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Six People To Contest Wellington City Mayoralty
Six People To Contest Wellington City Mayoralty
Eighty-six nominations have been received for the upcoming Wellington City Council, community board and Capital & Coast District Health Board elections to be held on Saturday 9 October. Of these, six people are contesting the mayoralty.
The deadline for nominations closed at midday today with:
6 nominations for Mayor
44 nominations for Councillor
21 nominations for the Capital & Coast District Health Board
15 nominations for community boards.
Wellington City Council’s Electoral Officer, Ross Bly, says the overall number of nominations exactly matches those of 2007, despite fewer candidates contesting the mayoralty.
“The situation we’ve got is that more people are standing for Councillor this year than in the previous election,” says Ross. “The Eastern, Southern and Lambton Wards have high candidate numbers – 11, 10 and 9 respectively.”
Comparisons with the 2007 elections:
11 nominations for Mayor
38 nominations for Councillor
21 nominations for Capital & Coast District Health Board
16 nominations for community boards
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