2007_Wellington_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.
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
| 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 | |||||
| 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:
| 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 | |||||
| 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:
| 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 | |||||
| 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:
| 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 | |||||
| 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:
| 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 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,104 | ||||
- "2013 Triennial Election: Calculator Commentary and Iteration Report" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- "Eastern Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
- "Lambton Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
- "Northern ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
- "Onslow-Western Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.
- "Southern Ward". Wellington City Council. 15 June 2019.