Updated 11.45am, Thu 13 October
Due to the large volume of special votes – the final count and official results will now be announced on Saturday 15 October.
These were previously expected to be published on Friday 14 October. Read more.
Updated 4.30pm, Saturday 8 October
As at 3pm Saturday 8 October, 355,124 votes have been returned.
Howick Ward highlights
Leading with 13,764 votes, Howick Councillor Sharon Stewart will be returning to the council after being provisionally elected along with Maurice Williamson who is currently ahead of outgoing councillor Paul Young by 2657 votes.
New councillor for Manukau Ward
Manukau Ward has provisionally elected incumbent Councillor Alf Filipaina with 13,923 votes and Lotu Fuli, with 12,248 votes. Fuli will likely be taking mayoral candidate Efeso Collins’ seat as councillor for the Manukau Ward.
A Manukau resident, Fuli has been an elected member since 2013. Most recently, Fuli was a member of Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board for the 2019-2022 electoral term.
Return of Rodney Ward Councillor
In the Rodney Ward, incumbent Greg Sayers is leading with 9750 votes, 5767 votes ahead of his nearest rival Beth Houlbrooke. Houlbrooke, a former local board chair did not stand again for Rodney Local Board.
Waitākere Ward close call
Incumbent Councillor Shane Henderson and Ken Turner have been provisionally elected as Waitākere Ward Councillors. Standing Councillor Linda Cooper is following Turner with 11,092 votes, behind by 538 votes.
Return of former Waitematā Ward Councillor
The Waitematā and Gulf Ward shows Mike Lee currently leading with 7662 votes. That’s 1257 votes ahead of incumbent Councillor, Pippa Coom.
This is not the first time the two candidates have faced each other and is a revival of the 2019 race for the Waitematā and Gulf seat. At that time, in 2019, Coom was elected by a margin of 320 votes.
Whau Ward close calls
It’s a close call between Tracy Mulholland and Kerrin Leoni for the Whau Ward Councillor position. Whau’s incumbent, Mulholland is leading with 5429 votes – closely followed by Leoni, outgoing Waitematā Local Board member, with 5279 votes.
For the full results, go to voteauckland.co.nz/results2022
Preliminary results will be published at 12pm, Monday 10 October and declaration of official results will be on Saturday 15 October*.
*Update Thursday 13 October: Due to the large volume of special votes – the final count and official results will now be announced on Saturday 15 October. These were previously expected to be published on Friday 14 October. Read more.
Originally published 2.30pm, Saturday 8 October
And the front runners in Auckland’s local election so far are...
Wayne Brown is leading Auckland’s mayoralty race with 144,619 votes, ahead of Efeso Collins by 54,808 votes. This progress result reflects approximately 85 to 90 per cent of votes counted after voting closed at midday today.
There is more counting to be done, as votes received this morning before the voting deadline and, special votes, are yet to be counted.
Outgoing Mayor Phil Goff gives his best to candidates, “Congratulations to the provisionally-elected Mayor and provisionally-elected members. I wish you all the very best in stewarding Auckland’s next chapter. There is no greater privilege than representing Auckland and your community and it has been a pleasure serving the city for the past six years.”
Here are the number of votes the top three mayoral candidates had received as at Friday 7 October:
- Wayne Brown 144,619
- Efeso Collins 89,811
- Craig Lord 18,293
See the full list of progress results at voteauckland.co.nz/results2022
“We have been delighted with the success of the Vote Boxes," says Rose Leonard, Auckland Council’s Manager Governance Services. “Last-minute special voting has been busier than previous elections and we’re feeling encouraged that voters have made that last-minute effort.
“The preliminary result on Monday 10 October will give us a clearer indication of candidates’ positions after Saturday’s morning votes have been included.
“There may be some close calls between ward councillors and local board candidates in some areas. All elected members will be confirmed when we receive the final count next Saturday* from Independent Election Services, which will also include the special votes. Once declared, these official results will determine the new council,” comments Rose.
*Update Thursday 13 October: Due to the large volume of special votes – the final count and official results will now be announced on Saturday 15 October. These were previously expected to be published on Friday 14 October. Read more.
