| Election Name: | 2022 Wellington local elections |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Wellington local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2025 Wellington local elections |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
| Election Date: | 8 October 2022 |
The 2022 Wellington Region local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authorities (city and district councils), and various community boards and licensing trusts.
The Greater Wellington Regional Council used the single transferable vote system to elect thirteen regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term.[1] [2]
The Kāpiti Coast constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.Incumbent candidate
The Pōneke/Wellington constituency returned five councillors to the regional council.
Incumbent candidate
The Porirua-Tawa constituency returned two councillors to the regional council.
Incumbent candidate
The Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency returned three councillors to the regional council.
Incumbent candidate
The Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.
Incumbent candidate
The Wairarapa constituency returned one councillor to the regional council. Adrienne Staples was re-elected unopposed.[3]
The Wellington City Council used the single transferable vote system to elect the Mayor of Wellington and city councillors for the 2022–2025 term.[4] Voter turnout was 43.27%.
Incumbent Independent councillors Simon Woolf and Jill Day did not run again in the Wharangi/Onslow-Western and Takapū/Northern wards, respectively. Labour councillor Fleur Fitzsimons did not seek re-election in the Paekawakawa/Southern ward.[5]
See main article: 2022 Wellington City mayoral election. Nine candidates announced that they would run for mayor, including incumbent Andy Foster. Tory Whanau was endorsed by the Green Party,[6] and Paul Eagle was endorsed by the Labour Party.[7]
Incumbent candidate
The Motukairangi/Eastern General ward returned three councillors to the city council.[8]
Incumbent councillor Sarah Free ran as a Green candidate in previous elections, but announced in December 2021 that she would run as an independent in 2022.[9]
Incumbent candidate
The Paekawakawa/Southern General ward returned two councillors to the city council.