2016 Auckland local elections explained
| Election Name: | 2016 Auckland local elections |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Auckland local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Election Date: | 8 October 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Auckland local elections |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | All 20 seats of the Governing body of the Auckland Council |
| Party1: | New Zealand Labour Party |
| Last Election1: | 2 seats, 9.54% |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 63,258 |
| Percentage1: | 10.75 |
| Swing1: | 1.21% |
| Party2: | Communities & Residents |
| Last Election2: | 3 seats, 10.59% |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 44,250 |
| Percentage2: | 7.52 |
| Swing2: | 3.07 |
| Party4: | Auckland Future |
| Last Election4: | (new) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 76,342 |
| Percentage4: | 12.97 |
| Swing4: | 12.97% |
| Party5: | City Vision (Auckland political ticket) |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 5.92% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 26,725 |
| Percentage5: | 4.96 |
| Swing5: | 0.96% |
The 2016 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2016 by postal vote. The elections were the third since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected.
Mayoral election
See main article: 2016 Auckland mayoral election. Incumbent Len Brown, the only Mayor of Auckland since the position was created, did not contest the mayoralty.[1]
New Zealand Labour Party MP for Mount Roskill Phil Goff was elected mayor of Auckland.[2]
Governing body elections
20 members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards. There were 74 nominations and only one of the 13 wards was uncontested.
The incumbent was Penny Webster. She was defeated by Greg Sayers.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Greg Sayers | 9,252 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | | 6,073 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Steven Garner | 1,898 |
| none | Holly Southernwood | 1,342 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,083 | |
The incumbents Wayne Walker and John Watson were both elected to council for another term.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Putting People First | John Watson | 19,324 |
| bgcolor= | | Putting People First | Wayne Walker | 17,938 |
| bgcolor= | | | Lisa Whyte | 15,926 |
| bgcolor= | | | | 15,549 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | John Bensch | 5,126 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Alezix Heneti | 1,538 |
| bgcolor= | | | Informal/blank | 3,926 | |
The incumbents were Chris Darby and George Wood. Wood did not contest the ward in 2016.[3] Darby was reelected as councillor. The second councillor elected was Richard Hills, although as preliminary results were extremely close between himself and next rival Grant Gillon, he was not confirmed until after the final results were announced.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| Taking the Shore Forward | Chris Darby | 19,396 |
| bgcolor= | | A Positive Voice for the Shore | Richard Hills | 12,651 |
| bgcolor= | | | | 12,523 |
| bgcolor= | | | Danielle Grant | 6,415 |
| bgcolor= | | | Anne-Elise Smithson | 5,967 |
| bgcolor= | | | Fay Freeman | 5,308 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | 2,706 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | John Hill | 2,363 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Lesley Kahn | 2,133 |
| bgcolor= | | | | 1,437 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Michael Buttle | 940 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Tate Robertson | 739 |
| | Informal/blank | 2,728 | |
The incumbents deputy mayor Penny Hulse and Linda Cooper were both re-elected.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent/West at Heart | Penny Hulse | 19,935 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Linda Cooper | 12,442 |
| bgcolor= | | | Greg Presland | 11,744 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Peter Chan | 7,427 |
| bgcolor= | | WestWards | | 5,129 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | David Rankin | 4,520 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | John Riddell | 3,230 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Rochelle Gormly | 2,588 |
| bgcolor= | | | JB Woolston | 1,779 |
| bgcolor= | | | Informal/blank | 1,871 | |
The incumbent Mike Lee was re-elected ahead of media personality Bill Ralston.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| none | Mike Lee | 9,424 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | | 8,341 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Rob Thomas | 4,475 |
| bgcolor= | | | Informal/blank | 2,271 | |
The incumbent Ross Clow was reelected.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Ross Clow | 6,895 |
| bgcolor= | | Community First | Duncan MacDonald | 3,563 |
| bgcolor= | | Auckland Future | Mark Brickell | 2,929 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Anne Degia-Pala | 2,106 |
| bgcolor= | | Shadbolt's Independent | Wayne Davis | 1,195 |
| bgcolor= | | | John Hubscher | 619 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,795 | |
The incumbents Christine Fletcher and Cathy Casey were both reelected.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | City Vision | Cathy Casey | 19,256 |
| bgcolor= | | Communities and Residents | Christine Fletcher | 16,925 |
| bgcolor= | | | Rob Harris | 10,000 |
| bgcolor= | | | Peter Haynes | 9,935 |
| bgcolor= | | | Benjamin Lee | 9,070 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Greg McKeown | 8,472 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Boris Sokratov | 2,879 |
| none | Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor | 1,177 |
| bgcolor= | | | Informal/blank | 3,945 | |
The incumbent Denise Krum was re-elected after switching from Communities and Residents to Auckland Future; at the same time, she reverted to her maiden name Denise Lee. Auckland Future mistakenly entered two candidates to contest the ward.[4] [5] While they could not remove Tiseli from the ballot, Auckland Future were able to remove their affiliation from his candidacy.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Auckland Future | Denise Lee | 9,361 |
| bgcolor= | | | Patrick Cummuskey | 4,920 |
| bgcolor= | | none | Viliami Teli Tiseli | 1,748 |
| bgcolor= | | | Informal/blank | 1,345 | |
The incumbents were Alf Filipaina and Arthur Anae. Anae did not contest the ward in 2016. Filipaina was reelected and joined by new councillor Efeso Collins.[3]
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Alf Filipaina | 17,327 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Efeso Collins | 16,500 |
| Respect Our Community Campaign | Brendan Corbett | 7,738 |
| bgcolor= | | | Sooalo Setu Mua | 5,550 |
| bgcolor= | | | Ika Tameifuna | 5,304 |
| bgcolor= | | | Informal/blank | 2,388 | |
The incumbents were John Walker and Calum Penrose. Walker was reelected however Penrose was ousted by Daniel Newman, the only candidate not already a councillor.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | Daniel Newman | 15,423 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | John Walker | 14,794 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | | 13,790 |
| bgcolor= | | | Informal/blank | 1,431 | |
The incumbent, Bill Cashmore, was the only candidate and so was declared elected unopposed.[6]
The incumbent, Cameron Brewer, was elected unopposed in 2013 but did not contest the ward in 2016. Desley Simpson was comfortably elected.[3]
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Communities and Residents | Desley Simpson | 18,255 |
| bgcolor= | | | Richard Leckinger | 4,313 |
| Community Voice | Mike Padfield | 3,414 |
| none | Ian Wilson | 996 |
| bgcolor= | | | Informal/blank | 3,269 | |
The incumbents, Dick Quax and Sharon Stewart, were elected unopposed in 2013. Despite eight other candidates contesting the ward in 2016, both were reelected.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Sharon Stewart | 17,923 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Dick Quax | 15,516 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | | 7,046 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | David Hay | 5,757 |
| bgcolor= | | | Julie Zhu | 5,732 |
| none | Matthew Cross | 5,034 |
| none | Olivia Montgomery | 4,409 |
| bgcolor= | | | Gyanandra Kumar | 3,129 |
| bgcolor= | | | Tofik Mamedov | 2,743 |
| none | Ian Colin Ireland | 1,120 |
| | Informal/blank | 2,042 | |
Licensing Trust elections
35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.[7]
Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Shore Action | Paula Gillon | 5,012 |
| bgcolor= | | Kaipātiki Voice | Scott Espie | 4,523 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Bill Plunkett | 4,184 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Marilyn Nicholls | 4,088 |
| bgcolor= | | | Shane Prince | 3,824 |
| bgcolor= | | | Stuart Wier | 3,357 |
| bgcolor= | | | Kevin OGrady | 2,963 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Gareth Teahan | 2,026 | |
Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Mark Gosche | 3,959 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Alan Verrall | 3,733 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Nerissa Henry | 3,718 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Maureen Benson-Rea | 3,553 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Jean Dolheguy | 3,208 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Leanne Cross | 2,973 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Leon Matthews | 2,623 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Bryan Mockridge | 2,358 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Patrick O'Meara | 2,195 | |
Portage Licensing Trust
Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | City Vision | Catherine Farmer | 5484 |
| bgcolor= | | Community First | Paul Davie | 4787 |
| bgcolor= | | City Vision | Margi Watson | 4714 |
| bgcolor= | | Community First | Kathryn Davie | 4704 |
| bgcolor= | | | Jaclyn Bonnici | 4615 |
| bgcolor= | | Community First | Alan Thompson | 3741 | |
Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Leanne Taylor | 1685 |
| bgcolor= | | Labour | Clear Matafai | 1229 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Sandy Taylor | 1205 |
| bgcolor= | | Shadbolt's Independent | Davis Wayne | 981 |
| bgcolor= | | | John Hubscher | 656 |
| bgcolor= | | Community First | Tam Canter-Visscher | 555 | |
Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Future West | Neil Henderson | 1834 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Janet Clews | 1834 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Stefanie O'Brien | 1109 |
| bgcolor= | | | Alan Mcardle | 676 | |
Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Future West | Sandra Coney | 4496 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Ross Clow | 3786 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Ngarimu Blair | 2045 |
| bgcolor= | | | JB Woolston | 1963 | |
Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1)
Waitakere Licensing Trust
Ward No 1 – Te Atatū (2)
Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Linda Cooper | 7744 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Warren William Flaunty | 5906 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | John Riddell | 4245 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Deborah Dougherty | 3972 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | John Carrodus | 3783 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Mahendra Sharma | 1787 | |
Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Future West | Steve Tollestrup | 2091 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Judy Lawley | 1481 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Tracy Kirkley | 1213 |
| bgcolor= | | Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol | Chris Fowlie | 732 | |
Ward No 4 – Henderson (1)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Lynette Adams | 2862 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | Mike Jolley | 2468 | |
Wiri Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Grant Dalton | 7702 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Alan Johnson | 7249 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Rangi Mclean | 7053 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Stella Cattle | 7030 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Duncan White | 6430 |
| bgcolor= | | Manurewa Action Team | Denis Kim | 6163 |
| bgcolor= | | Independent | John Hall | 5096 |
| bgcolor= | | It's Worth It Manurewa | Tanya Kaihe | 4816 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Auckland mayor Len Brown will not stand again . Stuff.co.nz . 8 November 2015 . 17 August 2016.
- News: Phil Goff elected Mayor of Auckland. 9 October 2016. 8 October 2016. NZ Herald.
- News: Auckland councillors bowing out . NZ Herald . 4 August 2016 . 17 August 2016.
- Web site: Todd Niall . Auckland Future doubles down on single seat | Radio New Zealand News . Radionz.co.nz . 13 August 2016 . 17 August 2016.
- Web site: Auckland Future blames council staff | Radio New Zealand News . Radionz.co.nz . 13 August 2016 . 17 August 2016.
- Web site: Local body election nominations close | Radio New Zealand News . Radionz.co.nz . 12 August 2016 . 17 August 2016.
- Web site: Archived copy . 19 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161019015948/http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/licensingtrusts2016.pdf . 19 October 2016 .
