# 2022 Wellington local elections

The 2022 Wellington Region local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authorities (city and district councils), and various community boards and licensing trusts.

## Greater Wellington Regional Council

The Greater Wellington Regional Council used the single transferable vote system to elect thirteen regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term.

### Kāpiti Coast constituency

The Kāpiti Coast constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.
2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council – Kāpiti Coast Constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Penny Gaylor† | 52.61% | 10,216 |
| | Independent | Asher Wilson-Goldman | 40.29% | 7,824 |
| Valid: 18040 Spoilt: 12 + 1,366 blank Quota: 9,020 |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Pōneke/Wellington constituency

The Pōneke/Wellington constituency returned five councillors to the regional council.
2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council – Pōneke/Wellington Constituency election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| | Independent | Simon Woolf | 14.77% | 10,061 | 10,183 | 10,298 | 10,409 | 11,103 | 10,946.47 | 10,383.24 | 11,998.53 | 10,121.64 | 9,959.17 | 9,899.60 | 9,881.78 | 9,852.97 | 9,834.96 | 9,822.82 | 9,814.86 | 9,809.69 | 9,806.33 | 9,804.15 |
| | Green | Yadana Saw | 14.29% | 9,734 | 9,799 | 9,911 | 10,203 | 10,346 | 10,905.07 | 10,512.36 | 10,924.63 | 10,496.97 | 10,239.32 | 10,021.22 | 9,954.67 | 9,897.13 | 9,864.34 | 9,841.23 | 9,826.91 | 9,817.37 | 9,811.30 | 9,807.35 |
| | Green | Thomas Nash† | 13.8% | 9,396 | 9,475 | 9,583 | 9,822 | 10,021 | 10,573.16 | 10,710.78 | 10,726.43 | 10,595.61 | 10,200.42 | 10,042.23 | 9,952.55 | 9,901.79 | 9,864.94 | 9,842.59 | 9,827.39 | 9,817.84 | 9,811.54 | 9,807.53 |
| | Labour | Daran Ponter† | 10.83% | 7,373 | 7,450 | 7,568 | 7,664 | 7,994 | 8,397.76 | 8,542.14 | 9,178.67 | 9,650.94 | 9,886.88 | 10,008.46 | 9,923.82 | 9,884.22 | 9,854.86 | 9,835.74 | 9,823.26 | 9,815.10 | 9,809.83 | 9,806.41 |
| | Connecting Wellington | David Lee† | 8.01% | 5,458 | 5,600 | 5,729 | 5,858 | 6,567 | 7,338.74 | 7,485.53 | 8,846.70 | 9,412.93 | 9,548.90 | 9,619.70 | 9,683.40 | 9,727.08 | 9,755.97 | 9,774.89 | 9,787.20 | 9,795.19 | 9,800.36 | 9,803.70 |
| | Independent | Roger Blakeley† | 9.36% | 6,375 | 6,461 | 6,571 | 6,701 | 7,176 | 7,908.45 | 8,037.99 | 8,780.93 | 9,254.16 | 9,432.38 | 9,531.64 | 9,620.25 | 9,678.77 | 9,717.81 | 9,743.36 | 9,760.01 | 9,770.82 | 9,777.82 | 9,782.35 |
| | Independent | Glenda Hughes† | 6.18% | 4,206 | 4,437 | 4,609 | 4,741 | 5,354 | 6,090.78 | 6,257.46 |
| | Independent | Jake Arthur | 5.33% | 3,632 | 3,735 | 3,874 | 4,001 | 4,407 |
| | Independent | Chris Calvi-Freeman | 5.3% | 3,611 | 3,702 | 3,910 | 3,993 |
| | Independent | Chris Montgomerie | 2.1% | 1,428 | 1,515 | 1,561 |
| | Independent | Thomas Bryan | 1.94% | 1,320 | 1,375 |
| | Independent | Leigh Catley | 1.86% | 1,270 |
| Valid: 63864 Spoilt: 358 + 3,888 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 10,644; last iteration: 9,801.92 |||||||||||||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Porirua-Tawa constituency

The Porirua-Tawa constituency returned two councillors to the regional council.
2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council – Porirua-Tawa Constituency election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Chris Kirk-Burnnand† | 27.71% | 5,527 | 5,772 | 6,652 | 5,866.66 |
| | Independent | Hikitia Ropata | 19.56% | 3,903 | 4,096 | 5,737 | 5,925.06 |
| | Independent | Roger Watkin | 21.13% | 4,215 | 4,453 | 5,211 | 5,575.45 |
| | Green | Robyn Smith | 19.31% | 3,852 | 4,091 |
| | Independent | Lynette Itani | 5.47% | 1,092 |
| Valid: 18589 Spoilt: 92 + 1,268 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 6,196.33; last iteration: 5,789.06 ||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency

The Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency returned three councillors to the regional council.
2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council – Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt Constituency election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | David Bassett | 22.27% | 7,119 | 7,323 | 7,440.21 | 7,404.86 |
| | Independent | Ken Laban† | 22.17% | 7,086 | 7,227 | 7,739.49 | 7,326.56 |
| | Green | Quentin Duthie | 20.26% | 6,477 | 6,645 | 7,160.14 | 7,282.01 |
| | Labour | Alex Voutratzis | 10.2% | 3,259 | 3,329 | 3,539.29 | 3,639.29 |
| | Independent | Michael Stevenson | 8.56% | 2,736 | 3,052 | 3,206.38 | 3,313.03 |
| | Independent | Peggy Luke-Ngaheke | 4.74% | 1,514 | 1,654 |
| | Independent | Tracey Buick | 3.88% | 1,241 |
| Valid: 29432 Spoilt: 895 + 1,637 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 7,358; last iteration: 7,241.45 ||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency

The Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.
2022 Greater Wellington Regional Council – Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt Constituency election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Ros Connelly† | 51.78% | 7,376 |
| | Independent | Steve Taylor | 30.33% | 4,321 |
| | Independent | Peter Hayes | 10.2% | 1,453 |
| Valid: 13150 Spoilt: 23 + 1,072 blank Quota: 6,575 |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Wairarapa constituency

The Wairarapa constituency returned one councillor to the regional council. Adrienne Staples was re-elected unopposed.

## Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council used the single transferable vote system to elect the Mayor of Wellington and city councillors for the 2022–2025 term. Voter turnout was 43.27%.

### Incumbents not seeking re-election

Incumbent Independent councillors Simon Woolf and Jill Day did not run again in the Wharangi/Onslow-Western and Takapū/Northern wards, respectively. Labour councillor Fleur Fitzsimons did not seek re-election in the Paekawakawa/Southern ward.

### Mayor

Nine candidates announced that they would run for mayor, including incumbent Andy Foster. Tory Whanau was endorsed by the Green Party, and Paul Eagle was endorsed by the Labour Party.
2022 Wellington City mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Tory Whanau | 42.22% | 30,656 | 30,762 | 31,176 | 31,330 | 32,027 | 32,317 | 34,462 |
| | Together for Wellington | Andy Foster† | 16.3% | 11,835 | 11,878 | 11,987 | 12,105 | 12,476 | 12,916 | 16,711 |
| | Independent | Paul Eagle | 16.44% | 11,935 | 11,974 | 12,097 | 12,213 | 12,519 | 12,783 | 14,589 |
| | Independent | Ray Chung | 14.3% | 10,383 | 10,436 | 10,524 | 10,979 | 11,285 | 12,670 |
| | Independent – Vision/Skill/Results | Chris Dudfield | 3.49% | 2,535 | 2,553 | 2,585 | 2,754 | 2,960 |
| | Future Wellington | Kelvin Hastie | 2.71% | 1,971 | 2,001 | 2,135 | 2,208 |
| | Independent | Barbara McKenzie | 1.69% | 1,224 | 1,253 | 1,341 |
| | Independent | Ellen Blake | 1.52% | 1,101 | 1,116 |
| | Our truth all but whole truth | Don McDonald | 0.53% | 385 |
| Valid: 72025 Spoilt: 103 + 485 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 36,013; last iteration: 32,881 |||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Motukairangi/Eastern General ward

The Motukairangi/Eastern General ward returned three councillors to the city council.
Incumbent councillor Sarah Free ran as a Green candidate in previous elections, but announced in December 2021 that she would run as an independent in 2022.
2022 Wellington City Council – Motukairangi/Eastern General ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Teri O'Neill† | 14.52% | 1,980 | 1,982 | 1,996 | 2,076 | 2,132 | 2,281 | 3,387 |
| | Independent | Tim Brown | 17.61% | 2,402 | 2,409 | 2,461 | 2,566 | 2,805 | 3,100 | 3,199 |
| | Independent | Sarah Free† | 17.36% | 2,367 | 2,371 | 2,401 | 2,481 | 2,603 | 2,790 | 3,071 |
| | Independent | Steph Edlin | 12.83% | 1,749 | 1,753 | 1,782 | 1,871 | 2,045 | 2,271 | 2,512 |
| | Green | Luana Scowcroft | 13.54% | 1,846 | 1,853 | 1,860 | 1,869 | 1,895 | 1,982 |
| | Independent | Ken Ah Kuoi | 8.05% | 1,098 | 1,103 | 1,126 | 1,189 | 1,289 |
| | Independent | Nathan Meyer | 5.06% | 690 | 695 | 755 | 893 |
| | Independent | Rob Goulden | 4.42% | 603 | 604 | 665 |
| | Independent | Aaron Gilmore | 2.29% | 312 | 314 |
| | Independent | Atul Prema | 0.37% | 51 |
| Valid: 13098 Spoilt: 96 + 443 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 3,274.5; last iteration: 3,042.25 |||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Paekawakawa/Southern General ward

The Paekawakawa/Southern General ward returned two councillors to the city council.
2022 Wellington City Council – Paekawakawa/Southern General ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Green | Laurie Foon† | 35.63% | 4,499 | 4,078 | 4,092.34 | 4,096.95 | 4,078.96 | 4,057.60 | 3,961.05 | 4,208.47 | 3,972.71 | 3,929.31 |
| | Labour | Nureddin Abdurahman | 19.94% | 2,517 | 2,770.10 | 2,582.89 | 2,832.16 | 2,937.23 | 3,082.51 | 3,133.54 | 3,439.51 | 3,743.06 | 3,929.31 |
| | Independent | Paula Muollo | 13.09% | 1,653 | 1,670.96 | 1,712.22 | 1,760.98 | 1,840.39 | 1,975.63 | 1,981.13 | 2,024.71 | 2,281.70 | 2,891.58 |
| | Independent – Vision/Skill/Results | Chris Dudfield | 8.38% | 1,058 | 1,061.74 | 1,086.25 | 1,127.81 | 1,189.83 | 1,245.15 | 1,246.53 | 1,268.12 | 1,495.89 |
| | Get Wellington Back on Course | Iain MacLeod | 4.89% | 617 | 625.23 | 640.17 | 660.36 | 716.91 | 783.94 | 786.49 | 805.77 |
| | Action on Climate | Jonathan Coppard | 4.03% | 509 | 606.22 | 632.40 | 651.01 | 690.04 | 738.31 | 761.50 |
| | Independent | Inoke Afeaki | 3.68% | 465 | 471.17 | 483.56 | 512.43 | 551.07 |
| | Independent | Ate Moala | 2.97% | 375 | 392.59 | 417.61 | 439.40 |
| | Independent #Together for Wellington | Dipak Bhana | 2.28% | 288 | 292.77 | 332.60 |
| | Independent | Urmila Bhana | 2% | 253 | 262.17 |
| Valid: 12234 Spoilt: 53 + 339 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 4,078; last iteration: 3,611.31 ||||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Pukehīnau/Lambton General ward

The Pukehīnau/Lambton General ward returned three councillors to the city council.
Incumbent Green Party councillor since 2007 Iona Pannett, who received the most votes in Pukehīnau Lambton Ward in 2019, was not reselected by the Green Party in April 2022, and ran as an independent. Incumbent councillor Tamatha Paul was elected as an independent in 2019, but in May 2022 announced she would seek the Green nomination, which she received in June.
2022 Wellington City Council – Pukehīnau/Lambton General ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Green | Tamatha Paul† | 40.69% | 5,206 | 3,123.25 | 3,059.73 | 3,060.92 | 3,094.24 | 3,109.19 | 3,065.41 | 3,006.05 | 2,874.06 | 2,812.80 |
| | Independent | Nicola Young† | 16.22% | 2,075 | 2,137.01 | 2,150.45 | 2,180.61 | 2,193.25 | 2,245.88 | 2,438.23 | 3,209.25 | 2,870.46 | 2,813.97 |
| | Independent | Iona Pannett† | 11.17% | 1,429 | 1,783.05 | 1,799.06 | 1,843.84 | 1,907.10 | 2,083.11 | 2,441.14 | 2,654.67 | 2,806.04 | 2,841.87 |
| | Labour | Afnan Al-Rubayee | 7.53% | 963 | 1,752.33 | 1,783.59 | 1,807.36 | 1,942.39 | 2,168.72 | 2,380.57 | 2,585.03 | 2,693.71 | 2,731.13 |
| | Independent | Karl Tiefenbacher | 9.03% | 1156 | 1,192.40 | 1,205.42 | 1,275.77 | 1,299.78 | 1,345.81 | 1,504.14 |
| | Independent | Jane O'Loughlin | 5.37% | 687 | 814.22 | 820.21 | 852.63 | 901.46 | 1,047.83 |
| | Independent | Ellen Blake | 3.55% | 454 | 680.43 | 690.26 | 712.87 | 773.40 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Markwick | 1.61% | 206 | 387.23 | 399.81 | 429.18 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Hancox | 1.92% | 246 | 274.00 | 285.98 |
| | 1 Taxipooling off the Rank | Zan Rai Gyaw | 0.55% | 71 | 76.20 |
| Valid: 12493 Spoilt: 40 + 262 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 3,123.25; last iteration: 2,799.95 ||||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Takapū/Northern General ward

The Takapū/Northern General ward returned three councillors to the city council.
2022 Wellington City Council – Takapū/Northern General ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Labour | Ben McNulty | 16.92% | 2,390 | 2,401 | 2,443 | 2,516 | 2,611 | 3,099 | 3,421 | 3,161.79 | 3,092.96 |
| | Independent | Tony Randle | 16.01% | 2,262 | 2,277 | 2,295 | 2,371 | 2,691 | 2,846 | 3,381 | 3,175.89 | 3,093.06 |
| | A Voice for Wellington | John Apanowicz | 14.2% | 2,006 | 2,027 | 2,048 | 2,150 | 2,404 | 2,534 | 2,877 | 3,034.16 | 3,088.29 |
| | Futureproof Wellington | Jenny Condie† | 13.7% | 1,935 | 1,948 | 1,985 | 2,044 | 2,125 | 2,513 | 2,812 | 2,943.87 | 2,984.36 |
| | Independent | Rachel Qi | 11.23% | 1,586 | 1,597 | 1,615 | 1,720 | 1,921 | 2,060 |
| | Green | Robyn Parkinson | 9.67% | 1,366 | 1,378 | 1,397 | 1,429 | 1,501 |
| | Independent | John Peters | 7.38% | 1,043 | 1,065 | 1,081 | 1,211 |
| | Independent – Together for Wellington | Raveen Annamalai | 4.62% | 652 | 660 | 667 |
| | Independent | James Sullivan | 1.33% | 188 | 199 |
| | Real Issues for Real People | James Sales | 1.06% | 150 |
| Valid: 13578 Spoilt: 38 + 509 blank Quota: first iteration: 3,394.5; last iteration: 3,064.67 |||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Wharangi/Onslow-Western General ward

The Wharangi/Onslow-Western General ward returned three councillors to the city council.
2022 Wellington City Council – Wharangi/Onslow-Western General ward (preliminary results) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Independent | Ray Chung | 23.87% | 4,192 | 4,202 | 4,238 | 4,401 | 4,400.80 | 4,379.83 | 4,463.13 | 4,508.21 | 4,242.52 |
| | Independent | Diane Calvert† | 20.19% | 3,545 | 3,553 | 3,561 | 3,623 | 3,791.26 | 3,972.66 | 4,396.77 | 4,673.63 | 4,222.24 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Matthews† | 17.38% | 3,051 | 3,063 | 3,085 | 3,109 | 3,178.10 | 3,355.43 | 3,514.46 | 4,017.68 | 4,219.26 |
| | Green | Lachlan Patterson | 12.32% | 2,164 | 2,199 | 2,230 | 2,239 | 2,290.88 | 2,465.39 | 2,570.48 | 3,001.64 | 3,110.73 |
| | Future Wellington | Kelvin Hastie | 7% | 1,230 | 1,238 | 1,255 | 1,277 | 1,362.90 | 1,521.71 | 1,724.24 |
| | Independent | Heather Baldwin | 5.36% | 941 | 947 | 962 | 989 | 1,076.80 | 1,161.68 |
| | Opportunities | Bob Mason | 4.44% | 779 | 793 | 799 | 808 | 873.08 |
| | Independent | Ryan Bothma | 3.21% | 563 | 569 | 580 | 607 |
| | Independent | Barbara McKenzie | 2.07% | 363 | 369 | 379 |
| | Independent | Kush Bhargava | 0.96% | 169 | 173 |
| | Independent | Alexander Garside | 0.64% | 113 |
| Valid: 17110 Spoilt: 53 + 396 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 4,151; last iteration: 3,948.69 |||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward

Te Whanganui a Tara is a Māori ward created by Wellington City Council in 2021. The 2022 election returned Nīkau Wi-Neera as its first-ever councillor.
2022 Wellington City Council – Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Green | Nīkau Wi Neera | 40.89% | 765 | 872 |
| | Labour | Matthew Reweti | 36.45% | 682 | 805 |
| | Independent | Ali Hamlin-Paenga | 17.58% | 329 |
| Valid: 1776 Spoilt: 7 + 88 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 888; last iteration: 839 ||||||

### Overall Wellington City Council results

Following the 2022 Wellington local election, councillors affiliated with the Labour and Green parties gained control over the three major committees in the Wellington City Council. Following a month of negotiations and restructuring, Mayor of Wellington Tory Whanau had reduced the number of full council committees from five to three. Labour councillor Rebecca Matthews began chair of the committee in charge of long term-planning, finance and performance. Labour councillors Teri O'Neill and Nureddin Abdurahman became the chair and deputy chair social, cultural, and economic council committee. In addition, Green councillor Tamatha Paul became chair of the new environment and infrastructure committee.

### Other local elections

Depending on where in Wellington they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the:
* Tawa Community Board;
* Mākara / Ōhāriu Community Board; and/or
* Hutt Mana Charitable Trust (in the northern Wellington suburbs of Johnsonville, Newlands, Broadmeadows and Tawa).

## Porirua City Council

The Porirua City Council established boundaries for three new wards, two general wards and one Māori ward, to be contested for the first time in the 2022 local elections. The Porirua City Council used the single transferable vote system to elect the Mayor of Porirua and city councillors for the 2022–2025 term. The positions of mayor and ten city councillors were contested by the following candidates:

### Mayor

2022 Porirua mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Anita Baker† | 70.98% | 10,773 |
| | Independent | Tapu Elia | 12.35% | 1,875 |
| | Independent | Nicole Foss | 9.11% | 1,383 |
| | Independent | Ura Wilson-Pokoati | 7.56% | 1,147 |
| Valid: 15178 Spoilt: 64 + 409 blank Quota: 7589 |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Onepoto general ward

The Onepoto ward returned five councillors to the city council.
2022 Porirua City Council – Onepoto general ward election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| | Independent | Mike Duncan† | | 1182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Independent | Izzy Ford† | | – | 1104.24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Labour | Geoff Hayward† | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1052.25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Independent | Moze Galo† | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1014.02 | – | – |
| | Independent | Kathleen Filo | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1007.25 |
| | Independent | David Turner | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 993.10 |
| | Independent | Murray Faivalu | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 658.49 |
| | Independent | Findlay Siania | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 556.01 |
| | Independent | Zechariah Fred Reuelu | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 471.52 |
| | Independent | Tapu Elia | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 397.27 |
| | Independent | Dennis Makalio Jnr. | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 316.81 |
| | Independent | Faafoi Seiuli† | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 241.61 |
| | Independent | Jessica Te Huia | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 183.28 |
| | Independent | Branden Potgieter | | – | – | – | – | – | 151.47 |
| | Independent | Ura Wilson-Pokoati | | – | – | – | 148.66 |
| Spoilt: 163 + 91 blank Quota: last iteration: 1004.48 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Pāuatahanui general ward

The Pāuatahanui ward returned four councillors to the city council.
2022 Porirua City Council – Pāuatahanui general ward election (preliminary results) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Josh Trlin† | | 2013 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Independent | Ross Leggett† | | 1,551 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Independent | Nathan Waddle† | | – | – | – | – | – | 1549.56 | – | – |
| | Independent | Tracy Johnson | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1511.31 |
| | Independent | Brent Ching | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1286.14 |
| | Independent | Nicole Foss | | – | – | – | – | – | 475.23 |
| | Independent | Andrea Nicol Coulston | | – | – | – | – | 432.49 |
| | Independent | David Christensen | | – | – | 249.89 |
| Spoilt: 47 + 84 blank Quota: last iteration: 1,472.77 ||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Parirua Māori ward

The Parirua Māori ward returned one councillor to the city council.
2022 Porirua City Council – Parirua Māori ward election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Kylie Wihapi† | 51.35% | 590 |
| | Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira | Caleb Te Taku Ware | 48.65% | 559 |
| Valid: 1149 Spoilt: 2 + 21 blank Quota: 575 |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Other local elections

Porirua voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the Hutt Mana Charitable Trust.

## Hutt City Council

Each ward of the Hutt City Council returned one councillor to the city council, with six further councillors elected at-large. The Hutt City Council used the first-past-the-post system to elect the Mayor of Lower Hutt and city councillors for the 2022–2025 term. Voter turnout was 40.24%. The positions of mayor and twelve city councillors were contested by the following candidates:

### Mayor

Two candidates unsuccessfully challenged the incumbent Campbell Barry for the mayoralty of Lower Hutt.
2022 Lower Hutt mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Campbell Barry | 16,163 | 51.94 | +2.66 |
| | United Hutt | Tony Stallinger | 13,720 | 44.09 | |
| | Independent | Fangoon Patel | 1,200 | 3.85 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 0.09 | −0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,443 | 7.85 | +0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,113 | 40.24 | −2.76 |

### At-large ward

There were six vacancies for citywide (at-large) councillors.
At-large ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Hutt | Tony Stallinger | 14,679 | 53.71 | |
| | Independent | Josh Briggs | 13,425 | 49.12 | +3.42 |
| | Independent | Brady Dyer | 11,752 | 43.00 | +7.64 |
| | Independent | Karen Morgan | 11,304 | 41.36 | |
| | Independent | Gabriel Tupou | 11,183 | 40.92 | +13.64 |
| | Independent | Simon Edwards | 10,790 | 39.48 | −4.85 |
| | Independent | Kaz Yung | 10,208 | 37.35 | +6.60 |
| | United Hutt | Jodie Winterburn | 9,439 | 34.53 | |
| | United Hutt | Peter Fraser | 9,143 | 33.45 | |
| | United Hutt | Rosanna von Keisenberg | 7,487 | 27.39 | |
| | United Hutt | Prabha Ravi | 7,218 | 26.41 | |
| | United Hutt | John Middleton | 6,992 | 25.58 | |
| | Opportunities | Barbara Hay | 5,569 | 20.37 | |
| | Independent | Chris Norton | 5,262 | 19.25 | −4.31 |
| | Independent | Simon Gibbs | 5,162 | 18.88 | |
| | Independent | Mike Fisher | 4,684 | 17.13 | |
| | Independent | Rob Macdonald | 3,768 | 13.78 | |
| | Independent | Daniel Reurich | 2,855 | 10.44 | |
| | Independent | Phil Stratford | 2,676 | 9.79 | |
| | Independent | Rachel Leamy | 2,654 | 9.71 | |
| | Independent | Mark Atkin | 2,639 | 9.65 | |
| | Independent | Evelyn Richter | 2,592 | 9.48 | |
| | Independent | Kari Lloyd | 2,287 | 8.36 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 201 | 0.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 2.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,328 | 35.34 | |

### Central Ward

There was one vacancy for the Central ward.
Central ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Hutt | Glenda Barratt | 2,682 | 48.53 | +26.53 |
| | Independent | Faran Shahzad | 1,729 | 31.28 | +17.85 |
| | Independent | Steve Hockley | 1,103 | 19.96 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.21 | −0.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,579 | 28.57 | +28.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,526 | | |

### Eastern Ward

There was one vacancy for the Eastern ward.
Eastern ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andy Mitchell | 2,771 | 61.68 | +9.59 |
| | United Hutt | Dave Harle | 1,462 | 32.54 | |
| | Independent | Jerry Gass | 247 | 5.49 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.26 | +0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,309 | 29.14 | +24.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,492 | | |

### Harbour Ward

There was one vacancy for the Harbour ward.
Harbour ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tui Lewis | 4,041 | 66.79 | +11.21 |
| | United Hutt | Petra Simm | 2,002 | 33.09 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.11 | −0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,039 | 33.70 | +3.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,050 | | |

### Northern Ward

There was one vacancy for the Northern ward.
Northern ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Naomi Shaw | 1,892 | 48.62 | |
| | United Hutt | Alice Claire Hurdle | 1,419 | 36.46 | |
| | Independent | Ash Roper | 575 | 14.77 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.12 | −0.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 12.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,891 | | |

### Wainuiomata Ward

There was one vacancy for the Wainuiomata ward.
Wainuiomata ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keri Brown | 3,485 | 65.33 | −4.58 |
| | United Hutt | Phil Galley | 1,841 | 34.51 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 0.14 | +0.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,644 | 30.82 | −9.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,334 | | |

### Western Ward

There was one vacancy for the Western ward.
Western ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Parkin | 2,632 | 50.20 | +20.27 |
| | United Hutt | Sandra Greig | 2,605 | 49.69 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.09 | −0.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,242 | | |

### Electoral system referendum

In 2021 the Hutt City Council resolved to conduct a referendum for which electoral system to use in the 2025 and 2028 local elections. The referendum asked voters to choose between the First Past the Post and Single Transferable Voting electoral systems.
| Choice | Choice | Votes | % |
| First past the post (FPP) | First past the post (FPP) | 19,812 | 69.50 |
| Single transferable vote (STV) | Single transferable vote (STV) | 8,696 | 30.50 |
| Total | Total | 28,508 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,508 | 89.08 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,493 | 10.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,001 | 100.00 |
| Source: ||||

### Other local elections

Depending on where in Lower Hutt they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the:
* Eastbourne Community Board;
* Petone Community Board;
* Wainuiomata Community Board; and/or
* Hutt Mana Charitable Trust.

## Upper Hutt City Council

The Upper Hutt City Council used the first-past-the-post system to elect the Mayor of Upper Hutt and city councillors for the 2022–2025 term. Voter turnout was 43.15%. The positions of mayor and ten city councillors elected at-large were contested by the following candidates:

### Mayor

There was one vacancy for the mayoralty of Upper Hutt. The incumbent since 2001 has been Wayne Guppy.
2022 Upper Hutt mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Wayne Guppy | 5,815 | 44.94 |
| | Independent | Angela McLeod | 4,267 | 32.98 |
| | Independent | Hellen Swales | 1,362 | 10.52 |
| | Independent | Blair Griffiths | 1,346 | 10.40 |
| | Independent | Keith Bennett | 1,324 | 10.23 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 148 | 1.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,548 | 11.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,938 | 43.15 |

### Council at-large

There were ten vacancies for the Upper Hutt City Council, elected at-large.
At-large ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Dave Wheeler | 7,390 | 67.66 |
| | Independent | Hellen Swales | 7,203 | 65.94 |
| | Independent | Heather Newell | 6,600 | 60.42 |
| | Independent | Dylan Bentley | 6,459 | 59.13 |
| | Independent | Matthew Carey | 6,439 | 58.95 |
| | Independent | Bill Hammond | 6,371 | 58.33 |
| | Independent | Emma Holderness | 6,345 | 58.09 |
| | Independent | Tracey Ultra | 6,303 | 57.70 |
| | Independent | Blair Griffiths | 6,092 | 55.77 |
| | Independent | Chris Carson | 5,759 | 52.72 |
| | Independent | Konrad Hickson | 5,351 | 48.99 |
| | Independent | Cyndi Miller | 4,923 | 45.07 |
| | Independent | Paul Lambert | 4,896 | 44.82 |
| | Independent | Teresa Homan | 4,260 | 39.00 |
| | Independent | Jaap Knegtmans | 4,202 | 38.47 |
| | Independent | Keith Bennett | 4,100 | 37.53 |
| | Independent | Ramil Adhikari | 4,026 | 36.86 |
| | Independent | Dean Spicer | 3,570 | 32.68 |
| | Independent | Michael J. Anderson | 3,179 | 29.10 |
| | Independent | Michael Hurle | 2,669 | 24.43 |
| | Independent | Jordan Milburn | 1,585 | 14.51 |
| | Independent | Nigel Mander | 1,230 | 11.26 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 264 | 2.41 |

### Other local elections

Upper Hutt voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the:
* Hutt Mana Charitable Trust; and
* Rimutaka Licensing Trust.

## Kāpiti Coast District Council

The Kāpiti Coast District Council used the single transferable vote system to elect the Mayor of Kāpiti Coast and district councillors for the 2022–2025 term. The positions of mayor and ten district councillors were contested by the following candidates:

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor K Gurunathan chose not to stand for re-election.
2022 Kapiti Coast mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Janet Holborow | 28.44% | 5538 | 5902 | 6065 | 6792 | 7819 |
| | Independent | Rob McCann | 23.56% | 4587 | 4736 | 5086 | 6051 | 7537 |
| | Independent | Chris Mitchell | 17.25% | 3358 | 3531 | 4023 | 4833 |
| | Independent | Martin Halliday | 15.12% | 2944 | 3099 | 3417 |
| | Independent | Murray Lobb | 8.82% | 1717 | 1828 |
| | Independent | Michelle Lewis | 6.81% | 1326 |
| Valid: 19470 Spoilt: 47 + 220 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 9,735; last iteration: 7,678 |||||||||

### Ōtaki Ward

The Ōtaki ward returned one councillor to the district council.
2022 Kapiti Coast District Council – Ōtaki ward election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Shelly Warwick | 58.39% | 1468 |
| | Independent | Chris Papps | 41.61% | 1046 |
| Valid: 2514 Spoilt: 3 + 88 blank Quota: 1257 |||||

### Waikanae Ward

The Waikanae ward returned two councillors to the district council.
2022 Kapiti Coast District Council – Waikanae ward election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Jocelyn Prvanov† | 33.47% | 2029 | 2090.37 | 2002.54 | 2133.10 |
| | Independent | Nigel Wilson | 30.81% | 1868 | 1949.30 | 1982.99 | 2117.84 |
| | Independent | Tim Parry | 12.93% | 784 | 816.49 | 831.77 | 939.55 |
| | Independent | Kate Thomson | 9.19% | 557 | 616.73 | 634.39 | 724.33 |
| | Independent | Gerald Ponsford | 8.36% | 507 | 534.72 | 542.13 |
| | Independent | Jordon Wansbrough | 5.23% | 317 |
| Valid: 6062 Spoilt: 26 + 324 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 2020.66; last iteration: 1971.61 ||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Paraparaumu Ward

The Paraparaumu ward returned three councillors to the district council.
2022 Kapiti Coast District Council – Paraparaumu ward election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Martin Halliday† | 23.03% | 1690 | 1738 | 1850 | 1798.75 | 2071.73 | 1818.58 |
| | Independent | Glen Cooper | 21.13% | 1551 | 1640 | 1766 | 1779.24 | 2050.86 | 1830.86 |
| | Independent | Kathy Spiers | 15.38% | 1129 | 1181 | 1337 | 1348.38 | 1585.63 | 1733.17 |
| | Independent | Murray Lobb | 13.31% | 977 | 1026 | 1135 | 1144.94 | 1295.81 | 1452.60 |
| | Independent | David Ogden | 12.54% | 920 | 984 | 1107 | 1116.11 |
| | Independent | Bernie Randall† | 9.2% | 675 | 714 |
| | Independent | Martin Frauenstein | 5.41% | 397 |
| Valid: 7339 Spoilt: 55 + 316 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 1834.75; last iteration: 1708.80 ||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Paekākāriki–Raumati Ward

The Paekākāriki–Raumati ward returned one councillor to the district council.
2022 Kapiti Coast District Council – Paekākāriki–Raumati ward election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Sophie Handford† | 69.63% | 2015 |
| | Independent | Richard Young | 30.37% | 879 |
| Valid: 2894 Spoilt: 3 + 120 blank Quota: 1447 |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Council at-large

Three councillors were returned to the district council by the district at-large, from a field of nine candidates.
2022 Kapiti Coast District Council – Council at-large election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Independent | Liz Koh | 22.35% | 4179 | 4336 | 4644 | 4960.61 | 4547.51 | 4929.17 | 4441.20 | 4438.16 | 4919.03 | 4386.38 |
| | Independent | Rob Kofoed | 16.98% | 3176 | 3324 | 3545 | 3902.98 | 4015.32 | 4370.00 | 4509.88 | 4421.83 | 4987.29 | 4396.66 |
| | Independent | Lawrence Kirby | 12.53% | 2343 | 2504 | 2622 | 2865.92 | 2936.71 | 3222.57 | 3311.61 | 3334.51 | 3764.91 | 4093.90 |
| | Independent | Jackie Elliott† | 9.88% | 1847 | 1934 | 2080 | 2261.06 | 2323.10 | 2655.49 | 2734.93 | 2753.74 | 3184.22 | 3465.53 |
| | Independent | Michelle Lewis | 10.04% | 1877 | 2015 | 2130 | 2326.53 | 2383.20 | 2587.57 | 2659.48 | 2678.47 |
| | Independent | Mark Benton | 8.04% | 1504 | 1533 | 1736 | 1872.92 | 1913.07 |
| | Independent | Ian Powell | 6.9% | 1291 | 1512 | 1669 |
| | Independent | Michael Scott | 7.24% | 1354 | 1401 |
| | Independent | Maria McMillan | 6.04% | 1130 |
| Valid: 18701 Spoilt: 172 + 657 blank Quota: 1st iteration: 4675.25; last iteration: 4085.62 ||||||||||||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Other local elections

Depending on where in the Kāpiti Coast District they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the:
* Ōtaki Community Board;
* Paekākāriki Community Board;
* Paraparaumu Community Board;
* Raumati Community Board (newly created); or
* Waikanae Community Board.

## Masterton District Council

In May 2021 the Masterton District Council voted to establish a Māori ward for the council, and as part of their representation review reduced the number of councillors from ten to eight. The Masterton District Council used the first-past-the-post system to elect the Mayor of Masterton and district councillors for the 2022–2025 term. Voter turnout was 46.68%. The positions of mayor and eight district councillors were contested by the following candidates:

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Lyn Patterson chose not to stand for re-election.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Gary Caffell | Masterton Matters | 5,455 | 58.37 |
| | Craig Bowyer | Masterton The Way You Want It | 1,335 | 14.28 |
| | Jo Hayes | Independent | 930 | 9.95 |
| | Tina Nixon | Our District, Our Taxes, Our Decisions | 895 | 9.58 |
| | William Izard | Independent | 650 | 6.95 |
| | Hakepa | Independent | 81 | 0.87 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,346 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,346 | 97.51 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 239 | 2.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,585 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||

### Masterton/Whakaoriori general ward

The Masterton/Whakaoriori general ward returned four councillors to the district council.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bex Johnson† | A Voice For Our Community | 5,753 | 18.14 |
| | Gary Caffell† (withdrawn)* | Masterton Matters | 5,585 | 17.61 |
| | Tom Hullena | Independent | 4,755 | 14.99 |
| | Tim Nelson† | Independent | 4,292 | 13.53 |
| | Craig Bowyer | Masterton The Way You Want It | 2,881 | 9.09 |
| | Dick Graham | Progress not Procrastination | 2,631 | 8.30 |
| | Chris Peterson | Independent | 2,417 | 7.62 |
| | Peter James | Independent | 1,910 | 6.02 |
| | Ryan Soriano | Independent | 1,487 | 4.69 |
| Total | Total | Total | 31,711 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,711 | 99.69 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 98 | 0.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,809 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
*Withdrawn due to being elected as mayor †Incumbent candidate

### Masterton/Whakaoriori Māori ward

The Masterton/Whakaoriori Māori ward returned one councillor to the district council. Marama Tuuta was elected unopposed.

### Council at-large

Three councillors were returned to the district council by the district at-large.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | David Holmes† | Independent | 4,810 | 19.61 |
| | Stella Lennox | Next Generation Councillor | 4,278 | 17.44 |
| | Brent Goodwin | Reduce staff and Civic Centre costs | 4,028 | 16.42 |
| | Hewitt Harrison | Affordability and Accountability | 3,671 | 14.97 |
| | Brent (BG) Gare† | Independent | 3,460 | 14.11 |
| | Sandy Ryan† | Community at heart | 2,853 | 11.63 |
| | Drew Hullah | Independent | 983 | 4.01 |
| | Hakepa | Independent | 447 | 1.82 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,530 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,530 | 98.88 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 277 | 1.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,807 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Other local elections

Masterton voters also be voted in concurrent local elections for the:
* Masterton Community Trust;
* Masterton Trust Lands Trust; and
* Montfort Trimble Foundation.

## Carterton District Council

The Carterton District Council used the first-past-the-post system to elect the Mayor of Carterton and district councillors for the 2022–2025 term. Voter turnout was 59.06%. The positions of mayor and eight district councillors elected at-large were contested by the following candidates:

### Mayor

There was one vacancy for the mayoralty of Carterton. The incumbent Greg Lang stood for re-election, with Ron Mark, former Carterton mayor (2010–2014) and New Zealand First MP (1996–2008 and 2014–2020), standing against him.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ron Mark | Independent | 2,475 | 54.66 |
| | Greg Lang† | Independent | 2,053 | 45.34 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,528 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,528 | 98.52 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 68 | 1.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,596 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Council at-large

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Steve Laurence | Independent | 2,559 | 9.29 |
| | Dale Williams† | Independent | 2,550 | 9.26 |
| | Steve Cretney† | Independent | 2,471 | 8.97 |
| | Steve Gallon | Independent | 2,411 | 8.75 |
| | Lou Newman | Independent | 2,400 | 8.71 |
| | Robyn Cherry-Campbell† | Community at heart | 2,148 | 7.80 |
| | Brian Deller† | Independent | 2,110 | 7.66 |
| | Grace Ayling | Independent | 2,029 | 7.37 |
| | Roger Boulter | Independent | 2,000 | 7.26 |
| | Michael O'Donnell | Independent | 1,792 | 6.51 |
| | Jill Greathead† | Refreshing Local Democracy | 1,515 | 5.50 |
| | Andy Rogers | Independent | 1,310 | 4.76 |
| | Ben Dugdale | Independent | 1,241 | 4.51 |
| | Thomas Lissington | Independent | 1,011 | 3.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | 27,547 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,547 | 99.56 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 121 | 0.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,668 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
†Incumbent candidate

## South Wairarapa District Council

The South Wairarapa District Council used the first-past-the-post system to elect the Mayor of South Wairarapa and district councillors for the 2022–2025 term. The positions of mayor and nine district councillors were contested by the following candidates:

### Mayor

There was one vacancy for the mayoralty of South Wairarapa. Incumbent mayor Alex Beijen stood for re-election.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Martin Connelly | Independent | 2,008 | 40.90 |
| | Alex Beijen† | Fixing Our Problems, Not Hiding Them | 1,205 | 24.54 |
| | Daphne Geisler | Independent | 1,053 | 21.45 |
| | Brenda West | Independent – honesty integrity mana | 644 | 13.12 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,910 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,910 | 98.42 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 79 | 1.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,989 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Featherston ward

The Featherston ward returned three councillors to the district council.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Melissa Sadler-Futter | Independent | 909 | 23.93 |
| | Colin Olds† | Independent | 659 | 17.35 |
| | Rebecca Gray | Independent | 629 | 16.56 |
| | Phil Blackwood | Where there's a Phil there's a way | 491 | 12.92 |
| | Garrick Emms† | Independent | 437 | 11.50 |
| | Jack Grabham | Independent | 342 | 9.00 |
| | Claire Bleakley | Independent | 332 | 8.74 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,799 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,799 | 99.48 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 20 | 0.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,819 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Greytown ward

The Greytown ward returned three councillors to the district council.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Martin Bosley | Independent | 1,166 | 26.30 |
| | Alistair Plimmer† | Independent | 973 | 21.94 |
| | Aaron (Woody) Woodcock | Independent | 950 | 21.43 |
| | Gareth Rapson | Independent | 757 | 17.07 |
| | Mike Gray | Democracy South Wairarapa | 588 | 13.26 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,434 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,434 | 99.35 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 29 | 0.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,463 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Martinborough ward

The Martinborough ward returned three councillors to the district council.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Pip Maynard† | Independent | 1,229 | 26.14 |
| | Aidan Ellims | Independent | 1,201 | 25.55 |
| | Kaye McAulay | Independent | 969 | 20.61 |
| | Jenna Matchett | Independent | 658 | 14.00 |
| | Ed Martin | Independent | 644 | 13.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,701 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,701 | 99.58 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 20 | 0.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,721 | 100.00 |
| Source: |||||
†Incumbent candidate

### Featherston Community Board

The Featherston Community Board returned four board members to the board.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Warren Maxwell | Independent | 1,072 | 23.67 |
| | Anneliese Schroeder | Independent | 810 | 17.89 |
| | Tui Rutherford | Independent | 767 | 16.94 |
| | John Dennison | The Opportunities Party | 715 | 15.79 |
| | Mary Byrne | Independent | 592 | 13.07 |
| | Jayson Tahinurua | Independent | 299 | 6.60 |
| | Roger Bradshaw | Independent | 273 | 6.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,528 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,528 | 99.10 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 41 | 0.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,569 | 100.00 |

### Greytown District Trust Lands Trust

The Greytown District Trust Lands Trust returned three trustees to the trust.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Steve Meyrick | Community first | 1,259 | 27.19 |
| | Andy Holmes | Community first | 1,130 | 24.40 |
| | Derek Williams | Community first | 1,004 | 21.68 |
| | Erica Buxton | Independent | 710 | 15.33 |
| | Rachel Gawith | Independent | 528 | 11.40 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,631 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,631 | 98.85 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 54 | 1.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,685 | 100.00 |

### Greytown Community Board

The Greytown Community Board returned four board members to the board unopposed. A by-election will be held as one seat was left uncontested.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Louise Brown | Independent | 0 | – |
| | Jo Woodcock | Independent | 0 | – |
| | Warren Woodgyer | Independent | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | | |

### Martinborough Community Board

The Martinborough Community Board returned four board members to the board unopposed.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Angela Brown | Independent | 0 | – |
| | Karen Krogh | Independent | 0 | – |
| | Mel Maynard | Independent | 0 | – |
| | Storm Robertson | Independent | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | | |