# 1980 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 1980 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including sixteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Background

The incumbent Mayor, John Kennedy-Good, stood for a fifth term and was re-elected alongside a nearly all-United Citizens council. This included ex-Labour councillor Lawrie Woodley who had defected to the United Citizens mid-term and was rewarded after the 1980 election by Kennedy-Good with a committee chairman position.

## Mayoral results

1980 Lower Hutt mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Citizens | John Kennedy-Good | 10,906 | 60.41 | +8.22 |
| | Labour | Ernie Barry | 5,753 | 31.86 | −10.24 |
| | Independent | Nick Ursin | 987 | 5.46 | +1.54 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 407 | 2.25 | +0.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,153 | 28.54 | +18.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,053 | 46.00 | +3.00 |

## Councillor results

1980 Lower Hutt City Council election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| United Citizens | Mollie Ngan-Kee | 11,217 | 62.13 | +4.52 |
| United Citizens | Don Lee | 10,204 | 56.52 | −0.41 |
| United Citizens | Lucy Cole | 9,738 | 53.94 | +1.05 |
| United Citizens | Teri Puketapu | 9,547 | 52.88 | −2.03 |
| United Citizens | Gerald Bond | 9,251 | 51.24 | +2.47 |
| United Citizens | Roger Twentyman | 8,927 | 49.44 | |
| United Citizens | Lawrie Woodley | 8,896 | 49.27 | +0.57 |
| United Citizens | Chen Werry | 8,864 | 49.09 | −1.66 |
| United Citizens | Harold Turbott | 8,721 | 48.30 | −3.08 |
| United Citizens | John Barker | 8,700 | 48.19 | |
| United Citizens | Lois Risley | 8,690 | 48.13 | |
| United Citizens | Helen Thorstenson | 8,603 | 47.65 | |
| United Citizens | David Ogden | 8,424 | 46.66 | |
| Labour | John Terris | 8,243 | 45.66 | −8.03 |
| United Citizens | Rowland Crone | 8,233 | 45.60 | |
| United Citizens | Henry Martens | 7,663 | 42.44 | |
| Labour | Ernie Barry | 7,567 | 41.91 | −16.98 |
| Labour | Jan Taylor | 7,247 | 40.14 | −10.95 |
| Labour | Alister Abernethy | 7,174 | 39.73 | −11.34 |
| United Citizens | Toaiga Magele | 6,949 | 38.49 | |
| Labour | John Eaton | 6,439 | 35.66 | |
| Labour | Sandra Nolan | 6,425 | 35.58 | |
| Labour | Richard Luke | 6,358 | 35.21 | |
| Labour | Michael Jamieson | 6,355 | 35.20 | |
| Labour | David Taylor | 6,012 | 33.30 | |
| Labour | Muriel Powell | 6,008 | 33.27 | |
| Labour | Walter Clement | 5,840 | 32.34 | |
| Labour | Neil Tynan | 5,497 | 30.44 | −11.17 |
| Labour | Norman Woodgate | 5,427 | 30.06 | |
| Labour | Peter Petterson | 5,392 | 29.86 | |
| Labour | Ellen Te Moni | 5,373 | 29.76 | |
| Labour | Evelyn Richter | 5,288 | 29.29 | |
| Independent | Doug Whitcher | 3,418 | 18.93 | |
| Independent | Nick Ursin | 3,053 | 16.91 | −3.13 |
| Independent | Lesley Buckley | 2,790 | 15.45 | |
| Independent | Rangi Bailey | 2,534 | 14.03 | |
| Independent | Patricia May Lodge | 2,348 | 13.00 | −4.03 |
| Independent | Harald Pies-Lintz | 1,731 | 9.58 | |
| Values | William Wayne Hennessy | 1,553 | 8.60 | |