Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay, and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway.[1] This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardNorth Shore Ward
Legislated2010
Government
  ChairAidan Bennett
  Deputy ChairGeorge Wood
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Members
Leadership
Chair
TBC
Deputy Chair
TBC
Ward Councillors
Structure
Heart of the Shore
3 / 6
Team George Wood
1 / 6
A Fresh Approach
2 / 6
Elections
Last election
2019
Next election
2022

It elects 6 board representatives, currently those representatives are:[2]

Name Party Position
Aidan Bennett A Fresh Approach Chair
Jan O'Connor Heart of the Shore
George Wood Team George Wood
Toni van Tonder A Fresh Approach
Ruth Jackson Heart of the Shore
Trish Deans Heart of the Shore

Election results

2019 results[3]

Name Affiliation Votes
Aidan Bennett A Fresh Approach 7258
Jan O'Connor Heart of the Shore 6825
George Wood Team George Wood 6141
Toni van Tonder A Fresh Approach 6088
Ruth Jackson Heart of the Shore 5903
Trish Deans Heart of the Shore 5687
Michael Sheehy Team George Wood 5226
Danny Watson A Fresh Approach 5081
Paul Cornish Keep our Open Spaces 4898
Jenn McKenzie Team George Wood 4564
Iain Rea Heart of the Shore 4370
Ian Revell Team George Wood 4282
Gavin Busch Team George Wood 4275
Donald Horsborugh Independent 2803
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper Independent 2657
John Wood Future Focus 2286
Kevin Brett The Trump New Zealand Party 905
Dorothea Akenese Scanlan The Trump New Zealand Party 643
INFORMAL 74
BLANK 1039

2016 results[4][5]

Name Affiliation Votes
Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper Independent 3,736
Kevin Brett Independent 1,391
Gavin Busch Team George Wood 4,858
Don Campbell none 2,383
Mike Cohen Community Before Council 8,687
Trish Deans Shore Action 5,262
Fay Freeman Auckland Future 4,337
Grant Gillon Shore Action 7,640
John Hill Independent 1,782
Nick Kearney Team George Wood 4,917
Rohan Lord Shore Action 4,560
Jennifer McKenzie Team George Wood 5,375
Jan O'Connor Shore Action 6,688
Ian Revell Team George Wood 4,929
Michael Sheehy Team George Wood 5,642
Bruce Tubb Independent 2,043
Garry Venus Shore Action 4,509
George Wood Team George Wood 8,099
INFORMAL 114
BLANK 1,218

2013 results[6]

Name Affiliation Votes Elected #
Aidan Bennett Shore Future 4,650
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper Independent 2,490
Joseph Bergin Fair Deal For Shore 6,377
Kevin Brett Independent 913
Mike Cohen Community Before Council 7,072 3
Chris Darby Shore Future 9,443 (-)
Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor
Dave Donaldson Shore Future 4,278
Deborah Dougherty Conservative 1,843
Grant Gillon Team of Independents 7,185 2
Dianne Hale Shore Future 6,628 5
Craig Hans Jensen Conservative 1,743
Jan O'Connor Team of Independents 6,774 4
Bill Rayner Shore Community – Shore Seniors 3,322
Allison Roe Shore Future 7,320 1
Michael Sheehy Independent 4,165
Tracy Gwen Talbot Shore Future 4,157
David Thornton NoMoreRates 3,117
Anthony Wareham Independent 2,519
INFORMAL 108
BLANK 523

Board chairs

The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term. Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.

References

  1. "About Devonport-Takapuna". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. "Auckland Council 2019 Election Results" (PDF).
  4. "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. Local elections 2016: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board candidates
  6. "21 October 2013 - Declaration of result of election for Auckland Council 2013 elections". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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