2007 Auckland City mayoral election

2007 Auckland City mayoral election

← 2004 13 October 2007 2010 →
Turnout	111,759
Candidate John Banks Dick Hubbard Party Independent Independent Popular vote 45,387 35,314 Percentage 40.61 31.59
Mayor before election Dick Hubbard Elected Mayor John Banks

The 2007 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including nineteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background[]

The election saw one-term Mayor Dick Hubbard defeated by his predecessor John Banks. Hubbard was the third consecutive mayor voted out after only one term and Banks became the first former mayor of Auckland to reclaim the position since Dove-Myer Robinson in 1968.

This was to be the last election for municipal offices to the Auckland City Council. By 2010 it had merged to become part of the new Auckland Council. Banks stood for the newly created office of Mayor of Auckland but lost to former Mayor of Manukau City Len Brown.

Mayoralty results[]

The following table gives the election results:

Ward results[]

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.

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