The 2019 Auckland Council election took place between September and October 2019 by postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections. The elections were the fourth 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
The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, sought a second term and was re-elected ahead of second highest polling candidate John Tamihere.
Governing body elections Twenty members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system.
The Auckland Future ticket, holding four local body seats since 2016, announced in March 2019 that it would not field candidates.
Mike Lee, sitting councillor for Waitemata and Gulf ward, announced in late-June 2019 that he would run again. The City Vision ticket, which had endorsed Lee since 1998, had selected Pippa Coom as its candidate in March 2019.
The final candidate list was released on 19 August.
Rodney ward (1)
Incumbent Greg Sayers was the only nomination.
Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes Independent for Rodney Greg Sayers - Elected unopposed Informal/blank -
Albany ward (2)
Incumbents Walker and Watson both ran for re-election under the ticket "Putting People First". Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes Putting People First John Watson 28,510 Putting People First Wayne Walker 24,768 Independent Julia Parfitt 20,278 Alezix Heneti 3,230 Informal/blank 3,092
North Shore ward (2)
Incumbents Darby and Hills both sought re-election. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes A Positive Voice for the Shore Richard Hills 18,746 Taking the Shore Forward Chris Darby 17,559 More For The Shore Danielle Grant 15,071 More For The Shore Grant Gillon 14,300 Independent Anthony Bunting 3,976 Informal/blank 1,500
Waitākere Ward (2) Of the two incumbents, Linda Cooper sought re-election and Penny Hulse retired. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes Independent Linda Cooper 14,750 Labour Shane Henderson 14,695 Labour Greg Presland 11,623 Independent Peter Chan 10,674 Independent Paul Talyancich 6,121 Independent Dillon Tooth 5,944 STOP Trashing Our Planet Tricia Cheel 2,677 Independent Michael Coote 2,558 Informal/blank 1,837
Waitemata and Gulf ward (1) Incumbent Mike Lee sought re-election. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes City Vision Pippa Coom 6,581 Independent Mike Lee 6,262 C&R - Communities and Residents Sarah Trotman 2,907 Independent Will Maxwell-Steele 740 Independent Allan Matson 431 Informal/blank 1,147
Whau ward (1) Incumbent Ross Clow sought re-election. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes C&R - Communities and Residents Tracy Mulholland 5,853 Labour Ross Clow 5,663 Green Jessamine Fraser 2,241 Community Independents Paul Davie 1,774 Independent Anne Degia-Pala 1,336 Informal/blank -
Albert-Eden-Roskill ward (2) Incumbents Casey and Fletcher both sought re-election. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes C&R - Communities and Residents Christine Fletcher 20,239 City Vision Cathy Casey 19,255 C&R - Communities and Residents Mark Thomas 17,570 City Vision Mark Graham 15,965 Informal/blank 2,512
Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward (1) Incumbent Josephine Bartley sought re-election. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes Labour Josephine Bartley 8,358 C&R - Communities and Residents Josh Beddell 7,214 Better Auckland Carmel Claridge 1,264 United Locals Patrick O'Meara 892 Informal/blank 943
Manukau ward (2) Incumbents Collins and Filipaina both sought re-election. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes Labour Faanana Efeso Collins 19,053 Labour Alf Filipaina 18,814 Communist League Patrick Brown 4,912 Informal/blank 1,722
Manurewa-Papakura ward (2) Of the two incumbents, Daniel Newman sought re-election and John Walker retired. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes Manurewa-Papakura Action Team Angela Dalton 17,362 Manurewa-Papakura Action Team Daniel Newman 15,904 Labour Peter Neilson 6,191 Labour Ilango Krishnamoorthy 4,347 Justice for Families Veronica Turner 2,605 Independent Karin Kerr 2,575 Informal/blank 1,356
Franklin ward (1) Incumbent Bill Cashmore was the only nomination. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes Team Franklin Bill Cashmore - Elected unopposed Informal/blank -
Ōrākei ward (1) Incumbent Desley Simpson sought re-election. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes C&R - Communities and Residents Desley Simpson 19,618 Green Alan Barraclough 3,892 Better Auckland Mike Padfield 2,958 Informal/blank 1,532
Howick ward (2) Incumbents Stewart and Young both sought re-election. Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Notes Independent Sharon Stewart 19,531 Independent Paul Young 16,809 Independent Damian Light 12,369 Collings for Council David Collings 11,820 East Vision Tofik Mamedov 4,363 Informal/blank 1,722
Licensing Trust elections 35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.
Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)
Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Your Community Trust Paula Gillon Elected unopposed Your Community Trust Marilyn Nicholls Elected unopposed Your Community Trust Shane Prince Elected unopposed Your Community Trust Marcus Reynolds Elected unopposed Your Community Trust Stuart Weir Elected unopposed Informal/blank -
Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)
Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Labour Mark Gosche 3,232 Labour Nerissa Henry 3,067 Labour Alan Verrall 2,759 C&R - Communities and Residents Tania Batucan 2,730 Labour Maureen Benson-Rea 2,672 Labour Jean Dolheguy 2,494 United Locals Leanne Cross 2,478 Labour Deborah Misiupa 2,394 Communities & Residents Hainoame Fulivai 2,311 United Locals Greg Woodcock 1,811 United Locals Patrick O'Meara 1,802 United Locals Bryan Mockbridge 1,575 Informal/blank 1,309
Portage Licensing Trust
Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes City Vision Catherine Farmer 5,074 City Vision Margi Watson 4,734 City Vision Kurt Taogaga 3,646 Community First Kathryn Davie 3,631 Community First Paul Davie 3,366 Trusts Action Group Sam Learmonth 3,080 Communities & Residents Shefali Mehta 2,946 Informal/blank -
Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Labour Leanne Taylor 2,027 Labour Pam Nutall 1,874 Independent Wayne Davis 1,623 Informal/blank -
Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Future West Neil Henderson 1,807 Independent Janet Clews 1,601 Trusts Action Group Noel Watson 1,490 Informal/blank -
Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Future West Mark Roberts 4,264 Trusts Action Group Ben Goodale 3,427 Labour Ross Clow 3,344 Independent Andreas Bodenstein 1,154 Informal/blank -
Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Labour Ami Chand Elected unopposed
Waitakere Licensing Trust Ward No 1 – Te Atatū (2) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes Independent Penny Hulse 4,445 Labour Brooke Loader 3,392 Trusts Action Group Amanda Roberts 2,956 Trusts Action Group Nick Smale 2,835 Informal/blank -
Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes - - - - - - - - - Informal/blank -
Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes - - - - - - - - - Informal/blank -
Ward No 4 – Henderson (1) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes - - - - - - - - - Informal/blank -
Wiri Licensing Trust (6) Affiliation (if any) Name Votes - - - - - - - - - Informal/blank -
Term-end performance assessment
Bernard Orsman and Simon Wilson, the local government reporters from The New Zealand Herald, both assessed the performance of each elected member at the end of the term. Their ratings, from 1 to 10 (worst to best), were compiled without them comparing notes. Orsman and Wilson are at opposing ends of the political spectrum. Seven out of their twenty-one ratings are identical. Orsman assigned rates from 3 to 8, while Wilson had councillors rated from 1 to 10.
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