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66 of 67 local councils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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66 mayors and 709 local councillors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. [1] 711 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.
| Party | Mayors | Councillors | Council control | +/− | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Elected | +/− | Candidates | 2022 | Elected | +/− | Candidates | ||||||
| No majority | 66 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Independent | 61 | 63 | +2 | 265 | 642 | 642 | 0 | ||||||
| Labour [a] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | +2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Green [b] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| The People's Choice [c] (Christchurch) | no candidates | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| ACT Local | no candidates | new | 6 | +6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Better Hamilton (Hamilton) | no candidates | new | 4 | +1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Te Pāti Māori | no candidates | 4 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sensible, Affordable and Ethical (Tasman) | no candidates | new | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Fix Auckland (Auckland) | new | 1 | +1 | 1 | new | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Manaurewa-Papakura Action Team (Auckland) | no candidates | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Independent Citizens (Christchurch) | no candidates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CARE for Hastings (Hastings) | no candidates | new | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Your Voice Our Community (Far North) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Let's Go Taupō (Taupō) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Building Kotahitaka (Dunedin) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Better Waipa (Waipā) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independent Together (Wellington) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Standing Together (Waimakariri) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Future Dunedin (Dunedin) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 1 | +1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Franklin (Auckland) | no candidates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| City Vision (Auckland) | no candidates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WestWards (Auckland) | no candidates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Putting People First (Auckland) | no candidates | 2 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Communities and Residents (Auckland) | no candidates | 2 | 1 | −1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| #LoveManurewaPapakura (Auckland) | no candidates | new | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Future West (Auckland) | no candidates | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Voice of the People (Auckland) | no candidates | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NZ Constitution Party | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| We Love Kāpiti (Kāpiti Coast) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| The Radical Action Faction (Dunedin) | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | new | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Animal Justice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alliance | no candidates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Residents and Ratepayers (Rotorua) | no candidates | 1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Team Integrity (Hamilton) | no candidates | 1 | 0 | −1 | no candidates | ||||||||
| Nelson Citizens Alliance (Nelson) | no candidates | 1 | 0 | −1 | no candidates | ||||||||
| Residents and Ratepayers (Clutha) | no candidates | 1 | 0 | −1 | no candidates | ||||||||
| Working Together (Napier) | no candidates | 2 | 0 | −2 | no candidates | ||||||||
| Rangitāne o Manawatū (Palmerston North) | no candidates | 2 | 0 | −2 | no candidates | ||||||||
| United Hutt (Lower Hutt) | no candidates | 2 | 0 | −2 | no candidates | ||||||||
| Team Hokonui (Gore) | 1 | 0 | −1 | no candidates | 2 | 0 | −2 | no candidates | |||||
| Team Dunedin (Dunedin) | 1 | 0 | −1 | no candidates | 3 | 0 | −3 | no candidates | |||||
| LETS GO Invercargill (Invercargill) | 1 | 0 | −1 | no candidates | 4 | 0 | −4 | no candidates | |||||
| Money Free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | no candidates | ||||||||
| Silly Hat Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | no candidates | ||||||||
| Council | Electoral system | Seats | Councillors | Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Elected | ||||||||
| Far North | STV | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| Your Voice Our Community | 1 | ||||||||
| ACT Local | 1 | ||||||||
| Whangārei | STV | 13 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | Details | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ACT Local | 1 | ||||||
| Kaipara | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| Auckland | FPP | 20 | Independent | 7 | Independent | 6 | Details | ||
| Labour | 5 | Labour | 5 | ||||||
| Putting People First | 2 | Fix Auckland | 2 | ||||||
| Communities and Residents | 2 | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | 2 | ||||||
| City Vision | 1 | City Vision | 1 | ||||||
| Team Franklin | 1 | Putting People First | 1 | ||||||
| WestWards | 1 | Communities and Residents | 1 | ||||||
| Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | 1 | WestWards | 1 | ||||||
| Team Franklin | 1 | ||||||||
| Hauraki | FPP | 13 | Independent | 13 | Independent | 13 | Details | ||
| Thames-Coromandel | FPP | 10 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Waikato | FPP | 13 | Independent | 13 | Independent | 13 | Details | ||
| Matamata-Piako | FPP | 12 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | Details | ||
| Hamilton | STV | 14 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Team Integrity | 1 | Better Hamilton | 4 | ||||||
| Independent Green | 1 | ||||||||
| Waipā | FPP | 11 | Independent | 11 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Better Waipa | 1 | ||||||||
| Ōtorohanga | FPP | 9 | Independent | 7 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Ōtorohanga | FPP | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Ōtorohanga | FPP | 6 | Independent | 6 | Independent | 6 | Details | ||
| Taupō | FPP | 12 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 11 | Details | ||
| Let's Go Taupō | 1 | ||||||||
| Western Bay of Plenty | FPP | 9 | Independent | 11 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Rotorua Lakes | FPP | 10 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Residents and Ratepayers | 1 | Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ||||||
| Whakatāne | FPP | 10 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Kawerau | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| Ōpōtiki | FPP | 7 | Independent | 6 | Independent | 7 | Details | ||
| Gisborne | STV | 13 | Independent | 13 | Independent | 13 | Details | ||
| Ōpōtiki | FPP | 6 | Independent | 6 | Independent | 6 | Details | ||
| Hastings | FPP | 15 | Independent | 14 | Independent | 13 | Details | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | Independent Green | 1 | ||||||
| CARE for Hastings | 1 | ||||||||
| Napier | FPP | 11 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 11 | Details | ||
| Working Together | 2 | ||||||||
| Central Hawke's Bay | FPP | 9 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| New Plymouth | STV | 14 | Independent | 14 | Independent | 13 | Details | ||
| ACT Local | 1 | ||||||||
| Stratford | FPP | 11 | Independent | 11 | Independent | 11 | Details | ||
| South Taranaki | FPP | 13 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 13 | Details | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ||||||||
| Ruapehu | STV | 9 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Whanganui | FPP | 12 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | Details | ||
| Manawatū | FPP | 11 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ACT Local | 1 | ||||||
| Independent Green | 1 | ||||||||
| Palmerston North | STV | 15 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 11 | Details | ||
| Green | 2 | Green | 2 | ||||||
| Rangitāne o Manawatū | 2 | Labour | 1 | ||||||
| Labour | 1 | Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ||||||
| Tararua | FPP | 9 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Horowhenua | FPP | 12 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | Details | ||
| Kāpiti Coast | STV | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ||||||||
| Porirua | STV | 10 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| Labour | 2 | Labour | 2 | ||||||
| Upper Hutt | FPP | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Lower Hutt | FPP | 13 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| United Hutt | 2 | Labour | 1 | ||||||
| Labour | 1 | Independent Green | 1 | ||||||
| Independent Green | 1 | ||||||||
| Wellington | STV | 15 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 5 | Details | ||
| Labour | 4 | Labour | 5 | ||||||
| Green | 3 | Green | 4 | ||||||
| Independent Together | 1 | ||||||||
| Masterton | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| Carterton | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| South Wairarapa | FPP | 10 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Nelson | STV | 12 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 11 | Details | ||
| Independent Green | 2 | Labour | 1 | ||||||
| Nelson Citizens Alliance | 1 | ||||||||
| Tasman | FPP | 14 | Independent | 13 | Independent | 12 | Details | ||
| Sensible, Affordable and Ethical | 2 | ||||||||
| Marlborough | STV | 14 | Independent | 14 | Independent | 12 | Details | ||
| ACT Local | 2 | ||||||||
| Buller | FPP | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Grey | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| Westland | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| Kaikōura | FPP | 7 | Independent | 7 | Independent | 7 | Details | ||
| Hurunui | FPP | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Waimakariri | FPP | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Standing Together | 1 | ||||||||
| Christchurch | FPP | 10 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 7 | Details | ||
| The People's Choice and Labour | 6 | The People's Choice and Labour | 7 | ||||||
| Independent Citizens | 2 | Independent Citizens | 2 | ||||||
| Selwyn | FPP | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Ashburton | FPP | 9 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Ashburton | FPP | 9 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Mackenzie | FPP | 7 | Independent | 7 | Independent | 7 | Details | ||
| Waimate | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| Waitaki | FPP | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Central Otago | FPP | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Queenstown-Lakes | FPP | 11 | Independent | 11 | Independent | 11 | Details | ||
| Dunedin | STV | 14 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 10 | Details | ||
| Team Dunedin | 3 | Future Dunedin | 1 | ||||||
| Labour | 1 | Building Kotahitaka | 1 | ||||||
| Labour | 1 | ||||||||
| Green | 1 | ||||||||
| Clutha | FPP | 9 | Independent | 13 | Independent | 9 | Details | ||
| Residents and Ratepayers | 1 | ||||||||
| Southland | FPP | 12 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | Details | ||
| Gore | FPP | 11 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 11 | Details | ||
| Team Hokonui | 2 | ||||||||
| Invercargill | FPP | 12 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 12 | Details | ||
| LETS GO Invercargill | 4 | ||||||||
| Chatham Islands | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | ||
| 66 of 67 councils | 709 | ||||||||
| Territorial authority | Incumbent | Elected | Runner-up | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far North | Moko Tepania(Ind.) | Ann Court (Ind.) | Details | |
| Whangārei | Vince Cocurullo (Ind.) | Ken Couper(Ind.) | Vince Cocurullo (Ind.) | Details |
| Kaipara | Craig Jepson R(Ind.) | Jonathan Larsen(Ind.) | Snow Tane (Ind.) | Details |
| Auckland | Wayne Brown (Fix Auckland) | Kerrin Leoni (Ind.) | Details | |
| Hauraki | Toby Adams(Ind.) | Roman Jackson (Ind.) | Details | |
| Thames-Coromandel | Len Salt (Ind.) | Peter Revell(Ind.) | Patrick Kerr (Ind.) | Details |
| Waikato | Jacqui Church (Ind.) | Aksel Bech(Ind.) | Jacqui Church (Ind.) | Details |
| Matamata-Piako | Adrienne Wilcock (Ind.) | Ash Tanner(Ind.) | Adrienne Wilcock (Ind.) | Details |
| Hamilton | Paula Southgate R(Ind.) | Tim Macindoe (Ind.) | Sarah Thomson (Ind.) | Details |
| Waipā | Susan O'Regan (Ind.) | Mike Pettit(Ind.) | Susan O'Regan (Ind.) | Details |
| Ōtorohanga | Max Baxter (Ind.) | Rodney Dow(Ind.) | Cathy Prendergast (Ind.) | Details |
| South Waikato | Gary Petley(Ind.) | Zed Latinovic (Ind.) | Details | |
| Waitomo | John Robertson (Ind.) | Janette Osborne (Ind.) | Details | |
| Taupō | David Trewavas (Ind.) | John Funnell(Ind.) | Zane Cozens (Ind.) | Details |
| Western Bay of Plenty | James Denyer(Ind.) | Margaret Murray-Benge (Ind.) | Details | |
| Rotorua | Tania Tapsell (Ind.) | Don Paterson (Ind.) | Details | |
| Whakatāne | Victor Luca (Ind.) | Nándor Tánczos (Ind. Green) | Victor Luca (Ind.) | Details |
| Kawerau | Faylene Tunui(Ind.) | Carolyn Ion (Ind.) | Details | |
| Ōpōtiki | David Moore(Ind.) | Curley Keno (Ind.) | Details | |
| Gisborne | Rehette Stoltz(Ind.) | Colin Alder (Ind.) | Details | |
| Wairoa | Craig Little(Ind.) | Denise Eaglesome-Karekare (Ind.) | Details | |
| Hastings | Sandra Hazlehurst R(Ind.) | Wendy Schollum(Ind.) | Marcus Buddo (Ind.) | Details |
| Napier | Kirsten Wise (Ind.) | Richard McGrath(Ind.) | Kirsten Wise (Ind.) | Details |
| Central Hawke's Bay | Alex Walker (Ind.) | Will Foley(Ind.) | Alex Walker (Ind.) | Details |
| New Plymouth | Neil HoldomR(Ind.) | Max Brough(Ind.) | David Bublitz (Ind.) | Details |
| Stratford | Neil Volzke(Ind.) | Jono Erwood (Ind.) | Details | |
| South Taranaki | Phil Nixon(Ind.) | Clem Coxhead (Ind.) | Details | |
| Ruapehu | Weston Kirton(Ind.) | Lyn Neeson (Ind.) | Details | |
| Whanganui | Andrew Tripe(Ind.) | Josh Chandulal-Mackay (Ind.) | Details | |
| Rangitīkei | Andy Watson (Ind.) | Simon Loudon (Ind.) | Details | |
| Manawatū | Helen Worboys (Ind.) | Michael Ford(Ind.) | unopposed | Details |
| Palmerston North | Grant Smith (Ind.) | Orphée Mickalad (Ind.) | Details | |
| Tararua | Tracey Collis (Ind.) | Scott Gilmore(Ind.) | Tracey Collis (Ind.) | Details |
| Horowhenua | Bernie Wanden(Ind.) | Justin Tamihana (Ind.) | Details | |
| Kāpiti Coast | Janet Holborow(Ind.) | Rob McCann (Ind.) | Details | |
| Porirua | Anita Baker (Ind.) | Kathleen Filo (Ind.) | Details | |
| Upper Hutt | Wayne Guppy (Ind.) | Peri Zee(Ind.) | Wayne Guppy (Ind.) | Details |
| Lower Hutt | Campbell Barry R(Labour) | Ken Laban (Ind.) | Brady Dyer (Ind.) | Details |
| Wellington | Tory Whanau R(Green [d] ) | Andrew Little (Labour) | Karl Tiefenbacher (Ind.) | Details |
| Masterton | Gary Caffell (Ind.) | Bex Johnson(Ind.) | Stella Lennox (Ind.) | Details |
| Carterton | Ron Mark R(Ind.) | Steve Cretney(Ind.) | Brian Deller (Ind.) | Details |
| South Wairarapa | Martin Connelly (Ind.) | Fran Wilde (Ind.) | Leah Hawkins (Ind.) | Details |
| Nelson | Nick Smith (Ind.) | Aaron Stallard (Ind.) | Details | |
| Tasman | Tim King(Ind.) | Richard Johns (Ind.) | Details | |
| Marlborough, New Zealand | Nadine Taylor(Ind.) | Shaun Brown (Money Free) | Details | |
| Buller | Jamie Cleine (Ind.) | Chris Russell(Ind.) | Jamie Cleine (Ind.) | Details |
| Grey | Tania Gibson(Ind.) | Richard Osmaston (Money Free) | Details | |
| Westland | Helen Lash(Ind.) | Jacquie Grant (Ind.) | Details | |
| Kaikōura | Craig Mackle(Ind.) | John Diver (Ind.) | Details | |
| Hurunui | Marie Black(Ind.) | unopposed | Details | |
| Waimakariri | Dan Gordon(Ind.) | Paul Williams (Ind.) | Details | |
| Christchurch | Phil Mauger (Ind.) | Sara Templeton (Ind.) | Details | |
| Selwyn | Sam Broughton (Ind.) | Lydia Gliddon(Ind.) | Sam Broughton (Ind.) | Details |
| Ashburton | Neil Brown (Ind.) | Liz McMillan(Ind.) | Russell Ellis (Ind.) | Details |
| Timaru | Nigel Bowen(Ind.) | Stu Piddington (Ind.) | Details | |
| Mackenzie | Anne Munro (Ind.) | Scott Aronsen(Ind.) | Karen Morgan (Ind.) | Details |
| Waimate | Craig Rowley(Ind.) | Sharyn Cain (Ind.) | Details | |
| Waitaki | Gary Kircher (Ind.) | Melanie Tavendale(Ind.) | David Wilson (Ind.) | Details |
| Central Otago | Tamah Alley (Ind.) | Charlie Sanders (Ind.) | Details | |
| Queenstown-Lakes | Glyn Lewers (Ind.) | John Glover(Ind.) | Glyn Lewers (Ind.) | Details |
| Dunedin | Jules Radich (Team Dunedin) | Sophie Barker (Ind.) | Andrew Simms (Future Dunedin) | Details |
| Clutha | Bryan Cadogan (Ind.) | Jock Martin(Ind.) | Ken Payne (Ind.) | Details |
| Southland | Rob Scott(Ind.) | Gary Tong (Ind.) | Details | |
| Gore | Ben Bell (Ind.) | Nicky Davis (Ind.) | Details | |
| Invercargill | Nobby Clark R(LETS GO Invercargill) | Tom Campbell(Ind.) | Alex Crackett (Ind.) | Details |
| Chatham Islands | Monique Croon (Ind.) | Greg Horler(Ind.) | Monique Croon (Ind.) | Details |