2010 Invercargill mayoral election

2010 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand November 2016 November 2016 2010 Invercargill mayoral election Invercargill coat of arms full achievement (only mural crown).svg Presidential no 2007 Invercargill mayoral election 2007 2013 Invercargill mayoral election 2013 9 October 2010 22,255 100px Tim Shadbolt Independent (politician) 16,275 73.13 100px Suzanne Prentice Independent (politician) 5,311 23.86 Mayor Tim Shadbolt Tim Shadbolt The 2010 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 9 October 2010 and was conducted under the First Past the Post system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections. Background The candidates for mayor included the incumbent Tim Shadbolt who contested a sixth consecutive term. Other candidates included Suzanne Prentice and Carl Heenan. Prentice decided to run after Shadbolt had offered her the position of deputy mayor in December 2009.http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/4110025/Prentice-kept-tape-of-deputy-job-offer Prentice kept tape of deputy job offer Evan Harding 11 September 2010 Tim Shadbolt won the mayoral election and won a sixth term as Mayor of Invercargill, making him one of the longest-serving mayors in New Zealand.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10679270 Tim wins battle of the celebrities in Invercargill Karen Arnold and Michael Dickison 9 October 2010 New Zealand Herald 12 October 2010 Results The following table gives the election results: 2010 Invercargill mayoral election Independent politician Tim Shadbolt 16,275 73.13 -10.04 Independent politician Suzanne Prentice 5,311 23.86 Independent politician Carl Heenan 669 3.01 10,964 49.26 -17.09 22,255 References Category:2010 New Zealand local elections Category:Mayoral elections in Invercargill Category:October 2010 in New Zealand