1989 Lower Hutt mayoral election

none April 2024 1989 Lower Hutt mayoral election New Zealand File:Lower Hutt CoA shield.svg Presidential no 1986 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1986 1992 Lower Hutt mayoral election 1992 14 October 1989 28,713 (45.50%) 100px Glen Evans Lower Hutt Citizens' Association 17,705 61.66 100px Ted Woolf Independent politician 4,795 16.69 Mayor Glen Evans Glen Evans The 1989 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. Background 1989 local government reforms The 1989 local elections were the first following a major overhaul of local government in New Zealand. The existing Lower Hutt City Council was renamed as the Hutt City Council after greatly expanding, absorbing several of the neighboring authorities including the Petone Borough Council, Eastbourne Borough Council and Hutt County Council as well as land on the waterfront formerly in the possession of the Wellington Harbour Board.McGill 1991 208 Electoral reforms were implemented at the 1989 municipal elections, the method of electing councillors at large was replaced with a ward system of local electoral districts. The incumbent mayor of Lower Hutt, Glen Evans, was re-elected in a landslide for the enlarged council and his United Citizens ticket won a large majority of council seats. The Mayor of Petone Ted Woolf and former Petone mayor Ron Marston, who were opposed to the borough's amalgamation with Lower Hutt, both stood as candidates. Both were defeated for the mayoralty but Woolf was elected a councillor for the new Harbour Ward (which incorporated Petone). Perennial candidate Nick Ursin of Lower Hutt and Stephen Dransfield from Wainuiomata were also candidates. Eastbourne mayor Ross Jamieson was defeated standing for a council seat for the Harbour Ward but was elected a member of the Eastbourne Community Board.Audrey Ewan Michael Elphick L Hutt embraces Evans-led team The Evening Post 16 October 1989 5 Mayoral results The following table gives the election results: 1989 Lower Hutt mayoral electionCity of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Election of Mayor The Evening Post 23 October 1989 19 United Citizens Glen Evans 17,705 61.66 +14.45 Independent politician Ted Woolf 4,795 16.69 Independent politician Ron Marston 2,122 7.39 Independent politician Stephen Greenfield 1,997 6.95 Independent politician Nick Ursin 1,082 3.76 1,012 3.52 -1.25 12,910 44.96 +28.08 28,713 45.50 +14.50 Ward results 1989 Hutt City local elections Candidates were also elected from wards to the Hutt City Council.Public Notices The Evening Post 23 October 1989 19 Party/ticket Councillors United Citizens 12 Independent 3 Notes References McGill David Lower Hutt – The First Garden City Lower Hutt City Council 1991 Petone, New Zealand 1-86956-003-5 Category:Mayoral elections in Lower Hutt Category:1989 New Zealand local elections Category:Politics of the Wellington Region