2022 New Zealand local elections

2022 New Zealand local elections

8 October 2022
Turnout1,331,517 (40.88%)
1.25 pp

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Regional elections
131 regional councillors across 11 regions
ControlNo groups have majority control on any council
Councillors
  123 Independent (5)
  4 Green (2)
  2 Labour (3)
  1 Progressive groups (0)
  1 Te Pāti Māori (1)

Territorial authority elections
705 local councillors across
66 territorial authorities
ControlNo groups have majority control on any council
Councillors
  647 Independent (9)
  22 Conservative groups (9)
  17 Labour (3)
  6 Green ()
  4 Te Pāti Māori (4)
  4 Progressive groups (2)
  4 Other local groups (2)
  1 vacant (?)

Mayoral elections
66 mayors
Re-elected
Affiliation
  61 Independent (2)
  2 Conservative groups (2)
  1 Labour (1)
  1 Green ()
  1 Other local groups (1)


Notes 
  1. Total voters / registered voters in contested wards, for territorial authorities.

  2. Canterbury:
      1 People's Choice (0)

  3. Auckland:
      2 Communities & Residents (1)
      2 Putting People First ()
      1 Team Franklin (1)
      1 WestWards (1)
      1 Manurewa-Papakura Action Team (1)
    Hamilton:
      1 Team Integrity (1)
    Rotorua Lakes:
      1 Residents & Ratepayers (1)
    Lower Hutt:
      2 United Hutt (2)
    Wellington:
      0 Wellington Party (1)
    Nelson:
      1 Nelson Citizens Alliance (1)
    Christchurch:
      2 Independent Citizens (1)
    Dunedin:
      3 Team Dunedin (3)
    Clutha:
      1 Residents & Ratepayers (1)
    Invercargill:
      4 LETS GO Invercargill (4)
      0 IRAG (1)

  4. Auckland:
      1 City Vision (1)
    Porirua:
      0 Housing Action Porirua (1)
    Christchurch:
      3 People's Choice ()

  5. Taupō:
      0 Love Turangi (2)
    Napier:
      2 WTfO/T (2)
    Gore:
      2 Team Hokonui (2)

  6. Dunedin:
      1 Team Dunedin (1)
    Invercargill:
      1 LETS GO Invercargill (1)

  7. Gore:
      1 Team Hokonui (1)

The 2022 New Zealand local elections (Māori: Nga Pōtitanga ā-Rohe 2022) were triennial elections held in New Zealand from 16 September until noon 8 October via postal vote.