Claim: Bill Anderton, who was elected to the Auckland City Council, the local government authority for Auckland City, New Zealand, from 1871 to 1 November 2010, on a Labour Party ticket in 1933, was re-elected in both 1935 and 1938 but was defeated in 1941.
Evidence: In 1933 Anderton was elected to the Auckland City Council on a Labour Party ticket. Auckland City Council was the local government authority for Auckland City, New Zealand, from 1871 to 1 November 2010, when it and Auckland's six other city and district councils were amalgamated to form the Auckland Council. He was re-elected in both 1935 and 1938 but was defeated in 1941.