Dunedin City Council
The Dunedin City Council is the local government authority for Dunedin in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the people of Dunedin. Since October 2025, the Mayor of Dunedin is Sophie Barker, who succeeded Jules Radich. The council consists of a mayor who is elected at large, and 14 councillors elected at large, one of whom gets chosen as deputy-mayor. The councillors are elected under the Single Transferable Vote system in triennial elections, with the most recent election held on 11 October 2025.
Composition
2025–2028
The initial composition of the council for the 2025–2028 term was as follows. Councillor Jules Radich died on 4 January 2026.2022–2025
During the 2022–2025 term the composition of the council was as follows:2019–2022
During the 2019–2022 term the composition of the Council was as follows:| Name | Affiliation |
| Aaron Hawkins | Green Dunedin |
| Christine Garey | Independent |
| Sophie Barker | Independent |
| David Benson-Pope | Independent |
| Rachel Elder | Independent |
| Doug Hall | Independent |
| Carmen Houlahan | Independent |
| Marie Laufiso | Green Dunedin |
| Mike Lord | Independent |
| Jim O'Malley | Independent |
| Jules Radich | Independent |
| Chris Staynes | Independent |
| Lee Vandervis | Independent |
| Steve Walker | Labour Party|Labour] |
| Andrew Whiley | Independent |
2016–2019
During the 2016–2019 term the composition of the Council was as follows:| Name | Affiliation |
| David Cull | Independent |
| Lee Vandervis | Independent |
| Andrew Whiley | Independent |
| Aaron Hawkins | Green Dunedin |
| David Benson-Pope | Independent |
| Chris Staynes | Independent |
| Conrad Stedman | Independent |
| Doug Hall | Independent |
| Rachel Elder | Independent |
| Jim O'Malley | Independent |
| Kate Wilson | Independent |
| Mike Lord | Independent |
| Damian Newell | Independent |
| Marie Laufiso | Green Dunedin |
| Christine Garey | Independent |
2013–2016
During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:| Mayor | Dave Cull |
| Councillors – Central Ward | Hilary Calvert Richard Thompson Lee Vandervis Jinty MacTavish David Benson-Pope Aaron Hawkins Chris Staynes Neville Peat Doug Hall John Bezett Andrew Whiley |
| Councillors – Mosgiel-Taieri ward | Kate Wilson Mike Lord |
| Councillor – Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers ward | Andrew Noone |
2010–2013
During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:| Mayor | Dave Cull |
| Councillors – Central Ward | Bill Acklin John Bezett Fliss Butcher Neil Collins Paul Hudson Jinty MacTavish Chris Staynes Teresa Stevenson Richard Thompson Lee Vandervis Colin Weatherall |
| Councillors – Mosgiel-Taieri ward | Syd Brown Kate Wilson |
| Councillor – Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers ward | Andrew Noone |
Community boards
The council has created six local community boards under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local [Government Act 2002], each with six elected members and one councillor appointed by the council:- Strath Taieri Community Board
- Waikouaiti Coast Community Board
- Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board
- Saddle Hill Community Board
- West Harbour Community Board, and
- Otago Peninsula Community Board.