The 2016 Wellington local elections were part of the wider

2016 New Zealand local elections The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authorit ...

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

regional council Regional Council may refer to: * Regional Council (Hong Kong), disbanded in 1999 ** Regional Council (constituency) Regional council may refer to: * Regional council (Cameroon) * Regional council (France), the elected assembly of a region of Fra ...

(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, environ ...

), eight

territorial authorities 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

community boards Community Boards is a community based mediation program, established in 1976, in San Francisco, California, United States by Raymond Shonholtz. The program utilizes volunteers from the neighbourhoods of the city, who work with people involved ...

and licensing trusts.

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Wellington constituency (5)

Incumbent councillor Judith Aitken did not seek re-election. Incumbents

Sue Kedgley Susan Jane Kedgley (born 1948) is a New Zealand politician, food campaigner and author. Before entering politics Kedgley worked for the United Nations in New York for 8 years and for a decade as a television reporter, director and producer in N ...

Chris Laidlaw Christopher Robert Laidlaw (born 16 November 1943) is a New Zealand politician and former rugby union player, Rhodes Scholar, public servant, diplomat and radio host. Early life Laidlaw was born in Dunedin and schooled at King's High School f ...

and

Daran Ponter Daran Mark Ponter (born 20 February 1968) is a New Zealand local-body politician who on the 30th of October 2019 succeeded Chris Laidlaw as the chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Biography Early life Ponter was born in Kitwe in ...

were re-elected, joined by former Wellington City deputy mayor Ian McKinnon and Roger Blakeley. Incumbent Paul Bruce was defeated.

Lower Hutt constituency (3)

Incumbent councillors Ken Laban and Prue Lamason were re-elected, while David Ogden defeated incumbent councillor Sandra Greig.

Porirua-Tawa constituency (2)

Incumbent councillors Jenny Brash and Barbra Donaldson were re-elected.

Kapiti Coast constituency (1)

Retiring Kapiti Coast District Council councillor Penny Gaylor was elected, defeating incumbent councillor Nigel Wilson.

Upper Hutt constituency (1)

Incumbent councillor Paul Swain was elected unopposed.

Wairarapa constituency (1)

The Wairarapa constituency was vacant following the death of councillor Gary McPhee in June 2016. Retiring South Wairarapa mayor Adrienne Staples was elected.

Kapiti Coast District Council

Mayor

*Angela Buswell *Ross Church *Jackie Elliott (Independent) *

K Gurunathan K, or k, is the eleventh letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''kay'' (pronounced ), plural ''kays''. The letter K u ...

*David Scott *Gavin Welsh

Councillors – at large (5)

*Ric Austin *Murray Bell *Emily Boonen *Angela Buswell *Mike Cardiff *Jackie Elliott *Peter Ellis *Anne-Maree Ellison *Eric Gregory *~~K Gurunathan~~ *John Howson *Christopher Ruthe *David Scott *Shelly Warwick

Councillors – Paraparaumu ward (2)

*Mark Benton *Martin Halliday *Bernie Randall *Kathy Spiers *Fiona Vining

Councillors – Ōtaki ward (1)

James Cootes was elected unopposed.

Councillors – Waikanae ward (1)

*Geoffrey Churchman *Iride McCloy *Tim Parry *Michael Scott

Councillors – Paekakāriki-Raumati ward (1)

*Guy Burns *

Janet Holborow Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French p ...

Porirua City Council

Mayor

Incumbent

Nick Leggett Nicholas Oliver Leggett (born 1979) is a former New Zealand politician and, as of 2016, a member of the New Zealand National Party. He was the previous Mayor of Porirua, and at the time of his election in October 2010, he was the youngest mayor ...

did not seek re-election, instead seeking election as mayor of the Wellington City Council. *Mike Duncan (Independent) *Liz Kelly (Independent) *Gordon Marshall * Euon Murrell *Mike Tana (Independent) *David Watt (Grow Porirua, not the council)

Councillors – Northern ward (4)

* Anita Baker *Don Casagranda (Independent) *Brian Collins *Phil Dyer (Independent) *Dianne Khan *Ross Leggett *Keryn Martin *Barry McEwen (Independent) *Sarah Piper (Independent) *Nathan Waddle *

Beverley Wakem Dame Beverley Anne Wakem (born 27 January 1944) is a former Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand. Biography Wakem's background is in broadcasting, public relations, and consulting for both the public and private sectors. She was chief executive of R ...

*Andrew Wellum *Dale Williams

Councillors – Eastern ward (4)

* John Burke *Morris Cheer *

Izzy Ford Izzy I. Ford (née Gray; born 19 January 1974) is a New Zealand local-body politician and former rugby union player. She served as deputy mayor of Porirua from 2016 to 2022. Early life and family Ford was born in Porirua on 19 January 1974, an ...

*Jevan Goulter (Make Porirua great again) *Martin Gregory (Independent Socialist) *Lorna Kanavatoa *Denys Latham (Independent) *Paula Mac Ewan (Independent) *Sala Nimarota *Faafoi Seiuli *Benna Seveali'i Siolo *Willie Taurima *David Watt (Grow Porirua, not the council) *Kylie Wihapi

Councillors – Western ward (2)

*Chantelle Anslow *Ana Coffey (Independent) *Zahi Dodson (Independent) *Mike Duncan (Independent) *Graeme Ebbett (Independent) *T J Fermanis (Independent) *Jude Pointon (Independent) *Henry Smith (Independent) *Chris Wilson (Independent) *Ranei Wineera-Parai (Our City, Our Home, Our Future)

Upper Hutt City Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor

Wayne Guppy Wayne Noel Guppy (born 31 August 1954) is a New Zealand local-body politician. He has been the Mayor of Upper Hutt since 2001. Early life Guppy was born in Upper Hutt on 31 August 1954, the son of Colin Guppy, a police officer, and Joy Guppy ...

was re-elected.

Councillors (10)

*Vicki Amai-Waiwai (Independent) *Michael Anderson (Independent) *Michael Baines *Chris Carson *Ros Connelly *Karen de Wit *Blair Griffiths *John Gwilliam *Alan Jefferies (Independent) *Harry Kent (Independent) *Paul Lambert (Independent) *Nigel Mander (A friend you can trust) *Glenn McArthur (Independent) *Angela McLeod (Independent) *Rob Rangi (Independent) *Adrian Sparrow *Hellen Swales (Independent) *Steve Taylor *Tracey Ultra (Independent) *Dave Wheeler

Hutt City Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Ray Wallace was re-elected.

Councillors – Northern ward (2)

The Northern ward covers the suburbs of Stokes Valley and Taita. *Fred Allen (Team Fred Allen) *Dina Awarau (

Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

) *Tania Karaitiana-Ugone (Independent) *Gwen McDonald (Independent) *Leigh Sutton (Independent)

Councillors – Western ward (2)

The Western ward includes the suburbs of Haywards, Manor Park, Kelson, Belmont, Tirohanga, Harbour View, Melling, Normandale, Maungaraki and Alicetown. *Margaret Cousins (Independent) *Karim Dickie (Independent) *Chris Milne (The Man with a Plan) *Max Shierlaw (Independent) *Joy Skye *Lynette Vigrass (Independent)

Councillors – Central ward (2)

The Central ward includes the suburbs of Avalon, Boulcott, Epuni, Lower Hutt Central and Woburn. *David Bassett (Independent) *Simon Edwards (Independent) *Mark Leicester (Independent)

Councillors – Eastern ward (2)

The Eastern ward covers the suburbs of Naenae, Fairfield, Waterloo and Waiwhetū (north of Whites Line) *Glenda Barratt (Independent) *Lisa Bridson ( Green) *Roger Styles (Independent)

Councillors – Harbour ward (2)

The Harbour ward covers the suburbs of Korokoro, Petone, Waiwhetū (south of Whites Line), Moera, Gracefield, Seaview, Point Howard, Sorrento Bay, Lowry Bay, York Bay, Mahina Bay, Sunshine Bay,

Days Bay Days Bay is a residential area in Lower Hutt in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is walled on three sides by steep bush-clad slopes. Most of its level land is occupied by Williams Park and an independent boys' prima ...

and Eastbourne. *Mason Branch (Independent) *Brady Dyer (Independent) *Mike Fisher (Independent) *Tui Lewis (Independent) *Michael Lulich (Independent)

Councillors – Wainuiomata ward (2)

The Wainuiomata ward covers the town of Wainuiomata. *Campbell Barry (Independent) *Josh Briggs (Independent) *Leah Clark *Kia Houpapa (Independent Maori) *Margaret Willard (Independent)

Wellington City Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Celia Wade-Brown did not seek re-election

Councillors – Eastern ward

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

Councillors – Lambton ward

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

Councillors – Northern ward

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

Councillors – Onslow-Western ward

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

Councillors – Southern ward

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

Masterton District Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Lyn Patterson was elected unopposed.

Councillors – at large (5)

*John Dalziell *Deborah Davidson *Siobhan Garlick *Jonathan Hooker *Keith Hunt *Frazer Mailman *Tina Nixon (Working for Masterton) *Chris Peterson *Ian Steer (Independent) *Jennifer Taylor

Councillors – Urban ward (4)

The urban ward covers the

Masterton Masterton ( mi, Whakaoriori), a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand, operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a r ...

township. *Gary Caffell *Brent Goodwin (Fighting for the Ratepayers) *Mark Harris (Working for Growth and Development) *Rebecca (Bex) Johnson *Donna Laing (Our Families, Our Future) *Simon (Ziggy) O'Donoghue

Councillors – Rural ward (1)

The rural ward covers the entire Masterton district outside Masterton township. *Ross Cottle (Independent) *Graham McClymont

Carterton District Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor John Booth was re-elected.

Councillors (8)

*Mike Ashby *Kathy Bartlett *Ruth Carter *Brian Deller *Don Farr *Sandy Garrett *Jill Greathead *Rob Harris *Russell Keys *Greg Lang *Tracey O'Callaghan *Mike Osborne *Mike Palmers *Ron Shaw *Rebecca Vergunst *Leah Wynne

South Wairarapa District Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Adrienne Staples did not seek re-election, instead seeking election as the Wairarapa constituency councillor on the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Greytown ward councillor and deputy mayor Viv Napier was elected.

Councillors – Greytown ward (3)

The Marlborough ward includes the town of Greytown and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the south and east by the Tauherenikau River,

State Highway 53 The following highways are numbered 53: Cambodia * National Road 53 (Cambodia) Canada * Alberta Highway 53 India * National Highway 53 (India) Ireland * N53 road (Ireland) Italy * Autostrada A53 (Italy), Autostrada A53 Japan * Japan Natio ...

and the

Ruamahanga River The Ruamahanga River runs through the southeastern North Island of New Zealand. The river's headwaters are in the Tararua Range northwest of Masterton. From there it runs firstly south and then southwest for before emptying into the Cook Str ...

. *Paora Ammunson (Independent) *Margaret Craig *Dean Davies *John Gilberthorpe *Mike Gray *~~Viv Napier~~ *Jerry Steer *Colin Wright

Councillors – Featherston ward (3)

The Marlborough ward includes the town of

Featherston Featherston is a surname of English origin, at least as old as the 12th century. The link with "Featherstone" is probably not traceable, but people researching both spellings (and others such as "de Fetherestanhalgh") contribute to the collection o ...

and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the north and east by the Tauherenikau River,

and the

. *Perry Cameron *Lee Carter (Caring for our community) *Dayle Harwood (Independent) *Pete Love *Colin Olds *Robyn Ramsden *Pete Roberts (Independent)

Councillors – Martinborough ward (3)

The Marlborough ward includes the town of Martinborough and the surrounding rural areas, bounded in the west by the

. *Alice Arndell *Pam Colenso *Martin Freeth *Graham Higginson (Independent) *Robert Hunter *Brian Jephson *Pip Maynard *Terry Te Maari *Mary Tipoki *Alex Wall (Independent) *Greg Whitten

References

{{reflist Wellington Politics of the Wellington Region Wellington 2010s in Wellington