The 2001 Wellington local elections were part of the

2001 New Zealand local elections The 2001 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials. The elections are notable for being the inaugural elections for district health board members. The elections were held on Saturday, 13 October ...

, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one

regional In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

council (the

Greater Wellington Regional Council Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink, environ ...

), eight

territorial authority Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. District councils serve a c ...

(city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts.

Wellington City Council

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

First-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

voting system.

Mayor

Eastern ward

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

Lambton ward

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

Northern ward

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

Onslow ward

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

Southern ward

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

Western ward

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

References

{{Reflist

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

Politics of the Wellington Region

2000s in Wellington October 2001 events in New Zealand