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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Auckland local elections, 2016
| election_name = 2016 Auckland local elections
| country = New Zealand
| country = New Zealand
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = Auckland local elections, 2013
| previous_election = 2013 Auckland local elections
| previous_year = 2013
| previous_year = 2013
| election_date = 8 October 2016
| election_date = 8 October 2016


| next_election = 2019 Auckland local elections

| next_election = Auckland local elections, 2019
| next_year = 2019
| next_year = 2019
| seats_for_election = All 20 seats of the Governing body of the [[Auckland Council]]
| seats_for_election = All 20 seats of the Governing body of the [[Auckland Council]]
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}}1
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote1 = 63,258
| popular_vote1 = 63,258
| percentage1 = 10.75%
| percentage1 = 10.75
| swing1 = {{increase}}1.21%
| swing1 = {{increase}}1.21%


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| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}1
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}1
| popular_vote2 = 44,250
| popular_vote2 = 44,250
| percentage2 = 7.52%
| percentage2 = 7.52
| swing2 = {{decrease}}3.07
| swing2 = {{decrease}}3.07


| party4 = Auckland Future

| party4 = [[Auckland Future]]
| color4 = 00AEEF
| last_election4 = (new)
| last_election4 = (new)
| seats4 = 1
| seats4 = 1
| seat_change4 = {{increase}}1
| seat_change4 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote4 = 76,342
| popular_vote4 = 76,342
| percentage4 = 12.97%
| percentage4 = 12.97
| swing4 = {{increase}}12.97%
| swing4 = {{increase}}12.97%



| party5 = City Vision (Auckland political ticket)
| party5 = City Vision (Auckland political ticket)
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| seat_change5 = {{steady}}0
| seat_change5 = {{steady}}0
| popular_vote5 = 26,725
| popular_vote5 = 26,725
| percentage5 = 4.96%
| percentage5 = 4.96
| swing5 = {{decrease}}0.96%
| swing5 = {{decrease}}0.96%


}}
}}
The '''Auckland local elections, 2016''' took place between September and October by postal vote. The elections were the third since the merger of seven councils into the [[Auckland Council]], composed of the [[Mayor of Auckland|mayor]], 20 members of the Council, and 149 members of 21 Local Boards. Twenty-one [[district health board]] members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected.
The '''2016 Auckland local elections''' took place between September and October 2016 by postal vote. The elections were the third since the merger of seven councils into the [[Auckland Council]], which is composed of the [[Mayor of Auckland|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==
==Mayoral election==
{{main article|Auckland mayoral election, 2016}}
{{main|2016 Auckland mayoral election}}
Incumbent [[Len Brown]], the only Mayor of Auckland since the position was created, did not contest the mayoralty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/73800684/auckland-mayor-len-brown-will-not-stand-again |title=Auckland mayor Len Brown will not stand again |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=2015-11-08 |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref>
Incumbent [[Len Brown]], the only Mayor of Auckland since the position was created, did not contest the mayoralty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/73800684/auckland-mayor-len-brown-will-not-stand-again |title=Auckland mayor Len Brown will not stand again |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=8 November 2015 |accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref>


[[New Zealand Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Roskill]] [[Phil Goff]] was elected mayor of Auckland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11724629|accessdate=9 October 2016|title=Phil Goff elected Mayor of Auckland|date=8 October 2016|publisher=NZ Herald}}</ref>
[[New Zealand Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Roskill]] [[Phil Goff]] was elected mayor of Auckland.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11724629|accessdate=9 October 2016|title=Phil Goff elected Mayor of Auckland|date=8 October 2016|newspaper=NZ Herald}}</ref>


==Governing body elections==
==Governing body elections==
20 members were elected to the [[Auckland Council]], across thirteen wards. There were 74 nominations and only one of the 13 wards was uncontested.
20 members were elected to the [[Auckland Council]], across thirteen wards. There were 74 nominations and only one of the 13 wards was uncontested.


===[[Rodney ward|Rodney]] (1)===
===[[Rodney ward|Rodney]] (1)===
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|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[Greg Sayers]]''' || '''9,252'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[Greg Sayers]]''' || '''9,252'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || [[Penny Webster]] || 6,073
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || [[Penny Webster]] || 6,073
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Steven Garner || 1,898
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Steven Garner || 1,898
|-
|-
| || <none> || Holly Southernwood || 1,342
| || none || Holly Southernwood || 1,342
|-
|-
| || || Informal/blank || 1,083
| || || Informal/blank || 1,083
|}
|}


===Albany (2)===
===[[Albany ward (local government)|Albany]] (2)===
The incumbents [[Wayne Walker (politician)|Wayne Walker]] and [[John Watson (New Zealand politician)|John Watson]] were both elected to council for another term.
The incumbents [[Wayne Walker (politician)|Wayne Walker]] and [[John Watson (New Zealand politician)|John Watson]] were both elected to council for another term.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || '''Putting People First''' || '''[[John Watson (New Zealand politician)|John Watson]]''' || '''19,324'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Putting People First''' || '''[[John Watson (New Zealand politician)|John Watson]]''' || '''19,324'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || '''Putting People First''' || '''[[Wayne Walker (politician)|Wayne Walker]]''' || '''17,938'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Putting People First''' || '''[[Wayne Walker (politician)|Wayne Walker]]''' || '''17,938'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Lisa Whyte || 15,926
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Lisa Whyte || 15,926
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || [[Graham Lowe]] || 15,549
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || [[Graham Lowe]] || 15,549
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || John Bensch || 5,126
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || John Bensch || 5,126
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Alezix Heneti || 1,538
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Alezix Heneti || 1,538
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || || Informal/blank || 3,926
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Informal/blank || 3,926
|}
|}


===[[North Shore ward|North Shore]] (2)===
===[[North Shore ward|North Shore]] (2)===
The incumbents were [[Chris Darby]] and [[George Wood (New Zealand politician)|George Wood]]. Wood did not contest the ward in 2016.<ref name="auto"> {{cite web|author= |url=http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11687246 |title=Auckland councillors bowing out |website=M.nzherald.co.nz |date=2016-08-04 |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref> Darby was reelected as councillor. The second councillor elected was [[Richard Hills (politician)|Richard Hills]], although as preliminary results were extremely close between himself and next rival [[Grant Gillon]], he was not confirmed until after the final results were announced.
The incumbents were [[Chris Darby]] and [[George Wood (New Zealand politician)|George Wood]]. Wood did not contest the ward in 2016.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11687246 |title=Auckland councillors bowing out |newspaper=NZ Herald |date=4 August 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> Darby was reelected as councillor. The second councillor elected was [[Richard Hills (politician)|Richard Hills]], although as preliminary results were extremely close between himself and next rival [[Grant Gillon]], he was not confirmed until after the final results were announced.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
| || '''Taking the Shore Forward''' || '''[[Chris Darby]]''' || '''19,396'''
| || '''Taking the Shore Forward''' || '''[[Chris Darby]]''' || '''19,396'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor={{New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color}}| || '''A Positive Voice for the Shore''' || '''[[Richard Hills (politician)|Richard Hills]]''' || '''12,651'''
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''A Positive Voice for the Shore''' || '''[[Richard Hills (politician)|Richard Hills]]''' || '''12,651'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{United Future/meta/color}}| || [[Shore Action]] || [[Grant Gillon]] || 12,523
|bgcolor={{party color|Shore Action}}| || [[Shore Action]] || [[Grant Gillon]] || 12,523
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Danielle Grant || 6,415
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Danielle Grant || 6,415
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{United Future/meta/color}}| || [[Shore Action]] || Anne-Elise Smithson || 5,967
|bgcolor={{party color|Shore Action}}| || [[Shore Action]] || Anne-Elise Smithson || 5,967
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Fay Freeman || 5,308
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Fay Freeman || 5,308
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper || 2,706
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper || 2,706
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || John Hill || 2,363
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || John Hill || 2,363
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent ||Lesley Kahn || 2,133
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent ||Lesley Kahn || 2,133
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{United Future New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[United Future]] || Damian Light || 1,437
|bgcolor={{party color|United Future New Zealand}}| || [[United Future]] || [[Damian Light]] || 1,437
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Michael Buttle || 940
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Michael Buttle || 940
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Tate Robertson || 739
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Tate Robertson || 739
|-
|-
| || || Informal/blank || 2,728
| || || Informal/blank || 2,728
|}
|}


===[[Waitakere ward|Waitakere]] (2)===
===[[Waitākere Ward|Waitakere]] (2)===
The incumbents deputy mayor [[Penny Hulse]] and [[Linda Cooper (politician)|Linda Cooper]] were both re-elected.
The incumbents deputy mayor [[Penny Hulse]] and [[Linda Cooper (politician)|Linda Cooper]] were both re-elected.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || '''Independent/West at Heart''' || '''[[Penny Hulse]]''' || '''19,935'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent/West at Heart''' || '''[[Penny Hulse]]''' || '''19,935'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[Linda Cooper (politician)|Linda Cooper]]''' || '''12,442'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[Linda Cooper (politician)|Linda Cooper]]''' || '''12,442'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color}}| || [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour/Future West]] || Greg Presland || 11,744
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour/Future West]] || Greg Presland || 11,744
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Peter Chan || 7,427
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Peter Chan || 7,427
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || WestWards|| Ken Turner || 5,129
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || WestWards|| [[Ken Turner (New Zealand politician)|Ken Turner]] || 5,129
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || David Rankin || 4,520
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || David Rankin || 4,520
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || John Riddell || 3,230
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || John Riddell || 3,230
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Rochelle Gormly || 2,588
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Rochelle Gormly || 2,588
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{United Future New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[United Future]] || JB Woolston || 1,779
|bgcolor={{party color|United Future New Zealand}}| || [[United Future]] || JB Woolston || 1,779
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || || Informal/blank || 1,871
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Informal/blank || 1,871
|}
|}


===Waitemata & Gulf (1)===
===[[Waitemata and Gulf ward|Waitemata and Gulf]] (1)===
The incumbent [[Mike Lee (New Zealand politician)|Mike Lee]] was re-elected ahead of media personality [[Bill Ralston]].
The incumbent [[Mike Lee (New Zealand politician)|Mike Lee]] was re-elected ahead of media personality [[Bill Ralston]].
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! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
| || <none> || '''[[Mike Lee (New Zealand politician)|Mike Lee]]''' || '''9,424'''
| || none ||'''[[Mike Lee (New Zealand politician)|Mike Lee]]''' || '''9,424'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || [[Bill Ralston]] || 8,341
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || [[Bill Ralston]] || 8,341
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Rob Thomas || 4,475
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Rob Thomas || 4,475
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || || Informal/blank || 2,271
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Informal/blank || 2,271
|}
|}


===Whau (1)===
===[[Whau ward|Whau]] (1)===
The incumbent [[Ross Clow]] was reelected.
The incumbent [[Ross Clow]] was reelected.
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! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color}}| || '''[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]''' || '''[[Ross Clow]]''' || '''6,895'''
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]''' || '''[[Ross Clow]]''' || '''6,895'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Community First || Duncan MacDonald || 3,563
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Community First || Duncan MacDonald || 3,563
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Auckland Future]]|| Mark Brickell || 2,929
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || [[Auckland Future]]|| Mark Brickell || 2,929
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent ||Anne Degia-Pala || 2,106
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent ||Anne Degia-Pala || 2,106
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Shadbolt's Independent || Wayne Davis || 1,195
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Shadbolt's Independent || Wayne Davis || 1,195
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{United Future New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[United Future]] || John Hubscher || 619
|bgcolor={{party color|United Future New Zealand}}| || [[United Future]] || John Hubscher || 619
|-
|-
| || || Informal/blank || 1,795
| || || Informal/blank || 1,795
|}
|}


===[[Albert-Eden-Roskill]] (2)===
===[[Albert-Eden-Roskill ward|Albert-Eden-Roskill]] (2)===
The incumbents [[Christine Fletcher]] and [[Cathy Casey]] were both reelected.
The incumbents [[Christine Fletcher]] and [[Cathy Casey]] were both reelected.
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|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{City Vision (Auckland political ticket)/meta/color}}| || '''[[City Vision (political ticket)|City Vision]]''' || '''[[Cathy Casey]]''' || '''19,256'''
|bgcolor={{party color|City Vision (Auckland political ticket)}}| || '''[[City Vision (political ticket)|City Vision]]''' || '''[[Cathy Casey]]''' || '''19,256'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Communities & Residents/meta/color}}| || '''[[Communities and Residents]]''' || '''[[Christine Fletcher]]''' || '''16,925'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Communities & Residents}}| || '''[[Communities and Residents]]''' || '''[[Christine Fletcher]]''' || '''16,925'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Auckland Future]] ||Rob Harris || 10,000
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || [[Auckland Future]] ||Rob Harris || 10,000
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{City Vision (Auckland political ticket)/meta/color}}| || [[City Vision (political ticket)|City Vision]] || Peter Haynes || 9,935
|bgcolor={{party color|City Vision (Auckland political ticket)}}| || [[City Vision (political ticket)|City Vision]] || Peter Haynes || 9,935
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Communities & Residents/meta/color}}| || [[Communities and Residents]] || Benjamin Lee || 9,070
|bgcolor={{party color|Communities & Residents}}| || [[Communities and Residents]] || Benjamin Lee || 9,070
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Greg McKeown || 8,472
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Greg McKeown || 8,472
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Boris Sokratov || 2,879
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Boris Sokratov || 2,879
|-
|-
| || <none> || Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor || 1,177
| || none || Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor || 1,177
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || || Informal/blank || 3,945
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Informal/blank || 3,945
|}
|}


=== Maungakiekie-Tamaki (1)===
===[[Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward|Maungakiekie-Tamaki]] (1)===
The incumbent [[Denise Lee|Denise Krum]] was re-elected after switching from Communities and Residents to Auckland Future; at the same time, she reverted to her maiden name Denise Lee. Auckland Future mistakenly entered two candidates to contest the ward.<ref>{{cite web|author=Todd Niall |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/310860/auckland-future-doubles-down-on-single-seat |title=Auckland Future doubles down on single seat &#124; Radio New Zealand News |website=Radionz.co.nz |date=2016-08-13 |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/310874/auckland-future-blames-council-staff |title=Auckland Future blames council staff &#124; Radio New Zealand News |website=Radionz.co.nz |date=2016-08-13 |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref> While they could not remove Tiseli from the ballot, Auckland Future were able to remove their affiliation from his candidacy.
The incumbent [[Denise Lee|Denise Krum]] was re-elected after switching from Communities and Residents to Auckland Future; at the same time, she reverted to her maiden name Denise Lee. Auckland Future mistakenly entered two candidates to contest the ward.<ref>{{cite web|author=Todd Niall |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/310860/auckland-future-doubles-down-on-single-seat |title=Auckland Future doubles down on single seat &#124; Radio New Zealand News |website=Radionz.co.nz |date=13 August 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/310874/auckland-future-blames-council-staff |title=Auckland Future blames council staff &#124; Radio New Zealand News |website=Radionz.co.nz |date=13 August 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> While they could not remove Tiseli from the ballot, Auckland Future were able to remove their affiliation from his candidacy.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || '''[[Auckland Future]]''' || '''[[Denise Lee]]''' || '''9,361'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || '''[[Auckland Future]]''' || '''[[Denise Lee]]''' || '''9,361'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color}}| || [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] ||Patrick Cummuskey || 4,920
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] ||Patrick Cummuskey || 4,920
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || <none> ||Viliami Teli Tiseli || 1,748
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || none ||Viliami Teli Tiseli || 1,748
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || || Informal/blank || 1,345
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Informal/blank || 1,345
|}
|}


=== Manukau (2)===
===[[Manukau ward|Manukau]] (2)===
The incumbents were [[Alf Filipaina]] and [[Arthur Anae]]. Anae did not contest the ward in 2016. Filipaina was reelected and joined by new councillor Efeso Collins.<ref name="auto"/>
The incumbents were [[Alf Filipaina]] and [[Arthur Anae]]. Anae did not contest the ward in 2016. Filipaina was reelected and joined by new councillor Efeso Collins.<ref name="auto"/>
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|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color}}| || '''[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]''' || '''[[Alf Filipaina]]''' || '''17,327'''
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]''' || '''[[Alf Filipaina]]''' || '''17,327'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color}}| || '''[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]''' || '''[[Efeso Collins]]''' || '''16,500'''
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]''' || '''[[Efeso Collins]]''' || '''16,500'''
|-
|-
| ||Respect Our Community Campaign || Brendan Corbett || 7,738
| ||Respect Our Community Campaign || Brendan Corbett || 7,738
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Sooalo Setu Mua || 5,550
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Sooalo Setu Mua || 5,550
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Conservative Party of New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Ika Tameifuna || 5,304
|bgcolor={{party color|Auckland Future}}| || [[Auckland Future]] || Ika Tameifuna || 5,304
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || || Informal/blank || 2,388
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Informal/blank || 2,388
|}
|}


=== Manurewa-Papakura (2)===
===[[Manurewa-Papakura ward|Manurewa-Papakura]] (2)===
The incumbents were [[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]] and [[Calum Penrose]]. Walker was reelected however Penrose was ousted by Daniel Newman, the only candidate not already a councillor.
The incumbents were [[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]] and [[Calum Penrose]]. Walker was reelected however Penrose was ousted by Daniel Newman, the only candidate not already a councillor.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
| || '''Manurewa-Papakura Action Team''' || '''[[Daniel Newman (politician)|Daniel Newman]]''' || '''15,423'''
| || '''Manurewa-Papakura Action Team''' || '''[[Daniel Newman (politician)|Daniel Newman]]''' || '''15,423'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]]''' || '''14,794'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]]''' || '''14,794'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || [[Calum Penrose]] || 13,790
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || [[Calum Penrose]] || 13,790
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || || Informal/blank || 1,431
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Informal/blank || 1,431
|}
|}


=== [[Franklin ward|Franklin]] (1)===
===[[Franklin ward|Franklin]] (1)===
The incumbent, [[Bill Cashmore (politician)|Bill Cashmore]], was the only candidate and so was declared elected unopposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/310843/local-body-election-nominations-close |title=Local body election nominations close &#124; Radio New Zealand News |website=Radionz.co.nz |date=2016-08-12 |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref>
The incumbent, [[Bill Cashmore (politician)|Bill Cashmore]], was the only candidate and so was declared elected unopposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/310843/local-body-election-nominations-close |title=Local body election nominations close &#124; Radio New Zealand News |website=Radionz.co.nz |date=12 August 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name
|-
|-
| || '''Team Franklin''' || '''[[Bill Cashmore (politician)|Bill Cashmore]]'''
| || '''Team Franklin''' || '''[[Bill Cashmore (politician)|Bill Cashmore]]'''
|}
|}


=== [[Orākei ward|Orākei]] (1)===
===[[Ōrākei ward|Ōrākei]] (1)===
The incumbent, [[Cameron Brewer]], was elected unopposed in 2013 but did not contest the ward in 2016. Desley Simpson was comfortably elected.<ref name="auto"/>
The incumbent, [[Cameron Brewer]], was elected unopposed in 2013 but did not contest the ward in 2016. Desley Simpson was comfortably elected.<ref name="auto"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Communities & Residents/meta/color}}| || '''[[Communities and Residents]]''' || '''[[Desley Simpson]]''' || 18,255
|bgcolor={{party color|Communities & Residents}}| || '''[[Communities and Residents]]''' || '''[[Desley Simpson]]''' || 18,255
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green Party]] || Richard Leckinger || 4,313
|bgcolor={{party color|Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}| || [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green Party]] || Richard Leckinger || 4,313
|-
|-
| || Community Voice || Mike Padfield || 3,414
| || Community Voice || Mike Padfield || 3,414
|-
|-
||| <none> || Ian Wilson || 996
||| none || Ian Wilson || 996
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || || Informal/blank || 3,269
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Informal/blank || 3,269
|}
|}


=== Howick (2)===
===[[Howick ward|Howick]] (2)===
The incumbents, [[Dick Quax]] and [[Sharon Stewart]], were elected unopposed in 2013. Despite eight other candidates contesting the ward in 2016, both were reelected.
The incumbents, [[Dick Quax]] and [[Sharon Stewart (politician)|Sharon Stewart]], were elected unopposed in 2013. Despite eight other candidates contesting the ward in 2016, both were reelected.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:1%;"| !! style="width:15%;"|Affiliation (if any) !! style="width:20%;"|Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| ||'''Independent''' || '''[[Sharon Stewart]]''' || '''17,923'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| ||'''Independent''' || '''[[Sharon Stewart (politician)|Sharon Stewart]]''' || '''17,923'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[Dick Quax]]''' || '''15,516'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[Dick Quax]]''' || '''15,516'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent || Paul Young || 7,046
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || [[Paul Young (New Zealand politician)|Paul Young]] || 7,046
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Independent/meta/color}}| || Independent|| David Hay || 5,757
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent|| David Hay || 5,757
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color}}| || [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green Party]] || Julie Zhu || 5,732
|bgcolor={{party color|Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}| || [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green Party]] || Julie Zhu || 5,732
|-
|-
| || <none> || Matthew Cross || 5,034
| || none || Matthew Cross || 5,034
|-
|-
| ||<none> || Olivia Montgomery || 4,409
| ||none || Olivia Montgomery || 4,409
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color}}| || [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] || Gyanandra Kumar || 3,129
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] || Gyanandra Kumar || 3,129
|-
|-
|bgcolor={{New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color}}| || [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] || Tofik Mamedov || 2,743
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] || Tofik Mamedov || 2,743
|-
|-
| || <none> ||Ian Colin Ireland || 1,120
| || none ||Ian Colin Ireland || 1,120
|-
|-
| || || Informal/blank || 2,042
| || || Informal/blank || 2,042
|}

==Licensing Trust elections==
35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/licensingtrusts2016.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=19 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019015948/http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/licensingtrusts2016.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2016 }}</ref>

===Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)===

{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Shore Action}}| || '''[[Shore Action]]''' || '''Paula Gillon''' || '''5,012'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Kaipātiki Voice''' || '''Scott Espie''' || '''4,523'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''Bill Plunkett''' || '''4,184'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''Marilyn Nicholls'''|| '''4,088'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || '''Shane Prince'''|| '''3,824'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || '''Stuart Wier'''|| '''3,357'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Kevin OGrady|| 2,963
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Gareth Teahan|| 2,026
|}

===Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)===

{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]''' || '''[[Mark Gosche]]''' || '''3,959'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]''' || '''Alan Verrall''' || '''3,733'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]''' || '''Nerissa Henry''' || '''3,718'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]''' || '''Maureen Benson-Rea'''|| '''3,553'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]''' || '''Jean Dolheguy'''|| '''3,208'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''Leanne Cross'''|| '''2,973'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Leon Matthews|| 2,623
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Bryan Mockridge|| 2,358
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Patrick O'Meara|| 2,195
|}

===Portage Licensing Trust===

====Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3)====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|City Vision (Auckland political ticket)}}| || '''[[City Vision (political ticket)|City Vision]]''' || '''Catherine Farmer''' || '''5484'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Community First''' || '''Paul Davie''' || '''4787'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|City Vision (Auckland political ticket)}}| || '''[[City Vision (political ticket)|City Vision]]''' || '''Margi Watson''' || '''4714'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Community First || Kathryn Davie|| 4704
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|City Vision (Auckland political ticket)}}| || [[City Vision (political ticket)|City Vision]] || Jaclyn Bonnici|| 4615
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Community First || Alan Thompson|| 3741
|}

====Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2)====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]''' || '''Leanne Taylor''' || '''1685'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]'''|| '''Clear Matafai''' || '''1229'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Sandy Taylor|| 1205
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Shadbolt's Independent || Davis Wayne || 981
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|United Future New Zealand}}| || [[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] || John Hubscher|| 656
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Community First || Tam Canter-Visscher|| 555
|}

====Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2)====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Future West''' || '''Neil Henderson''' || '''1834'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent'''|| '''Janet Clews''' || '''1834'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Stefanie O'Brien|| 1109
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || Alan Mcardle || 676
|}

====Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2)====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Future West''' || '''[[Sandra Coney]]''' || '''4496'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent'''|| '''[[Ross Clow]]''' || '''3786'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Ngarimu Blair|| 2045
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || || JB Woolston || 1963
|}

====Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1)====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]''' || '''Ami Chand''' || '''Elected Unopposed'''
|}

===Waitakere Licensing Trust===
====Ward No 1 – Te Atatū (2)====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent – West at Heart''' || '''[[Penny Hulse]]''' || '''5140'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}| || '''[[Labour Party of New Zealand|Labour]]'''|| '''[[Shane Henderson]]''' || '''3705'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Jack Burton|| 2690
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}| || '''[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green Party]]'''|| [[Francisco Hernandez (politician)|Francisco Hernandez]] || 1862
|}

====Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3)====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''[[Linda Cooper (politician)|Linda Cooper]]''' || '''7744'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent'''|| '''Warren William Flaunty''' || '''5906'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || ''' Independent'''|| '''John Riddell'''|| '''4245'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent|| Deborah Dougherty || 3972
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent|| John Carrodus || 3783
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent|| Mahendra Sharma || 1787
|}

====Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1)====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Future West''' || '''Steve Tollestrup''' || '''2091'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent|| Judy Lawley|| 1481
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || Tracy Kirkley|| 1213
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol|| Chris Fowlie || 732
|}

====Ward No 4 – Henderson (1)====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Independent''' || '''Lynette Adams''' || '''2862'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent|| Mike Jolley|| 2468
|}

===Wiri Licensing Trust (6)===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:51%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:1%;" | Affiliation (if any)!! style="width:20%;" |Name !! style="width:15%;"| Votes
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Manurewa Action Team''' || '''Grant Dalton''' || '''7702'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Manurewa Action Team''' || '''Alan Johnson''' || '''7249'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Manurewa Action Team''' || '''Rangi Mclean''' || '''7053'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Manurewa Action Team''' || '''Stella Cattle'''|| '''7030'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Manurewa Action Team''' || '''Duncan White'''|| '''6430'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || '''Manurewa Action Team''' || '''Denis Kim'''|| '''6163'''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || Independent || John Hall|| 5096
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}| || It's Worth It Manurewa || Tanya Kaihe|| 4816
|}
|}


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2016 Auckland local elections
← 2013 8 October 2016 2019 →
All 20 seats of the Governing body of the Auckland Council
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Communities & Residents
Last election 2 seats, 9.54% 3 seats, 10.59%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 63,258 44,250
Percentage 10.75 7.52
Swing Increase1.21% Decrease3.07
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Auckland Future City Vision
Last election (new) 1 seat, 5.92%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Steady0
Popular vote 76,342 26,725
Percentage 12.97 4.96
Swing Increase12.97% Decrease0.96%

The 2016 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2016 by postal vote. The elections were the third 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

[edit]
Main article: 2016 Auckland mayoral election

Incumbent Len Brown, the only Mayor of Auckland since the position was created, did not contest the mayoralty.[1]

New Zealand Labour Party MP for Mount Roskill Phil Goff was elected mayor of Auckland.[2]

Governing body elections

[edit]

20 members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards. There were 74 nominations and only one of the 13 wards was uncontested.

Rodney (1)

[edit]

The incumbent was Penny Webster. She was defeated by Greg Sayers.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent Greg Sayers 9,252
Independent Penny Webster 6,073
Independent Steven Garner 1,898
none Holly Southernwood 1,342
Informal/blank 1,083

Albany (2)

[edit]

The incumbents Wayne Walker and John Watson were both elected to council for another term.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Putting People First John Watson 19,324
Putting People First Wayne Walker 17,938
Auckland Future Lisa Whyte 15,926
Auckland Future Graham Lowe 15,549
Independent John Bensch 5,126
Independent Alezix Heneti 1,538
Informal/blank 3,926

North Shore (2)

[edit]

The incumbents were Chris Darby and George Wood. Wood did not contest the ward in 2016.[3] Darby was reelected as councillor. The second councillor elected was Richard Hills, although as preliminary results were extremely close between himself and next rival Grant Gillon, he was not confirmed until after the final results were announced.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Taking the Shore Forward Chris Darby 19,396
A Positive Voice for the Shore Richard Hills 12,651
Shore Action Grant Gillon 12,523
Auckland Future Danielle Grant 6,415
Shore Action Anne-Elise Smithson 5,967
Auckland Future Fay Freeman 5,308
Independent Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper 2,706
Independent John Hill 2,363
Independent Lesley Kahn 2,133
United Future Damian Light 1,437
Independent Michael Buttle 940
Independent Tate Robertson 739
Informal/blank 2,728

Waitakere (2)

[edit]

The incumbents deputy mayor Penny Hulse and Linda Cooper were both re-elected.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent/West at Heart Penny Hulse 19,935
Independent Linda Cooper 12,442
Labour/Future West Greg Presland 11,744
Independent Peter Chan 7,427
WestWards Ken Turner 5,129
Independent David Rankin 4,520
Independent John Riddell 3,230
Independent Rochelle Gormly 2,588
United Future JB Woolston 1,779
Informal/blank 1,871

Waitemata and Gulf (1)

[edit]

The incumbent Mike Lee was re-elected ahead of media personality Bill Ralston.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
none Mike Lee 9,424
Independent Bill Ralston 8,341
Independent Rob Thomas 4,475
Informal/blank 2,271

Whau (1)

[edit]

The incumbent Ross Clow was reelected.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Ross Clow 6,895
Community First Duncan MacDonald 3,563
Auckland Future Mark Brickell 2,929
Independent Anne Degia-Pala 2,106
Shadbolt's Independent Wayne Davis 1,195
United Future John Hubscher 619
Informal/blank 1,795

Albert-Eden-Roskill (2)

[edit]

The incumbents Christine Fletcher and Cathy Casey were both reelected.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
City Vision Cathy Casey 19,256
Communities and Residents Christine Fletcher 16,925
Auckland Future Rob Harris 10,000
City Vision Peter Haynes 9,935
Communities and Residents Benjamin Lee 9,070
Independent Greg McKeown 8,472
Independent Boris Sokratov 2,879
none Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor 1,177
Informal/blank 3,945

Maungakiekie-Tamaki (1)

[edit]

The incumbent Denise Krum was re-elected after switching from Communities and Residents to Auckland Future; at the same time, she reverted to her maiden name Denise Lee. Auckland Future mistakenly entered two candidates to contest the ward.[4][5] While they could not remove Tiseli from the ballot, Auckland Future were able to remove their affiliation from his candidacy.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Auckland Future Denise Lee 9,361
Labour Patrick Cummuskey 4,920
none Viliami Teli Tiseli 1,748
Informal/blank 1,345

Manukau (2)

[edit]

The incumbents were Alf Filipaina and Arthur Anae. Anae did not contest the ward in 2016. Filipaina was reelected and joined by new councillor Efeso Collins.[3]

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Alf Filipaina 17,327
Labour Efeso Collins 16,500
Respect Our Community Campaign Brendan Corbett 7,738
Auckland Future Sooalo Setu Mua 5,550
Auckland Future Ika Tameifuna 5,304
Informal/blank 2,388

Manurewa-Papakura (2)

[edit]

The incumbents were John Walker and Calum Penrose. Walker was reelected however Penrose was ousted by Daniel Newman, the only candidate not already a councillor.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team Daniel Newman 15,423
Independent John Walker 14,794
Independent Calum Penrose 13,790
Informal/blank 1,431

Franklin (1)

[edit]

The incumbent, Bill Cashmore, was the only candidate and so was declared elected unopposed.[6]

Affiliation (if any) Name
Team Franklin Bill Cashmore

Ōrākei (1)

[edit]

The incumbent, Cameron Brewer, was elected unopposed in 2013 but did not contest the ward in 2016. Desley Simpson was comfortably elected.[3]

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Communities and Residents Desley Simpson 18,255
Green Party Richard Leckinger 4,313
Community Voice Mike Padfield 3,414
none Ian Wilson 996
Informal/blank 3,269

Howick (2)

[edit]

The incumbents, Dick Quax and Sharon Stewart, were elected unopposed in 2013. Despite eight other candidates contesting the ward in 2016, both were reelected.

Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent Sharon Stewart 17,923
Independent Dick Quax 15,516
Independent Paul Young 7,046
Independent David Hay 5,757
Green Party Julie Zhu 5,732
none Matthew Cross 5,034
none Olivia Montgomery 4,409
Labour Gyanandra Kumar 3,129
Labour Tofik Mamedov 2,743
none Ian Colin Ireland 1,120
Informal/blank 2,042

Licensing Trust elections

[edit]

35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.[7]

Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)

[edit]
Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Shore Action Paula Gillon 5,012
Kaipātiki Voice Scott Espie 4,523
Independent Bill Plunkett 4,184
Independent Marilyn Nicholls 4,088
Shane Prince 3,824
Stuart Wier 3,357
Kevin OGrady 2,963
Independent Gareth Teahan 2,026

Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Mark Gosche 3,959
Labour Alan Verrall 3,733
Labour Nerissa Henry 3,718
Labour Maureen Benson-Rea 3,553
Labour Jean Dolheguy 3,208
Independent Leanne Cross 2,973
Independent Leon Matthews 2,623
Independent Bryan Mockridge 2,358
Independent Patrick O'Meara 2,195

Portage Licensing Trust

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Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
City Vision Catherine Farmer 5484
Community First Paul Davie 4787
City Vision Margi Watson 4714
Community First Kathryn Davie 4704
City Vision Jaclyn Bonnici 4615
Community First Alan Thompson 3741

Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Leanne Taylor 1685
Labour Clear Matafai 1229
Independent Sandy Taylor 1205
Shadbolt's Independent Davis Wayne 981
United Future John Hubscher 656
Community First Tam Canter-Visscher 555

Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Future West Neil Henderson 1834
Independent Janet Clews 1834
Independent Stefanie O'Brien 1109
Alan Mcardle 676

Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Future West Sandra Coney 4496
Independent Ross Clow 3786
Independent Ngarimu Blair 2045
JB Woolston 1963

Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Labour Ami Chand Elected Unopposed

Waitakere Licensing Trust

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Ward No 1 – Te Atatū (2)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent – West at Heart Penny Hulse 5140
Labour Shane Henderson 3705
Independent Jack Burton 2690
Green Party Francisco Hernandez 1862

Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent Linda Cooper 7744
Independent Warren William Flaunty 5906
Independent John Riddell 4245
Independent Deborah Dougherty 3972
Independent John Carrodus 3783
Independent Mahendra Sharma 1787

Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Future West Steve Tollestrup 2091
Independent Judy Lawley 1481
Independent Tracy Kirkley 1213
Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol Chris Fowlie 732

Ward No 4 – Henderson (1)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Independent Lynette Adams 2862
Independent Mike Jolley 2468

Wiri Licensing Trust (6)

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Affiliation (if any) Name Votes
Manurewa Action Team Grant Dalton 7702
Manurewa Action Team Alan Johnson 7249
Manurewa Action Team Rangi Mclean 7053
Manurewa Action Team Stella Cattle 7030
Manurewa Action Team Duncan White 6430
Manurewa Action Team Denis Kim 6163
Independent John Hall 5096
It's Worth It Manurewa Tanya Kaihe 4816

References

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  1. ^ "Auckland mayor Len Brown will not stand again". Stuff.co.nz. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Phil Goff elected Mayor of Auckland". NZ Herald. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Auckland councillors bowing out". NZ Herald. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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  5. ^ "Auckland Future blames council staff | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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