# 2013 Wellington local elections

The 2013 Wellington local elections were part of the 2013 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

2013 Wellington City mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Celia Wade-Brown | 37.61 | 21,259 | 21,449 | 22,021 | 23,228 | 27,171 |
| | Independent | John Morrison | 33.44 | 18,904 | 19,064 | 19,769 | 21,433 | 24,691 |
| | Independent | Jack Yan | 14.33 | 8,105 | 8,346 | 8,782 | 9,996 | |
| | Independent | Nicola Young | 7.99 | 4,520 | 4,612 | 5,108 | | |
| | Independent | Rob Goulden | 4.47 | 2,531 | 2,607 | | | |
| | Independent | Karunanidhi Muthu | 1.65 | 935 | | | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 56,524 Spoilt: 71 Quota: 25,931 Turnout: 40.85% |||||||||

### 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) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Simon (Swampy) Marsh | 2,752 |
| | Independent | Ray Ahipene-Mercer | 2,705 |
| | Green | Sarah Free | 2,659 |
| | Labour | Leonie Gill | 2,322 |
| | Independent | Rob Goulden | 1,202 |
| | Independent | John Coleman | 849 |
| | Independent | Jennifer Stephen | 601 |
| | Independent | Karunanidhi Muthu | 637 |
| | Independent | Va'ai Va'a Potoi | 359 |
| | Independent | Graham McCready | 239 |
| | Independent | Peter Kennedy | 161 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,572 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### 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) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Green | Iona Pannett | 3,430 |
| | Independent | Nicola Young | 2,518 |
| | Labour | Mark Peck | 2,388 |
| | Independent | Rex Nicholls | 1,949 |
| | Independent | John Dow | 1,044 |
| | Independent | John Woolf | 789 |
| | Independent | Jennifer Stephen | 601 |
| | Independent | Mark Wilson | 442 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 390 |
| | Independent | Stephen Preston | 313 |
| | Independent | Milton Hollard | 139 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,253 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### 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) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Justin Lester | 3,841 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Sparrow | 3,039 |
| | Independent | Helene Ritchie | 2,759 |
| | Labour | Peter Gilberd | 2,732 |
| | Independent | Regan Cutting | 906 |
| | Independent | Jacob Toner | 378 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,754 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### 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) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Andy Foster | 4,381 |
| | Independent | Jo Coughlan | 3,495 |
| | Independent | Simon Woolf | 3,579 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Aitken | 1,982 |
| | Independent | Hayley Robinson | 970 |
| | Independent | Phil Howison | 707 |
| | Independent | Martin Wilson | 607 |
| | Independent | Dan Coffey | 502 |
| | Independent | Sridhar Ekambaram | 342 |
| | Independent | Arie Ketel | 224 |
| | Independent | Emma MacRae | 202 |
| | Independent | Gill Holmes | 80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,419 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### 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) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Paul Eagle | 3,626 |
| | Green | David Lee | 2,336 |
| | Independent | Ginette McDonald | 2,235 |
| | Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 961 |
| | Independent | Will Moore | 618 |
| | Independent | Brent Pierson | 409 |
| | Independent | Don McDonald | 137 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,295 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |