2025 Auckland Council election

• 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates opened • 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates closed at 12 pm • 9 September 2025: Voting documents were posted and voting opened • 11 October 2025: Voting closed at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results will be published • 16-19 October 2025: Final results will be declared. == Background ==

Positions up for election Voters in Auckland elected 20 councillors from 13 wards, as well as the mayor of Auckland. They also elected 151 members from 21 local boards and 35 trustees across 5 licensing trusts (Birkenhead, Mount Wellington, Portage, Waitākere, and Wiri Licensing Trust). Representation Local boards These were the first Auckland local elections since the 2024 Representation Review, which increased the number of local board members from 149 to 151, with the Howick Local Board gaining an additional 2 members for a total of 11. Pre-election report The growth of Auckland was brought up in the pre-election report; the city now comprised over 1.8 million people (more than one third of the entire country) and contributed 40% of the country's GDP. The population was expected to grow by 520,000 in the next three decades. Low productivity was another challenge identified in the pre-election report. The report noted that the council needed to invest $295 billion in the city's infrastructure. The State of Auckland Report (commissioned by the Committee for Auckland) ranked the city 99th against other peer cities globally in terms of productivity. Auckland was vulnerable to extreme weather including flooding and sea level rise, according to the pre-election report. Central government tensions There were tensions between the council and central government during the 2022–2025 term, with mayor Brown saying that central government needed to be more collaborative with council when making decisions that would impact the city. == Campaign ==

Incumbents not seeking re-election • Angela Dalton, Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor since 2019 • Chris Darby, North Shore Ward councillor since 2013 • Kerrin Leoni, Whau ward councillor since 2022 (ran for Mayor of Auckland) Additional confirmed mayoral candidates included former New Conservatives Party co-leader Ted Johnston and Whau Ward councillor Kerrin Leoni. Council Albany ward The Albany ward returned two councillors to the council. Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward The Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward returned two councillors to the council. Franklin ward The Franklin ward returned one councillor to the council. Howick ward The Howick ward returned two councillors to the council. Manukau ward The Manukau ward returned two councillors to the council. Manurewa-Papakura ward The Manurewa-Papakura ward returned two councillors to the council. Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward The Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward returned one councillor to the council. North Shore ward The North Shore ward returned two councillors to the council. Ōrākei ward The Ōrākei ward returned one councillor to the council. Rodney ward The Rodney ward returned one councillor to the council. Waitākere ward The Waitākere ward returned two councillors to the council. Waitematā and Gulf ward The Waitematā and Gulf ward returned one councillor to the council. Whau ward The Whau ward returned one councillor to the council. == Results ==

Mayor Incumbent mayor Wayne Brown won re-election to a second term, receiving around 90,000 votes more than second place candidate Kerrin Leoni. Council Summary Albany ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Albany ward - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Fix Auckland style="text-align:left" Victoria Short 16,410 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Putting People First style="text-align:left" John Watson 15,449 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Putting People First style="text-align:left" Wayne Walker 14,885 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Fix Auckland style="text-align:left" Gary Brown 10,269 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" ACT Local style="text-align:left" Samuel Mills 7,771 - style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Dylan Davey 5,108 - style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Kyle Parker 4,977 - style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Callum Blair 3,172 - style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" John McCallum 1,372 - 105 - 1,267 - - 141,257 style="background:lightgrey" - style="background:" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" Fix Auckland gain from Putting People First - style="background:" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" Putting People First hold - colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent } Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward ==Notes==