As per the Local Electoral Act 2001, all the elections occurred on Saturday 9 October 2010.[1] Voting was 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, Kāpiti 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]
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]
One member from the Kapiti constituency was elected to GWRC. Incumbent Nigel Wilson retained the seat against former Kāpiti Coast District councillor Ann Chapman.
Greater Wellington Regional Council Kapiti Coast constituency councillor election, 2010[4]
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]
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]
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] Celia Wade-Brown won the election in the final round of the single transferable vote count by 24,881 to 24,705. She was ranked ahead of Kerry Prendergast on a significant number of ballots from the four trailing candidates after they were eliminated, which allowed her to overcome Prendergast's lead after the first round of counting (21,809 to 18,560),[7] although Kerry Prendergast was leading by 40 votes before special votes were counted.[8]
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.[14]
The Central ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Central ward were:[15]
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:[15]
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:[15]
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:[15]
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:[15]
The Western ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Western ward were:[15]
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.[16]
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:[17]
The Eastern ward returns five councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Eastern ward were:[17]
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:[17]
The Western ward returns three councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Western ward are:[17]
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.[18]
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:[18]
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:[18]
The Kāpiti Coast District Council represents a population of ,[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.[19]
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:[20]
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:[20]
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:[20]
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:[20]
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:[20]
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:[20]
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.[21]
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:[22]
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:[22]
The Rural ward returns one councillor to the Masterton District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Rural ward were:[22]
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:[22]
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.[23]
South Wairarapa District Council
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