# 1998 Auckland City local elections

The 1998 Auckland local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Auckland elections covered one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Auckland City Council

The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and nineteen councillors elected from seven wards (Avondale-Roskill, Balmoral, Eastern Bays, Hauraki Gulf Islands, Hobson, Penrose and Western Bays).

### Mayor

1998 Auckland mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Christine Fletcher | 48,181 | 40.51 | |
| | Independent | Les Mills | 43,151 | 36.28 | −14.68 |
| | Independent | Richard Holden | 12,477 | 10.49 | |
| | Independent | Lynda Topp | 4,492 | 3.77 | |
| | Green | Sue Bradford | 3,828 | 3.21 | |
| | Independent | Bill Christian | 1,977 | 1.66 | |
| | Independent | Robert Rakete | 1,401 | 1.17 | −0.50 |
| | Christians Against Abortion | Phil O'Connor | 940 | 0.79 | −0.59 |
| | Independent | Sue Henry | 781 | 0.65 | −0.73 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Derek Craig | 452 | 0.38 | |
| | Independent | Phill Matthias | 448 | 0.37 | |
| | Independent | Tui McLeod | 319 | 0.26 | |
| | Communist League | Felicity Coggan | 298 | 0.25 | |
| | Independent | Peter Ralph | 166 | 0.13 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,030 | 4.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,911 | 51.68 | +2.18 |

#### Avondale-Roskill Ward

The Avondale-Roskill Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council
Avondale-Roskill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Phil Raffills | 8,509 | 37.64 | +9.18 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | David Hay | 8,429 | 37.28 | |
| | City Vision | Vern Walsh | 7,241 | 32.03 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Doug Astley | 7,122 | 31.50 | |
| | Independent | Brian Maude | 6,869 | 30.38 | −8.14 |
| | Independent | Kathy Henderson | 6,277 | 27.76 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Dawn Mullins | 5,978 | 26.44 | |
| | Independent | Gilbert Myles | 5,942 | 26.28 | |
| | City Vision | Corinne McLaren | 5,740 | 25.39 | |
| | City Vision | Deirdre Milne | 5,701 | 25.22 | |
| | City Vision | Jude Russell Mathews | 5,191 | 22.96 | |
| | Auckland Now | Grahame Breed | 4,245 | 18.77 | |
| | Independent | Geoff Abbott | 3,716 | 16.43 | |
| | Independent | Patricia Crosswell | 3,341 | 14.78 | |
| | Auckland Now | Joel Fotu | 3,195 | 14.13 | |
| | Independent | Bev Harris | 2,918 | 12.90 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 1.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,604 | | |

#### Balmoral Ward

The Balmoral Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council
Balmoral Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | City Vision | Maire Leadbeater | 5,633 | 37.24 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Frank Ryan | 5,353 | 35.39 |
| | City Vision | Kay McKelvie | 4,576 | 30.25 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Patricia Goddard | 4,328 | 28.61 |
| | City Vision | Robert Leslie Delmer | 4,268 | 28.21 |
| | Auckland Now | Amanda Jane Reynolds | 3,986 | 26.35 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Gordon Johns | 3,727 | 24.64 |
| | Auckland Now | Sam Bassett | 3,372 | 22.29 |
| | Auckland Now | Mark Joseph Donnelly | 3,303 | 21.83 |
| | Independent | Greg McKeown | 2,865 | 18.94 |
| | Independent | Steven John Atwood | 2,010 | 13.28 |
| | Independent | Jill Bolland | 1,952 | 12.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 1.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,125 | |

#### Eastern Bays Ward

The Eastern Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council
Eastern Bays Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Juliet Yates | 7,794 | 51.42 | −38.19 |
| | Independent | Gray Bartlett | 5,579 | 36.81 | −43.93 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Colin Davis | 5,204 | 34.33 | −29.23 |
| | Auckland Now | Anna Louise Brewer | 3,715 | 24.51 | |
| | Auckland Now | Chris Diack | 3,431 | 22.63 | |
| | City Vision | Nicholas O'Flaherty | 2,423 | 15.98 | |
| | City Vision | Jane Wells | 2,166 | 14.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 2.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,156 | | |

#### Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward

The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elected one member to the Auckland City Council
Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Faye Storer | 1,475 | 45.93 |
| | Independent | Tim Hubbard | 1,099 | 34.22 |
| | Auckland Now | Adrian Chisholm | 637 | 19.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 11.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,211 | |

#### Hobson Ward

The Hobson Ward elected three members to the Auckland City Council
Hobson Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Auckland Now | Victoria Carter | 8,903 | 53.22 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Barbara Goodman | 8,012 | 47.89 | −9.41 |
| | Auckland Now | Jonathan Olsen | 5,851 | 34.97 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | John Strevens | 5,659 | 33.82 | −14.57 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Ken Graham | 4,835 | 28.90 | |
| | Auckland Now | Vivienne Feijen | 4,762 | 28.46 | |
| | City Vision | Coralie van Camp | 3,324 | 19.87 | |
| | City Vision | David Haigh | 3,085 | 18.44 | |
| | Independent | Allan Spence | 2,772 | 16.57 | |
| | City Vision | John Ernest Waide | 2,355 | 14.07 | |
| | Independent | Wayne George Young | 626 | 3.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 1.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,728 | | |

#### Penrose Ward

The Penrose Ward elected four members to the Auckland City Council
Penrose Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | 8,942 | 51.73 |
| | Independent | Bill Christian | 7,660 | 44.31 |
| | Labour | Jan Welch | 7,448 | 43.09 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Catherine Harland | 5,961 | 34.48 |
| | Independent | Jason Keiller | 5,020 | 29.04 |
| | Independent | Sue Henry | 4,764 | 27.56 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Alistair James Page | 4,520 | 26.15 |
| | City Vision | Trevor Barnard | 4,515 | 26.12 |
| | Auckland Now | John Davies | 4,345 | 25.13 |
| | Auckland Now | Angus Stuart Ogilvie | 3,960 | 22.91 |
| | Auckland Now | Carolyn Fay Martin | 3,755 | 21.72 |
| | Auckland Now | Edgar Thomas Henson | 3,235 | 18.71 |
| | Independent | Ruta Malota-Romanovsky | 3,213 | 18.58 |
| | Independent | Tui McLeod | 1,796 | 10.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 941 | 5.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,284 | |

#### Western Bays Ward

The Western Bays Ward elected two members to the Auckland City Council
Western Bays Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | City Vision | Bruce Hucker | 7,323 | 60.07 | +4.07 |
| | City Vision | Penny Sefuvia | 6,210 | 50.94 | +4.26 |
| | Auckland Now | Gary Gotlieb | 4,314 | 35.39 | −6.18 |
| | Auckland Now | Greg Moyle | 3,332 | 27.33 | |
| | Independent | Chris Cotton | 2,696 | 22.11 | |
| | Independent | David Stewart | 502 | 4.11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,896 | 15.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,189 | | |

### Auckland Regional Council
#### Auckland Isthmus Ward

The Auckland Isthmus Ward elects four members to the Auckland Regional Council
Auckland Isthmus Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Phil Warren | 41,358 | 44.62 | −17.49 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Patricia Thorp | 33,830 | 36.50 | −24.01 |
| | City Vision | Mike Lee | 33,559 | 36.21 | +0.38 |
| | City Vision | Jack Henderson | 31,269 | 33.74 | |
| | Auckland Now | Maureen Fletcher | 31,223 | 33.69 | |
| | Auckland Now | Deborah Coddington | 30,518 | 32.93 | |
| | City Vision | John Hill | 28,151 | 30.37 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Selwyn Bartlett | 27,533 | 29.70 | −22.20 |
| | Auckland Now | Shane Firth | 26,475 | 28.56 | |
| | City Vision | Matthew Bostwick | 26,960 | 29.09 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Ron Greer | 25,866 | 27.91 | −23.14 |
| | Auckland Now | Alex Swney | 22,252 | 24.01 | |
| | Independent | Harry Palmer | 11,705 | 12.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 0.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,675 | | |