Local elections results
Voting has now closed so results will get released this afternoon for all the local body elections. Feel free to post updates in the comments.
I’ll try to cover any significant results but I’m parenting today so may not be until quite late.
Turnout has been low, which normally favours incumbents so I don’t expect any big upsets in the major cities, but probably a couple of changes in the smaller cities.
UPDATES:
- Goff re-elected in Auckland with twice the votes of Tamihere
- Neil Brown beats incumbent Donna Favel in Ashburton
- Sandra Hazlehurst re-elected in Hastings
- Tim Shadbolt re-elected for the 37th time
- Labour’s Campbell Berry beats Ray Wallace to become Hutt Mayor
- Rachel Reese re-elected in Nelson
- Kirsten Wise beats Chris Tremain in Napier
- Dalziel easily re-elected in Christchurch
- Lyn Patterson holds off Tina Nixon to get re-elected in Masterton
- Horowhenua Mayor Michael Feyen defeated by Bernie Wanden, which might result in the Council becoming more cohesive
- Potential huge upset in Wellington with Andy Foster 700 votes ahead of Justin Lester. Still 5,000 votes to be counted so final result mid week but a massive upset if the margin holds up.