2013 Auckland local elections

2013 Auckland local elections

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All 20 seats of the Governing body of the Auckland Council
First party Second party Third party   Party Communities & Residents Labour City Vision Last election 5 seats, 22.93% 2 seats, 4.82% 1 seat, 3.92% Seats won 3 2 1 Seat change 2 0 0 Popular vote 47,833 43,095 26,725 Percentage 10.59% 9.54% 5.92% Swing 12.34 4.72% 2.00%

The 2013 Auckland local elections took place between 20 September and 12 October and were conducted by postal vote. The elections were the second since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected. The previous elections were in 2010. Early (not final) voting figures are below. The overall effect of the election was a shift of the Auckland Council to the right.^[1]