Mayoral race
Auckland Council Chief Executive Phil Wilson has phoned Wayne Brown to inform him that, based on votes counted so far, he is provisionally elected as mayor for the 2025-2028 electoral term.
“I have spoken to Wayne Brown and congratulated him on being the provisionally elected mayor,” says Phil Wilson. “This signals the beginning of a new electoral term and we look forward to hearing more results in the next few hours.”
Voting in the local elections closed at midday. By 1.30pm on Saturday 11 October, with 80 to 90 per cent of votes counted so far, Wayne Brown is leading the mayoralty race with 146,642 votes, ahead of Kerrin Leoni who has 56,612 votes. These results are still subject to change as today’s votes and special votes are still to be counted.
Here are the top three candidates leading the mayoral race:
- Wayne Brown 146,642 votes
- Kerrin Leoni 56,612 votes
- Ted Johnston 21,661 votes
See the full list of progress results at: voteauckland.co.nz/results2025
The council’s General Manager Governance and Engagement, Lou-Ann Ballantyne is pleased with the council’s elections campaign and efforts to reach eligible voters.
“Thank you to every Aucklander who has participated in this new chapter for Tāmaki Makaurau. It is really encouraging to see people taking part in our region’s future,” says Ms Ballantyne.
“At this point in the outcome, it’s relatively early days as these results are subject to change with Saturday morning’s votes and special votes still to be counted. However, we are very happy with the work we’ve put in to engage as many Aucklanders as possible.
“My team and I are looking forward to meeting some of our newly elected members as well as those returning with renewed energy for Tāmaki Makaurau,” she says.
