2007 Lower Hutt mayoral election


The 2007 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the wider 2007 New Zealand local elections. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

The incumbent Mayor, David Ogden, stood for a second term. He faced multiple opponents, by councillors Ray Wallace and Ross Jamieson as well as Hutt Valley District Health Board member Ken Laban and former regional councillor Rosemarie Thomas.

Mayoral results

The following table gives the election results:

Ward results

Twelve candidates were also elected from wards to the Hutt City Council.
Party/ticketCouncillors
Independent9
Our City, Our Future3