2022 Upper Hutt City Council election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Upper Hutt local elections
| country = New Zealand
| type = Local
| previous_election = 2019 Wellington local elections#Upper Hutt City Council
| previous_year = 2019
| election_date = 18 October 2022
| next_election = 2025 Upper Hutt local elections
| next_year = 2025
| turnout =
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed=yes
| election_name = Mayoral election
| ongoing = no
| type = presidential
| previous_election = 2019 Upper Hutt mayoral election
| previous_year = 2019
| next_election = 2025 Upper Hutt mayoral election
| next_year = 2025
| opinion_polls =
| registered =
| turnout =
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Wayne Guppy
| after_election = Wayne Guppy
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| map_image = Upper Hutt City within Wellington Region.png
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| map_caption = Position of Upper Hutt within the Greater Wellington region
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The 2022 Upper Hutt City Council election took place between 16 September and 18 October 2022 via postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections.
Background
The Upper Hutt City Council used the first-past-the-post system to elect the Mayor of Upper Hutt and city councillors for the 2022–2025 term.{{cite web |title=Local Elections 2022 |url=https://www.upperhuttcity.com/Your-Council/How-we-work/Local-Elections |website=www.upperhuttcity.com |publisher=Upper Hutt City council |access-date=14 August 2022 |language=en-AU}} Voter turnout was 43.15%. The positions of mayor and ten city councillors elected at-large were contested by the following candidates:{{cite web |title=Nominations for Upper Hutt City Council 2022 Triennial Elections |url=https://www.electionz.com/LGENominations/ELT45UH22_candidates.htm |website=www.electionz.com |access-date=10 August 2022}}
Mayor
There was one vacancy for the mayoralty of Upper Hutt. The incumbent since 2001 has been Wayne Guppy.{{cite news |last1=Boyack |first1=Nicholas |title=Hutt Valley mayors both seeking re-election |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-body-elections/127863790/hutt-valley-mayors-both-seeking-reelection |access-date=8 August 2022 |work=Stuff |date=23 February 2022 |language=en}}
{{Election box begin | title=2022 Upper Hutt mayoral election{{cite web |title=Upper Hutt City Council {{!}} 2022 Triennial Elections |url=https://www.electionz.com/LGE2022Results/ELT45UH22_results.pdf |website=www.electionz.com |access-date=8 October 2022}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Wayne Guppy
|votes = 5,815
|percentage = 44.94
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Angela McLeod|votes=4,267|percentage=32.98|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Hellen Swales|votes=1,362|percentage=10.52|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Blair Griffiths|votes=1,346|percentage=10.40|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Keith Bennett|votes=1,324|percentage=10.23|change=}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 148
|percentage = 1.14
|change =
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{{Election box majority||votes=1,548|percentage=11.96|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=12,938|percentage=43.15|change=}}
{{Election box end}}
Council
There were ten vacancies for the Upper Hutt City Council, elected at-large.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Dave Wheeler
|votes = 7,390
|percentage = 67.66
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Hellen Swales
|votes = 7,203
|percentage = 65.94
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Heather Newell
|votes = 6,600
|percentage = 60.42
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Dylan Bentley
|votes = 6,459
|percentage = 59.13
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Matthew Carey
|votes = 6,439
|percentage = 58.95
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Bill Hammond
|votes = 6,371
|percentage = 58.33
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Emma Holderness
|votes = 6,345
|percentage = 58.09
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Tracey Ultra
|votes = 6,303
|percentage = 57.70
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Blair Griffiths
|votes = 6,092
|percentage = 55.77
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Chris Carson
|votes = 5,759
|percentage = 52.72
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Konrad Hickson|votes=5,351|percentage=48.99|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Cyndi Miller|votes=4,923|percentage=45.07|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Paul Lambert|votes=4,896|percentage=44.82|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Teresa Homan|votes=4,260|percentage=39.00|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Jaap Knegtmans|votes=4,202|percentage=38.47|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Keith Bennett|votes=4,100|percentage=37.53|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Ramil Adhikari|votes=4,026|percentage=36.86|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Dean Spicer|votes=3,570|percentage=32.68|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Michael J. Anderson|votes=3,179|percentage=29.10|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Michael Hurle|votes=2,669|percentage=24.43|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Jordan Milburn|votes=1,585|percentage=14.51|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Nigel Mander|votes=1,230|percentage=11.26|change=}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 264
|percentage = 2.41
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
Other local elections
Upper Hutt voters also voted in concurrent local elections for the:
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust; and
- Rimutaka Licensing Trust.{{cite web |title=Notice of 2022 Triennial Local Authority Elections |url=https://www.upperhuttcity.com/News/Notice-of-2022-Triennial-Local-Authority-Elections |website=www.upperhuttcity.com |publisher=Upper Hutt City Council |access-date=26 August 2022 |language=en-AU}}