As at 2.30pm, results for provisionally elected ward councillors are now available - here are the highlights for the wards contest.
See the full list of progress results at: voteauckland.co.nz/results2025
Closest calls
The race is tight in Albany, where Victoria Short (Fix Auckland) has been provisionally elected to her first ward councillor role with 12,862 votes. Incumbents John Watson and Wayne Walker are vying closely for the second seat; Watson has 12,299 votes while Walker is hot on his heels with 11,851 votes.
Who holds the lead for Howick?
With only one incumbent vying to return to one of Howick Ward’s two seats, the other seat is anyone’s race. Bo Burns (Howick Local Board Deputy Chair) is currently in the lead with 10,222 votes to potentially be Howick’s newest ward councillor – a seat, alongside potentially returning councillor Maurice Williamson with 9,801 votes. Paul Young, who lost his seat to Williamson in 2022, is behind Williamson with 7,951 votes.
Manurewa-Papakura, meet your provisionally elected councillors
With a clear lead to represent Manurewa-Papakura Ward for his fourth term is Daniel Newman with 12,965 votes. Standing alongside Newman in the Manurewa-Papakura Action Team is former Manurewa Local Board chair Matt Winiata in second place with 10,927 votes – ahead of Joseph Allan with 5,966 votes.
North Shore’s newcomer
Richard Hills, a councillor for the past three terms, is again a clear frontrunner in the North Shore with 15,682 votes. Sitting not far behind is former Kaipātiki Local Board chair for the last term, John Gillon, who currently has 12,976 votes. Gillon is sitting ahead of Danielle Grant with 9,592 votes.
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa's returning councillors
In Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa, incumbent councillors Christine Fletcher and Julie Fairey have both retained their seats. Fletcher has received 12,401 votes so far, while Fairey has 11,795.
Whau future councillor
Leading the charge in Whau Ward is Labour-affiliated candidate Sarah Paterson-Hamlin, who has a clear lead with 3,908 votes. In second place, 2022 mayoral candidate Craig Lord has so far gained 2,658 votes.
Manukau Ward's returning councillors
Incumbents Alf Filipaina and Lotu Fuli look set to both comfortably return for another term in the Manukau Ward. Filipaina is currently in a strong lead with 10,826 votes, joined by Fuli with 9,611 votes. Next up is Carol Ah-Voa with 4,513 votes.
What's happening in Waitākere Ward
So far, Shane Henderson with 10,715 votes, and Ken Turner with 6,975 votes, appear to be returning as councillors for Waitākere Ward.
Lee returns to Waitematā and Gulf Ward
In Waitematā, incumbent Mike Lee is leading with 6,145 votes for the one and only councillor seat, ahead of Patrick Reynolds, currently with 4,241.
Ōrākei and Rodney unopposed
Ward councillors, Desley Simpson in Ōrākei and Greg Sayers in Rodney have already been elected by default as there were no other candidates contesting either of these seats.
What’s next?
Preliminary results will be announced on Monday 13 October – which is expected to be 97 percent of votes counted, including Saturday morning’s votes.
For everything there is to know about elections, visit Vote Auckland.
