# 2007 Wellington City local elections

The 2007 Wellington local elections were part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts.

## Wellington City Council

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

### Mayor

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

### Eastern ward

The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
Eastern Ward (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Ray Ahipene-Mercer | 3,190 |
| | Labour | Leonie Gill | 2,698 |
| | Independent | Rob Goulden | 2.375 |
| | Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 1,949 |
| | Independent | Paul Bailey | 1,058 |
| | Independent | Josie Bullock | 546 |
| | Independent | Ian Macfarlane | 411 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,227 |

### Lambton ward

The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
Lambton Ward (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Ian McKinnon | 2,649 |
| | Green | Iona Pannett | 2,401 |
| | Independent | Stephanie Cook | 2,460 |
| | Labour | Alick Shaw | 1,673 |
| | Independent | Callum Strong | 720 |
| | Independent | Ed van Son | 424 |
| | Independent | Frank Lawton | 306 |
| | Independent | Micheal Durrant | 230 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,863 |

### Northern ward

The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
Northern Ward (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Hayley Wain | 2,968 |
| | Independent | Helene Ritchie | 2,446 |
| | Independent | Ngaire Best | 2,412 |
| | Independent | Robert Armstrong | 2,280 |
| | Independent | Roger Ellis | 1,569 |
| | Independent | James Candiliotis | 1,352 |
| | Independent | Ian Hutchings | 1,175 |
| | Green | Tane Woodley | 699 |
| | Independent | Mike Collett | 392 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Fletcher | 322 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,613 |

### Onslow-Western ward

The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
Onslow-Western Ward (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Andy Foster | 4,246 |
| | Independent | John Morrison | 3,296 |
| | Independent | Jo Coughlan | 3,176 |
| | Independent | Jack Ruben | 3,141 |
| | Labour | Pauline Scott | 1,103 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,692 |

### Southern ward

The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:
Southern Ward (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 2,286 |
| | Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 2,134 |
| | Independent | Lorraine Edwards | 910 |
| | Labour | Ida Faiumu-Isa'ako | 907 |
| | Independent | Rex Nairn | 676 |
| | Independent | Shelagh Noble | 501 |
| | Independent | John Robinson | 388 |
| | Independent | Bernie Harris | 302 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,104 |