Mayor of Hastings, New Zealand#2007

{{Short description|Head of the municipal government of Hastings}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Mayor

| body = Hastings

| insignia = File:Hastings CoA (shield only).svg

| insigniasize = 100px

| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of Hastings{{br}}(Shield-only version)

| nativename =

| image = Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst.jpg

| alt =

| incumbent = Sandra Hazlehurst

| incumbentsince = 24 November 2017

| style = His/Her Worship

| residence =

| termlength = 3 years, renewable

| formation = 1886

| succession =

| inaugural =

| deputy = Tania Kerr

| salary = $160,955{{Cite web |last=Edmunds |first=Susan |date=13 June 2024 |title=How much your local council gets paid |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/519420/how-much-your-local-council-gets-paid |access-date=28 June 2024 |website=Radio New Zealand}}

| website = [https://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/our-council/mayor-and-councillors Official website]

| seat = Hastings

| first = Robert Wellwood

| native_name = Te Koromatua o Heretaunga

}}

The mayor of Hastings is the elected head of local government in the Hastings District of New Zealand's North Island; one of 67 mayors in the country. The principal town of the district (and its namesake) is Hastings. The mayor presides over the Hastings District Council and is directly elected using the first-past-the-post method.

The first mayor was Robert Wellwood, and the current mayor is Sandra Hazlehurst, first elected in the 2017 by-election. She is the first woman to be elected to the office.

List of mayors

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ ! {{abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! scope="col" colspan="2" \|Affiliation ! scope="col"\|Mayor ! scope="col"\|Portrait ! scope="col"\|Popular vote ! scope="col"\|Term
scope="row" rowspan="1"\| 1 \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| Robert Wellwood{{br}}(1836{{endash}}1927) \| rowspan="1"\| 100x100px \|unopposed{{Cite news \|date=30 November 1886\|title=Hastings\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18860930.2.17?end_date=31-12-1886&items_per_page=10&query=wellwood+mayor&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&start_date=01-01-1886&title=BA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS\|work=Hawke's Bay Herald \|pages=3}} \|1886{{endash}}1887
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| 2 \| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="3"\| Independent \| rowspan="3"\| George Ellis{{br}}(1837{{endash}}1928) \| rowspan="3"\| \|Appointed after Wellwood resigned.{{Cite news \|date=22 December 1887\|title=Untitled\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18871222.2.8?end_date=31-12-1887&items_per_page=10&query=ellis&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1887&title=BA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS\|work=Hawke's Bay Herald \|pages=2}} \|1887{{endash}}1888
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=19 December 1888\|title=Town Edition\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18881219.2.23?end_date=31-12-1888&items_per_page=10&page=13&query=ellis&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-11-1888\|work=Daily Telegraph \|pages=3}} \|1888{{endash}}1889
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=19 December 1889\|title=Untitled\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18891219.2.10\|work=Daily Telegraph \|pages=3}} \|1889{{endash}}1890
scope="row" \| 3 \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| William Fletcher Burnett{{br}}(1848{{endash}}1893) \| rowspan="1"\| 100x100px \|131 (60.4%){{Cite news \|date=27 November 1890 \|title=Hastings \|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18901127.2.20 \|work=Daily Telegraph \|pages=3}} \|1890{{endash}}1891
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| (2) \| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="3"\| Independent \| rowspan="3"\| George Ellis{{br}}(1837{{endash}}1928) \| rowspan="3"\| \|148 (61.7%){{Cite news \|date=26 November 1891\|title=Thursday, November 26 1891\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIPM18911126.2.5?end_date=31-12-1891&items_per_page=10&page=3&query=ellis+hastings&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1891&title=DTN%2CBA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS\|work=The Waipawa Mail \|pages=2}} \|1891{{endash}}1892
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=25 November 1892\|title=The Mayoralty Elections\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18921125.2.131?end_date=31-12-1892&items_per_page=10&query=mayoral+elections+hastings&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1892\|work=New Zealand Mail \|pages=35}} \|1892{{endash}}1893
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=23 November 1893\|title=Borough of Hastings - Annual Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18931123.2.22.5?end_date=31-12-1893&items_per_page=10&query=ellis+elected&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1893&title=BA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS\|work=Daily Telegraph \|pages=3}} \|1893{{endash}}1894
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| 4 \| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="3"\| Independent \| rowspan="3"\| Cecil Fitzroy{{br}}(1844{{endash}}1917) \| rowspan="3"\| \|unopposed{{Cite news \|date=20 November 1894\|title=Borough of Hastings - Annual Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18941120.2.37.3?end_date=31-12-1894&items_per_page=10&page=8&query=election&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1894&title=BA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS\|work=Daily Telegraph \|pages=3}} \|1894{{endash}}?
277 (76.1%){{Cite news \|date=26 November 1896\|title=Mayoral Elections\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18961126.2.19?end_date=31-12-1896&items_per_page=10&query=mayoral+election&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1896&title=HAST%2CHBH\|work=Hawke's Bay Herald \|pages=3}} \|1896{{endash}}?
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=23 November 1898\|title=Borough of Hastings - Annual Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST18981123.2.31.3?end_date=31-12-1898&items_per_page=10&page=3&query=hastings+election&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1898&title=HAST%2CHBH\|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=3}} \|1898{{endash}}1899
scope="row" rowspan="4"\| 5 \| rowspan="4" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="4"\| Independent \| rowspan="4"\| William Dennett{{br}}(1845{{endash}}1928) \| rowspan="4"\| 100x100px \|538 (67.4%){{Cite news \|date=30 November 1899\|title=Mayoral Election\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST18991130.2.15?end_date=31-12-1899&items_per_page=10&query=election+mayor&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1899&title=HAST\|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=3}} \|1899{{endash}}1901
674 (58.4%){{Cite news \|date=16 May 1901\|title=Mayoral Election\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19010516.2.7?end_date=31-12-1901&items_per_page=10&page=2&query=election&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1901&title=HAST\|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=2}} \|1901{{endash}}1902
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=23 April 1902\|title=The Mayoralty\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19020423.2.5 \|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=2}} \|1902{{endash}}1903
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=21 April 1903\|title=Municipal Elections\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH19030421.2.11?end_date=31-12-1903&items_per_page=10&query=dennett+election&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1903&title=HAST%2CBA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS \|work=Hawke's Bay Herald \|pages=2}} \|1903{{endash}}1904
scope="row" rowspan="1"\| 6 \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| William Lane \| rowspan="1"\| \|410 (50.4%){{Cite news \|date=28 April 1904\|title=Mayoral Elections\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19040428.2.10 \|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=2}} \|1904{{endash}}1905
scope="row" rowspan="1"\| (5) \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| William Dennett{{br}}(1845{{endash}}1928) \| rowspan="1"\| 100x100px \|500 (44.7%){{Cite news \|date=27 April 1905\|title=The Mayoral Election\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19050427.2.12 \|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=3}} \|1905{{endash}}1906
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 7 \| rowspan="2" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="2"\| Independent \| rowspan="2"\| Thomas Thompson{{br}}(1855{{endash}}1938) \| rowspan="2"\| \|595 (51.9%){{Cite news \|date=26 April 1906\|title=The Mayoral Election\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19060426.2.8 \|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=2}} \|1906{{endash}}1907
659 (50.3%){{Cite news \|date=25 April 1907 \|title=Borough of Hastings - Annual Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19070425.2.16 \|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=3}} \|1907{{endash}}1909
scope="row" rowspan="1"\| 8 \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| John Miller{{br}}(1869{{endash}}1940) \| rowspan="1"\| 100x100px \|736 (44.2%){{Cite news \|date=29 April 1909 \|title=Municipal Elections\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19090429.2.17 \|work=Hastings Standard \|pages=5}} \|1909{{endash}}1911
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 9 \| rowspan="2" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="2"\| Independent \| rowspan="2"\| James Garnett{{br}}(1856{{endash}}1913) \| rowspan="2"\| 100x100px \|1,256 (57.8%){{Cite news \|date=27 April 1911 \|title=Municipal Elections\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19110427.2.402 \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=5}} \|1911{{endash}}1913
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=22 April 1913 \|title=Local Bodies Elections\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19130422.2.52 \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=5}} \|1913{{efn\|Died May 1913{{Cite news \|date=14 May 1913 \|title=Death of Hastings' Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19130514.2.18?items_per_page=10&page=275&query=james+garnett&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=3}}}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 10 \| rowspan="2" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="2"\| Independent \| rowspan="2"\| William Hart{{br}}(1863{{endash}}1939) \| rowspan="2"\| 100x100px \|Appointed after death of Garnett.{{Cite news \|date=19 May 1913 \|title=Local and General\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19130519.2.21?end_date=31-12-1937&items_per_page=10&page=13&query=hart+1913&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&start_date=01-01-1910&title=HBTRIB \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=4}} \|1913{{endash}}1915
1,295 (55.2%){{Cite news \|date=29 April 1915 \|title=Borough Elections. Hastings.\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19150429.2.18 \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=3}} \|1915{{endash}}1917
scope="row" rowspan="1"\| 11 \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| Horace Simson{{br}}(1874{{endash}}1954) \| rowspan="1"\| 100x100px \|1,415 (50.0%){{Cite news \|date=26 April 1917 \|title=Borough of Hastings\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19170426.2.9.2\|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=3}} \|1917{{endash}}1919
scope="row" rowspan="1"\| 12 \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| George Ebbett{{br}}(1872{{endash}}1954) \| rowspan="1"\| \|1,484 (52.2%){{Cite news \|date=3 May 1919 \|title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19190503.2.56.3?items_per_page=10&page=21&query=1919+hastings+election&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA\|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=6}} \|1919{{endash}}1921
scope="row" rowspan="1"\| (10) \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| William Hart{{br}}(1863{{endash}}1939) \| rowspan="1"\| 100x100px \|unopposed{{Cite news \|date=21 April 1921 \|title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19210421.2.72.3?items_per_page=10&query=1921+hastings+election&snippet=true\|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=6}} \|1921{{endash}}1922{{efn\|Resigned in 1922 due to poor health.}}
scope="row" rowspan="4"\| 13 \| rowspan="4" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="4"\| Independent \| rowspan="4"\| George Maddison{{br}}(1887{{endash}}1949) \| rowspan="4"\| 75px \|Elected by council{{Cite news \|date=22 December 1922 \|title=Hastings Mayoralty\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19221222.2.12?items_per_page=10&page=250&query=william+hart+hastings&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev\|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=3}} \|1922{{endash}}1923
1,716 (81.9%){{Cite news \|date=30 April 1923 \|title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19230430.2.69.3?items_per_page=10&page=2&query=1923+hastings+election&snippet=true\|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=6}} \|1923{{endash}}1925
1,995 (75.4%){{Cite news \|date=1 May 1925 \|title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19250501.2.17.4?items_per_page=10&query=1925+hastings+election&snippet=true\|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=4}} \|1925{{endash}}1927
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=14 April 1927 \|title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor - Result of Poll \|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19270414.2.20.4?items_per_page=10&query=1927+hastings+election&snippet=true\|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=4}} \|1927{{endash}}1929
scope="row" \| 14 \| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="1"\| Independent \| rowspan="1"\| George Roach{{br}}(1866{{endash}}1934) \| rowspan="1"\| \|1,110 (36.1%){{Cite news \|date=3 May 1929 \|title=Public Notices - Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor - Result of Poll \|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19290503.2.22.4?items_per_page=10&query=hastings+borough+election+1931&snippet=true\|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=4}} \|1929{{endash}}1933{{efn\|The 1931 elections were not held in Napier and Hastings due to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.}}
rowspan="3" scope="row" \| (13) \| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="3" \| Independent \| rowspan="3" \| George Maddison{{br}}(1887{{endash}}1949) \| rowspan="3" \| 75px \| 4,258 (74.9%){{Cite news \|date=5 May 1933 \|title=Public Notice - Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor - Result of Poll \|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19330505.2.39.3?items_per_page=10&query=george+maddison+1933&snippet=true \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=6}} \|1933{{endash}}1935
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=27 April 1935 \|title=Election Notices - Borough of Hastings - Triennial Election of Mayor\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19350427.2.54.4?items_per_page=10&query=george+maddison+1935&snippet=true \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=6}} \|1935{{endash}}1938
3,279 (58.8%){{Cite news \|date=12 May 1938 \|title=Hastings\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HC19380512.2.52?items_per_page=10&page=44&query=george+maddison&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev \|work=Horowhenua Chronicle \|pages=8}} \|1938{{endash}}1941
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 15 \| rowspan="2" style="background-color:darkblue;" \| \| rowspan="2" \| Citizens \| rowspan="2" \| Algernon Rainbow{{br}}(1885{{endash}}1969) \| rowspan="2" \| \|3,459 (70.0%){{Cite news \|date=19 May 1941 \|title=In Other Towns\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410519.2.34.2?items_per_page=10&page=66&query=hastings+elections&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev\|work=The Press \|pages=7}} \|1941{{endash}}1944
3,780 (71.6%){{Cite news \|date=29 May 1944 \|title=In Other Towns\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19440529.2.70.6?items_per_page=10&page=47&query=hastings+elections&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev\|work=The Press \|pages=7}} \|1944{{endash}}1947
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 16 \| rowspan="2" style="background-color:darkblue;" \| \| rowspan="2" \| Citizens \| rowspan="2" \| Robert Douglas Brown{{br}}(1901{{endash}}1963) \| rowspan="2" \| \|4,024 (67.3%){{Cite news \|date=20 November 1947 \|title=City Mayors\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19471120.2.16?items_per_page=10&page=27&query=hastings+elections&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev\|work=Ashburton Guardian \|pages=3}} \|1947{{endash}}1950
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=20 November 1950 \|title=In The Provinces\|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19501120.2.76.10?items_per_page=10&page=17&query=hastings+elections&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev\|work=Gisborne Herald \|pages=6}} \|1950{{endash}}1953
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 17 \| rowspan="2" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="2" \| \| rowspan="2" \| Ed Bate{{br}}(1901{{endash}}1999) \| rowspan="2" \| \| \|1953{{endash}}1956
4,578{{Cite book \|last=Boyd \|first=Mary Beatrice \|title=City of the Plains \|publisher=Victoria University Press \|year=1984 \|isbn=9780864730220 \|pages=388}} \|1956{{endash}}1959
rowspan="5" scope="row" \| 18 \| rowspan="5" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="5" \| \| rowspan="5" \| Ron Giorgi{{br}}(1907{{endash}}1997) \| rowspan="5" \| \| \|1959{{endash}}1962
\|1962{{endash}}1965
\|1965{{endash}}1968
\|1968{{endash}}1971
\|1971{{endash}}1974
rowspan="4" scope="row" \| 19 \| rowspan="4" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="4" \| \| rowspan="4" \| Jim O'Connor{{br}}(1936{{endash}}2000) \| rowspan="4" \| \| \|1974{{endash}}1977
\|1977{{endash}}1980
\|1980{{endash}}1983
\|1983{{endash}}1986
rowspan="5" scope="row" \| 20 \| rowspan="5" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="5" \| Independent \| rowspan="5" \| Jeremy Dwyer {{br}}(1947{{endash}}2005) \| rowspan="5" \| \|3,486 (46.5%){{Cite news \|date=13 October 1986 \|title=Mayoralty \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune}} \|1986{{endash}}1989
19,677 (86.4%){{Cite news \|date=16 October 1989 \|title=17,000 vote lead for Mr Dwyer \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=3}} \|1989{{endash}}1992
19,550 (84.0%){{Cite news \|date=12 October 1992 \|title=16,299-vote victory for Dwyer \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=3}} \|1992{{endash}}1995
unopposed{{Cite news \|date=16 October 1995 \|title=Local body election '95 \|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune \|pages=3}} \|1995{{endash}}1998
17,684 (78.6%){{Cite web \|date=10 October 1998\|title= Elections \|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/council/elections/elections.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203021641/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/council/elections/elections.htm\|archive-date=3 February 1999 \|access-date=28 November 2024 \|website=Hastings District Council}} \|1998{{endash}}2001
rowspan="6" scope="row" \| 21 \| rowspan="6" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="6" \| Independent \| rowspan="6" \| Lawrence Yule{{br}}({{abbr\|b.\|Born}} 1963) \| rowspan="6" \| 100x100px \| 16,644 (72.4%){{Cite web \|date=13 October 2001\|title= Declaration of Result of 2001 Election\|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Elections/2001elections.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040805075507mp_/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Elections/2001elections.htm\|archive-date=5 August 2004 \|access-date=28 November 2024 \|website=Hastings District Council}} \| 2001{{endash}}2004
unopposed{{Cite web \|date=9 October 2004\|title= 2004 Local Government Elections\|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Elections/index.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041022041633mp_/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Elections/index.htm\|archive-date=22 October 2004 \|access-date=28 November 2024 \|website=Hastings District Council}} \|2004{{endash}}2007
11,117 (53.6%){{Cite web \|date=13 October 2007\|title= 2007 Hastings District Council Elections Official Results\|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/news/communitylink/2007/october/20.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015232757/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/news/communitylink/2007/october/20.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2008 \|access-date=28 November 2024 \|website=Hastings District Council}} \|2007{{endash}}2010
11,665 (52.6%){{Cite web \|date=9 October 2010 \|title= 2010 Local Authority Elections Results\|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/2010-local-authority-elections-results \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110182154/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/2010-local-authority-elections-results \|archive-date=10 November 2010 \|access-date=28 November 2024 \|website=Hastings District Council}} \|2010{{endash}}2013
11,516 (49.7%){{Cite web \|date=12 October 2013 \|title= Hastings District Council 2013 triennial elections final result \|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings-district-council-2013-triennial-elections-progress-result \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506013438/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings-district-council-2013-triennial-elections-progress-result \|archive-date=6 May 2017 \|access-date=28 November 2024 \|website=Hastings District Council}} \|2013{{endash}}2016
11,533 (46.0%){{Cite web \|date=8 October 2016 \|title=Election results finalised \|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/lawrence-yule-re-elected-mayor \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111142853/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/lawrence-yule-re-elected-mayor \|archive-date=11 November 2016 \|access-date=28 November 2024 \|website=Hastings District Council}} \|2016{{endash}}2017
rowspan="3" scope="row" \| 22 \| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell\|Independent}} \| rowspan="3" \| Independent \| rowspan="3" \| Sandra Hazlehurst{{br}}({{abbr\|b.\|Born}} 1959) \| rowspan="3" \| 100x100px \| 10,154 (46.0%) \| 2017{{endash}}2019
13,188 (54.0%) \|2019{{endash}}2022
unopposed \|2022{{endash}}present

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" colspan="2" |Affiliation

! scope="col"|Mayor

! scope="col"|Portrait

! scope="col"|Popular vote

! scope="col"|Term

scope="row" rowspan="1"| 1

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| Robert Wellwood{{br}}(1836{{endash}}1927)

| rowspan="1"| 100x100px

|unopposed{{Cite news |date=30 November 1886|title=Hastings|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18860930.2.17?end_date=31-12-1886&items_per_page=10&query=wellwood+mayor&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&start_date=01-01-1886&title=BA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS|work=Hawke's Bay Herald |pages=3}}

|1886{{endash}}1887

scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2

| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="3"| Independent

| rowspan="3"| George Ellis{{br}}(1837{{endash}}1928)

| rowspan="3"|

|Appointed after Wellwood resigned.{{Cite news |date=22 December 1887|title=Untitled|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18871222.2.8?end_date=31-12-1887&items_per_page=10&query=ellis&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1887&title=BA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS|work=Hawke's Bay Herald |pages=2}}

|1887{{endash}}1888

unopposed{{Cite news |date=19 December 1888|title=Town Edition|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18881219.2.23?end_date=31-12-1888&items_per_page=10&page=13&query=ellis&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-11-1888|work=Daily Telegraph |pages=3}}

|1888{{endash}}1889

unopposed{{Cite news |date=19 December 1889|title=Untitled|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18891219.2.10|work=Daily Telegraph |pages=3}}

|1889{{endash}}1890

scope="row" | 3

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| William Fletcher Burnett{{br}}(1848{{endash}}1893)

| rowspan="1"| 100x100px

|131 (60.4%){{Cite news |date=27 November 1890 |title=Hastings |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18901127.2.20 |work=Daily Telegraph |pages=3}}

|1890{{endash}}1891

scope="row" rowspan="3"| (2)

| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="3"| Independent

| rowspan="3"| George Ellis{{br}}(1837{{endash}}1928)

| rowspan="3"|

|148 (61.7%){{Cite news |date=26 November 1891|title=Thursday, November 26 1891|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIPM18911126.2.5?end_date=31-12-1891&items_per_page=10&page=3&query=ellis+hastings&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1891&title=DTN%2CBA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS|work=The Waipawa Mail |pages=2}}

|1891{{endash}}1892

unopposed{{Cite news |date=25 November 1892|title=The Mayoralty Elections|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18921125.2.131?end_date=31-12-1892&items_per_page=10&query=mayoral+elections+hastings&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1892|work=New Zealand Mail |pages=35}}

|1892{{endash}}1893

unopposed{{Cite news |date=23 November 1893|title=Borough of Hastings - Annual Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18931123.2.22.5?end_date=31-12-1893&items_per_page=10&query=ellis+elected&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1893&title=BA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS|work=Daily Telegraph |pages=3}}

|1893{{endash}}1894

scope="row" rowspan="3"| 4

| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="3"| Independent

| rowspan="3"| Cecil Fitzroy{{br}}(1844{{endash}}1917)

| rowspan="3"|

|unopposed{{Cite news |date=20 November 1894|title=Borough of Hastings - Annual Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18941120.2.37.3?end_date=31-12-1894&items_per_page=10&page=8&query=election&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1894&title=BA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS|work=Daily Telegraph |pages=3}}

|1894{{endash}}?

277 (76.1%){{Cite news |date=26 November 1896|title=Mayoral Elections|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18961126.2.19?end_date=31-12-1896&items_per_page=10&query=mayoral+election&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1896&title=HAST%2CHBH|work=Hawke's Bay Herald |pages=3}}

|1896{{endash}}?

unopposed{{Cite news |date=23 November 1898|title=Borough of Hastings - Annual Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST18981123.2.31.3?end_date=31-12-1898&items_per_page=10&page=3&query=hastings+election&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev&start_date=01-01-1898&title=HAST%2CHBH|work=Hastings Standard |pages=3}}

|1898{{endash}}1899

scope="row" rowspan="4"| 5

| rowspan="4" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="4"| Independent

| rowspan="4"| William Dennett{{br}}(1845{{endash}}1928)

| rowspan="4"| 100x100px

|538 (67.4%){{Cite news |date=30 November 1899|title=Mayoral Election|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST18991130.2.15?end_date=31-12-1899&items_per_page=10&query=election+mayor&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1899&title=HAST|work=Hastings Standard |pages=3}}

|1899{{endash}}1901

674 (58.4%){{Cite news |date=16 May 1901|title=Mayoral Election|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19010516.2.7?end_date=31-12-1901&items_per_page=10&page=2&query=election&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1901&title=HAST|work=Hastings Standard |pages=2}}

|1901{{endash}}1902

unopposed{{Cite news |date=23 April 1902|title=The Mayoralty|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19020423.2.5 |work=Hastings Standard |pages=2}}

|1902{{endash}}1903

unopposed{{Cite news |date=21 April 1903|title=Municipal Elections|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH19030421.2.11?end_date=31-12-1903&items_per_page=10&query=dennett+election&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1903&title=HAST%2CBA%2CCHBP%2CDTN%2CHAST%2CHBH%2CHBT%2CHBTRIB%2CHBWT%2CWAIPM%2CWPRESS |work=Hawke's Bay Herald |pages=2}}

|1903{{endash}}1904

scope="row" rowspan="1"| 6

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| William Lane

| rowspan="1"|

|410 (50.4%){{Cite news |date=28 April 1904|title=Mayoral Elections|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19040428.2.10 |work=Hastings Standard |pages=2}}

|1904{{endash}}1905

scope="row" rowspan="1"| (5)

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| William Dennett{{br}}(1845{{endash}}1928)

| rowspan="1"| 100x100px

|500 (44.7%){{Cite news |date=27 April 1905|title=The Mayoral Election|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19050427.2.12 |work=Hastings Standard |pages=3}}

|1905{{endash}}1906

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 7

| rowspan="2" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="2"| Independent

| rowspan="2"| Thomas Thompson{{br}}(1855{{endash}}1938)

| rowspan="2"|

|595 (51.9%){{Cite news |date=26 April 1906|title=The Mayoral Election|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19060426.2.8 |work=Hastings Standard |pages=2}}

|1906{{endash}}1907

659 (50.3%){{Cite news |date=25 April 1907 |title=Borough of Hastings - Annual Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19070425.2.16 |work=Hastings Standard |pages=3}}

|1907{{endash}}1909

scope="row" rowspan="1"| 8

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| John Miller{{br}}(1869{{endash}}1940)

| rowspan="1"| 100x100px

|736 (44.2%){{Cite news |date=29 April 1909 |title=Municipal Elections|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST19090429.2.17 |work=Hastings Standard |pages=5}}

|1909{{endash}}1911

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 9

| rowspan="2" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="2"| Independent

| rowspan="2"| James Garnett{{br}}(1856{{endash}}1913)

| rowspan="2"| 100x100px

|1,256 (57.8%){{Cite news |date=27 April 1911 |title=Municipal Elections|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19110427.2.402 |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=5}}

|1911{{endash}}1913

unopposed{{Cite news |date=22 April 1913 |title=Local Bodies Elections|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19130422.2.52 |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=5}}

|1913{{efn|Died May 1913{{Cite news |date=14 May 1913 |title=Death of Hastings' Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19130514.2.18?items_per_page=10&page=275&query=james+garnett&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=3}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 10

| rowspan="2" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="2"| Independent

| rowspan="2"| William Hart{{br}}(1863{{endash}}1939)

| rowspan="2"| 100x100px

|Appointed after death of Garnett.{{Cite news |date=19 May 1913 |title=Local and General|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19130519.2.21?end_date=31-12-1937&items_per_page=10&page=13&query=hart+1913&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&start_date=01-01-1910&title=HBTRIB |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=4}}

|1913{{endash}}1915

1,295 (55.2%){{Cite news |date=29 April 1915 |title=Borough Elections. Hastings.|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19150429.2.18 |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=3}}

|1915{{endash}}1917

scope="row" rowspan="1"| 11

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| Horace Simson{{br}}(1874{{endash}}1954)

| rowspan="1"| 100x100px

|1,415 (50.0%){{Cite news |date=26 April 1917 |title=Borough of Hastings|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19170426.2.9.2|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=3}}

|1917{{endash}}1919

scope="row" rowspan="1"| 12

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| George Ebbett{{br}}(1872{{endash}}1954)

| rowspan="1"|

|1,484 (52.2%){{Cite news |date=3 May 1919 |title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19190503.2.56.3?items_per_page=10&page=21&query=1919+hastings+election&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=6}}

|1919{{endash}}1921

scope="row" rowspan="1"| (10)

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| William Hart{{br}}(1863{{endash}}1939)

| rowspan="1"| 100x100px

|unopposed{{Cite news |date=21 April 1921 |title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19210421.2.72.3?items_per_page=10&query=1921+hastings+election&snippet=true|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=6}}

|1921{{endash}}1922{{efn|Resigned in 1922 due to poor health.}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| 13

| rowspan="4" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="4"| Independent

| rowspan="4"| George Maddison{{br}}(1887{{endash}}1949)

| rowspan="4"| 75px

|Elected by council{{Cite news |date=22 December 1922 |title=Hastings Mayoralty|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19221222.2.12?items_per_page=10&page=250&query=william+hart+hastings&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=3}}

|1922{{endash}}1923

1,716 (81.9%){{Cite news |date=30 April 1923 |title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19230430.2.69.3?items_per_page=10&page=2&query=1923+hastings+election&snippet=true|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=6}}

|1923{{endash}}1925

1,995 (75.4%){{Cite news |date=1 May 1925 |title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19250501.2.17.4?items_per_page=10&query=1925+hastings+election&snippet=true|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=4}}

|1925{{endash}}1927

unopposed{{Cite news |date=14 April 1927 |title=Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor - Result of Poll |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19270414.2.20.4?items_per_page=10&query=1927+hastings+election&snippet=true|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=4}}

|1927{{endash}}1929

scope="row" | 14

| rowspan="1" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="1"| Independent

| rowspan="1"| George Roach{{br}}(1866{{endash}}1934)

| rowspan="1"|

|1,110 (36.1%){{Cite news |date=3 May 1929 |title=Public Notices - Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor - Result of Poll |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19290503.2.22.4?items_per_page=10&query=hastings+borough+election+1931&snippet=true|work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=4}}

|1929{{endash}}1933{{efn|The 1931 elections were not held in Napier and Hastings due to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" | (13)

| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="3" | Independent

| rowspan="3" | George Maddison{{br}}(1887{{endash}}1949)

| rowspan="3" | 75px

| 4,258 (74.9%){{Cite news |date=5 May 1933 |title=Public Notice - Borough of Hastings - Biennial Election of Mayor - Result of Poll |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19330505.2.39.3?items_per_page=10&query=george+maddison+1933&snippet=true |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=6}}

|1933{{endash}}1935

unopposed{{Cite news |date=27 April 1935 |title=Election Notices - Borough of Hastings - Triennial Election of Mayor|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19350427.2.54.4?items_per_page=10&query=george+maddison+1935&snippet=true |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=6}}

|1935{{endash}}1938

3,279 (58.8%){{Cite news |date=12 May 1938 |title=Hastings|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HC19380512.2.52?items_per_page=10&page=44&query=george+maddison&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev |work=Horowhenua Chronicle |pages=8}}

|1938{{endash}}1941

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 15

| rowspan="2" style="background-color:darkblue;" |

| rowspan="2" | Citizens

| rowspan="2" | Algernon Rainbow{{br}}(1885{{endash}}1969)

| rowspan="2" |

|3,459 (70.0%){{Cite news |date=19 May 1941 |title=In Other Towns|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410519.2.34.2?items_per_page=10&page=66&query=hastings+elections&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev|work=The Press |pages=7}}

|1941{{endash}}1944

3,780 (71.6%){{Cite news |date=29 May 1944 |title=In Other Towns|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19440529.2.70.6?items_per_page=10&page=47&query=hastings+elections&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev|work=The Press |pages=7}}

|1944{{endash}}1947

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 16

| rowspan="2" style="background-color:darkblue;" |

| rowspan="2" | Citizens

| rowspan="2" | Robert Douglas Brown{{br}}(1901{{endash}}1963)

| rowspan="2" |

|4,024 (67.3%){{Cite news |date=20 November 1947 |title=City Mayors|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19471120.2.16?items_per_page=10&page=27&query=hastings+elections&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev|work=Ashburton Guardian |pages=3}}

|1947{{endash}}1950

unopposed{{Cite news |date=20 November 1950 |title=In The Provinces|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19501120.2.76.10?items_per_page=10&page=17&query=hastings+elections&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA.rev|work=Gisborne Herald |pages=6}}

|1950{{endash}}1953

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 17

| rowspan="2" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Ed Bate{{br}}(1901{{endash}}1999)

| rowspan="2" |

|1953{{endash}}1956

4,578{{Cite book |last=Boyd |first=Mary Beatrice |title=City of the Plains |publisher=Victoria University Press |year=1984 |isbn=9780864730220 |pages=388}}

|1956{{endash}}1959

rowspan="5" scope="row" | 18

| rowspan="5" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="5" |

| rowspan="5" | Ron Giorgi{{br}}(1907{{endash}}1997)

| rowspan="5" |

|1959{{endash}}1962

|1962{{endash}}1965

|1965{{endash}}1968

|1968{{endash}}1971

|1971{{endash}}1974

rowspan="4" scope="row" | 19

| rowspan="4" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="4" |

| rowspan="4" | Jim O'Connor{{br}}(1936{{endash}}2000)

| rowspan="4" |

|1974{{endash}}1977

|1977{{endash}}1980

|1980{{endash}}1983

|1983{{endash}}1986

rowspan="5" scope="row" | 20

| rowspan="5" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="5" | Independent

| rowspan="5" | Jeremy Dwyer {{br}}(1947{{endash}}2005)

| rowspan="5" |

|3,486 (46.5%){{Cite news |date=13 October 1986 |title=Mayoralty |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune}}

|1986{{endash}}1989

19,677 (86.4%){{Cite news |date=16 October 1989 |title=17,000 vote lead for Mr Dwyer |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=3}}

|1989{{endash}}1992

19,550 (84.0%){{Cite news |date=12 October 1992 |title=16,299-vote victory for Dwyer |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=3}}

|1992{{endash}}1995

unopposed{{Cite news |date=16 October 1995 |title=Local body election '95 |work=Hawke's Bay Tribune |pages=3}}

|1995{{endash}}1998

17,684 (78.6%){{Cite web |date=10 October 1998|title=

Elections |url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/council/elections/elections.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203021641/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/council/elections/elections.htm|archive-date=3 February 1999 |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Hastings District Council}}

|1998{{endash}}2001

rowspan="6" scope="row" | 21

| rowspan="6" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="6" | Independent

| rowspan="6" | Lawrence Yule{{br}}({{abbr|b.|Born}} 1963)

| rowspan="6" | 100x100px

| 16,644 (72.4%){{Cite web |date=13 October 2001|title=

Declaration of Result of 2001 Election|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Elections/2001elections.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040805075507mp_/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Elections/2001elections.htm|archive-date=5 August 2004 |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Hastings District Council}}

| 2001{{endash}}2004

unopposed{{Cite web |date=9 October 2004|title=

2004 Local Government Elections|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Elections/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041022041633mp_/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/Elections/index.htm|archive-date=22 October 2004 |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Hastings District Council}}

|2004{{endash}}2007

11,117 (53.6%){{Cite web |date=13 October 2007|title=

2007 Hastings District Council Elections Official Results|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/news/communitylink/2007/october/20.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015232757/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/news/communitylink/2007/october/20.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2008 |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Hastings District Council}}

|2007{{endash}}2010

11,665 (52.6%){{Cite web |date=9 October 2010 |title=

2010 Local Authority Elections Results|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/2010-local-authority-elections-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110182154/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/2010-local-authority-elections-results |archive-date=10 November 2010 |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Hastings District Council}}

|2010{{endash}}2013

11,516 (49.7%){{Cite web |date=12 October 2013 |title=

Hastings District Council 2013 triennial elections final result

|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings-district-council-2013-triennial-elections-progress-result |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506013438/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings-district-council-2013-triennial-elections-progress-result |archive-date=6 May 2017 |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Hastings District Council}}

|2013{{endash}}2016

11,533 (46.0%){{Cite web |date=8 October 2016 |title=Election results finalised |url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/lawrence-yule-re-elected-mayor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111142853/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/lawrence-yule-re-elected-mayor |archive-date=11 November 2016 |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Hastings District Council}}

|2016{{endash}}2017

rowspan="3" scope="row" | 22

| rowspan="3" {{Party color cell|Independent}}

| rowspan="3" | Independent

| rowspan="3" | Sandra Hazlehurst{{br}}({{abbr|b.|Born}} 1959)

| rowspan="3" | 100x100px

| 10,154 (46.0%)

| 2017{{endash}}2019

13,188 (54.0%)

|2019{{endash}}2022

unopposed

|2022{{endash}}present

Elections

= 19th century =

== 1886, 1887, 1888, and 1889 ==

On 29 September 1886, Robert Wellwood was elected unopposed as the first mayor of Hastings. George Ellis was appointed on 21 December 1887 by the Borough Council after Wellwood resigned, and then went on to win unopposed in 1888 and 1889. Ellis was declared re-elected on 19 December 1888 and 18 December 1889, respectively.

== 1890 ==

The 1890 mayoral election occurred on 26 November. William Fletcher Burnett defeated third-term incumbent mayor George Ellis.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+1890 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|William Fletcher Burnett

|131

|60.4

| None

| George Ellis

| 84

| 38.7

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|2

|style="text-align:right"|0.9

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |217

== 1891 ==

The 1891 mayoral election occurred on 26 November. George Ellis defeated incumbent mayor William Fletcher Burnett.

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|+1891 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|George Ellis

|148

|61.7

| {{nowrap|{{increase}}23.0}}

| None

|William Fletcher Burnett

| 92

| 38.3

|{{nowrap|{{decrease}}22.1

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |240

== 1892, 1893, and 1894 ==

George Ellis was re-elected unopposed in 1892 and 1893. He was declared re-elected on 20 November in 1893.

On 19 November 1894, Cecil Fitzroy was declared elected after facing no challengers for the mayoralty.

== 1896 ==

The 1896 mayoral election occurred circa 26 November. Cecil Fitzroy was re-elected, defeating George Ellis.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+1896 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|Cecil Fitzroy

|277

|76.1

| None

|George Ellis

| 82

| 22.5

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|5

|style="text-align:right"|1.4

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |364

== 1898 ==

Fitzroy was declared re-elected on 23 November after running unopposed.

== 1899 ==

The 1899 mayoral election occurred on 29 November. William Dennett defeated incumbent Cecil Fitzroy.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+1899 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|William Dennett

|538

|67.4

| None

|Cecil Fitzroy

| 260

| 32.6

|{{decrease}}43.5

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |798

= 20th century =

== 1901 ==

The 1901 mayoral election occurred on 15 May. Incumbent mayor William Dennett again defeated former mayor Cecil Fitzroy.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+1899 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|William Dennett

|674

|58.4

|{{decrease}}9.0

| None

|Cecil Fitzroy

| 480

| 41.6

|{{increase}}9.0

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |1,154

== 1902 and 1903 ==

William Dennett was re-elected unopposed in 1902 and 1903.

== 1904 ==

The 1904 mayoral election occurred on 27 April. William Lane defeated incumbent mayor William Dennett.

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|+1904 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|William Lane

|410

|50.4

| None

|William Dennett

| 396

| 48.6

|{{decrease}}9.8

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Informal

| style="text-align:right" |8

| style="text-align:right" |1.0

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |814

== 1905 ==

The 1905 mayoral election occurred on 25 April. Former mayor William Dennett was elected, defeating Thomas Thompson and Cecil Fitzroy.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+1905 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|William Dennett

|500

|44.7

|{{decrease}}3.9

| None

|Thomas Thompson

| 354

| 31.6

|None

|Cecil Fitzroy

|265

|23.7

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |1,119

== 1906 ==

The 1906 mayoral election occurred on 25 April. Thomas Thompson defeated incumbent mayor William Dennett.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+1906 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|Thomas Thompson

|595

|51.9

|{{increase}}20.3

| None

|William Dennett

| 535

| 46.6

|{{increase}}1.9

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Informal

| style="text-align:right" |17

| style="text-align:right" |1.5

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |1,147

== 1907 ==

The 1907 mayoral election occurred on 24 April. Thomas Thompson again defeated William Dennett.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+1907 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2" |Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±pp

| None

|Thomas Thompson

|659

|50.3

|{{decrease}}1.6

| None

|William Dennett

| 378

| 28.8

|{{decrease}}17.8

|None

|William Lane

|237

|18.1

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Informal

| style="text-align:right" |37

| style="text-align:right" |2.8

|{{increase}}1.3

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0" | Turnout

| style="text-align:right" |1,311

== 1953–1995 ==

== 1998 ==

The 1998 mayoral election occurred on 10 October. Jeremy Dwyer was elected to a fifth term.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+1998 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2"|Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±

| None

|Jeremy Dwyer

|17,684

|78.6

| None

| Douglas John Green

| 4,805

| 21.4

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Turnout

| style="text-align:right"|22,489

= 21st century =

== 2001 ==

The 2001 mayoral election occurred on 13 October. Lawrence Yule was elected.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+2001 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2"|Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±

| None

|Lawrence Yule

|16,644

|72.4

| None

| Dinah Allison Williams

| 3,467

| 15.1

| None

| Kevin Victor Watkins

| 2,846

| 12.4

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|17

|style="text-align:right"|0.0

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Turnout

| style="text-align:right"|22,974

== 2004 ==

Lawrence Yule was re-elected to his second term unopposed.

== 2007 ==

The 2007 mayoral election occurred on 13 October. Lawrence Yule was elected to a third term.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+2007 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2"|Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±

| None

|Lawrence Yule

|11,117

|53.6

|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 18.8}}

| None

| Simon Nixon

| 7,147

| 34.5

| None

| Peter Nee Harland

| 1,875

| 9.0

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|12

|style="text-align:right"|0.0

|{{nowrap|{{steady}} 0.0}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Blank

| style="text-align:right"|572

|style="text-align:right"|2.8

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Turnout

| style="text-align:right"|20,723

== 2010 ==

The 2010 mayoral election occurred on 9 October. Lawrence Yule was elected to a fourth term.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+2010 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2"|Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±

| None

|Lawrence Yule

|11,665

|52.6

|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 1.0}}

| None

| Simon Nixon

| 6,976

| 31.5

|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 3.0}}

| Independent

| Des Ratima

| 2,276

| 10.3

| None

| Peter Nee Harland

| 799

| 3.6

|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 5.4}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|40

|style="text-align:right"|0.2

|{{nowrap|{{IncreaseNeutral}} 0.2}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Blank

| style="text-align:right"|407

|style="text-align:right"|1.8

|{{nowrap|{{DecreaseNeutral}} 1.0}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Turnout

| style="text-align:right"|22,163

== 2013 ==

The 2013 mayoral election occurred on 12 October. Lawrence Yule was elected to a fifth term.

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+2013 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2"|Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±

| None

|Lawrence Yule

|11,516

|49.7

|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 2.9}}

| None

| Wayne Lindsay Bradshaw

| 6,119

| 26.4

| None

| Simon Nixon

| 4,859

| 21.0

|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 10.5}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|38

|style="text-align:right"|0.2

|{{nowrap|{{steady}} 0.0}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Blank

| style="text-align:right"|640

|style="text-align:right"|2.8

|{{nowrap|{{IncreaseNeutral}} 1.0}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Turnout

| style="text-align:right"|23,172

== 2016 ==

The 2016 mayoral election occurred on 8 October. Lawrence Yule won a sixth term in the role.{{Cite web |date=9 October 2016 |title=Lawrence Yule re elected as Hastings Mayor |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/lawrence-yule-re-elected-as-hastings-mayor/CDRVGZTDAWH5FKUEBXKK6YRR4U/ |website=Hawke's Bay Today}}

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+2016 Hastings mayoral election

! colspan="2"|Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±

| None

|Lawrence Yule

|11,533

|46.0

|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 2.7}}

| None

| Guy Wellwood

| 7,988

| 31.8

| None

| Adrienne Pierce

| 5,053

| 20.1

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|43

|style="text-align:right"|0.2

|{{nowrap|{{steady}} 0.0}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Blank

| style="text-align:right"|465

|style="text-align:right"|1.9

|{{nowrap|{{DecreaseNeutral}} 0.9}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Turnout

| style="text-align:right"|25,082

== 2017 ==

A by-election was held on 24 November after Lawrence Yule resigned to run for Parliament as the MP for Tukituki.{{Cite web |last=Dillane |first=Tom |date=6 November 2017 |title='The cost of democracy' - Kiwi ratepayers to fork out up to $400k to replace newly elected MPs |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2017/11/05/the-cost-of-democracy-kiwi-ratepayers-to-fork-out-up-to-400k-to-replace-newly-elected-mps/ |access-date= |website=1News}} Acting mayor and third-term councillor Sandra Hazlehurst was elected to the position, becoming the district's first female mayor.{{Cite web |date=27 November 2017 |title=Hastings gets its first female mayor |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2017/11/27/hastings-gets-its-first-female-mayor/ |access-date= |website=1News}}{{table alignment}}

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+2017 Hastings mayoral by-election{{Cite web |date=2017-11-24 |title=Hastings by-election final results |url=https://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/our-council/news/archive/article/743/hastings-by-election-final-results|website=Hastings District Council}}

! colspan="2"|Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±

| None

|Sandra Hazlehurst

|10,154

|46.0

| None

| Bayden Barber

| 5,252

| 23.8

| None

| Simon Nixon

| 2,977

| 13.48

| None

| Stuart Perry

| 2,662

| 12.06

| None

| Waitawhara Tupaea

| 661

| 3.0

| None

| Allister David Tosh

| 325

| 1.8

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|12

|style="text-align:right"|0.0

|{{nowrap|{{DecreaseNeutral}} 0.2}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Blank

| style="text-align:right"|55

|style="text-align:right"|0.2

|{{nowrap|{{DecreaseNeutral}} 1.7}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Turnout

| style="text-align:right"|22,078

== 2019 ==

The 2019 mayoral election occurred on 12 October. Incumbent mayor Sandra Hazlehurst faced off against first-term district councillor Damon Harvey.{{table alignment}}

class="wikitable col4right col5right"

|+2019 Hastings mayoral election{{Cite web |date=2019-11-06 |title=Election Results |url=https://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/index.php/our-council/elections/election-results/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106224658/https://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/index.php/our-council/elections/election-results/ |archive-date=2019-11-06|website=Hastings District Council}}

! colspan="2"|Affiliation

! Candidate

! Popular Vote

! %

! ±

| Independent

|Sandra Hazlehurst

|13,188

|54.0

|{{nowrap|{{increase}} 8.0}}

style="background-color:orangered";|

| Change Up Hastings

| Damon Harvey

| 10,120

| 41.4

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Informal

| style="text-align:right"|10

| style="text-align:right"|0.0

|{{nowrap|{{steady}} 0.0}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Blank

| style="text-align:right"|1,105

| style="text-align:right"|4.5

|{{nowrap|{{IncreaseNeutral}} 4.3}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Turnout

| style="text-align:right"|24,423

colspan="3" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"| Registered

| style="text-align:right"|55,080

== 2022 ==

Sandra Hazlehurst was elected unopposed.{{Cite web |date=13 October 2022 |title=Hastings District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT |url=https://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/assets/Document-Library/Democratic/Hastings-District-Council-2022-Triennial-Elections-Final-FPP-Result.pdf|website=Hastings District Council}}

Notes

References

{{cite book |title= From Swamp to City: A History of Hastings, New Zealand |year= 1961 |publisher=Heretaunga Intermediate School |location= Hastings |pages=103–106 }}

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