2010 Wellington local elections

The Wellington constituency returns five members to the GWRC. At the close of nominations at 12 noon on 20 August 2010, the candidates nominated for the Wellington constituency were:[3]

The Porirua-Tawa constituency returns two members to the GWRC. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Porirua-Tawa constituency were:[3]

One member from the Kapiti constituency was elected to GWRC. Incumbent Nigel Wilson retained the seat against former Kāpiti Coast District councillor Ann Chapman.

One member from the Wairarapa constituency was elected to GWRC. Former Carterton District Council mayor Gary McPhee won the constituency, defeating incumbent Ian Buchannan.

The Wellington City Council represents a population of 195,500 as of June 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.[5]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Wellington City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:[6] Celia Wade-Brown won the election in the final round of the single transferable vote count by 24,881 to 24,705. She was ranked ahead of Kerry Prendergast on a significant number of ballots from the four trailing candidates after they were eliminated, which allowed her to overcome Prendergast's lead after the first round of counting (21,809 to 18,560),[7] although Kerry Prendergast was leading by 40 votes before special votes were counted.[8]

2010 Wellington mayoral election

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Independent	YCelia Wade-Brown	34.77	18,560	18,675	19,002	21,422	24,881
	Independent	Kerry Prendergast	40.86	21,809	21,863	22,021	22,899	24,705
	Independent	Jack Yan	10.89	5,817	5,924	6,144	7,426
	Independent	Bryan Pepperell	10.41	5,560	5,652	5,954
	Independent	Bernard O'Shaughnessy	2.02	1,081	1,174
	Independent	Al Mansell	1.01	542
Electorate: 135,556   Valid: 53,369   Spoilt: 1,005   Quota: 26,685   Turnout: 54,374 (40.11%)

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

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

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

The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:

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

The Hutt City Council represents a population of 102,100 as of June 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor and twelve councillors elected from six wards (Central, Eastern, Harbour, Northern, Wainuiomata, Western) elected using the First Past The Post system.[14]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Hutt City Council area. At close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:[15]

The Central ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Central ward were:[15]

The Eastern ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Eastern ward were:[15]

The Harbour ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Harbour ward were:[15]

The Northern ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Northern ward were:[15]

The Wainuiomata ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Wainuiomata ward were:[15]

The Western ward returns two councillors to the Hutt City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Western ward were:[15]

The Porirua City Council represents a population of 51,500 as of June 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from three wards: Eastern, Northern, and Western, using the Single Transferable Vote system.[16]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Porirua City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:[17]

The Eastern ward returns five councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Eastern ward were:[17]

The Northern ward returns five councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Northern ward were:[17]

The Western ward returns three councillors to the Porirua City Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Western ward are:[17]

The Upper Hutt City Council represents a population of 40,600 as of June 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor and ten councillors elected using the First Past the Post system.[18]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Upper Hutt City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor were:[18]

Ten councillors are elected at large from the entire Upper Hutt City Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:[18]

The Kāpiti Coast District Council represents a population of ,[2] and consists of a mayor, five councillors elected at large, and five councillors elected from four wards: Ōtaki, Paekākāriki-Raumati, Paraparaumu, and Waikanae, using the Single Transferable Vote system.[19]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Kāpiti Coast District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor are:[20]

Five councillors are elected at large from the entire Kāpiti Coast District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:[20]

The Ōtaki ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Ōtaki ward were:[20]

The Paekākāriki-Raumati ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Paekākāriki-Raumati ward were:[20]

The Paraparaumu ward returns two councillors to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Paraparaumu ward were:[20]

The Waikanae ward returns one councillor to the Kāpiti Coast District Council. At the close of nominations the, candidates nominated for the Waikanae ward were:[20]

The Masterton District Council represents a population of 23,300 as of July 2009,[2] and consists of a mayor, five councillors elected at large, and five councillors elected from two wards: Rural and Urban, using the First Past the Post system.[21]

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Masterton District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Mayor are:[22]

Five councillors are elected at large from the entire Masterton District Council area. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:[22]

The Rural ward returns one councillor to the Masterton District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for the Rural ward were:[22]

The Urban ward returns four councillors to the Masterton District Council. At the close of nominations, the candidates nominated for Councillors at large were:[22]

The Carterton District Council represents a population of 9,480,[2] and consists of a mayor and eight councillors elected from two wards: Rural and Urban, using the First Past the Post system.[23]