2010 Wellington mayoral election

New Zealand local election November 2016 November 2016 2010 Wellington mayoral election New Zealand Flag of Wellington.svg Presidential no 2007 Wellington mayoral election 2007 2013 Wellington mayoral election 2013 9 October 2010Electoral Commission http://www.elections.org.nz/rules/local-elections/local-elections-2007.html 2007 Local Elections First preferences First preferences 2-Candidate Preferred 2-Candidate Preferred (%) File:Kerry Prendergast (cropped).jpg Kerry Prendergast Independent politician 21,809 40.86% 24,705 49.82% Jack Yan at SFD Wellington 2010 (cropped 3 by 4).jpg Jack Yan Independent politician 5,817 10.90% File:Celia Wade-Brown 2010 (cropped).tif Celia Wade-Brown Independent politician 18,560 34.78% 24,881 50.18% Mayor Kerry Prendergast Celia Wade-Brown The 2010 Wellington mayoral election is part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections. On 9 October 2010, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Sitting Green Party councillor Celia Wade-Brown defeated incumbent mayor Kerry Prendergast and four other candidates. Local government elections On 9 October 2010, elections were held for the position of mayor of Wellington, for 14 councillors representing the 5 wards of the city council, for the city's 12 community board representatives, for the Capital and Coast District Health Board, for the Greater Wellington Regional Council and for the Hutt Mana Charitable Trust.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/elections/index.html Election 2010 – Overview Wellington City Council 17 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100604223124/http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/elections/index.html 4 June 2010 dead dmy-all Local authority elections are held throughout New Zealand triennially and are conducted by postal vote.http://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/howthecouncilworks/councilelections/index.aspx Council elections Christchurch City Council 21 April 2010 Wellington is one of eight local bodies in New Zealand that uses the Single transferable vote system to elect its mayor and councillors. Timeline Nominations opened for candidates to register with the returning officer on 23 July 2010.http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/elections/timetable.html 2010 Elections timetable Wellington City Council 9 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100522012026/http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/elections/timetable.html 22 May 2010 dead dmy-all Nominations close on 20 Aug 2010. Voting documents will be delivered on 17 Sep 2010. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0035/latest/DLM93441.html?search=ts_act_\Electoral++Act_resel&p=1#DLM93441 Triennial general election New Zealand Legislation 21 April 2010 a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 9 October 2010. On election day, voting closed at 12 noon. Candidates Candidates who declared that they would contest the mayoralty were the incumbent Kerry Prendergast (who announced that she would want a fourth term back in early 2010 after initially ruling it out), city councillor Celia Wade-Brown and Jack Yan. Alan Probert opted not to stand and instead endorsed Wade-Brown. Several other candidates including Andy Foster, Brian Pepperell and Rob Goulden have announced that they will stand for the mayoralty. The final candidates standing in the 2010 election were: Mayor Kerry Prendergast, councillors Celia Wade-Brown and Bryan Pepperell, businessman Jack Yan, Al Mansell and Bernard O'Shaughnessy. Name Affiliation (if any) Notes Al Mansell Bernard O'Shaughnessy Coalition and Transition Bryan Pepperell For the Public Interest Current Southern ward councillor Kerry Prendergast Kerry4Mayor Incumbent Celia Wade-Brown A good choice for Wellington Current Southern ward councillor Jack Yan Opinion polls An opinion poll for the Dominion Post asked on 3 March 2010:BURGESS DAVE Wellington mayor seeks 4th term http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/local/3396722/Wellington-mayor-seeks-4th-term The Dominion Post 14 May 2010 Would you vote for Kerry Prendergast for a fourth term as Wellington mayor? 22% said that they would vote for her, whilst 57% said that they would not.Would you vote for Kerry Prendergast for a fourth term as Wellington mayor? https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=21691 Scoop 11 August 2026 Another online poll conducted by the Dominion Post asked on 25 November 2009:CHIPP Jim Wellington's mayoral race heats up http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/local/the-wellingtonian/3096604/Wellingtons-mayoral-race-heats-up The Dominion Post 14 May 2010 Who should be Wellington's next mayor? As of mid May 2010, 450 people had voted, with Bryan Pepperell achieving 40.3% of the votes, Celia Wade Brown was second with 26.9% and Kerry Prendergast was on 4.0%.Who should be Wellington's next mayor? http://www.stuff.co.nz/lightbox/dominion-post/local/the-wellingtonian/3660563 Dominion Post 14 May 2010 10 September 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250910203138/https://www.stuff.co.nz/lightbox/dominion-post/local/the-wellingtonian/3660563 dead One poll released on 2 October 2010, showed Prendergast with 33% followed by Wade-Brown on 25%. Jack Yan had 9% with Bryan Peperell on 8%. Result Celia Wade-Brown won the election in the final round of the single transferable vote count by 24,881 to 24,705. She was ranked ahead of Kerry Prendergast on a significant number of ballots from the four trailing candidates after they were eliminated, which allowed her to overcome Prendergast's lead after the first round of counting (21,809 to 18,560),Watts Jerram Celia Wade Brown wins Wellington http://www.3news.co.nz/Celia-Wade-Brown-wins-Wellington-mayoralty/tabid/419/articleID/181150/Default.aspx 26 October 2010 3 News 13 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120929003619/http://www.3news.co.nz/Celia-Wade-Brown-wins-Wellington-mayoralty/tabid/419/articleID/181150/Default.aspx 29 September 2012 dead dmy-all although Kerry Prendergast was leading by 40 votes before special votes were counted. * http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/local-elections-2010/4215814/Kerry-Prendergast-by-a-whisker Kerry Prendergast by a whisker Stuff/Fairfax 9 October 2010 2010 Wellington mayoral election 5 Independent politician Celia Wade-Brown 34.77 18,560 18,675 19,002 21,422 24,881 Independent politician Kerry Prendergast 40.86 21,809 21,863 22,021 22,899 24,705 Independent politician Jack Yan 10.89 5,817 5,924 6,144 7,426   Independent politician Bryan Pepperell 10.41 5,560 5,652 5,954     Independent politician Bernard O'Shaughnessy 2.02 1,081 1,174       Independent politician Al Mansell 1.01 542         5 135,556 53,369 1,005 26,685 54,374 (40.11%) Ward results 2010 Wellington local elections Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council. Party/ticket Councillors Independent 11 Labour 2 Greens 1 References External links Elections New Zealand – Local Elections 2010 Wellington Elections Wellington City Council watch autocollapse Category:Mayoral elections in Wellington Wellington Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:2010s in Wellington