Neil Holdom [23] | ||
| John Forbes[24] | |||
| Max Baxter | |||
| Grant Smith | |||
| Nick Leggett[25] | Mike Tana | ||
| Vanessa van Uden | Jim Boult[26] | ||
| Rangitikei District (details) | Andy Watson | ||
| Steve Chadwick | |||
| Don Cameron | |||
| Sam Broughton [27] | |||
| Ross Dunlop[28] [29] | |||
| Jenny Shattock | |||
| Adrienne Staples | Viv Napier | ||
| Gary Tong | |||
| Neil Volzke | |||
| Roly Ellis | Tracey Collis [30] | ||
| Richard Kempthorne[31] | |||
| David Trewavas | |||
| Greg Brownless [32] | |||
| Glenn Leach | Sandra Goudie[33] | ||
| Damon Odey | |||
| Wayne Guppy | |||
| Allan Sanson | |||
| David Ayers | |||
| Craig Rowley[34] | |||
| Jim Mylchreest | |||
| Craig Little | |||
| Gary Kircher | |||
| Brian Hanna | |||
| Wellington City (details) | Justin Lester [35] | ||
| Ross Paterson | Garry Webber | ||
| Mike Havill | Bruce Smith | ||
| Tony Bonne | |||
| Hamish McDouall[36] | |||
| Sheryl Mai | |||