Dunedin City Council
The Dunedin City Council is the local government authority for Dunedin in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the people of Dunedin. Since October 2019, the Mayor of Dunedin is Aaron Hawkins, who succeeded Dave Cull. The council consists of a mayor who is elected at large, and 14 councillors elected elected at large, one of whom gets chosen as deputy-mayor. The councillors are elected under the Single Transferable Vote system in triennial elections, with the most recent election held on 12 October 2019.
2019–2022
The current composition of the council is as follows:| Name | Affiliation |
| Aaron Hawkins ' | Green Dunedin |
| Christine Garey ' | Independent |
| Sophie Barker | Independent |
| David Benson-Pope | Independent |
| Rachel Elder | Independent |
| Doug Hall | Independent |
| Carmen Houlahan | Independent |
| Marie Laufiso | Green Dunedin |
| Mike Lord | Independent |
| Jim O'Malley | Independent |
| Jules Radich | Independent |
| Chris Staynes | Independent |
| Lee Vandervis | Independent |
| Steve Walker | Labour |
| Andrew Whiley | Independent |
2016–2019
During the 2016–2019 term the composition of the Council was as follows:| Name | Affiliation |
| David Cull | Independent |
| Lee Vandervis | Independent |
| Andrew Whiley | Independent |
| Aaron Hawkins | Green Dunedin |
| David Benson-Pope | Independent |
| Chris Staynes | Independent |
| Conrad Stedman | Independent |
| Doug Hall | Independent |
| Rachel Elder | Independent |
| Jim O'Malley | Independent |
| Kate Wilson | Independent |
| Mike Lord | Independent |
| Damian Newell | Independent |
| Marie Laufiso | Green Dunedin |
| Christine Garey | Independent |
2013–2016
During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:| Mayor | Dave Cull |
| Councillors – Central Ward | Hilary Calvert Richard Thompson Lee Vandervis Jinty MacTavish David Benson-Pope Aaron Hawkins Chris Staynes Neville Peat Doug Hall John Bezett Andrew Whiley |
| Councillors – Mosgiel-Taieri ward | Kate Wilson Mike Lord |
| Councillor – Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers ward | Andrew Noone |
2010–2013
During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:| Mayor | Dave Cull |
| Councillors – Central Ward | Bill Acklin John Bezett Fliss Butcher Neil Collins Paul Hudson Jinty MacTavish Chris Staynes Teresa Stevenson Richard Thompson Lee Vandervis Colin Weatherall |
| Councillors – Mosgiel-Taieri ward | Syd Brown Kate Wilson |
| Councillor – Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers ward | Andrew Noone |