The 2007 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections. On 13 October 2007, elections were held for the

Mayor of Wellington The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the City of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representat ...

plus other local government roles.

Kerry Prendergast Dame Kerry Leigh Prendergast (née Ferrier, born 28 March 1953) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of Wellington between 2001 and 2010, succeeding Mark Blumsky. She was the second woman to hold the position, after Fran W ...

was elected for a third consecutive term as mayor of Wellington.

Candidates

There were eleven candidates in the election: * Ray Ahipene-Mercer, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 2000 *Paul Bailey, a strategic marketing business consultant *Carl Gifford, an artist and stonemason *Rob Goulden, Councillor for the Eastern Ward since 1998 *Nick Kelly, a bus driver, trade unionist and former chairperson of the electorate committee of the Labour Party stood for the Workers Party *John McGrath, a local restaurateur *Bryan Pepperell, Councillor for the Southern Ward since 1996 *

, Incumbent Mayor since 2001 *

Helene Ritchie Helene Ruth Paula Ritchie (née Hess; born 16 March 1945) is a former local body politician, registered psychologist and mediator, and a board member from Wellington, New Zealand. As Wellington's longest serving City Councillor of over 30 years ...

, Councillor for the Northern Ward since 1998 *Jack Ruben, former city councillor *Nick Wang, a journalist and the editor of the ''Capital Chinese News''

Campaign

McGrath's campaign was filled with controversies. During the campaign he used an image of Auckland Mayor

Dick Hubbard Richard John Hubbard (born 18 November 1946) is a New Zealand businessman and politician, founder and former principal of Hubbard Foods in Auckland, and mayor of Auckland City from 2004 to 2007. He was elected mayor of Auckland City on 9 Octob ...

on a billboard without permission and was forced to admit he owed up to $40,000 from the launch of his bar which he later sold. His campaign manager resigned, claiming he owed her money. After the election he failed to file his candidate spending figures, blaming it on his accountant.

Results

The following table shows detailed results:

Ward results

Candidates were also elected from wards to the

Wellington City Council Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the country's capital city Wellington, and ''de facto'' second-largest city (if the commonly considered parts of Wellington, the Upper Hutt, Porirua, Lower Hutt and ...

References

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