1998 Wellington local elections
# 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 community boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Greater Wellington Regional Council

### Wellington Ward

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

Wellington Ward (5 vacancies) :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Independent | Chris Laidlaw | 28,074 | 65.92 |
| Labour | Margaret Bonner | 23,404 | 54.95 |
| Labour | Terry McDavitt | 21,629 | 50.78 |
| Independent | Euan McQueen | 17,572 | 41.26 |
| Independent | Michael Gibson | 15,606 | 36.64 |
| Wellington Alive | Martyn Turner | 15,318 | 35.96 |
| Labour | Jim Turner | 15,049 | 35.33 |
| Green | Toni Atkinson | 14,419 | 33.86 |
| Labour | Daran Ponter | 14,418 | 33.85 |
| Wellington Alive | Bob Henare | 13,597 | 31.92 |
| Alliance | Tony Simpson | 12,904 | 30.30 |
| Green | Roland Sapsford | 11,861 | 27.85 |
| Alliance | Russell Taylor | 9,082 | 21.32 |

## 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

1998 Wellington mayoral election :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 20,893 | 36.70 | +11.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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) :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Green | Sue Kedgley | 5,829 | 56.02 | -11.10 |
| Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 5,643 | 54.23 | -21.98 |
| Labour | Leonie Gill | 4,233 | 40.68 | |
| Wellington Alive | Rob Goulden | 4,022 | 38.65 | |
| Wellington Alive | Jo Morgan | 3,968 | 38.13 | |
| Labour | Kevin Burrows | 3,253 | 31.26 | |
| Independent | Brian Barraclough | 3,177 | 30.53 | -12.17 |
| Independent | Rama Ramanathan | 3,055 | 29.36 | -10.38 |
| Labour | Kathy Moe | 2,876 | 27.64 | |
| Independent | Linda Hobman | 1,900 | 18.26 | |
| Independent | Phil Sprey | 1,887 | 18.13 | |
| Independent | Arthur Attrill | 1,777 | 17.07 | |

### Lambton ward

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

Lambton Ward (3 vacancies) :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Green | Mary Varnham | 4,629 | 60.11 |
| Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 3,879 | 50.37 |
| Wellington Alive | Chris Parkin | 3,473 | 45.10 |
| Wellington Alive | Francine Russell | 3,397 | 44.11 |
| Wellington Alive | David Simms | 2,999 | 38.94 |
| Labour | Michael Gibbs | 2,446 | 31.76 |
| Green | Craig Palmer | 2,138 | 27.76 |
| Independent | Alistair Shaw | 1,947 | 25.28 |
| Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 766 | 9.94 |
| Independent | Peter Isaac | 596 | 7.74 |
| Independent | Rosamund Averton | 426 | 5.53 |

### Northern ward

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

Northern Ward (4 vacancies) :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Wellington Alive | Kerry Prendergast | 6,794 | 58.32 | |
| Wellington Alive | Robert Armstrong | 6,057 | 51.99 | |
| Wellington Alive | Ian Hutchings | 5,408 | 46.42 | +20.20 |
| Independent | Helene Ritchie | 4,686 | 40.22 | +15.22 |
| Wellington Alive | Phil Guerin | 4,498 | 38.61 | |
| Independent | Kent Clark | 3,013 | 25.86 | -3.12 |
| Independent | Alex Tan | 2,608 | 22.38 | |
| Independent | Lois Robertson | 2,607 | 22.37 | |
| Green | Deirdre Kent | 2,242 | 19.24 | |
| Independent | Roger Bradshaw | 2,095 | 17.98 | |
| Independent | Vryn Evans | 1,805 | 15.49 | |
| Alliance | Ron England | 1,582 | 13.58 | |
| Independent | Hugh Baker-Boyd | 1,234 | 10.59 | |
| Independent | John Fourier | 1,201 | 10.30 | |
| Independent | Eugene Ryder | 769 | 6.60 | |

### Onslow ward

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

Onslow Ward (2 vacancies) :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Independent | Judy Siers | 2,956 | 51.58 |
| Wellington Alive | Allan Johnston | 2,906 | 50.71 |
| Wellington Alive | Reece Mead | 2,430 | 42.40 |
| Independent | Jack Ruben | 1,543 | 26.92 |
| Alliance | John Fanning | 758 | 13.22 |
| Independent | Alexander Schiff | 343 | 5.98 |
| Independent | Phillip Rennie | 243 | 4.24 |
| Independent | Matthew Hodgetts | 148 | 2.58 |
| Independent | Craig Ranapia | 134 | 2.33 |

### Southern ward

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

Southern Ward (3 vacancies) :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | Sue Piper | 4,666 | 56.01 | +1.52 |
| Labour | Alick Shaw | 4,257 | 51.10 | |
| Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 3,309 | 39.72 | +9.21 |
| Labour | Rupert Watson | 2,716 | 32.60 | |
| Wellington Alive | Coleen Singleton | 2,634 | 31.62 | |
| Wellington Alive | Matt Taylor | 2,634 | 31.62 | |
| Independent | Ray Clegg | 1,652 | 19.83 | |
| Green | John Robinson | 1,422 | 17.07 | |
| Independent | Maurice Moresi | 749 | 8.99 | |
| Alliance | Robert Te Whare | 642 | 7.70 | |
| Independent | Victoria Loisel | 309 | 3.70 | |

### Western ward

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

Western Ward (2 vacancies) :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Independent | Andy Foster | 4,020 | 59.29 | -4.95 |
| Wellington Alive | John Morrison | 3,634 | 53.59 | |
| Independent | Barbara Nef | 3,541 | 52.22 | +4.79 |
| Independent | Guy Nunns | 1,397 | 20.60 | |
| Independent | Craig Wylie | 557 | 8.21 | -22.20 |
| Independent | Beverly Murta | 411 | 6.06 | |
