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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