2004 New Zealand local elections
The 2004 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections that were held ending 9 October 2007 to elect local mayors and councillors, regional councillors, and members of local boards.
Background
Voting system
All district health boards and ten district or city councils used the single transferable vote method for the 2004 local elections. All other councils used first past the post.A private company, elections.com and its subsidiary Datamail, had been engaged by seven councils, eighteen DHBs, and one licensing trust with operating the STV elections. During the weekend of the elections, it was discovered that when voting papers were transferred to computer-readable data, not all data were correctly recorded. The Office of the Auditor-General became involved and tasked with confirming the election results. The final results for these elections became available in early November, nearly one month after the local election. The government initiated a select committee inquiry.
Elections
Regional councils
The regional level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by regional councils.Territorial authorities
The city and district level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by territorial authorities. Some of these also have the powers of regional governments and are known as unitary authorities. The Chatham Islands have their own specially legislated form of government.Mayors
All territorial authorities directly elected mayors.| Territorial authority | Incumbent | Elected | Runner-up | Details | Sources |