Waitākere Ranges Local Board

Waitākere Ranges Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Waitākere Ward councillors.

Waitākere Ranges Local Board
Local board of Auckland Council
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardWaitākere Ward
Legislated2010
Government
 • Board chairGreg Presland
Population
 (June 2020)[1]
 • Total55,500
Local Board Members[2]
Structure
4 / 6
WestWards/WestWards-Independent
2 / 6
Elections
Last election
2019
Next election
2022

The board's administrative area includes the suburbs of Titirangi, Glen Eden and Konini and the towns of Te Henga (Bethells Beach), Piha, Karekare, Huia and Laingholm,[3] and covers the area from Waitākere Ranges to O'Neill Bay.[4] The total population residing in the board's area, in the 2013 New Zealand census, was 48,396.[5]

The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.[6]

Current Term Board Members 2019 Election

The current 2019 Board members are

Greg Presland (Chair), Future West
Ken Turner, WestWards
Sandra Coney, Future West
Michelle Clayton, WestWards
Mark Allen, FutureWest
Saffron Toms Future West

2019 election results

1. PRESLAND, Greg Future West 6556

2. TURNER, Ken - WestWards 6242

3. CONEY, Sandra - Future West 6067

4. TOMS, Saffron - Future West 5603

5. ALLEN, Mark - Future West 5448

6. CLAYTON, Michelle WestWards-Independent 5350

HENDERSON, Neil Future West 5317

ROBERTS, Mark Future West 4964

POTAUAINE, Linda WestWards 4462

KELLY, Cheryl WestWards-Independent 4139

CATHCART, Angus WestWards 3835

DEMPSTER, Dave WestWards 2760

SHEPHERD, Christine Independent 2451

HARTNETT, Tony Independent 2326

WINEERA, Michelle Independent 1506

Blank 729

2018 by-election results

Ken Turner was the successful candidate in the by-election.[7]

Michelle Clayton – Independent (2,103 votes)
Tiaria Fletcher – Future West (1,625 votes)
Rob Gore – (936 votes)
Ken Turner – WestWards (3,883 votes)

References
  1. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Election results 2016". Aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. "Waitākere Ranges Local Board". 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. "About Waitākere Ranges". 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. "2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area". stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. "Contact Waitākere Ranges Local Board". 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "Ken Turner wins Waitākere Ranges Local Board by-election". Auckland Council. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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