Canterbury local elections, 2016

The Canterbury local elections, 2016 were part of the wider New Zealand local elections, 2016, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Canterbury elections cover one regional council (Environment Canterbury), nine territorial authority (city and district) councils, two district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts.

Environment Canterbury

Christchurch constituency (4)

Auckland mayoral election, 2016^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	The People's Choice – Independent	Lan Pham	55,313
	The People's Choice – Independent	Cynthia Roberts	50,255
	Independent	Rod Cullinane	42,491
	The People's Choice	Steve Lowndes	39,181
	Community Voice .nz	Rik Tindall	32,538
	Independent	Craig Pauling	27,553
	None	Terry Huggins	11,707
	None	Drucilla Kingi-Patterson	8,926
Total valid votes			267,964
Informal votes			81
Turnout
Registered electors

Kaikoura District Council

Mayor

Councillors (7)

Hurunui District Council

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Winton Dalley was re-elected unopposed.^[2]

Councillors – Amuri-Hurunui ward (3)

Councillors – Amberley ward (3)

Councillors – Hanmer Springs ward (1)

• Jason Fletch
• Chris Hughey

Councillors – Cheviot ward (1)

Incumbent councillor Vince Daly was re-elected unopposed.

Councillors – Glenmark ward (1)

Incumbent councillor Fiona Harris was re-elected unopposed.

Waimakariri District Council

Mayor

• David Ayers
• Natalie Leary

Councillors – Rangiora-Ashley ward (4)

Councillors – Kaiapoi-Woodend ward (4)

Councillors – Oxford-Ohoka ward (2)

Christchurch City Council

The Christchurch City Council significantly redrew its ward boundaries for the 2016 election, taking to account population changes since the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Mayor

Councillors – Harewood ward (1)

Councillors – Waimairi ward (1)

• Raf Manji
• Anthony Rimell

Councillors – Papanui ward (1)

• Mike Davidson
• John Stringer

Councillors – Fendalton ward (1)

Incumbent Fendalton-Waimari councillor Jamie Gough was elected unopposed.

Councillors – Innes ward (1)

• Pauline Cotter
• Mel Rodricks

Councillors – Burwood ward (1)

• Cruize Erueti
• Glenn Livingstone

Councillors – Coastal ward (1)

Councillors – Hornby ward (1)

Councillors – Halswell ward (1)

Councillors – Riccarton ward (1)

Incumbent Riccarton-Wigram councillor and deputy mayor Vicki Buck was elected unopposed.

Councillors – Spreydon ward (1)

• Phil Clearwater
• Patricia Siataga

Councillors – Central ward (1)

Councillors – Cashmere ward (1)

Incumbent Spreydon-Heathcote councillor Tim Scandrett was elected unopposed.

Councillors – Linwood ward (1)

Councillors – Heathcote ward (1)

Councillors – Banks Peninsula ward (1)

Incumbent councillor Andrew Turner was re-elected unopposed.

Selwyn District Council

Mayor

Councillors – Selwyn Central ward (4)

Councillors – Springs ward (3)

Councillors – Malvern ward (2)

Councillors – Ellesmere ward (2)

Ashburton District Council

Mayor

• Donna Favel
• Angus McKay

Councillors – Ashburton ward (7)

Councillors – Eastern ward (3)

Councillors – Western ward (2)

Timaru District Council

Mayor

• Damon Odey
• Phil Smith

Councillors – Timaru ward (6)

Councillors – Pleasant Point-Temuka ward (2)

Councillors – Geraldine ward (1)

• McGregor Simpson
• Kerry Stevens

Mackenzie District Council

Mayor

• James Leslie
• Graham Smith

Councillors – Pukaki ward (3)

Councillors – Opuha ward (3)

Waimate District Council

Mayor

• Craig Rowley
• Stuart Thompson

Councillors – Waimate ward (4)

Councillors – Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi ward (2)

Councillors – Hakataramea-Waihaorunga ward (1)

Jakki Guilford was elected unopposed.

Councillors – Lower Waihao ward (1)

Incumbent councillor Sheila Paul was re-elected unopposed.

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