2010 Auckland local elections
The 2010 Auckland local elections took place from 17 September until 9 October and were conducted by postal vote. The elections were the first since the merger of the seven councils and elected the new Auckland Council, composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. It also elected 21 district health board members and 41 licensing trust members.
Mayoral election
At the close of nominations at 12 noon of 20 August 2010, the following candidates had been nominated for mayor:Governing body elections
20 members were elected to governing body of the Auckland Council across thirteen wards using first-past-the-post.Rodney">Rodney ward">Rodney (1)
Albany">Albany ward (local government)">Albany (2)
North Shore">North Shore ward">North Shore (2)
Waitakere">Waitākere Ward">Waitakere (2)
Whau">Whau ward">Whau (1)
Albert-Eden-Roskill">Albert-Eden-Roskill ward">Albert-Eden-Roskill (2)
Waitemata and Gulf">Waitemata and Gulf ward">Waitemata and Gulf (1)
Orakei">Orakei ward">Orakei (1)
Maungakiekie-Tamaki">Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward">Maungakiekie-Tamaki (1)
Howick">Howick ward">Howick (2)
The ward was originally going to be called Te Irirangi, but this was changed after strong local opposition.Manukau">Manukau ward">Manukau (2)
Manurewa-Papakura">Manurewa-Papakura ward">Manurewa-Papakura (2)
Franklin">Franklin ward">Franklin (1)
Licensing Trust elections
In the 2010 Auckland licensing trust elections, forty-one members were elected to six licensing trusts across Auckland.Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation | Name | Votes | |
| Independent | Grant Gillon | 5012 | |
| Trust Reform | Jennifer Yorke | 4255 | |
| Trust Reform | Marilyn Nicholls | 4228 | |
| Stuart Weir | 4022 | ||
| Trust Reform | Bill Plunkett | 3881 | |
| Independent | Merv Adair | 3363 | |
| Independent | Bruce Woodley | 2666 | |
| Carol Ryan | 2640 | ||
| Independent | Garry Thornton | 2179 | |
| Trust Reform | Tony Barker | 1700 |
Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation | Name | Votes | |
| Labour | Leila Boye | 5863 | |
| Labour | Mike Murray | 5539 | |
| Labour | Alan Verrall | 5518 | |
| Labour | Jessica Gosche | 5437 | |
| Labour | Jan Welch | 4923 | |
| Labour | Mary-Ann De Kort | 4639 | |
| Independent | Leanne Cross | 3675 |
Parakai Licensing Trust (6)
| Affiliation | Name | Votes | |
| Geoffrey Belton | Elected Unopposed | ||
| Alan Hargreaves | Elected Unopposed | ||
| Trevor Holst | Elected Unopposed | ||
| Fred Jones | Elected Unopposed | ||
| Gail Oxton | Elected Unopposed | ||
| Veronica Pfenniger | Elected Unopposed |
Portage Licensing Trust
No.1 (Auckland City) Ward (3)
| Affiliation | Name | Votes | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Duncan MacDonald | 6447 | |
| City Vision | Catherine Farmer | 5172 | |
| City Vision | Loraine Wilson | 4961 | |
| Community Independents/Whau_Now | Kathryn Davie | 4939 | |
| Community Independents/Whau_Now | Paul Davie | 4228 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Raj Mitra | 4162 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Kevin Healy | 4117 | |
| City Vision | Margi Watson | 3681 |
No.2 (New Lynn) Ward (2)
| Affiliation | Name | Votes | |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Derek Battersby | Elected Unopposed | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers - Community First | Sandy Taylor | Elected Unopposed |
No.3 (Glen Eden) Ward (2)
| Affiliation | Name | Votes | |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Janet Clews | 2281 | |
| Future West | Neil Henderson | 2065 | |
| Independent | Gayle Marshall | 1986 |
No.4 (Titirangi-Green Bay) Ward (2)
| Affiliation | Name | Votes | |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Ross Clow | 4517 | |
| Local Focus | Rebecca Robertson | 2759 | |
| Future West | Brett Austin | 2713 | |
| Independent Ratepayers & Residents | Pim Van Der Voort | 2614 | |
| Independent | Brent Peters | 2536 |
No.5 (Kelston West) Ward (1)
| Affiliation | Name | Votes | |
| West Wards | Ami Chand | Elected Unopposed |