The 2007 Wellington local elections were part of the

2007 New Zealand local elections Triennial elections for all 73 cities and districts, twelve regional councils and all district health boards (DHBs) in New Zealand were held on 13 October 2007. Most councils were elected using the first-past-the-post voting method, but eigh ...

, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one

regional In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

council (the

Greater Wellington Regional Council Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink, environm ...

), eight

territorial authority Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. District councils serve a ...

(city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various local 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 Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate p ...

system.

Mayor

Eastern ward

The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Lambton ward

The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Northern ward

The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Onslow-Western ward

The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Southern ward

The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

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Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by m ...

Politics of the Wellington Region

2000s in Wellington October 2007 events in New Zealand