Local elections
The 2010 Local Body Elections were held throughout New Zealand on Saturday, October 9. Results and other information, including the 2012 Bluff by-election, is available in this section.
Bluff by-election June 30, 2012
Voting will be by post for the June 30 by-election caused by the resignation of Bluff Community Board member Scott Allan. Nominations will close on May 11 at 5pm. Related information:
Nomination form
Candidate Information Pack
By-election Timeline
Notice of Election
The 2010 Local Body Elections were held throughout New Zealand on Saturday, October 9. Results and other information is available in this section. The candidates below whose names are in bold type won office in the 2010 elections. The other names are those of unsuccessful candidates.
Invercargill Mayoralty
| Tim Shadbolt |
16,466 |
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| Suzanne Prentice |
5361 |
| Carl Heenan |
682 |
| Informal |
19 |
| No vote cast |
481 |
Invercargill City Council (12 members)
| Darren Ludlow |
11,476 |
| Jackie Kruger |
9637 |
| Alan Dennis |
9505 |
| Norman Elder |
9311 |
| Carolyn Dean |
8519 |
| Graham Sycamore |
8265 |
| Neil Boniface |
8154 |
| Thelma Buck |
8113 |
| Lloyd Esler |
8112 |
| Lindsay Abbott |
7839 |
| Ian Pottinger |
7731 |
| Graham Lewis |
7696 |
Wayne Harpur |
7443 |
| Peter Kett |
7365 |
| Lindsay Thomas |
6882 |
| Saskia Nieuwlands |
6858 |
| Allan Arnold |
6750 |
| Kaye Crowther |
6445 |
| Stuart Collie |
6302 |
| Carl Heenan |
5831 |
| Lindsay Dow |
5647 |
| Bill Obers |
5333 |
| Carla Forbes |
3988 |
| McMillan Nicole |
3706 |
| Jo Hamilton |
3623 |
| Charles Te Au |
3386 |
| Philip Todd |
3264 |
| David Melmoth |
3237 |
| Cyril Gilroy |
3128 |
| Karl Barkley |
2906 |
| Roger Ngahooro |
2836 |
| Michael Weusten |
2689 |
| Informal |
157 |
| No vote cast |
646 |
Bluff Community Board (5 members)
Five nominations were received; election not required
Scott Allan
Pania Coote
Jan Mitchell
Brent Procter
Charles Te Au
Invercargill Licensing Trust (6 members)
| Alan Dennis |
9348 |
| Mike Mika |
8538 |
| Angela Newell |
7539 |
| Neville Cook |
7350 |
| John Young |
6519 |
| Sean Bellew |
6371 |
Scott Richardson |
6291 |
| Dave Bartley |
6266 |
| Neil Boniface |
5772 |
| Marlene Campbell |
5340 |
| Peter Wards |
4905 |
| Graeme Kruger |
4600 |
| Jim Fish |
3513 |
| Michael Weusten |
1575 |
| Informal |
61 |
| No vote cast |
1170 |
Related pages
Full results from the 2007 elections including ICC, Bluff Community Board, ILT, Southland Regional Council (Invercargill-Rakiura), Western Constituency and the Southland District Health Board.
Read MoreCandidates for the 2010 local body elections, updated until the close of nominations at noon on August 20.
Read MoreThis online version of the Candidate Information booklet outlines information which may be of interest to candidates in the 2010 local body elections.
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