1998 Wellington local elections

The 1998 Wellington local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1998 Wellington local elections
10 October 1998
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Wellington Alive Labour Green
Last election N/A 3 2
Seats won 7 5 2
Seat change 7 2 0
Position of the Wellington Region

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Wellington Ward

The Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.

Wellington Ward (5 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Laidlaw 28,074
Labour Margaret Bonner 23,404
Labour Terry McDavitt 21,629
Independent Euan McQueen 17,572
Independent Michael Gibson 15,606
Wellington Alive Martyn Turner 15,318
Labour Jim Turner 15,049
Green Toni Atkinson 14,419
Labour Daran Ponter 14,418
Wellington Alive Bob Henare 13,597
Alliance Tony Simpson 12,904
Green Roland Sapsford 11,861
Alliance Russell Taylor 9,082

Wellington City Council

The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from six wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Western).

Mayor
Main article: 1998 Wellington City mayoral election
1998 Wellington mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Blumsky 33,586 59.00 +14.64
Alliance Stephanie Cook 12,693 22.29
Independent Bryan Pepperell 7,327 12.87 +12.22
Independent Hugh Baker-Boyd 1,366 2.39
Independent Rama Ramanathan 1,357 2.38
Independent Robert Te Whare 596 1.04
Majority 20,893 36.70 +11.96
Turnout 56,925

Eastern ward

The Eastern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Eastern Ward (4 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sue Kedgley 5,829
Independent Ruth Gotlieb 5,643
Labour Leonie Gill 4,233
Wellington Alive Rob Goulden 4,022
Wellington Alive Jo Morgan 3,968
Labour Kevin Burrows 3,253
Independent Brian Barraclough 3,177
Independent Rama Ramanathan 3,055
Labour Kathy Moe 2,876
Independent Linda Hobman 1,900
Independent Phil Sprey 1,887
Independent Arthur Attrill 1,777

Lambton ward

The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mary Varnham 4,629
Alliance Stephanie Cook 3,879
Wellington Alive Chris Parkin 3,473
Wellington Alive Francine Russell 3,397
Wellington Alive David Simms 2,999
Labour Michael Gibbs 2,446
Green Craig Palmer 2,138
Independent Alistair Shaw 1,947
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby 766
Independent Peter Isaac 596
Independent Rosamund Averton 426

Northern ward

The Northern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Northern Ward (4 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wellington Alive Kerry Prendergast 6,794
Wellington Alive Robert Armstrong 6,057
Wellington Alive Ian Hutchings 5,408
Independent Helene Ritchie 4,686
Wellington Alive Phil Guerin 4,498
Independent Kent Clark 3,013
Independent Alex Tan 2,608
Independent Lois Robertson 2,607
Green Deirdre Kent 2,242
Independent Roger Bradshaw 2,095
Independent Vryn Evans 1,805
Alliance Ron England 1,582
Independent Hugh Baker-Boyd 1,234
Independent John Fourier 1,201
Independent Eugene Ryder 769

Onslow ward

The Onslow ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Onslow Ward (2 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Judy Siers 2,956
Wellington Alive Allan Johnston 2,906
Wellington Alive Reece Mead 2,430
Independent Jack Ruben 1,543
Alliance John Fanning 758
Independent Alexander Schiff 343
Independent Phillip Rennie 243
Independent Matthew Hodgetts 148
Independent Craig Ranapia 134

Southern ward

The Southern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Southern Ward (3 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Piper 4,666
Labour Alick Shaw 4,257
Independent Bryan Pepperell 3,309
Labour Rupert Watson 2,716
Wellington Alive Coleen Singleton 2,634
Wellington Alive Matt Taylor 2,634
Independent Ray Clegg 1,652
Green John Robinson 1,422
Independent Maurice Moresi 749
Alliance Robert Te Whare 642
Independent Victoria Loisel 309

Western ward

The Western ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:

Western Ward (2 vacancies)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andy Foster 4,020
Wellington Alive John Morrison 3,634
Independent Barbara Nef 3,541
Independent Guy Nunns 1,397
Independent Craig Wylie 557
Independent Beverly Murta 411

References
  1. "How You Voted". The Evening Post. 12 October 1998. p. 6.
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