2022 Auckland Council election


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, and 35 licensing trustees 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.
15 JulyCandidate nominations opened
12 AugustCandidate nominations closed at noon
17 AugustOfficial declaration of nominated candidates
12 SeptemberFinal electoral roll certified by Electoral Officer
16–21 SeptemberVoting papers were sent to voters
16 September – 8 OctoberVoting was open
8 OctoberElection day – voting closed at noon
8 OctoberProgress results released
10 OctoberPreliminary results released
15 OctoberFinal results released

Background

Mayor

The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, did not stand for re-election.

Council

Twenty members were to be elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system.

List of candidates

The final candidate list was released on 16 August.

Results

Provisional results were announced on 8 October. Preliminary results were released on 9 October. Official and final results were released on 15 October.

Mayor

Centre-right Wayne Brown defeated centre-left Efeso Collins in the race, 44.9% to 30.9%.

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.