The 2022 Auckland Council election was a local election held from September to 8 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, 149 local board members (across 21 local boards), and 35 licensing trustees (across 5 licensing trusts) for the 2022–2025 term. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
Key dates
Key dates for the 2022 elections in Auckland.[1]
| 15 July | Candidate nominations opened |
| 12 August | Candidate nominations closed at noon |
| 17 August | Official declaration of nominated candidates |
| 12 September | Final electoral roll certified by Electoral Officer |
| 16–21 September | Voting papers were sent to voters |
| 16 September–8 October | Voting was open |
| 8 October | Election day – voting closed at noon |
| 8 October | Progress results released |
| 10 October | Preliminary results released |
| 15 October | Final results released |
Background
Mayor
The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, did not stand for re-election.[2]
Council
Twenty members were to be elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system.[3]
Campaign
Mayor
Council
List of candidates
The final candidate list was released on 16 August.[4]
Mayor
Council
Results
Provisional results were announced on 8 October.[5] Preliminary results were released on 9 October.[6] Official and final results were released on 15 October.[7]
Mayor
Centre-right Wayne Brown defeated centre-left Efeso Collins in the race, 44.9% to 30.9%.
Council
Summary
Details
Albany Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Putting People First | John Watson | 20,575 | 40.43 |
| | Putting People First | Wayne Walker | 20,007 | 39.31 |
| | Independent Locals | Victoria Short | 14,968 | 29.41 |
| | Your Community Law | Jake Law | 9,120 | 17.92 |
| | Your Community Law | Sylvia Yang | 7,298 | 14.34 |
| | Independent | Tony Corbett | 6,529 | 12.83 |
| | Independent | Callum Blair | 6,480 | 12.73 |
| | Communities First | John Davies | 189 | 6.27 |
| | Independent | Alezix Heneti | 1,381 | 2.71 |
| Informal | 87 | 0.17 |
| Blank | 3,073 | 6.04 |
| Turnout | 50,892 | |
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Communities & Residents | Christine Fletcher | 20,021 | 46.65 |
| | City Vision | Julie Fairey | 16,966 | 39.54 |
| | Communities & Residents | Will McKenzie | 16,182 | 37.71 |
| | City Vision | Red Tsounga | 14,013 | 32.65 |
| | Independent | Stewart Brown | 6,211 | 14.47 |
| | None | Frank Fu | 3,662 | 8.53 |
| Informal | 36 | 0.08 |
| Blank | 2,212 | 5.15 |
| Turnout | 42,913 | |
Franklin Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Team Franklin | Andy Baker | 14,187 | 58.39 |
| | Independent | Keven Mealamu | 9,279 | 38.19 |
| Informal | 10 | 0.04 |
| Blank | 820 | 3.38 |
| Turnout | 24,296 | |
Howick Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Sharon Stewart | 16,013 | 42.33 |
| | Independent | Maurice Williamson | 14,544 | 38.44 |
| | #Burns&Young | Paul Young | 11,876 | 31.39 |
| | #Burns&Young | Bo Burns | 11,491 | 30.37 |
| | Independent | Damian Light | 9,825 | 25.97 |
| | None | Morgan Xiao | 3,840 | 10.15 |
| Informal | 123 | 0.33 |
| Blank | 1,202 | 3.18 |
| Turnout | 37,832 | |
Manukau Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alf Filipaina | 16,734 | 62.76 |
| | Labour | Lotu Fuli | 14,935 | 56.01 |
| | Communities & Residents | Malcolm Turner | 8,512 | 31.92 |
| | Outdoors | Hine Afeaki | 5,699 | 21.37 |
| Informal | 27 | 0.10 |
| Blank | 1,345 | 5.04 |
| Turnout | 26,663 | |
Manurewa-Papakura Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | Daniel Newman | 15,214 | 55.25 |
| | None | Angela Dalton | 12,055 | 43.78 |
| | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | Rangi McLean | 7,948 | 28.87 |
| | Labour | Sagi Feagaiga | 6,315 | 22.93 |
| | Labour | Ilango Krishnamoorthy | 4,049 | 14.7 |
| | None | Karin Kerr | 3,046 | 11.06 |
| Informal | 42 | 0.15 |
| Blank | 924 | 3.36 |
| Turnout | 27,535 | |
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Josephine Ruth Bartley | 8,877 | 44.94 |
| | Communities & Residents | Troy Elliot | 6,868 | 34.77 |
| | Independent | John Peebles | 1,812 | 9.17 |
| | None | Christopher Carroll | 1,213 | 6.14 |
| Informal | 29 | 0.15 |
| Blank | 954 | 4.83 |
| Turnout | 19,753 | |
North Shore Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | A Positive Voice for the Shore | Richard Hills | 19,269 | 47.38 |
| | For the Shore | Chris Darby | 17,123 | 42.10 |
| | C&R North Shore | Danielle Grant | 14,584 | 35.86 |
| | C&R North Shore | George Wood | 12,009 | 29.53 |
| | Independent | Tony Bunting | 4,370 | 10.74 |
| | None | Raymond Tan | 3,857 | 9.48 |
| | None | Adrian Tyler | 3,270 | 8.04 |
| Informal | 55 | 0.14 |
| Blank | 1,182 | 2.91 |
| Turnout | 40,671 | |
Ōrākei Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Communities & Residents | Desley Simpson | 24,634 | 78.41 |
| | Independent | Faith Aaron | 4,724 | 15.04 |
| Informal | 10 | 0.03 |
| Blank | 2,049 | 6.52 |
| Turnout | 31,417 | |
Rodney Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Grey Sayers | 13,539 | 56.80 |
| | Rodney First | Beth Houlbrooke | 5,850 | 24.54 |
| | Independent | Rob Ryan | 1,447 | 6.07 |
| | Independent | Anne Perratt | 1,109 | 4.65 |
| | None | Hannah North | 1,048 | 4.40 |
| Informal | 18 | 0.08 |
| Blank | 824 | 3.46 |
| Turnout | 23,835 | |
Waitākere Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shane Henderson | 16,545 | 41.40 |
| | WestWards | Ken Turner | 14,654 | 36.67 |
| | Independent | Linda Cooper | 13,995 | 35.02 |
| | WestWards | Shawn Blanchfield | 8,472 | 21.20 |
| | Independent | Peter Chan | 8,199 | 20.52 |
| | Independent | Tua Schuster | 3,278 | 8.20 |
| | Independent | Aimela Hansen | 2,648 | 6.63 |
| | Independent | Michael Coote | 2,550 | 6.38 |
| Informal | 61 | 0.15 |
| Blank | 1,528 | 3.82 |
| Turnout | 39,959 | |
Waitematā and Gulf Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Auckland Independents | Mike Lee | 9,415 | 45.19 |
| | City Vision | Pippa Coom | 8,254 | 39.62 |
| | Rock the Vote | Mike Burton | 1,032 | 4.95 |
| | None | Andi Liu | 636 | 3.05 |
| Informal | 10 | 0.05 |
| Blank | 1,485 | 7.13 |
| Turnout | 20,832 | |
Whau Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kerrin Leoni | 8,373 | 46.66 |
| | Communities & Residents | Tracy Mulholland | 8,011 | 44.65 |
| Informal | 7 | 0.04 |
| Blank | 1,552 | 8.65 |
| Turnout | 17,943 | |
Other local elections
Local boards
After the conglomeration of the various councils situated within the Auckland Region, local boards were created to deal with more local issues.
Summary of results | Local board | Electoral System | Seats | Control | Turnout | Details | Sources |
| Previous | Result |
| Albert-Eden | FPP | 8 | | | 28,153 (38.8%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Aotea-Great Barrier | FPP | 5 | | | 531 (56.6%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Devonport-Takapuna | FPP | 6 | - 6 Heart of the Shore
- 2 A Fresh Approach
- 1 Team George Wood
| - 4 A Fresh Approach
- 2 C&R North Shore
| 18,907 (43.4%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Franklin | FPP | 9 | - 6 Team Franklin
- 3 Independent
| - 8 Team Franklin
- 1 Independent
| 15,836 (41.8%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Henderson-Massey | FPP | 8 | | | 24,343 (29.8%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Hibiscus and Bays | FPP | 8 | - 3 Coast People
- 3 Backing the Bays
- 1 Positively Penlink
- 1 Independents
| - 3 Coast People
- 3 Backing the Bays
- 1 Independent Locals
- 1 Team Coast
| 34,046 (42.0%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Howick | FPP | 9 | - 4 C&R
- 3 Independents
- 2 weknowhowick
| - 4 #weknow
- 2 Practical not Political
- 2 C&R
- 1 Independents
| 37,840 (35.9%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Kaipātiki | FPP | 8 | - 5 Shore Action
- 3 Kaipātiki Voice
| | 21,794 (34.5%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Māngere-Ōtāhuhu | FPP | 7 | | | 13,643 (25.5%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Manurewa | FPP | 8 | | - 5 Manurewa Action Team
- 3 #LoveManurewa
| 16,267 (26.3%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Maungakiekie-Tāmaki | FPP | 7 | | | 16,988 (31.9%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Ōrākei | FPP | 7 | | | 29,896 (45.6%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Ōtara-Papatoetoe | FPP | 7 | | - 5 Labour
- 1 INDEPENDENTLY PAPATOETOE
- 1 Independents
| 13,041 (23.3%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Papakura | FPP | 6 | - 4 Papakura Action Team
- 2 Papakura First
| | 11,284 (27.1%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Puketāpapa | FPP | 6 | - 4 Roskill Community Voice
- 2 C&R
| | 13,720 (31.9%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Rodney | FPP | 9 | - 7 Rodney First
- 1 Independents
| - 5 Rodney First
- 3 Independents
| 21,520 (46.5%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Upper Harbour | FPP | 6 | - 4 Independents
- 2 Living Upper Harbour
| - 3 Living Upper Harbour
- 3 Independents
| 16,883 (33.8%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Waiheke | FPP | 6 | | | 3,780 (51.8%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Waitākere Ranges | FPP | 6 | - 4 Future West
- 2 WestWards
| - 4 Future West
- 2 WestWards
| 15,661 (40.3%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Waitematā | FPP | 7 | | | 22,154 (38.6%) | Details | [8][9] |
| Whau | FPP | 7 | - 5 Labour
- 1 Independents
- 1 Green
| | 17,960 (31.7%) | Details | [8][9] |
| All 21 local boards | 150 | |
Licensing trusts
Summary of results
| Council | Electoral System | Seats | Control | Turnout | Details | Sources |
| Previous | Result |
| Birkenhead | FPP | 6 | | - 3 Your Community Trust
- 1 Your Community Trust – Shore Action
- 1 Shore Action
- 1 Labour
| | | [9] |
| Mt Wellington | FPP | 6 | | | | | [10][9] |
| Portage | FPP | 10 | - 3 City Vision
- 2 Labour
- 2 Trusts Action Group
- 1 Independent
| - 4 Independents
- 3 City Vision
- 2 Trusts Action Group
- 1 Labour
| | | [10][9] |
| Waitakere | FPP | 7 | - 3 Independents
- 2 Labour
- 1 Trusts Action Group
- 1 Future West
| - 3 Independents
- 2 Trusts Action Group
- 1 Labour
- 1 Future West
| | | [10][9] |
| Wiri | FPP | 6 | | - 4 Manurewa Action Team
- 2 #LoveManurewa
| | | [10][9] |
| All 5 Auckland licensing trusts | 35 | |
Details
Birkenhead Licensing Trust[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Your Community Trust / Shore Action | Gillon Paula | 5,513 | |
| | Your Community Trust | Stuart Weir | 4,834 | |
| | Shore Action | Alexander Croft | 4,586 | |
| | Your Community Trust | Marilyn Nicholls | 4,302 | |
| | Your Community Trust | Shane Prince | 4,209 | |
| | Labour | Liz Hurley | 3,319 | |
| | Labour | Sesalina Setu | 3,250 | |
| | None | Frances Mary Waaka | 2,325 | |
| | None | James Mark Doleman | 1,349 | |
| Informal | 15 | |
| Blank | 1,016 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Mount Wellington Licensing Trust[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Communities & Residents | Tania Batucan | 2,775 | |
| | Communities & Residents | Troy Elliott | 2,623 | |
| | Labour | Nerissa Henry | 2,523 | |
| | Communities & Residents | Tabetha Elliott | 2,485 | |
| | Communities & Residents | Michael Pepper | 2,276 | |
| | Labour | Tanner Vili | 2,129 | |
| | Labour | Deborah Misiuepa | 2,007 | |
| | Communities & Residents | Shengtong Xin | 1,817 | |
| | United Local | Leanne Cross | 1,789 | |
| | Labour | Ian Pattison | 1,777 | |
| | United Local | Alan Verrall | 1,693 | |
| | United Local | Allyson Wood | 1,587 | |
| | Independent | Patrick Gordon O'Meara | 1,429 | |
| | United Local | Greg Woodcock | 1,404 | |
| Informal | 26 | |
| Blank | 852 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Portage Licensing Trust – Auckland City Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | City Vision | Marcus Amosa | 5,149 | |
| | City Vision | Margi Watson | 4,903 | |
| | City Vision | Mark Beavis | 4,093 | |
| | Trusts Action Group | Barry Hutchinson | 3,353 | |
| | Independent | Peter Hine | 3,149 | |
| | Community Independents | Kathryn Mary Davie | 2,703 | |
| | Community Independents | Paul Clifford Davie | 3,367 | |
| Informal | 10 | |
| Blank | 1,551 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Portage Licensing Trust – New Lynn Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Leanne Taylor | 2,153 | |
| | Independent | Rob Hulse | 1,864 | |
| | Labour | Gayleen Maurice | 1,678 | |
| Informal | 0 | |
| Blank | 441 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Portage Licensing Trust – Glen Eden Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Trusts Action Group | Joe Bergin | 1,940 | |
| | Independent | Jacqui Harema | 1,607 | |
| | Independent | Gayleen Maurice | 1,535 | |
| Informal | 1 | |
| Blank | 378 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Portage Licensing Trust – Titiranga / Green Bay Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Trusts Action Group | Ben Goodale | 3,850 | |
| | Independent | Ross Clow | 3,422 | |
| | Future West | Mark Roberts | 3,297 | |
| | Future West | Barrie-John Partridge | 2,583 | |
| Informal | 10 | |
| Blank | 1,120 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Portage Licensing Trust – Kelston West Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Darren Leckey | 1,119 | |
| | None | Ami Chand | 684 | |
| | Trusts Action Group | Jordan Tarplett-Lee | 447 | |
| Informal | 6 | |
| Blank | 306 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Waitākere Licensing Trust – Te Atatū Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Trusts Action Group | Amanda Roberts | 3,349 | |
| | Labour | Brooke Loader | 3,307 | |
| | Trusts Action Group | Nick Smale | 3,085 | |
| | Labour | Peter Kaiser | 2,920 | |
| | Independent | Rex Chaney | 968 | |
| Informal | 5 | |
| Blank | 732 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Waitākere Licensing Trust – Lincoln Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Linda Cooper | 8,057 | |
| | Independent | Warren William Flaunty | 5,753 | |
| | Trusts Action Group | Jared Patterson | 5,113 | |
| | Independent | John Loau | 4,819 | |
| | Transparency | John Riddell | 4,509 | |
| | Labour | Gurdeep Singh Talwar | 3,613 | |
| Informal | 12 | |
| Blank | 1,759 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Waitākere Licensing Trust – Waitākere Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Future West | Allen Mark | uncontested | |
Waitākere Licensing Trust – Henderson Ward[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Sunil Kaushal | 2,795 | |
| | Labour | Vincent Naidu | 2,175 | |
| Informal | 3 | |
| Blank | 736 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Wiri Licensing Trust[7] | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Manurewa Action Team | Daniel Newman | 6,504 | |
| | Manurewa Action Team | Rangi McLean | 5,457 | |
| | #LoveManurewa | Joseph Allen | 4,811 | |
| | Manurewa Action Team | Glenn Murphy | 4,507 | |
| | #LoveManurewa | Andrew Lesa | 4,468 | |
| | Manurewa Action Team | Brian Blake | 4,342 | |
| | Labour | Sago Feagaiga | 4,163 | |
| | Labour | Gadiel Asiata | 4,025 | |
| | Manurewa Action Team | Cheryl Louise Hunia | 3,839 | |
| | Labour | Jonaan Ngamoni McLeod | 3,547 | |
| | #LoveManurewa | Ally Billaney | 3,526 | |
| | Manurewa Action Team | Kelvin Hieatt | 3,508 | |
| | #LoveManurewa | Kriss Rapana | 2,955 | |
| | #LoveManurewa | Joe Lukupa | 2,801 | |
| | #LoveManurewa | Luella Linaker | 2,451 | |
| Informal | 39 | |
| Blank | 940 | |
| Turnout | ? | |
Aftermath and analysis
Notes
- ^ "Fix Auckland"
- ^ Endorsed by Labour and the Green Party
- ^ Labour endorsed
- ^ "Fix Auckland"
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