Confirmed list of 2025 candidates

The confirmed list of candidates for the 2025 local elections is now available. Contact details are included if the candidate has chosen to make them public. Further contact details may be available upon request for media and election events organisers.

Postal voting opens from Tuesday 9 September to Saturday 11 October 2025. Detailed candidate profiles will be available online from Monday 1 September 2025.

To browse candidates in your area and read their views on key issues facing Auckland, visit Candidates in the 2025 local elections.

Mayoral candidates - 1 seat

Ward councillor candidates 

Albany Ward  - 2 seats

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward - 2 seats

Franklin Ward - 1 seat

Howick Ward - 2 seats

Manukau Ward - 2 seats

Manurewa-Papakura Ward - 2 seats

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward - 1 seat

North Shore Ward - 2 seats

Ōrākei Ward - 1 seat*

*There is one position available. As there are an equal number of candidates and positions, this candidate will be elected unopposed. 

Rodney Ward - 1 seat*

*There is one position available. As there are an equal number of candidates and positions, this candidate will be elected unopposed. 

Waitākere Ward - 2 seats

Waitematā and Gulf Ward - 1 seat

Whau Ward - 1 seat

Local board candidates 

Albert-Eden Local Board (Maungawhau Subdivision) - 4 seats

Albert-Eden Local Board (Ōwairaka Subdivision) - 4 seats

Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board - 5 seats

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board - 6 seats

Franklin Local Board (Pukekohe Subdivision) - 4 seats

Franklin Local Board (Wairoa Subdivision) - 3 seats

Franklin Local Board (Waiuku Subdivision) - 2 seats

Henderson-Massey Local Board - 8 seats

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board (East Coast Bays Subdivision) - 4 seats

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board (Hibiscus Coast Subdivision) - 4 seats

Howick Local Board (Botany Subdivision) - 2 seats

Howick Local Board (Flat Bush Subdivision) - 3 seats

Howick Local Board (Howick Subdivision) - 3 seats

Howick Local Board (Pakuranga Subdivision) - 3 seats

Kaipātiki Local Board - 8 seats

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board - 7 seats

Manurewa Local Board - 8 seats

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board (Maungakiekie Subdivision) - 3 seats

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board (Tāmaki Subdivision) - 4 seats

Ōrākei Local Board - 7 seats

Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board (Ōtara Subdivision) - 3 seats

Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board (Papatoetoe Subdivision) - 4 seats

Papakura Local Board - 6 seats

Puketāpapa Local Board - 6 seats

Rodney Local Board (Dairy Flat Subdivision) - 1 seat

Rodney Local Board (Kumeū Subdivision) - 2 seats

Rodney Local Board (Northern Rodney Subdivision) - 2 seats

Rodney Local Board (Southern Kaipara Subdivision) - 2 seats

Rodney Local Board (Warkworth Subdivision) - 2 seats

Upper Harbour Local Board - 6 seats

Waiheke Local Board - 5 seats

Waitākere Ranges Local Board - 6 seats

Waitematā Local Board - 7 seats

Whau Local Board - 7 seats

Licensing trust candidates

Birkenhead Licensing Trust - 6 seats

As there are fewer candidates than positions available, the Birkenhead Licensing Trust candidates will be elected unopposed. A by-election will be held to fill the remaining position on Tuesday 3 March 2026.

Mount Wellington Licensing Trust - 6 seats

Portage Licensing Trust (Ward No. 1 - Auckland City) - 3 seats

Portage Licensing Trust (Ward No. 2 - New Lynn) - 2 seats

Portage Licensing Trust (Ward No. 3 - Glen Eden) - 2 seats

Portage Licensing Trust (Ward No. 4 - Titirangi / Green Bay) - 2 seats

Portage Licensing Trust (Ward No. 5 - Kelston West) - 1 seat

Waitākere Licensing Trust (Ward No. 1 - Te Atatū) - 2 seats

Waitākere Licensing Trust (Ward No. 2 - Lincoln) - 3 seats

Waitākere Licensing Trust (Ward No. 3 - Waitākere) - 1 seat

Waitākere Licensing Trust (Ward No. 4 - Henderson) - 1 seat

Wiri Licensing Trust - 6 seats

More information 

If you have any questions about this list of candidates, contact the Electoral Office.