2010 Auckland local elections explained
The 2010 Auckland local elections took place from 17 September until 9 October and were conducted by postal vote. The elections were the first since the merger of the seven councils and elected the new Auckland Council, composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. It also elected 21 district health board members and 41 licensing trust members.
Mayoral election
See main article: 2010 Auckland mayoral election.
At the close of nominations at 12 noon of 20 August 2010, the following candidates had been nominated for mayor:[1]
| width=1% | | width=30% | Name | width=30% | Affiliation (if any) | width=30% | Notes |
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| bgcolor= | | Aileen Austin | | |
| bgcolor= | | | Independent | Sitting Auckland City mayor and former National Party MP |
| bgcolor= | | Marlene Barr | Independent | |
| Penny Bright | | |
| bgcolor= | | | Independent | Sitting Manukau City mayor |
| bgcolor= | | Hugh Chapman | Independent | |
| bgcolor= | | | Independent | |
| bgcolor= | | Nga Dave | Independent | |
| bgcolor= | | Harry Fong | Independent | |
| Shannon Gillies | | |
| Vinnie Kahui | | |
| bgcolor= | | | Independent | |
| bgcolor= | | Steve McDonald | Independent | |
| Willie Morton | Temnak | Withdrew 8 September 2010 |
| bgcolor= | | Vanessa Neeson | Independent | Waitakere City Councillor and former National Party candidate |
| Phil O'Connor | Christians Against Abortion | |
| bgcolor= | | | Independent | |
| Raymond Presland | | |
| bgcolor= | | Mark Ross | Independent | |
| Annalucia Vermunt | | |
| | Independent Progressive Leadership | Sitting North Shore City mayor |
| David Willmott | | |
| Wayne Young | | | |
Governing body elections
20 members were elected to governing body of the Auckland Council across thirteen wards using first-past-the-post.
The ward was originally going to be called Te Irirangi, but this was changed after strong local opposition.[2]
Licensing Trust elections
In the 2010 Auckland licensing trust elections, forty-one members were elected to six licensing trusts across Auckland.[3]
Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Grant Gillon | 5012 |
| bgcolor= | | Trust Reform | Jennifer Yorke | 4255 |
| bgcolor= | | Trust Reform | Marilyn Nicholls | 4228 |
| bgcolor= | | | Stuart Weir | 4022 |
| bgcolor= | | Trust Reform | Bill Plunkett | 3881 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Merv Adair | 3363 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Bruce Woodley | 2666 |
| bgcolor= | | | Carol Ryan | 2640 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Garry Thornton | 2179 |
| bgcolor= | | Trust Reform | Tony Barker | 1700 | |
Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Leila Boye | 5863 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Mike Murray | 5539 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Alan Verrall | 5518 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Jessica Gosche | 5437 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Jan Welch | 4923 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Mary-Ann De Kort | 4639 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Leanne Cross | 3675 | |
Parakai Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | | Geoffrey Belton | Elected Unopposed |
| bgcolor= | | | Alan Hargreaves | Elected Unopposed |
| bgcolor= | | | Trevor Holst | Elected Unopposed |
| bgcolor= | | | Fred Jones | Elected Unopposed |
| bgcolor= | | | Gail Oxton | Elected Unopposed |
| bgcolor= | | | Veronica Pfenniger | Elected Unopposed | |
Portage Licensing Trust
No.1 (Auckland City) Ward (3)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
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| bgcolor= | | Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Duncan MacDonald | 6447 |
| bgcolor= | | City Vision | Catherine Farmer | 5172 |
| bgcolor= | | City Vision | Loraine Wilson | 4961 |
| bgcolor= | | Community Independents/Whau_Now | Kathryn Davie | 4939 |
| bgcolor= | | Community Independents/Whau_Now | Paul Davie | 4228 |
| bgcolor= | | | Raj Mitra | 4162 |
| bgcolor= | | | Kevin Healy | 4117 |
| bgcolor= | | | Margi Watson | 3681 | |
No.2 (New Lynn) Ward (2)
No.3 (Glen Eden) Ward (2)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Janet Clews | 2281 |
| bgcolor= | | Future West | Neil Henderson | 2065 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Gayle Marshall | 1986 | |
No.4 (Titirangi-Green Bay) Ward (2)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Ross Clow | 4517 |
| bgcolor= | | Local Focus | Rebecca Robertson | 2759 |
| bgcolor= | | Future West | Brett Austin | 2713 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Pim Van Der Voort | 2614 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Brent Peters | 2536 | |
No.5 (Kelston West) Ward (1)
Wiri Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Daniel Newman | 8418 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Angela Dalton | 8284 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Ken Penney | 8168 |
| bgcolor= | | Team Manurewa | Waina Emery | 6794 |
| bgcolor= | | Team Manurewa | Rangi Maclean | 6177 |
| bgcolor= | | | Alan Johnson | 6011 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Phil Palfrey | 5608 |
| bgcolor= | | Team Manurewa | Terry Logan | 5302 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Michelle Kingham | 5194 |
| bgcolor= | | Team Manurewa | Tom Vanderlaan | 4934 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Citizens on Patrol | Katrina Komene | 4683 |
| bgcolor= | | Team Manurewa | George Pomana | 4651 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Pahulu Mote | 4034 |
| bgcolor= | | | George Ngatai | 3746 |
| bgcolor= | | Team Manurewa | Greg Whaiapu | 3548 |
| bgcolor= | | ABC - A Better Choice | Vui Sapa'u Vitale | 2992 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Citizens on Patrol | Raewyn Bhana | 2728 | |
Waitakere Licensing Trust
No.1 (Te Atatū) (2)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Ross Dallow | 5263 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Elizabeth Grimmer | 3827 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Bob Stanic | 3577 |
| bgcolor= | | | Mike Williams | 2353 |
| bgcolor= | | Anti Pokie Alliance | Sailauama Cheryl Talamaivao | 2285 | |
No.2 (Lincoln) (3)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Warren William Flaunty | 9395 |
| bgcolor= | | Citizens & Ratepayers | Linda Cooper | 9085 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Brian Neeson | 7802 |
| bgcolor= | | Future West | Jeremy Greenbrook-Held | 4809 |
| bgcolor= | | | John Carrodus | 4078 | |
No.3 (Waitakere) (1)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Totally Independent | Judy Lawley | 2194 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Paul Mitchell | 2114 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Adrian Delaat | 655 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Don Chapman | 627 |
| bgcolor= | | | Mahendra Sharma | 541 | |
No.4 (Henderson) (1)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Assid Corban | 2185 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Mike Jolley | 1772 |
| bgcolor= | | | Daniel Fielding | 1753 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Bob Van Ruyssvelt | 686 | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Auckland Council Mayoral Candidate Nominations - Interim listing as at 12 noon on 20 August 2010 . Auckland Council returning officer . 2010-08-20 . 2010-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100827124445/http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/Auckland%20Council%20Mayoral%20Candidates.pdf# . 27 August 2010 . dead.
- Matt Bowen Howick name gets nod Eastern Courier, 4 June 2010
- Web site: Final results - Licensing trust . 2012-04-18 . 2017-01-15 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418013701/http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Pages/Finalresults-LT.aspx . 2012-04-18 .
