# 2019 Auckland local elections

The 2019 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2019 by postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections. The elections were the fourth 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

The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, sought a second term and was re-elected ahead of second highest polling candidate John Tamihere.

## Governing body elections

Twenty members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system.
The Auckland Future ticket, holding four local body seats since 2016, announced in March 2019 that it would not field candidates.
Mike Lee, sitting councillor for Waitemata and Gulf ward, announced in late-June 2019 that he would run again. The City Vision ticket, which had endorsed Lee since 1998, had selected Pippa Coom as its candidate in March 2019.
The final candidate list was released on 19 August.

### Rodney ward (1)

Incumbent Greg Sayers was the only nomination.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | Notes |
| Independent for Rodney | Greg Sayers | - | Elected unopposed |
| | Informal/blank | - | |

### Albany ward (2)

Incumbents Walker and Watson both ran for re-election under the ticket "Putting People First".
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Putting People First | John Watson | 28,510 |
| Putting People First | Wayne Walker | 24,768 |
| Independent | Julia Parfitt | 20,278 |
| | Alezix Heneti | 3,230 |
| | Informal/blank | 3,092 |

### North Shore ward (2)

Incumbents Darby and Hills both sought re-election.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| A Positive Voice for the Shore | Richard Hills | 18,746 |
| Taking the Shore Forward | Chris Darby | 17,559 |
| More For The Shore | Danielle Grant | 15,071 |
| More For The Shore | Grant Gillon | 14,300 |
| Independent | Anthony Bunting | 3,976 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,500 |

### Waitākere Ward (2)

Of the two incumbents, Linda Cooper sought re-election and Penny Hulse retired.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Linda Cooper | 14,750 |
| Labour | Shane Henderson | 14,695 |
| Labour | Greg Presland | 11,623 |
| Independent | Peter Chan | 10,674 |
| Independent | Paul Talyancich | 6,121 |
| Independent | Dillon Tooth | 5,944 |
| STOP Trashing Our Planet | Tricia Cheel | 2,677 |
| Independent | Michael Coote | 2,558 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,837 |

### Waitemata and Gulf ward (1)

Incumbent Mike Lee sought re-election.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| City Vision | Pippa Coom | 6,581 |
| Independent | Mike Lee | 6,262 |
| C&R - Communities and Residents | Sarah Trotman | 2,907 |
| Independent | Will Maxwell-Steele | 740 |
| Independent | Allan Matson | 431 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,147 |

### Whau ward (1)

Incumbent Ross Clow sought re-election.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| C&R - Communities and Residents | Tracy Mulholland | 5,853 |
| Labour | Ross Clow | 5,663 |
| Green | Jessamine Fraser | 2,241 |
| Community Independents | Paul Davie | 1,774 |
| Independent | Anne Degia-Pala | 1,336 |
| | Informal/blank | - |

### Albert-Eden-Roskill ward (2)

Incumbents Casey and Fletcher both sought re-election.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| C&R - Communities and Residents | Christine Fletcher | 20,239 |
| City Vision | Cathy Casey | 19,255 |
| C&R - Communities and Residents | Mark Thomas | 17,570 |
| City Vision | Mark Graham | 15,965 |
| | Informal/blank | 2,512 |

### Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward (1)

Incumbent Josephine Bartley sought re-election.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Josephine Bartley | 8,358 |
| C&R - Communities and Residents | Josh Beddell | 7,214 |
| Better Auckland | Carmel Claridge | 1,264 |
| United Locals | Patrick O'Meara | 892 |
| | Informal/blank | 943 |

### Manukau ward (2)

Incumbents Collins and Filipaina both sought re-election.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Faanana Efeso Collins | 19,053 |
| Labour | Alf Filipaina | 18,814 |
| Communist League | Patrick Brown | 4,912 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,722 |

### Manurewa-Papakura ward (2)

Of the two incumbents, Daniel Newman sought re-election and John Walker retired.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | Angela Dalton | 17,362 |
| Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | Daniel Newman | 15,904 |
| Labour | Peter Neilson | 6,191 |
| Labour | Ilango Krishnamoorthy | 4,347 |
| Justice for Families | Veronica Turner | 2,605 |
| Independent | Karin Kerr | 2,575 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,356 |

### Franklin ward (1)

Incumbent Bill Cashmore was the only nomination.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes | Notes |
| Team Franklin | Bill Cashmore | - | Elected unopposed |
| | Informal/blank | - | |

### Ōrākei ward (1)

Incumbent Desley Simpson sought re-election.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| C&R - Communities and Residents | Desley Simpson | 19,618 |
| Green | Alan Barraclough | 3,892 |
| Better Auckland | Mike Padfield | 2,958 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,532 |

### Howick ward (2)

Incumbents Stewart and Young both sought re-election.
| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Sharon Stewart | 19,531 |
| Independent | Paul Young | 16,809 |
| Independent | Damian Light | 12,369 |
| Collings for Council | David Collings | 11,820 |
| East Vision | Tofik Mamedov | 4,363 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,722 |

## Licensing Trust elections

35 Members were elected to 5 licensing trusts across Auckland.

### Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Your Community Trust | Paula Gillon | Elected unopposed |
| Your Community Trust | Marilyn Nicholls | Elected unopposed |
| Your Community Trust | Shane Prince | Elected unopposed |
| Your Community Trust | Marcus Reynolds | Elected unopposed |
| Your Community Trust | Stuart Weir | Elected unopposed |
| | Informal/blank | - |

### Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Mark Gosche | 3,232 |
| Labour | Nerissa Henry | 3,067 |
| Labour | Alan Verrall | 2,759 |
| C&R - Communities and Residents | Tania Batucan | 2,730 |
| Labour | Maureen Benson-Rea | 2,672 |
| Labour | Jean Dolheguy | 2,494 |
| United Locals | Leanne Cross | 2,478 |
| Labour | Deborah Misiupa | 2,394 |
| Communities & Residents | Hainoame Fulivai | 2,311 |
| United Locals | Greg Woodcock | 1,811 |
| United Locals | Patrick O'Meara | 1,802 |
| United Locals | Bryan Mockbridge | 1,575 |
| | Informal/blank | 1,309 |

### Portage Licensing Trust
#### Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| City Vision | Catherine Farmer | 5,074 |
| City Vision | Margi Watson | 4,734 |
| City Vision | Kurt Taogaga | 3,646 |
| Community First | Kathryn Davie | 3,631 |
| Community First | Paul Davie | 3,366 |
| Trusts Action Group | Sam Learmonth | 3,080 |
| Communities & Residents | Shefali Mehta | 2,946 |
| | Informal/blank | - |

#### Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Leanne Taylor | 2,027 |
| Labour | Pam Nutall | 1,874 |
| Independent | Wayne Davis | 1,623 |
| | Informal/blank | - |

#### Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Future West | Neil Henderson | 1,807 |
| Independent | Janet Clews | 1,601 |
| Trusts Action Group | Noel Watson | 1,490 |
| | Informal/blank | - |

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

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Future West | Mark Roberts | 4,264 |
| Trusts Action Group | Ben Goodale | 3,427 |
| Labour | Ross Clow | 3,344 |
| Independent | Andreas Bodenstein | 1,154 |
| | Informal/blank | - |

#### Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Ami Chand | Elected unopposed |

### Waitakere Licensing Trust
#### Ward No 1 – Te Atatū (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Penny Hulse | 4,445 |
| Labour | Brooke Loader | 3,392 |
| Trusts Action Group | Amanda Roberts | 2,956 |
| Trusts Action Group | Nick Smale | 2,835 |
| | Informal/blank | - |

#### Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| | Informal/blank | - |

#### Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| | Informal/blank | - |

#### Ward No 4 – Henderson (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| | Informal/blank | - |

### Wiri Licensing Trust (6)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| | Informal/blank | - |

## Term-end performance assessment

Bernard Orsman and Simon Wilson, the local government reporters from The New Zealand Herald, both assessed the performance of each elected member at the end of the term. Their ratings, from 1 to 10 (worst to best), were compiled without them comparing notes. Orsman and Wilson are known to be at opposing ends of the political spectrum. Seven out of their twenty-one ratings are identical. Orsman assigned rates from 3 to 8, while Wilson had councillors rated from 1 to 10.