The 2025 Auckland mayoral election was held from 9 September to 11 October in Auckland, New Zealand, as part of that year's council election and nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Auckland for the 2025–2028 term. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used. Incumbent mayor Wayne Brown was reelected to a second term.

Key dates 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates opened 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates closed at 12 pm 9 September 2025: Voting documents were posted and voting opened 11 October 2025: Voting closed at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results will be published 16-19 October 2025: Final results will be declared.

Background

Campaign

On 11 September 2025, former Labour candidate and City Vision campaign manager Jeremy Greenbrook-Held endorsed incumbent Mayor Wayne Brown instead of the Labour-aligned candidate Kerrin Leoni.

List of candidates Declared CandidatePhotoAffiliationNotesJohn Alcock NoneFormer ACT Party board member. Mayoral candidate in the 2022 election. Also ran for council in the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward.Wayne BrownFix AucklandIncumbent mayor since 2022Eric ChuahNoneFormer party strategist for Peter Dunne. Also ran for council in the North Shore ward and for the Kaipātiki Local Board.Michael CooteIndependentMayoral candidate in the 2022 election. Also ran for council in the Waitākere ward and for the Henderson-Massey Local Board.Ted JohnstonIndependentFormer New Conservatives Party leader, and mayoral candidate in the 2022 and 2019 electionsKerrin LeoniNoneIncumbent Labour councillor for the Whau ward since 2022Rob McNeilAnimal Justice PartyExecutive president of Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New ZealandRyan PausinaNoneMayoral candidate in the 2022 election.Jason PieterseNoneSimon StamIndependentPeter WakemanIndependentPerennial candidate. Also stood for the Christchurch mayoralty.Denise WiddisonIndependentAlso ran for the Henderson-Massey Local Board and for the Waitākere Licensing Trust

Declined Josephine Bartley, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward Councillor (running for re-election) (endorsed Leoni) Paula Bennett, former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, former National Party MP Simon Bridges, Chief Executive of the Auckland Business Chamber, former leader of the National Party, former Leader of the Opposition Alf Filipaina, Manukau Ward Councillor (running for re-election) Craig Lord, candidate for Mayor in 2019 and 2022 (running for Whau Ward Councillor) Richard Hills, North Shore Ward Councillor (running for re-election) Leo Molloy, businessman, former candidate for Mayor in 2022 Desley Simpson, Deputy Mayor of Auckland, Ōrākei Ward Councillor (running for re-election) (endorsed Brown) Michael Wood, former Labour Party MP, former Minister of Transport, former Minister for Auckland

Opinion polling Date Polling organisation Sample size Wayne Brown Ted Johnston Kerrin Leoni Rob McNeil Ryan Pausina Jason Pieterse Denise Widdison Other 11–15 Jul 2025Freshwater Strategy1,246 65%3%6%6%3%4%3%9%

Results Wayne Brown was re-elected as mayor for the 2025-2028 term.

By local board subdivision +Results by local board subdivisionLocal boardSubdivisionMargin% Wayne Brown % Kerrin Leoni%Other%Inf.%TotalRodney Northern Rodney 1,348 33.67 2,074 51.8072618.131,19429.82100.254,004 Southern Kaipara 974 23.98 1,838 45.2586421.271,35433.3360.154,062 Warkworth 2,231 39.62 3,227 57.3199617.691,39424.76140.255,631 Kumeū 1,477 34.81 2,255 53.1577818.341,20328.3570.164,243 Dairy Flat 1,137 48.57 1,430 61.0929312.5261426.2340.172,341 Hibiscus and Bays Hibiscus Coast 7,411 43.15 9,916 57.742,50514.594,72227.49320.1917,175 East Coast Bays 5,140 44.02 6,919 59.261,77915.242,95625.32220.1911,676 Upper Harbour 5,655 39.25 7,909 54.892,25415.644,21529.25300.2114,408 Kaipātiki 5,394 29.21 9,361 50.703,96721.495,10727.66270.1518,462 Devonport-Takapuna 6,560 42.48 9,192 59.522,63217.043,59123.25280.1815,443 Henderson-Massey 2,944 13.41 8,729 39.775,78526.367,37933.62550.2521,948 Waitākere Ranges 1,409 10.54 5,760 43.084,35132.543,22624.13340.2513,371 Aotea/Great Barrier 145 28.15 243 47.189819.0317433.7900.00515 Waiheke 350 9.60 1,628 44.661,27835.0673420.1450.143,645 Waitematā 5,830 32.12 10,478 57.724,64825.603,00716.56200.1118,153 Whau 1,043 6.88 6,005 39.604,96232.724,17927.56200.1315,166 Albert-Eden Ōwairaka 1,475 13.25 5,232 47.003,75733.752,11919.04240.2211,132 Maungawhau 3,756 33.98 6,333 57.292,57723.312,12519.22190.1711,054 Puketāpapa 3,224 27.86 5,704 49.292,48021.433,36529.08240.2111,573 Ōrākei 13,990 59.23 16,851 71.342,86112.113,88316.44260.1123,621 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie 1,549 25.02 3,133 50.611,58425.591,46423.6590.156,190 Tāmaki 1,378 16.06 3,726 43.432,34827.372,48929.01160.198,579 Howick Pakuranga 4,475 47.76 5,604 59.811,12912.052,61627.92200.219,369 Howick 5,124 47.59 6,467 60.061,34312.472,93827.29190.1810,767 Botany 2,617 44.00 3,304 55.5568711.551,92132.30360.615,948 Flat Bush 1,783 27.90 2,924 45.761,14117.862,30136.01240.386,390 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu 1,683 13.053,61928.07 5,302 41.123,93330.50390.3012,893 Ōtara-Papatoetoe Ōtara 956 19.301,21224.47 2,168 43.771,56031.50130.264,953 Papatoetoe 2,233 20.02 5,183 46.482,95026.463,00426.94140.1311,151 Manurewa 2,847 17.58 7,208 44.54,36126.924,59028.34390.2416,198 Papakura 2,609 23.96 5,073 46.592,46422.633,33130.59210.1910,889Franklin Waiuku 1,434 36.67 2,050 52.4261615.751,24231.7630.083,911 Pukekohe 3,916 46.37 5,027 59.521,11113.152,30027.2380.098,446 Wairoa 3,734 54.55 4,516 65.9778211.421,54622.5820.036,846Total 102,553 29.28 180,130 51.4477,57722.1691,77626.216700.19350,153

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