2025 Auckland Council election Turnout 341,976 (28.36% 7.05 pp )
Council election
20 seats on the Auckland Council 11 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
By affiliation
By political lean
The 2025 Auckland Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in the Auckland Region of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections . Voters elected the mayor of Auckland , 20 councillors and 151 local board members (across 21 local boards ) for the 2025–2028 term of the Auckland Council .
Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
Incumbent mayor Wayne Brown won re-election to a second term.
Key dates
4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates opened
1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates closed at 12 pm
9 September 2025: Voting documents were posted and voting opened
11 October 2025: Voting closed at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results will be published
16-19 October 2025: Final results will be declared.[ 1]
Background
Positions up for election
Voters in Auckland elected 20 councillors from 13 wards, as well as the mayor of Auckland . They also elected 151 members from 21 local boards and 35 trustees across 5 licensing trusts (Birkenhead, Mount Wellington, Portage , Waitākere , and Wiri Licensing Trust).[ 2]
Representation
Local boards
These were the first Auckland local elections since the 2024 Representation Review, which increased the number of local board members from 149 to 151, with the Howick Local Board gaining an additional 2 members for a total of 11.[ 3]
Pre-election report
The growth of Auckland was brought up in the pre-election report; the city now comprised over 1.8 million people (more than one third of the entire country) and contributed 40% of the country's GDP. The population was expected to grow by 520,000 in the next three decades.[ 4] Low productivity was another challenge identified in the pre-election report.[ 4]
The report noted that the council needed to invest $295 billion in the city's infrastructure. The State of Auckland Report ( commissioned by the Committee for Auckland) ranked the city 99th against other peer cities globally in terms of productivity.[ 4]
Auckland was vulnerable to extreme weather including flooding and sea level rise, according to the pre-election report.[ 4]
Central government tensions
There were tensions between the council and central government during the 2022–2025 term, with mayor Brown saying that central government needed to be more collaborative with council when making decisions that would impact the city.[ 4]
Voting box used in the election
Campaign
List of candidates
Incumbents not seeking re-election
Mayor
The incumbent Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown , who was first elected in 2022 , ran for re-election in 2025.[ 10] Additional confirmed mayoral candidates included former New Conservatives Party co-leader Ted Johnston and Whau Ward councillor Kerrin Leoni .[ 11] [ 8]
Council
Albany ward
The Albany ward returned two councillors to the council.[ 12]
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward
The Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward returned two councillors to the council.[ 12]
Franklin ward
The Franklin ward returned one councillor to the council.[ 12]
Howick ward
The Howick ward returned two councillors to the council.[ 12]
Manukau ward
The Manukau ward returned two councillors to the council.[ 12]
Manurewa-Papakura ward
The Manurewa-Papakura ward returned two councillors to the council.[ 12]
Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward
The Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward returned one councillor to the council.[ 12]
North Shore ward
The North Shore ward returned two councillors to the council.[ 12]
Ōrākei ward
The Ōrākei ward returned one councillor to the council.[ 12]
Rodney ward
The Rodney ward returned one councillor to the council.[ 12]
Waitākere ward
The Waitākere ward returned two councillors to the council.[ 12]
Waitematā and Gulf ward
The Waitematā and Gulf ward returned one councillor to the council.[ 12]
Candidate[ 13]
Photo
Affiliation [ a]
Notes
Lester Bryant
None
Mike Lee
Auckland Independents
Councillor from 2010 to 2019, and again since 2022
Ian Loan
None
Selena Yanpei-Lu Renne
None
Patrick Reynolds
City Vision
Deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel[ 20]
Genevieve Sage
Independent
Waitematā Local Board chairperson
Whau ward
The Whau ward returned one councillor to the council.[ 12]
Results
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Wayne Brown won re-election to a second term, receiving around 90,000 votes more than second place candidate Kerrin Leoni .[ 43]
Council
Summary
Ward
Previous
Elected
Albany
John Watson
Putting People First
John Watson
Putting People First
Wayne Walker
Putting People First
Victoria Short
Fix Auckland
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa
Christine Fletcher
C&R
Christine Fletcher
C&R
Julie Fairey
City Vision
Julie Fairey
City Vision
Franklin
Andy Baker
Team Franklin
Andy Baker
Team Franklin
Howick
Sharon Stewart
Independent
Bo Burns
Independent
Maurice Williamson
Independent
Maurice Williamson
Independent
Manukau
Lotu Fuli
Labour
Lotu Fuli
Labour
Alf Filipaina
Labour
Alf Filipaina
Labour
Manurewa-Papakura
Angela Dalton
Independent
Matt Winiata
MPAT
Daniel Newman
MPAT
Daniel Newman
MPAT
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Josephine Bartley
Labour
Josephine Bartley
Labour
North Shore
Chris Darby
Independent
John Gillon
Independent
Richard Hills
Independent
Richard Hills
Independent
Ōrākei
Desley Simpson
Independent
Desley Simpson
Fix Auckland
Rodney
Greg Sayers
Independent
Greg Sayers
Independent
Waitākere
Shane Henderson
Labour
Shane Henderson
Labour
Ken Turner
WestWards
Ken Turner
WestWards
Waitematā and Gulf
Mike Lee
Independent
Mike Lee
Independent
Whau
Kerrin Leoni
Labour
Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
Labour
Albany ward
Albany ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Fix Auckland
Victoria Short
16,410
Putting People First
John Watson†
15,449
Putting People First
Wayne Walker†
14,885
Fix Auckland
Gary Brown
10,269
ACT Local
Samuel Mills
7,771
Independent
Dylan Davey
5,108
Independent
Kyle Parker
4,977
Independent
Callum Blair
3,172
Independent
John McCallum
1,372
Informal
105
Blank
1,267
Turnout
Registered
141,257
Fix Auckland gain from Putting People First
Putting People First hold
† incumbent
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward
Franklin ward
Franklin ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Team Franklin
Andy Baker†
10,912
56.82
ACT Local
Dene Green
4,395
22.89
Independent
Les Thomas
3,341
17.40
Informal
21
0.11
Blank
534
2.78
Turnout
19,203
31.88
Registered
60,244
Team Franklin hold
† incumbent
Howick ward
Howick ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Bo Burns
12,038
Independent
Maurice Williamson †
11,535
Independent
Paul Young
9,615
Independent
Damian Light
7,873
Independent
Barry Jensen
5,461
Independent
Stephen Hill
4,736
ACT Local
Ali Dahche
3,902
Independent
Leanne Seniloli
2,947
Informal
108
Blank
642
Turnout
Registered
113,367
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
† incumbent
Manukau ward
Manukau ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Alf Filipaina†
13,406
Labour
Lotu Fuli†
12,193
Independent
Carol Ah-Voa
5,599
Independent
Swanie Nelson
5,087
Fix Auckland
Luke Mealamu
4,422
Fix Auckland
Vicky Hau
4,301
ACT Local
Henriette Devoe
3,328
Independent
Christopher Hughes
2,116
Communities and Residents
Malcolm Turner
2,065
Informal
74
Blank
784
Turnout
Registered
113,942
Labour hold
Labour hold
† incumbent
Manurewa-Papakura ward
Manurewa-Papakura ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team
Daniel Newman†
15,661
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team
Matt Winiata
13,270
#LoveManurewaPapakura
Joseph Allan
7,605
#LoveManurewaPapakura
Angela Cunningham-Marino
7,388
Independent
Karin Kerr
2,754
Independent
Glenn Archibald
1,982
Independent
Tofa Winterstein
1,741
Informal
45
Blank
596
Turnout
Registered
112,853
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team hold
Manurewa-Papakura Action Team gain from Independent
† incumbent
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Josephine Bartley†
7,818
52.94
Communities and Residents
Tabetha Elliott
3,567
24.15
Independent
John Alcock
1,590
10.77
Independent
Patrick O'Meara
850
5.76
Independent
FaAfuhia Michael Fia
593
4.02
Informal
25
0.17
Blank
326
2.21
Turnout
14,769
26.23
Registered
56,301
Labour hold
† incumbent
North Shore ward
North Shore ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Richard Hills†
21,325
Independent
John Gillon
17,166
Independent
Danielle Grant
12,585
ACT Local
Helena Roza
6,368
Independent
Eric Chuah
3,625
Informal
45
Blank
471
Turnout
Registered
110,097
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent
Ōrākei ward
Rodney ward
Rodney ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
Independent
Greg Sayers†
Unopposed
Registered
56,644
Independent hold
† incumbent
Waitākere ward
Waitākere ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Shane Henderson†
14,589
WestWards
Ken Turner†
9,073
Independent
Linda Cooper
6,852
Future West
Jess Rose
6,430
WestWards
Sunil Kaushal
6,202
Independent
Ingrid Papau
5,011
Independent
Peter Chan
4,556
Independent
Jim Cornes
4,481
Independent
Serge Roud
2,498
Independent
Kay Luv
2,287
Independent
Michael Coote
2,190
Independent
Seamus Lal
1,545
Informal
97
Blank
688
Turnout
Registered
127,687
Labour hold
WestWards hold
† incumbent
Waitematā and Gulf ward
Waitematā and Gulf ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Mike Lee †
7,991
36.87
City Vision
Patrick Reynolds
6,135
28.30
Independent
Genevieve Sage
3,594
16.58
Independent
Ian Loan
1,268
5.85
Independent
Selena Renner
997
4.60
Independent
Lester Bryant
735
3.39
Informal
37
0.17
Blank
918
4.24
Turnout
21,675
33.83
Registered
64,073
Independent hold
† incumbent
Whau ward
Whau ward[ 44]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
5,171
34.10
WestWards
Craig Lord
3,376
22.26
Green
Anjana Iyer
1,922
12.67
Independent
Paul Davie
1,882
12.41
Independent
Morgan Luxton
1,301
8.58
Independent
Bruce Xu
955
6.30
Informal
30
0.20
Blank
529
3.49
Turnout
15,166
25.53
Registered
59,407
Labour hold
Local boards
Summary
Local board
Electoral System
Seats
Control
Turnout
details
Source
previous
Result
Albert-Eden
FPP
8
Details
Aotea-Great Barrier
FPP
5
Details
[ 45]
Devonport-Takapuna
FPP
6
4 A Fresh Approach 2 C&R North Shore
2 C&R 2 Independents 2 A Fresh Approach
Details
Franklin
FPP
9
8 Team Franklin 1 Independent
8 Team Franklin 1 Independent
Details
Henderson-Massey
FPP
8
6 Labour 1 WestWards 1 Independent
Details
Hibiscus and Bays
FPP
8
3 Coast People 3 Backing the Bays 1 Independent Locals 1 Team Coast
4 Backing the Bays 2 Coast Community 2 Coast People
Details
Howick
FPP
11
4 #weknow 2 Practical not Political 2 C&R 1 Independents
3 Independents 3 C&R 3 #weknowhowick 2 Healthy and Happy 1 Practical not Political
Details
Kaipātiki
FPP
8
7 Shore Action 1 Independents
Details
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
FPP
7
Details
Manurewa
FPP
8
5 Manurewa Action Team 3 #LoveManurewa
7 Manurewa Action Team 1 #LoveManurewa
Details
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
FPP
7
Details
Ōrākei
FPP
7
Details
Ōtara-Papatoetoe
FPP
7
5 Labour 1 Independently Papatoetoe 1 Independents
4 Papatoetoe-Otara Action Team 3 Labour
Details
[ 45]
Papakura
FPP
6
Details
Puketāpapa
FPP
6
4 C&R 2 Roskill Community Voice
Details
Rodney
FPP
9
5 Rodney First 3 Independents
Details
Upper Harbour
FPP
6
3 Living Upper Harbour 3 Independents
4 Living Upper Harbour 2 Independents
Details
Waiheke
FPP
5
Details
Waitākere Ranges
FPP
6
4 Future West 2 WestWards
5 Future West 1 WestWards
Details
Waitematā
FPP
7
Details
Whau
FPP
7
Details
All 21 local boards
151
Notes
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