2022 Christchurch City Council election

Each ward of the Christchurch City Council returned one councillor to the city council. The first-past-the-post system was used to elect the Mayor of Christchurch and city councillors for the 2022–2025 term. Voter turnout was 43.31%. The positions of mayor and sixteen city councillors were contested by the following candidates: Mayor Incumbent three-term mayor Lianne Dalziel chose not to stand for a fourth term. Phil Mauger, first elected as a city councillor at the 2019 local elections, was elected to succeed her as mayor. Councillors Incumbent candidate Harewood Ward Waimairi Ward Papanui Ward Fendalton Ward Innes Ward Burwood Ward Coastal Ward Hornby Ward Halswell Ward Riccarton Ward Spreydon Ward Central Ward Cashmere Ward Linwood Ward Heathcote Ward Banks Peninsula Ward ==Other local elections==

Depending on where in Christchurch they lived, voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the: • Environment Canterbury (Canterbury Regional Council): • Christchurch North / Ōrei constituency; • Christchurch West / Ōpuna constituency; • Christchurch Central / Ōhoko constituency; or • Christchurch South / Ōwhanga constituency; and • Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board; • Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board; • Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board; • Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board; • Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board; or • Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board. ==References==