2022 Wellington local elections
The 2022 Wellington local elections will be held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, and various local boards and licensing trusts.
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Wellington City Council
Incumbents not seeking re-election
Independent councillors Simon Woolf and Jill Day will not run again in the Wharangi/Onslow-Western and Takapu/Northern wards, respectively. Labour councillor Fleur Fitzsimons will not run again in the Paekawakawa/Southern ward.[3]
Mayor
As of April 2022, Tory Whanau is the only candidate running for the Wellington City mayoralty. She is running as an independent but has been endorsed by the Green Party.[1]
Te Motukairangi/Eastern ward
Incumbent councillor Sarah Free ran as a Green candidate in previous elections, but announced in December 2021 that she would run as an independent in 2022.[4]
Candidates
Pukehīnau/Lambton ward
Incumbent Green Party councillor since 2007 Iona Pannett, who received the most votes in Pukehīnau Lambton Ward in 2019, was not reselected by the Green Party, and will run as an independent.[5]
Candidates
Candidates
Te Whanganui a Tara
Te Whanganui a Tara is a Māori ward created by Wellington City Council in 2021. The first councillor will be elected from the ward in the 2022 election.[2]
Candidates
- Matthew Reweti, Labour[2]
References
- "Mayoral candidate Tory Whanau announces endorsement by Greens". Scoop. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- Campbell, Georgina (14 March 2022). "Labour announces Wellington local body election candidates". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- Gourley, Erin (8 April 2022). "Six months out from Wellington City Council elections, who is running?". Stuff. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- Wong, Justin (10 April 2022). "Greens announce Wellington local body candidates, endorse Tory Whanau for mayor". Stuff. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- "Wellington city councillor Iona Pannett dropped from Green ticket". Radio New Zealand. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.