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The 2022 Nelson local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one city council , consisting of twelve city councillors and one mayor .
Nelson City Council [ edit ]
Nelson mayoral election [ 1] [ a]
Affiliation
Political lean
Candidate
Votes at iteration
FPv%
1
2
3
4
5
Independent
Right[ b]
Nick Smith
9,582
9,590
9,608
9,709
10,569
45.85
None
Left[ c]
Matt Lawrey
5,750
5,763
5,777
5,856
6,352
27.52
None
Left[ d]
Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
2,642
2,650
2,669
2,712
2,921
12.64
Nelson Citizens Alliance
Right[ e]
Tim Skinner
2,159
2,169
2,190
2,253
10.33
None
?
Kerry Neal
363
366
369
1.74
Money Free Party New Zealand
?
Richard Osmaston
90
94
0.43
None
?
John Wakelin
59
0.28
Informal
31
0.14
Blank
102
0.49
Turnout
20,897
Summary of results
Ward
Incumbent[ 4]
Elected[ 1]
Whakatū Māori
New ward
Kahu Paki Paki
At large
Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
At large
Tim Skinner
At large
Rachel Sanson
Central [ f]
Pete Rainey
Central
New ward
Aaron Stallard
Central
New ward
Matty Anderson
Central
New ward
James Hodgson
Stoke-Tāhunanui [ f]
Mel Courtney
Stoke-Tāhunanui
New ward
Campbell Rollo
Stoke-Tāhunanui [ f]
Trudie Brand
Stoke-Tāhunanui
New ward
Matthew Benge
Whakatū Māori Ward [ 1] [ a]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes at iteration
FPv%
1
None
Kahu Paki Paki
240
58.54
Work 4 U
Bernie Goldsmith
125
30.49
Informal
6
1.46
Blank
33
8.05
Turnout
410
At large Ward [ 1] [ a]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes at iteration
FPv%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
None
Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
5,678
4,871
4,845
4,829
4,864
4,852
4,814
4,916
4,795
4,783
4,988
4,868
4,737
4,694
5,003
27.17
None
Tim Skinner
4,998
4,933
4,836
4,829
4,859
4,871
4,810
4,857
4,799
4,782
4,834
4,947
4,722
4,695
4,923
23.92
None
Rachel Sanson
2,942
3,285
3,314
3,314
3,371
3,409
3,436
3,541
3,604
3,612
3,800
4,055
4,169
4,196
4,607
14.08
Independent
Ian Williams
1,209
1,278
1,296
1,298
1,315
1,375
1,389
1,423
1,443
1,447
1,516
1,652
1,712
1,722
1,914
5.79
Nelson Citizens Alliance
Zoe Byrne
1,236
1,295
1,314
1,316
1,337
1,370
1,384
1,446
1,465
1,469
1,519
1,689
1,751
1,761
1,870
5.91
None
Mike Ward
1,141
1,252
1,266
1,269
1,287
1,315
1,327
1,406
1,430
1,434
1,501
1,616
1,667
1,678
5.46
Nelson Citizens Alliance
Mani Rai
638
685
697
699
709
744
753
789
803
805
855
3.05
Whiria te tāngata Weave together
Marie Lindaya
547
619
624
626
656
670
676
766
782
784
2.62
Work 4 U
Cindy Batt
518
562
567
568
597
611
616
2.48
Independent
Brent Pahl
263
279
283
283
293
1.26
None
Margot Haley
238
263
266
266
1.14
Informal
334
1.60
Blank
1,039
4.97
Turnout
20,897
Central Ward [ 1] [ a]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes at iteration
FPv%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Independent
Pete Rainey
2,661
2,098
1,924
1,854
1,842
1,842
1,854
1,819
1,794
1,807
1,815
1,758
1,704
25.29
Independent
Aaron Stallard
2,518
2,138
1,911
1,856
1,842
1,845
1,854
1,821
1,794
1,812
1,832
1,758
1,705
23.93
Independent
Matty Anderson
1,309
1,680
1,849
1,887
1,844
1,867
1,897
1,827
1,802
1,842
1,912
1,767
1,717
12.44
Nelson Citizens Alliance
James Hodgson
778
905
959
978
994
1,017
1,057
1,091
1,111
1,233
1,522
1,618
1,672
7.39
Nelson Citizens Alliance
Peter Win
883
953
980
990
995
1,038
1,080
1,094
1,103
1,244
1,444
1,484
1,506
8.40
Nelson Citizens Alliance
Cleo Cowdrey
470
537
565
576
585
606
650
671
683
807
4.47
Nelson Citizens Alliance
Murray Cameron
424
471
489
496
500
515
547
556
562
4.03
None
Sean Davis
250
277
288
293
299
318
2.38
Independent
Dai Mitchell
154
182
194
198
202
1.46
Informal
326
3.10
Blank
689
6.55
Turnout
10,524
Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward [ 1] [ a]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes at iteration
FPv%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Independent
Mel Courtney
2,381
1,822
1,817
1,816
1,819
1,834
1,849
1,776
1,838
1,751
1,832
1,737
1,791
1,692
1,635
1,606
1,591
1,583
23.90
Independent
Campbell Rollo
1,138
1,220
1,230
1,254
1,277
1,371
1,498
1,511
1,656
1,673
1,856
1,744
1,956
1,695
1,654
1,612
1,594
1,585
11.42
Working For You
Trudie Brand
952
1,033
1,055
1,078
1,100
1,174
1,225
1,236
1,372
1,388
1,503
1,549
1,743
1,740
1,644
1,613
1,594
1,585
9.56
None
Matthew Benge
762
802
804
812
831
877
975
982
1,066
1,075
1,170
1,202
1,382
1,479
1,533
1,561
1,575
1,582
7.65
Time to work better together
Ian Barker
835
948
954
968
979
1,012
1,064
1,080
1,178
1,198
1,261
1,303
1,370
1,459
1,510
1,536
1,549
1,556
8.38
None
Valmai Palatchie
578
601
612
624
671
715
770
774
839
844
987
1,017
5.80
Independent
Harvey Ruru
635
669
677
688
698
722
779
784
806
812
6.37
Nelson Citizens Alliance
Allan Douglas Hoult
491
527
537
550
566
652
721
727
4.93
Independent
Mike Gane
485
523
527
543
551
582
4.87
Nelson Citizens Alliance
Harry Pearson
452
475
479
484
500
4.54
Independent
Sarah Minchington
163
174
180
191
1.64
None
Rhys Bromell
142
149
156
1.43
None
Lyndell Dodunski
97
103
0.97
Informal
271
2.72
Blank
533
5.35
Turnout
9,963
^ a b c d e Votes rounded to whole numbers
^ Was a National MP[ 2]
^ "Lawery, a left-leaning councillor"[ 3]
^ "O’Neill-Stevens, who is a Green Party member"[ 3]
^ "Tim Skinner, a right-leaning councilllor"[ 3]
^ a b c Previously At large Ward