2025 Election Results and Returns
Official results for the Wellington Regional Council triennial elections 2025 are now available. All ordinary and special votes have been counted. Results are final. Voter turnout was 47.1%.
declaration of results
Wellington Regional Council Local Government Elections 2025 - Declaration of Result
date_range Published 18 Oct 2025
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| Candidate | Affiliation | Status |
| Penny Gaylor | Elected | |
| Sam Ferguson | Excluded |
| Candidate | Affiliation | Status |
| Simon Woolf | Independent | Elected |
| Daran Ponter | Labour | Elected |
| Yadana Saw | Green Party | Elected |
| Tom James | Labour | Elected |
| Sarah Free | Independent | Elected |
| Alice Claire Hurdle | ACT Local: Real Change. Lower Rates | Excluded |
| Tom Kay | Independent | Excluded |
| Glenda Hughes | Independent Former Councillor | Excluded |
| Henry Peach | Green Party | Excluded |
| Belinda McFadgen | Excluded | |
| Mark Kellynack | Independent | Excluded |
| Candidate | Affiliation | Status |
| Phil Rhodes | Elected | |
| Claire Johnstone | Independent | Elected |
| Hikitia Ropata | Independent | Excluded |
| Grenville Gaskell | Independent | Excluded |
| Daniel Hicks | Independent | Excluded |
| Candidate | Affiliation | Status |
| Quentin Duthie | Green Party | Elected |
| Gabriel Tupou | Independent | Elected |
| Nigel Elder | ACT Local: Real Change. Lower Rates. | Elected |
| Mike Fisher | Independent | Excluded |
| Mike Stevenson | Independent | Excluded |
| Matt Shand | Excluded | |
| Omar Faruque | Independent | Excluded |
| Tom Murphy | Independent | Excluded |
As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Ros Connelly is elected unopposed.
As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Shamia Makarini is elected unopposed.
| Candidate | Affiliation | Status |
| Adrienne Staples | Independent | Elected |
| Alistair Plimmer | Excluded |
Māori Constituency poll result
| Option | Votes received |
| I vote to KEEP the Māori Constituency | 109,644 |
| I vote to REMOVE the Māori Constituency | 63,029 |
The option to KEEP the Māori Constituency has received the most votes. The poll result is binding and will apply to Greater Wellington Regional Council elections held in 2028 and 2031.
Māori constituency poll result by city/district area
| City/District | Poll votes cast | Vote Keep | Vote Keep % | Vote Remove | Vote Remove % | Margin |
| Carterton District | 3,729 | 1,793 | 48.08 | 1,936 | 51.92 | (143) |
| Kāpiti Coast District | 18,558 | 10,582 | 57.02 | 7,976 | 42.98 | 2,606 |
| Lower Hutt City | 30,204 | 18,929 | 62.67 | 11,275 | 27.33 | 7,654 |
| Masterton District | 8,551 | 4,443 | 51.96 | 4,108 | 48.04 | 335 |
| Porirua City | 16,566 | 11,350 | 68.51 | 5,216 | 31.49 | 6,134 |
| South Wairarapa District | 5,029 | 2,793 | 55.54 | 2,236 | 44.46 | 557 |
| Upper Hutt City | 14,296 | 7,690 | 53.79 | 6,606 | 46.21 | 1,084 |
| Wellington City | 75,740 | 52,064 | 68.74 | 23,676 | 31.26 | 28,388 |
| WELLINGTON REGION | 172,673 | 109,644 | 63.50 | 63,029 | 36.50 | 46,615 |
A part of Tararua District falls within the Wellington Region. Relevant data for this small cohort is not available.
Candidate Returns of Electoral Donations and Expenses
Candidates are required to file a Return of donations received and expenses incurred for the election.
CONNELLY Ros Return of Electoral Donations and Expenses
date_range Published 12 Dec 2025
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date_range Published 12 Dec 2025
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