2019 Wellington local elections

By July 2019 four councillors had announced that they would not be standing for re-election to the Wellington Regional Council; Sue Kedgley, Chris Laidlaw, Ian McKinnon and Paul Swain. The GWRC has been "under fire" for changes to the bus services, particularly in Wellington city.[2]

• Penny Gaylor
• Neil Mackay

• Ros Connelly
• Mark Crofskey
• Bill Hammond
• Steve Pattinson

• Pim Borren
• Richard Moore
• Adrienne Staples

• Jenny Brash
• Barbara Donaldson
• Chris Kirk-Burnnand
• Vaughn Liley
• Phillip Marshall (Labour)
• Natalie Repia
• Roger Watkin

• Leonie Dobbs
• Peter Glensor
• Ken Laban
• Pue Lamason
• David Ogden
• Josh van Lier

• Wayne Guppy
• Angela McLeod
• Steve Taylor

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• James Anderson
• Campbell Barry (Labour)
• George MacKay
• David Smith
• Ray Wallace

Incumbent councillor David Bassett was re-elected unopposed.

• Glenda Barratt
• Andy Mitchell

• Tui Lewis
• Simon Monrad
• Gavin Murphy

• Casey Diver
• Julie Englebretsen
• Leigh Sutton

• Keri Brown (Labour)
• Anania Randell

• Margaret Cousins
• Chris Milne
• Chris Parkin

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The Motukairangi-Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Sarah Free, Simon Marsh, and Chris Calvi-Freeman—Free and Calvi-Freeman sought re-election; Marsh did not.

Free was re-elected in the first count, and newcomer Teri O'Neill was elected in the fourth (after the elimination of Ajay Rathod, Bernard O'Shaughnessy, and Steph Edlin, in that order). The final seat was taken in the fifth count by Sean Rush, who had overtaken Calvi-Freeman after starting narrowly behind him.

The Paekawakawa/Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Fleur Fitzsimons and David Lee—Fitzsimons sought re-election; Lee did not.

Fitzsimons and newcomer Laurie Foon (from the same party as outgoing councillor Lee) were both elected in the first count. Since there were only two seats to be filled, no further counts were necessary.

The Pukehīnau/Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Iona Pannett, Nicola Young, and Brian Dawson—all three sought re-election.

Pannett and Young received enough votes in the first count to be elected immediately. Dawson lost his seat in the sixth count to newcomer Tamatha Paul, after all other candidates (Harry Smith, Lee Orchard, and Shan Ng) had been eliminated.

The Takapū/Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Jill Day, Malcolm Sparrow, and Peter Gilberd—all three sought re-election.

Day and Sparrow retained their seats (the former being re-elected in the first round). Gilberd was beaten for the last seat by a newcomer, Jenny Condie, after the elimination (in order) of Tracy Hurst-Porter, John Peters, Graeme Sawyer, and John Apanowicz.

The Wharangi/Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The incumbents were Andy Foster, Simon Woolf, and Diane Calvert—all three were on the ballot again, although Foster's candidacy was superseded by his victory in the mayoral race, and his votes were redistributed according to next preferences.

Calvert was re-elected in the first count. Woolf was re-elected in the seventh, after Ray Chung, Richard McIntosh, and Rohan Biggs were eliminated. Newcomer Rebecca Matthews was elected in the tenth, after the elimination of Conor Hill and over Michelle Rush, the other remaining candidate.

• Cory Burling
• Graeme Farr
• Tina Nixon
• Lyn Patterson

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• Bernard Bottrill
• Graeme Farr
• Jill Greathead
• Greg Lang

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• Beijen Alex
• Graeme Farr
• Dayle Harwood
• Viv Napier

• James Bicknall
• Rebecca Fox
• Leigh Hay
• Alistair Plimmer
• Warren Woodgyer

• Garrick Emms
• Colin Olds
• Ross Vickery
• Brenda West

• Pam Colenso
• Daphne Geisler
• Jason Jackson
• Brian Jepson
• Pip Maynard

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