2004 Wellington City local elections

The 2004 Wellington local elections were part of the 2004 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts.

2004 Wellington local elections

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Position of Wellington City within Wellington Region

Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.

Mayor

Main article: 2004 Wellington City mayoral election

2004 Wellington mayoral election^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Independent	Kerry Prendergast	42.39	22,069	22,200	23,170	23,926	27,002
	Independent	Bryan Pepperell	15.35	7,993	8,274	10,448	14,220	18,115
	Independent	Rob Goulden	14.79	7,703	7,868	9,334	10,388
	Independent	Timothy O'Brien	12.60	6,560	6,778	7,537
	Independent	Jack Ruben	12.57	6,547	6,724
	Anti-Capitalist Alliance	Stephen Hay	2.30	1,195
Valid: 52,067   Spoilt: 268   Quota: 22,559

Eastern ward

The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Eastern Ward (3 vacancies)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ray Ahipene-Mercer	2,858
	Labour	Leonie Gill	2,616
	Independent	Rob Goulden	2,471
	Independent	David Major	1,978
	Independent	Chris Anastasiadis	1,334
	Independent	Phil Sprey	208
Informal votes			168
Turnout			10,502

Lambton ward

The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Stephanie Cook	3,530
	Independent	Ian McKinnon	2,875
	Independent	Alick Shaw	2,871
	Green	Iona Pannett	2,778
	Labour	David Zwartz	1,847
	Independent	John Macalister	782
	Legalise Cannabis	Michael Appleby	469
	Independent	Rosamund Averton	269
Informal votes			96
Turnout			12,296

Northern ward

The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Northern Ward (3 vacancies)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Armstrong	2,669
	Independent	Helene Ritchie	2,954
	Independent	Hayley Wain	2,580
	Independent	Ian Hutchings	2,297
	Independent	James Candiliotis	1,361
	Independent	Ngaire Best	1,248
	Independent	Ashok Bhasin	663
	Independent	Kent Clark	550
	Independent	Ron England	198
Informal votes			84
Turnout			11,011

Onslow-Western ward

The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Onslow-Western Ward (3 vacancies)^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andy Foster	4,453
	Independent	John Morrison	3,008
	Independent	Jack Ruben	2,919
	Independent	Judy Siers	2,338
	Independent	Makao Bowkett	1,173
	Independent	Kelly Buchanan	642
Informal votes			100
Turnout			12,293

Southern ward

The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

Southern Ward (2 vacancies)^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bryan Pepperell	2,467
	Green	Celia Wade-Brown	2,102
	Labour	Sue Piper	1,965
	Independent	Tafaleulua'iali'i Max To'o	1,423
	Independent	Benjamin Knight	566
	Independent	Linda Hobman	467
	Independent	Silvia Zonoobi	200
	Independent	Lagi Fatatoa Sipeli	107
Informal votes			115
Turnout			7,381

References

1. "Calculator Commentary" (PDF). Wellington City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
2. Election Results – 2004 Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 October 2008)
3. Election Results – 2004 Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 October 2008)
4. Election Results – 2004 Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 October 2008)
5. Election Results – 2004 Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 October 2008)
6. Election Results – 2004 Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 October 2008)