# 2004 Wellington City local elections

The 2004 Wellington local elections were part of the 2004 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

2004 Wellington mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Kerry Prendergast | 42.39 | 22,069 | 22,200 | 23,170 | 23,926 | 27,002 |
| | Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 15.35 | 7,993 | 8,274 | 10,448 | 14,220 | 18,115 |
| | Independent | Rob Goulden | 14.79 | 7,703 | 7,868 | 9,334 | 10,388 | |
| | Independent | Timothy O'Brien | 12.60 | 6,560 | 6,778 | 7,537 | | |
| | Independent | Jack Ruben | 12.57 | 6,547 | 6,724 | | | |
| | Anti-Capitalist Alliance | Stephen Hay | 2.30 | 1,195 | | | | |
| Valid: 52,067 Spoilt: 268 Quota: 22,559 |||||||||

### 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 | 2,858 |
| | Labour | Leonie Gill | 2,616 |
| | Independent | Rob Goulden | 2,471 |
| | Independent | David Major | 1,978 |
| | Independent | Chris Anastasiadis | 1,334 |
| | Independent | Phil Sprey | 208 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 168 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,502 |

### 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 |
| | Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 3,530 |
| | Independent | Ian McKinnon | 2,875 |
| | Independent | Alick Shaw | 2,871 |
| | Green | Iona Pannett | 2,778 |
| | Labour | David Zwartz | 1,847 |
| | Independent | John Macalister | 782 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 469 |
| | Independent | Rosamund Averton | 269 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,296 |

### 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 | Robert Armstrong | 2,669 |
| | Independent | Helene Ritchie | 2,954 |
| | Independent | Hayley Wain | 2,580 |
| | Independent | Ian Hutchings | 2,297 |
| | Independent | James Candiliotis | 1,361 |
| | Independent | Ngaire Best | 1,248 |
| | Independent | Ashok Bhasin | 663 |
| | Independent | Kent Clark | 550 |
| | Independent | Ron England | 198 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,011 |

### 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 | 4,453 |
| | Independent | John Morrison | 3,008 |
| | Independent | Jack Ruben | 2,919 |
| | Independent | Judy Siers | 2,338 |
| | Independent | Makao Bowkett | 1,173 |
| | Independent | Kelly Buchanan | 642 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,293 |

### 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 |
| | Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 2,467 |
| | Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 2,102 |
| | Labour | Sue Piper | 1,965 |
| | Independent | Tafaleulua'iali'i Max To'o | 1,423 |
| | Independent | Benjamin Knight | 566 |
| | Independent | Linda Hobman | 467 |
| | Independent | Silvia Zonoobi | 200 |
| | Independent | Lagi Fatatoa Sipeli | 107 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,381 |