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.

{{Election box begin | title=At-large ward

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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}}

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