2007 Wellington City local elections

2007 Wellington local elections
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Position of Wellington City within Wellington Region

The 2007 Wellington local elections were part of the 2007 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 community boards and licensing trusts.

Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.

Mayor

Main article: 2007 Wellington City mayoral election
2007 Wellington City mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Kerry Prendergast 34.89 17,910 18,008 18,110 18,327 18,521 19,274 19,925 20,516 21,868
Independent Ray Ahipene-Mercer 13.55 6,954 7,065 7,168 7,360 7,642 8,003 8,632 9,389 10,899
Independent Bryan Pepperell 11.07 5,680 5,752 5,861 5,966 6,187 6,458 7,070 8,335 10,125
Independent Helene Ritchie 10.83 5,559 5,633 5,755 5,865 6,050 6,346 6,754 7,643  
Independent Jack Ruben 7.66 3,930 3,996 4,076 4,228 4,424 4,723 5,348    
Independent Rob Goulden 6.21 3,187 3,241 3,299 3,515 3,708 4,213      
Independent John McGrath 6.05 3,106 3,155 3,188 3,344 3,473        
Independent Carl Gifford 3.37 1,730 1,779 1,901 2,015          
Independent Paul Bailey 2.95 1,512 1,546 1,584            
Workers Party Nick Kelly 1.82 932 988              
Independent Nick Wang 1.63 838                
Electorate: 132,051   Valid: 51,328   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 21446   Turnout: 39.76  

Eastern ward

The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Eastern Ward (3 vacancies)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ray Ahipene-Mercer 3,190
Labour Leonie Gill 2,698
Independent Rob Goulden 2.375
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 1,949
Independent Paul Bailey 1,058
Independent Josie Bullock 546
Independent Ian Macfarlane 411
Informal votes
Turnout 12,227

Lambton ward

The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian McKinnon 2,649
Green Iona Pannett 2,401
Independent Stephanie Cook 2,460
Labour Alick Shaw 1,673
Independent Callum Strong 720
Independent Ed van Son 424
Independent Frank Lawton 306
Independent Micheal Durrant 230
Informal votes
Turnout 10,863

Northern ward

The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Northern Ward (3 vacancies)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hayley Wain 2,968
Independent Helene Ritchie 2,446
Independent Ngaire Best 2,412
Independent Robert Armstrong 2,280
Independent Roger Ellis 1,569
Independent James Candiliotis 1,352
Independent Ian Hutchings 1,175
Green Tane Woodley 699
Independent Mike Collett 392
Independent Jonathan Fletcher 322
Informal votes
Turnout 15,613

Onslow-Western ward

The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Onslow-Western Ward (3 vacancies)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andy Foster 4,246
Independent John Morrison 3,296
Independent Jo Coughlan 3,176
Independent Jack Ruben 3,141
Labour Pauline Scott 1,103
Informal votes
Turnout 14,692

Southern ward

The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Southern Ward (2 vacancies)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Celia Wade-Brown 2,286
Independent Bryan Pepperell 2,134
Independent Lorraine Edwards 910
Labour Ida Faiumu-Isa'ako 907
Independent Rex Nairn 676
Independent Shelagh Noble 501
Independent John Robinson 388
Independent Bernie Harris 302
Informal votes
Turnout 8,104

References

  1. ^ "2013 Triennial Election: Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Eastern Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Lambton Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Northern ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Onslow-Western Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Southern Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.