2010 Wellington local elections

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The Wellington local elections, 2010 are part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts.

As per the Local Electoral Act 2001, all the elections will occur on Saturday 9 October 2010.[1] Voting is carried out by postal ballot, using one of two voting systems: Single Transferable Vote for the district health boards and three of the territorial authority councils, and First Past The Post for the remaining territorial authority councils, the regional council, and all the local boards and trusts.

Greater Wellington Regional Council[]

The Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) is the regional council covering the whole Wellington Region. It represents a population of 478,600 as of the Statistics New Zealand's June 2009 estimate,[2] and consists of thirteen councillors elected from six constituencies (Wellington, Lower Hutt, Porirua-Tawa, Kapiti Coast, Upper Hutt, Wairarapa) using the First Past The Post voting system.

Wellington constituency[]

The Wellington constituency returns five members to the GWRC. At the close of nominations at 12 noon on 20 August 2010, the candidates nominated for the Wellington constituency were:[3]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Judith Aitken Incumbent
Sally Baber Incumbent
Paul Bruce Green Incumbent
Dianne Buchan Independent
Charles Finny
Michael Gibson REFORM
Chris Laidlaw Independent Incumbent
Chris Lipscombe Labour
Terry McDavitt Independent
Daran Ponter Labour
Bill Rainey Independent
Fran Wilde Independent Incumbent, Regional Council Chair

Lower Hutt constituency[]

Greater Wellington Regional Council Lower Hutt constituency councillor election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peter Glensor 15,600
Sandra Greig 14,643
Prue Lamason 13,866
John Terris 12,640
Rose Thomas 10,001

Porirua-Tawa constituency[]

The Porirua-Tawa constituency returns two members to the GWRC. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Porirua-Tawa constituency were:[3]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Jenny Brash Independent Current Porirua City Council mayor
John Burke Independent Incumbent
Barbara Donaldson Incumbent
Pat Hanley Independent

Kapiti Coast constituency[]

One member from the Kapiti constituency was elected to GWRC. Incumbent Nigel Wilson retained the seat against former Kapiti Coast District councillor Ann Chapman.

Greater Wellington Regional Council Kapiti Coast constituency councillor election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nigel Wilson 8427 54.69 +46.31
Ann Chapman 6982 45.31
Turnout 15,409

Upper Hutt constituency[]

Greater Wellington Regional Council Upper Hutt constituency councillor election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Paul Swain 5079 42.52
Rex Kirton 3764 31.51
Stephanie Lambert 1946 16.29
Alan Jefferies 1155 9.67
Turnout 11,994

Wairarapa constituency[]

One member from the Wairarapa constituency was elected to GWRC. Former Carterton District Council mayor Gary McPhee won the constituency, defeating incumbent Ian Buchannan.

Greater Wellington Regional Council Wairarapa constituency councillor election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Gary McPhee 6644 44.15
Ian Buchannan 5937 39.45 -37.11
Perry Cameron 2467 16.39 -32.69
Turnout 15,048

Territorial authority councils[]

The Wellington Region contains eight second-tier territorial authority councils in their entirety and a small part of a ninth (Tararua District). The eight councils are Wellington City Council, Hutt City Council, Porirua City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Kapiti Coast District Council, Masterton District Council, Carterton District Council, and South Wairarapa District Council.

Wellington City Council[]

The Wellington City Council represents a population of 195,500 as of June 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.[5]

Mayor[]

Main article: 2010 Wellington City mayoral election

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Wellington City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:[6]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Al Mansell
Bernard O'Shaughnessy
Current Southern ward councillor
Kerry Prendergast Incumbent
Celia Wade-Brown Current Southern ward councillor
Jack Yan

Eastern ward[]

The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Eastern ward were:[6]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Ray Ahipene-Mercer Incumbent
Taima Fagaloa Labour Current Porirua City Councillor
Mike Fiechter
Leonie Gill Labour Incumbent
Rob Goulden Incumbent
Simon (Swampy) Marsh
Mike Mellor
Amanda Nicolle
Allan Probert
Rosemary Russell
Tony Travers

Lambton Ward[]

The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Lambton ward were:[6]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
John Bishop
Stephanie Cook Incumbent
Adam Cunningham
Michael Fowler
Marcus Ganley Labour
Mark Greening
Ian McKinnon Incumbent
Iona Pannett Green Incumbent
Kris Price

Northern Ward[]

The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Northern ward were:[6]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Ngaire Best Incumbent
Camilia Chin
Justin Lester Labour
Gareth R Morgan
Helene Ritchie Labour Incumbent
Gary W Roberts Make a Difference
Hayley Wain Incumbent

Onslow-Western Ward[]

The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Onslow-Western ward were:[6]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Sharon Blaikie Labour
Jo Coughlan Incumbent
Mike Fleming
Andy Foster Incumbent
John Morrison Incumbent
Jack Ruben
Ingrid Sage

Southern Ward[]

The Southern ward is the only ward that returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council (all others returning three). It is also the only ward with an incumbent is standing down (with Celia Wade-Brown standing for the mayoralty only). At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Southern ward were:[6]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Paul Eagle Labour
Ida Faiumu-Isa'ako
Keith Johnson Labour
Greg McPhee
Will Moore
Thomas Morgan
Rex Nairn
Bernard O'Shaughnessy
Seann Paurini
Bryan Pepperell Incumbent

Hutt City Council[]

The Hutt City Council represents a population of 102,100 as of June 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor and twelve councillors elected from six wards (Central, Eastern, Harbour, Northern, Wainuiomata, Western) elected using the First Past The Post system.[7]

Mayor[]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Hutt City Council area. At close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:[8]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
David Ogden City Vision Incumbent
Ray Wallace Independent Current Wainuiomata ward councillor

Central ward[]

The Central ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Central ward were:[8]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Glenda Barratt Independent
David Bassett Incumbent
Steven Lulich
Chris Milne City Vision

Eastern ward[]

The Eastern ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Eastern ward were:[8]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Paul Alcock Independent
Barbara Bialy
Barbara Branch City Vision Incumbent
Lisa Bridson
Ephraim Gazo Independent
Grant Brookes Valley Action Network
Roger Styles City Vision Incumbent
Nick Ursin Independent Action

Harbour ward[]

The Harbour ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Harbour ward were:[8]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Robert Ashe Green
Joy Baird Independent Incumbent
Mason Branch Independent
Michelle Ducat Valley Action Network
Daniel Glover Independent
Pam Hanna Independent
Ross Jamieson Independent Incumbent
Michael Lulich

Northern ward[]

The Northern ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Northern ward were:[8]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Fred Allen Independent
Julie Englebretsen Independent
Angus Finlayson Independent Incumbent
Omar Hamed Valley Action Network
Leole Malama
Gwen McDonald Independent Incumbent
Graeme Sharman

Wainuiomata ward[]

The Wainuiomata ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Wainuiomata ward were:[8]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Ken Laban Labour
Jim Manu
Reg Moore Wainuiomata First
Ray Wallace Independent Incumbent
Margaret Willard Independent

Western ward[]

The Western ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Western ward were:[8]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Margaret Cousins Independent Incumbent
Max Shierlaw Independent Incumbent
Lynette Vigrass Independent

Porirua City Council[]

The Porirua City Council represents a population of 51,500 as of June 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from three wards: Eastern, Northern, and Western, using the Single Transferable Vote system.[9]

Mayor[]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Porirua City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:[10]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Litea Ah Hoi Current Eastern ward councillor
Brian Collins Independent
Mike Duncan
Gregory Fortuin Independent
Piripi Gray
Liz Kelly Independent Current Western ward councillor
Nick Leggett Independent Current Northern ward councillor
Russell Marshall Former MP
Peter Windsor

Eastern ward[]

The Eastern ward returns five councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Eastern ward were:[10]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Litea Ah Hoi Incumbent
Jude Barlow Independent
Dave Cochran
Piripi Gray
Denys Latham Independent Incumbent
Tim Salelea Manu Independent Incumbent
Hayden Nash Independent Labour
Wayne Poutoa
Robert Rangi Independent
Maria Salu-Burgess
Faafoi Seiuli

Northern ward[]

The Northern ward returns five councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Northern ward were:[10]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Anita Baker
Sue Dow Independent Incumbent
Bronwyn Kropp Independent
Pauline Morse
Euon Murrell Independent Incumbent
Tim Sheppard Incumbent

Western ward[]

The Western ward returns three councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Western ward are:[10]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
'Ana Coffey Independent
Ken Douglas Labour Incumbent
Graeme Ebbett
Victoria Jakobs Victoria's Facebook Page
Liz Kelly Independent Incumbent
Henry Smith Labour Incumbent
Toni Tana

Upper Hutt City Council[]

The Upper Hutt City Council represents a population of 40,600 as of June 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor and ten councillors elected using the First Past the Post system.[11]

Mayor[]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Upper Hutt City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:[11]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Wayne Guppy Incumbent
Adrian Sparrow
Hellen Swales

Councillors at large[]

Ten councillors are elected at large from the entire Upper Hutt City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:[11]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Michael Anderson
Mary Archibald Incumbent
Katy Austin Incumbent
Christine Balzer-Gibbs
Paul Brown
Mark Carter
Dean Chandler-Mills
Pat Christianson Incumbent
Nellie Gillies
Chris Gleeson
John Gwilliam Incumbent
Bob Lendrum
Glenn McArthur
Peter McCardle Incumbent
Angela McLeod
Heather Newell Incumbent
Rattan Prakash
Dean Rabbitt Incumbent
Adrian Sparrow
Hellen Swales
Nick Thomas
Barry Timms Incumbent
Dave Wheeler

Kāpiti Coast District Council[]

The Kāpiti Coast District Council represents a population of 55,300,[2] and consists of a mayor, five councillors elected at large, and five councillors elected from four wards: Ōtaki, Paekākāriki-Raumati, Paraparaumu, and Waikanae, using the Single Transferable Vote system.[12]

Mayor[]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Kāpiti Coast District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor are:[13]

Name Party/Affiliation Notes
Ross Church
Mike Clulee
Chris Glover
David Mitchell
Jenny Rowan Incumbent
Chris Turver

Councillors at large[]

Five councillors are elected at large from the entire Kāpiti Coast District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:[13]

Name Party/Affiliation Notes
Diane Ammundsen Incumbent
Roger Booth
Don Briggs
Mike Cardiff
Ross Church
Hone Davis
Helene Donaldson
Peter Ellis Incumbent
Nick Fisher
Glen Hooker
Tony Jack Incumbent
Iride McCloy
David Mitchell
Don Moselen
Michael Scott
Doris Zuur

Ōtaki ward[]

The Ōtaki ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Ōtaki ward were:[13]

Name Party/Affiliation Notes
Andre Baker
Penny Gaylor

Paekākāriki-Raumati ward[]

The Paekākāriki-Raumati ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Paekākāriki-Raumati ward were:[13]

Name Party/Affiliation Notes
C J Glover
Janet Holborow
Hilary Wooding Incumbent

Paraparaumu ward[]

The Paraparaumu ward returns two councillors to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Paraparaumu ward were:[13]

Name Party/Affiliation Notes
Beryl Barr
Mark Benton
Peter Daniel Incumbent
K (Guru) Gurunathan
Louella Jensen
Tony Lester
David Scott Incumbent
Marilyn Stephens

Waikanae ward[]

The Waikanae ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations the, candidates nominated for the Waikanae ward were:[13]

Name Party/Affiliation Notes
Eric Gregory
Richard Halliday
Tony Lloyd
Marie O'Sullivan
Jocelyn Prvanov
Harold Thomas

Masterton District Council[]

The Masterton District Council represents a population of 23,300 as of July 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor, five councillors elected at large, and five councillors elected from two wards: Rural and Urban, using the First Past the Post system.[14]

Mayor[]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Masterton District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor are:[15]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Gary Caffell
Garry Daniell Incumbent
David Holmes Current councillor at large
Chris Peterson Current councillor at large
Toi Walker

Councillors at large[]

Five councillors are elected at large from the entire Masterton District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:[15]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Alan Bohm
Judith Callaghan Incumbent
Peter Debney
Brent Goodwin Incumbent
Pip Hannon
David Holmes Incumbent
Bruce Laing
Edwin Perry Current Urban ward councillor, former MP (New Zealand First, list)
Chris Peterson Incumbent
Jane Terpstra Incumbent
Toi Walker Māori

Rural ward[]

The Rural ward returns one councillor to the Masterton District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Rural ward were:[15]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Karen Barbour
Graham McClymont

Urban ward[]

The Urban ward returns four councillors to the Masterton District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:[15]

Name Affiliation (if any) Notes
Doug Bracewell
Gary Caffell
Dingo Nick Dench
Steph Gundersen-Reid
Jonathan Hooker Incumbent
PJ Hunt
Ronald Karaitiana Independent
Mark McGrath
O'Dowd, Jim
Lyn Patterson Incumbent

Carterton District Council[]

The Carterton District Council represents a population of 9,480,[2] and consists of a mayor and eight councillors elected from two wards: Rural and Urban, using the First Past the Post system.[16]

South Wairarapa District Council[]

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