1998 Wellington City Council election

Local election in New Zealand April 2024 September 2025 1998 Wellington City Council election Flag of Wellington.svg parliamentary 1995 Wellington City Council election 1995 2001 Wellington City Council election 2001 All 18 ward seats on the Wellington City Council no 10 October 1998 Wellington Alive FFD700 new 7 7 55,115 33.40% Labour 4 3 1 24,771 15.01% For The Public Interest D82073 new 1 1 12,139 7.36% Green 3 1 2 11,835 7.17% Alliance 1 1 0 5570 3.38% 1998 Wellington City Council election results.svg Results by ward The 1998 Wellington City Council election was part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The polling was conducted using the first-past-the-post electoral method. Council The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from six wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Western). Mayor 1998 Wellington City mayoral election 1998 Wellington mayoral electionWellington City Council – Declaration of Result of Election The Evening Post 17 October 1998 22 How You Voted – Provisional Results The Evening Post 12 October 1998 6 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Mark Blumsky 33,828 58.81 +14.82 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Stephanie Cook 12,918 22.46 For The Public Interest #D82073 Bryan Pepperell 7,402 12.87 +11.25 Rama Ramanathan 1,381 2.40 Independent politician Hugh Baker-Boyd 1,374 2.38 Tumeke #D16900 Robert Te Whare 609 1.05 20,910 36.35 +11.84 57,512 48.46 -4.64 118,669 Eastern ward The Eastern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Eastern Ward (4 vacancies) Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Sue Kedgley 5,914 56.15 -10.14 Independent politician Ruth Gotlieb 5,695 54.07 -17.49 New Zealand Labour Party Leonie Gill 4,285 40.68 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Rob Goulden 4,050 38.45 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Jo Morgan 4,008 38.05 New Zealand Labour Party Kevin Burrows 3,298 31.31 Independent politician Brian Barraclough 3,214 30.51 -11.54 Rama Ramanathan 3,098 29.41 -9.93 New Zealand Labour Party Kathy Moe 2,917 27.69 #DCDCDC Wellington People's Resource Centre Linda Hobman 1,940 18.42 Independent politician Phil Sprey 1,912 18.15 For The Public Interest #D82073 Arthur Attrill 1,798 17.07 10,532 43.03 +0.53 24,474 Lambton ward The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Lambton Ward (3 vacancies) Independent politician Mary Varnham 4,197 47.22 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Stephanie Cook 3,971 44.68 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Chris Parkin 3,513 39.52 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Francine Russell 3,447 38.78 Wellington Alive #FFD700 David Simms 3,037 34.17 New Zealand Labour Party Michael Gibbs 2,488 27.99 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Craig Palmer 2,189 24.63 For The Public Interest #D82073 Alistair Shaw 1,987 22.35 Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Michael Appleby 791 8.90 Peter Isaac 604 6.79 Rosamund Averton 438 4.92 8,887 39.80 22,327 Northern ward The Northern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Northern Ward (4 vacancies) Wellington Alive #FFD700 Kerry Prendergast 6,789 58.41 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Robert Armstrong 6,046 52.02 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Ian Hutchings 5,403 46.48 +20.26 Independent politician Helene Ritchie 4,708 40.50 +15.42 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Phil Guerin 4,487 38.60 Independent politician Kent Clark 3,027 26.04 +0.01 Independent politician Lois Robertson 2,620 22.54 Independent politician Alex Tan 2,610 22.45 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Deirdre Kent 2,268 19.51 Independent politician Roger Bradshaw 2,098 18.05 For The Public Interest #D82073 Vryn Evans 1,612 13.87 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Ron England 1,599 13.75 Independent politician Hugh Baker-Boyd 1,238 10.65 For The Public Interest #D82073 John Fourier 1,209 10.40 Tumeke #D16900 Eugene Ryder 772 6.64 11,622 45.73 +4.00 25,411 Onslow ward The Onslow ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Onslow Ward (2 vacancies)Leading Wellington 1998–2001 CITY VOICE Local Body Election Guide City Voice 24 September 1998 13-21 https://wellington.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/7448?type=all#idx41845 Independent politician Judy Siers 2,981 51.69 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Allan Johnston 2,920 50.64 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Reece Mead 2,442 42.35 Citizens Choice #DCDCDC Jack Ruben 1,559 27.03 For The Public Interest #D82073 John Fanning 762 13.21 Independent politician Alexander Schiff 348 6.03 Citizens Watch #DCDCDC Phillip Rennie 237 4.11 Tumeke #D16900 Matthew Hodgetts 149 2.58 Craig Ranapia 134 2.32 5,766 49.66 11,610 Southern ward The Southern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Southern Ward (3 vacancies) New Zealand Labour Party Sue Piper 4,727 55.96 +2.55 New Zealand Labour Party Alick Shaw 4,304 50.95 For The Public Interest #D82073 Bryan Pepperell 3,358 39.75 +9.24 New Zealand Labour Party Rupert Watson 2,752 32.58 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Coleen Singleton 2,658 31.47 Wellington Alive #FFD700 Matt Taylor 2,661 31.50 Independent politician Ray Clegg 1,673 19.80 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand John Robinson 1,464 17.33 Your Voice #DCDCDC Maurice Moresi 779 9.22 Tumeke #D16900 Robert Te Whare 653 7.73 -17.50 Victoria Loisei 308 3.64 8,446 41.51 +4.62 20,345 Western ward The Western ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were: Western Ward (2 vacancies) Independent politician Andy Foster 4,059 59.39 -3.04 Wellington Alive #FFD700 John Morrison 3,654 53.46 Independent politician Barbara Nef 3,564 52.15 +6.02 For The Public Interest #D82073 Guy Nunns 1,413 20.67 Independent politician Craig Wylie 564 8.25 -21.31 Tumeke #D16900 Beverly Murta 414 6.05 6,834 47.12 +6.54 14,502 Results of the city council election Following the 1998 Wellington City Council election, the composition of the council was as follows: Summary Ward Previous Elected Mayor Independent Mark Blumsky Wellington Alive Mark Blumsky frameless|100x100px Eastern Ward Independent Ruth Gotlieb Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Sue Kedgley frameless|100x100px Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Sue Kedgley Independent Ruth Gotlieb frameless|100x100px Wellington Citizens' Association Chris Parkin New Zealand Labour Party Leonie Gill Wellington Citizens' Association Brian Barraclough Wellington Alive Rob Goulden Lambton Ward Ward in abbeyance Independent Mary Varnham Alliance (New Zealand political party) Stephanie Cook Wellington Alive Chris Parkin Northern Ward Independent Judy Siers Wellington Alive Kerry Prendergast frameless|100x100px Wellington Citizens' Association Sally Baber Wellington Alive Robert Armstrong Wellington Citizens' Association Allan Johnston Wellington Alive Ian Hutchings frameless|100x100px Independent Kent Clark Independent Helene Ritchie frameless|100x100px Onslow Ward Ward in abbeyance Independent Judy Siers Wellington Alive Allan Johnston Southern Ward New Zealand Labour Party John Gilberthorpe New Zealand Labour Party Sue Piper New Zealand Labour Party Sue Piper New Zealand Labour Party Alick Shaw Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Celia Wade-Brown For the Public Interest Bryan Pepperell Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Stephen Rainbow Three seats only Tawa Ward Independent Kerry Prendergast Ward abolished Independent Robert Armstrong Western Ward Independent Andy Foster Independent Andy Foster frameless|100x100px Independent Rex Nicholls Wellington Alive John Morrison frameless|100x100px Alliance (New Zealand political party) Stephanie Cook Two seats only Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Stephen Rainbow Other local elections Wellington Regional Council – Wellington Ward The Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council. Wellington Ward (5 vacancies)Declaration of results of election Wellington Region The Evening Post 17 October 1998 23 Independent politician Chris Laidlaw 28,315 65.81 New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Bonner 23,641 54.95 New Zealand Labour Party Terry McDavitt 21,770 50.60 Independent politician Euan McQueen 17,692 41.12 Independent politician Michael Gibson 15,722 36.54 Wellington Citizens' Association Martyn Turner 15,445 35.90 New Zealand Labour Party Jim Turner 15,236 35.41 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Toni Atkinson 14,655 34.06 New Zealand Labour Party Daran Ponter 14,592 33.91 Wellington Citizens' Association Bob Henare 13,676 31.79 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Tony Simpson 13,083 30.41 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Roland Sapsford 12,063 28.04 Alliance (New Zealand political party) Russell Taylor 9,239 21.47 118,669 References Wellington Council Category:1990s in Wellington Category:October 1998 in Oceania