2025 Invercargill City Council election

2025 Invercargill City Council election
11 October 2025
Mayoral election
 
Candidate Tom Campbell Alex Crackett
Affiliation Independent Independent
Popular vote 6.948 5,202
Percentage 38.61% 28.91%
 
Candidate Ian Pottinger Ria Bond
Affiliation Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,322 1,803
Percentage 12.90% 10.02%
Mayor before election

Nobby Clark
Lets Go Invercargill

 Elected mayor

Tom Campbell
Independent

Council election
12 seats on the Invercargill City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independents 12 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2025 Invercargill City Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in Invercargill, New Zealand, as part of that year's territorial authority elections and other local elections held nation-wide.

Voters elected the mayor of Invercargill, 12 city councillors, and other local representatives for the 2025–2028 term of the Invercargill City Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.

Tom Campbell, councillor and deputy mayor since 2022, was elected to the mayoralty, replacing retiring mayor Nobby Clark.

Key dates

  • 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates opened
  • 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates closed at 12 pm
  • 9 September 2025: Voting documents were posted and voting opened
  • 11 October 2025: Voting closed at 12 pm and progress results were published later that day
  • 11–12 October 2025: Preliminary results released[1]
  • 16–19 October 2025: Final results were declared.[2][3]

Background

Positions up for election

Voters in the city elected the mayor of Invercargill, 12 city councillors at-large, the members of the Bluff Community Board, and the members of the Invercargill Licensing Trust.[4] They also elected six members of Environment Southland.[3]

Campaign

Debates

A mayoral candidates debate hosted by broadcaster Duncan Garner was held at the Ascot Park Hotel. Candidates participating in the debate included Alex Crackett, Ian Pottinger, Ria Bond, Tom Campbell, Steve Chernishov, Tom Morton, and Andrew Clark. The debate covered a range of topics including boosting the local economy and infrastructure. Mayoral candidate Gordon McCrone was excluded by the organiser due to his connection to a controversial website.[5]

List of candidates

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Mayor

Candidate[9] Affiliation[a] Notes
Ria Bond Independent Councillor since 2022.[11] Also ran for re-election as a councillor.[12][7]
Tom Campbell None Deputy mayor since 2022[6][13][11]
Stevey Chernishov None Brand developer. Previously ran for mayor in 2022.[14][15]
Andrew Clark None Brother of incumbent mayor Nobby Clark. Also ran for mayor in the Tasman District under the name Maxwell Clark.[16][17]
Alex Crackett Independent Councillor since 2016.[18][13][6] Also ran for re-election as a councillor.
Gordon McCrone Advanced Task Force Political Party [19]
Tom Morton Independent Previously ran for mayor in 2022.[20] Also ran for council.[12]
Ian Pottinger None Councillor since 2010.[6][13] Also ran for council.

Withdrawn

  • Lynley McKerrow, former Invercargill town crier, had announced her intention to run for the mayoralty in June.[21] She withdrew her candidacy for mayor in July, citing not wanting to split the vote, and indicated she would instead just run as a councillor.[22][23]

Council

Twelve councillors were elected at-large to the city council.[4]

Candidate[9] Affiliation[a] Notes
Allan Arnold None Incumbent councillor since 2016[24][11]
Ria Bond Independent Incumbent councillor since 2022.[11] Also ran for mayor.[12]
Trish Boyle Integrity, Independence Incumbent councillor since 2022[8][11]
Steve Broad None Incumbent councillor since 2023[8][11]
Jay Coote Independent
Pania Coote Consumer Advocate Incumbent mana whenua representative for Te Rūnanga o Awarua[25][26]
Alex Crackett Independent Incumbent councillor.[11] Also ran for mayor.
Chris Dawson None
Grant Dermody None Incumbent councillor since 2022[8][11]
Andrea de Vries None
Carl Heenan None Previously ran in the 2023 council by-election[27]
Karl Herman None Previously ran for council in 2022[28]
Carol (CJ) Jasperse None
Terry King Advocate and Lobbyist for Invercargill
Amanda Laurie None
Darren Ludlow None Incumbent councillor[8][11]
Marcus Lush None Broadcaster and former councillor (2021–2022)[29]
Lynley McKerrow None Former Invercargill town crier[23]
David Meades Independent Previously ran in the 2023 council by-election[27]
Tom Morton Independent Also ran for mayor
Dan O'Connell None
Noel Peterson Independent- Serving Community Previously ran for council in 2022[30]
Ian Pottinger None Incumbent councillor since 2010.[11] Also ran for mayor.
Ian Reeves None Previously ran in the 2023 council by-election[27]
Barry Stewart None Incumbent councillor[8][11]
Lisa Tou-McNaughton Positivity, Partnership and Progress Previously ran in the 2023 council by-election[27]
Tony van der Lem None

Results

Mayor

2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections
(Southland)
11 October 2025
3 of 3 local councils
Party Councils +/–
No majority 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
3 mayors and 35 local councillors
Party Seats +/–
Mayors
Independent 3 +2
Local councillors
Independent 35 +6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
For broader coverage of this topic, see Results of the 2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections.

Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.

3 territorial authorities are located in the Southland region. 3 mayors and 35 district and city councillors were elected.

Maps

Summary

Affiliation of councillors by council

Council Electoral
system		 Seats Councillors Details Refs
2022 Elected
Southland FPP 12 Independent 12 Independent 12 Details [31]
Gore FPP 11 Independent 9 Independent 11 Details [32]
Team Hokonui 2
Invercargill FPP 12 Independent 8 Independent 12 Details [33]
LETS GO Invercargill 4
3 of 3 councils 35

Southland District Council

2025 Southland District Council election
11 October 2025
Turnout8,744 (42.36% Decrease 5.79 pp)
Mayor
 
Ind
Ind
Candidate Rob Scott Gary Tong
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 6,734 1,418
Percentage 77.01% 16.22%
Mayor before election

Rob Scott
Independent

 Elected mayor

Rob Scott
Independent

Councillors
12 seats on the governing body of Southland District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent 12 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

2025 Southland mayoral election

2025 Southland mayoral election[34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rob Scott† 6,734 77.01 +52.45
Independent Gary Tong 1,418 16.22 −7.90
Independent Wendy Joy Baker 465 5.32 +3.23
Informal votes 2 0.02 −0.18
Blank votes 123 1.41 +0.33
Turnout 8,744 42.36 −5.79
Registered electors 20,643
Independent hold
† incumbent

Mararoa Waimea ward

2025 Mararoa Waimea ward election[34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sarah Greaney† elected unopposed
Independent Tom O'Brien† elected unopposed
Independent Matt Wilson† elected unopposed
Registered electors 5,364
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
† incumbent

Waiau Aparima ward

2025 Waiau Aparima ward election[34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Don Byars† 1,230 62.15 +28.60
Independent Michael Weusten 1,177 59.47 (new)
Independent Jaspreet Boparai† 1,050 53.06 +19.31
Independent Stevey Chernishov 419 21.17 (new)
Informal votes 0 0.00 −0.23
Blank votes 97 4.90 −0.41
Turnout 1,979 40.09 −7.99
Registered electors 4,936
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
† incumbent

Ōreti ward

2025 Ōreti ward election[34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christine Menzies† 1,937 73.54 +12.12
Independent Brian Somerville 1,685 63.97 (new)
Independent Phil Dobson 1,425 54.10 (new)
Independent Katie Allan 895 33.98 −8.42
Informal votes 0 0.00 −0.15
Blank votes 72 2.73 +0.03
Turnout 2,634 44.10 −2.35
Registered electors 5,973
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Waihōpai Toetoe ward

2025 Waihōpai Toetoe ward election[34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Duffy† 1,014 65.04 n/a
Independent Julie Keast† 833 53.43 n/a
Independent Pamela Yorke 638 40.92 (new)
Independent Phil Scothern 318 20.40 (new)
Informal votes 2 0.13 n/a
Blank votes 23 1.48 n/a
Turnout 1,559 38.74 n/a
Registered electors 4,024
Independent hold
Independent hold
† incumbent

Stewart Island/Rakiura ward

2025 Stewart Island/Rakiura ward election[34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jon Spraggon† elected unopposed
Registered electors 346
Independent hold
† incumbent

Gore District Council

2025 Gore District Council election
11 October 2025
Turnout4,991 (55.16% Increase 1.79 pp)
Mayor
 
Ind
Ind
Candidate Ben Bell Nicky Davis
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 3,392 1,508
Percentage 67.96% 30.21%
Mayor before election

Ben Bell
Team Hokonui

 Elected mayor

Ben Bell
Independent

Councillors
11 seats on the governing body of Gore District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent 11 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

2025 Gore mayoral election

2025 Gore mayoral election[36][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ben Bell† 3,392 67.96 +19.16
Independent Nicky Davis 1,508 30.21 (new)
Informal votes 1 0.02 +0.00
Blank votes 90 1.80 −0.55
Turnout 4,991 55.16 +1.79
Registered electors 9,049
Independent gain from Team Hokonui
† incumbent

At-large

2025 Gore at-large election[36][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Torrone Smith 2,998 60.07 (new)
Independent Neville Phillips 2,803 56.16 (new)
Independent Joe Stringer† 2,647 53.04 −1.83
Independent Steven Boko Dixon 1,881 37.69 −0.12
Independent Gary McIntyre 1,718 34.42 (new)
Informal votes 12 0.24 +0.18
Blank votes 152 3.05 −0.39
Turnout 4,991 55.16 +1.79
Registered electors 9,049
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Team Hokonui
† incumbent

Rural ward

2025 Gore rural ward election[36][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Gardyne elected unopposed
Independent Stewart MacDonell elected unopposed
Registered electors 2,275
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Mataura ward

2025 Mataura ward election[36][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nicky Coats elected unopposed
Registered electors 1,095
Independent gain from Independent

Gore ward

2025 Gore ward election[36][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Melanie Cupit 2,215 69.44 (new)
Independent Paul Neil McPhail† 2,149 67.37 +10.34
Independent Andy Fraser 1,998 62.63 (new)
Independent Robert (Caveman) McKenzie† 1,805 56.58 +7.80
Independent Donna Bruce 1,387 43.48 (new)
Independent Jess Hudson 1,015 31.82 (new)
Informal votes 1 0.03 +0.00
Blank votes 51 1.60 +0.59
Turnout 3,190 56.17 +3.09
Registered electors 5,679
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Team Hokonui
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Invercargill City Council

Main article: 2025 Invercargill City Council election
2025 Invercargill City Council election
11 October 2025
Turnout17,996 (46.35% Decrease 6.84 pp)
Mayor
 
Ind
Candidate Tom Campbell Alex Crackett
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 6.948 5,202
Percentage 38.61% 28.91%
 
Ind
Ind
Candidate Ian Pottinger Ria Bond
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,322 1,803
Percentage 12.90% 10.02%
Mayor before election

Nobby Clark
Lets Go Invercargill

 Elected mayor

Tom Campbell
Independent

Councillors
12 seats on the governing body of Invercargill City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independents 12 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

2025 Invercargill mayoral election

2025 Invercargill mayoral election[37][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Campbell 6,948 38.61 (new)
Independent Alex Crackett 5,202 28.91 (new)
Independent Ian Pottinger 2,322 12.90 (new)
Independent Ria Bond 1,803 10.02 +5.44
Independent Tom Morton 711 3.95 +2.41
Independent Andrew Clark 291 1.62 (new)
Independent Stevey Chernishov 229 1.27 +0.43
Independent Gordon McCrone 66 0.37 (new)
Informal votes 75 0.42 +0.13
Blank votes 349 1.94 +0.87
Turnout 17,996 46.35 −6.84
Registered electors 38,829
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill

At-large

2025 Invercargill at-large election[37][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steve Broad† 11,503 63.92 (new)
Independent Alex Crackett† 10,056 55.88 +24.49
Independent Marcus Lush 8,396 46.65 (new)
Independent Grant Dermody† 8,321 46.24 +9.24
Independent Trish Boyle† 7,457 41.44 +8.94
Independent Ria Bond† 7,373 40.97 +6.51
Independent Darren Ludlow† 7,371 40.96 +2.52
Independent Ian Pottinger 7,195 39.98 +2.89
Independent Allan Arnold† 6,105 33.92 −2.31
Independent Andrea De Vries 5,920 32.90 (new)
Independent Lisa Tou McNaughton 5,816 32.32 +6.08
Independent Barry Stewart† 5,710 31.73 +1.62
Independent Ian Reeves 5,689 31.61 (new)
Independent Lynley McKerrow 5,608 31.16 (new)
Independent David Meades 5,414 30.08 (new)
Independent Karl Herman 4,788 26.61 (new)
Independent Terry King 4,691 26.07 −3.15
Independent Chris Dawson 4,510 25.06 (new)
Independent Jay Coote 4,137 22.99 (new)
Independent Pania Coote 3,904 21.69 (new)
Independent Tony Van Der Lem 3,749 20.83 (new)
Independent Tom Morton 3,268 18.16 +5.82
Independent Carl Heenan 2,979 16.55 (new)
Independent Dan O'Connell 2,320 12.89 (new)
Independent Amanda Laurie 2,128 11.82 (new)
Independent Noel Peterson 1,301 7.23 +0.34
Independent Carol (CJ) Jasperse 1,005 5.58 (new)
Informal votes 51 0.28 −0.14
Blank votes 132 0.73 −0.99
Turnout 17,996 46.35 −6.84
Registered electors 38,829
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill
† incumbent

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 A candidate may leave their affiliation blank, run as an independent, or run with an affiliation to an organisation, local body ticket or political party. Invercargill City Council does not allow whānau, hapū, or iwi details to be used for the affiliation.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Elections 2025 Results – Invercargill City Council". www.icc.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "2025 Elections". www.icc.govt.nz. Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Elections". www.es.govt.nz. Environment Southland. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Stand for Council". www.icc.govt.nz. Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Rosenberg, Matthew (20 August 2025). "Visions for city shared". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Fallow, Michael (10 March 2025). "Ian Pottinger to run for Invercargill mayoralty". The Southland Times. The Press. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 Rosenberg, Matthew (17 June 2025). "Nobby rules out return; another councillor joins race". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rosenberg, Matthew (8 July 2025). "Invercargill losing long-serving councillors". Otago Daily Times.
  9. 1 2 "2025 Triennial Elections | Invercargill City Council". www.electionz.com. electionz.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pukapuka Aratohu Kaitonopōti | Candidate Handbook" (PDF). www.icc.govt.nz. Invercargill City Council. p. 14. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Mayor and Councillors". www.icc.govt.nz. Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 "'My word is my Bond': Invercargill councillor Ria Bond seeks mayoralty". The Press. 10 June 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 Girao, Luisa (11 March 2025). "Councillor tees off his mayoralty bid". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  14. ↑ Fallow, Michael (27 July 2025). "Familiar faces still dominate south's local election nominations". The Southland Times. The Press. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Jamieson, Debbie (19 August 2022). "Candidate running for three councils say he's an anthropologist, not a conspiracy theorist". Stuff. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Nobby Clark not impressed by brother's surprise mayoral bid". Stuff. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Fallow, Michael (1 August 2025). "Nobby Clark's brother standing for Invercargill and Tasman mayoralties". The Southland Times. The Press. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Crackett announces bid for Invercargill mayoralty". southlandapp.nz. The Southland App Advocate Communications. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Concerns raised over mayoral candidate's disturbing online content". The Southland Tribune. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  20. ↑ Savory, Logan (1 August 2022). "Sixty-year-old 'TikToker' Tom Morton after Invercargill mayor's job". Stuff. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  21. ↑ "Town crier eyes city's mayoral chains". Otago Daily Times. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  22. ↑ Savory, Logan (10 July 2025). "Town crier opts out of Invercargill mayoral race". The Southland Tribune. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  23. 1 2 Fallow, Michael (16 July 2025). "McKerrow steps aside from Invercargill mayoral race". The Southland Times. The Press. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  24. ↑ Wilson, Aimee (15 July 2025). "Pre-election Q+A with Allan Arnold". What's On Invers. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  25. ↑ "Mana whenua representatives". www.icc.govt.nz. Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  26. ↑ Rosenberg, Matthew (2 August 2025). "Rep aims for full council role". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  27. 1 2 3 4 Fallow, Michael (8 June 2023). "Asha Dutt steps forward to join crowded contest for ICC by-election". Stuff. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  28. ↑ "Questions put to Invercargill City Council candidates". Otago Daily Times. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  29. ↑ Savory, Logan (1 August 2025). "Marcus Lush back in council election mix". The Southland Tribune. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  30. ↑ Rosenberg, Matthew (7 December 2024). "Invercargill wizard feels city rejected him". RNZ. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  31. ↑ Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Southland District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2025.
  32. ↑ Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Gore District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2026.
  33. ↑ Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Invercargill City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2026.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Southland District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2025.
  35. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Local Authority Election Statistics 2025". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Gore District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2026.
  37. 1 2 Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Invercargill City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2026.

Council

2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections
(Southland)
11 October 2025
3 of 3 local councils
Party Councils +/–
No majority 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
3 mayors and 35 local councillors
Party Seats +/–
Mayors
Independent 3 +2
Local councillors
Independent 35 +6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
For broader coverage of this topic, see Results of the 2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections.

Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.

3 territorial authorities are located in the Southland region. 3 mayors and 35 district and city councillors were elected.

Maps

Summary

Affiliation of councillors by council

Council Electoral
system		 Seats Councillors Details Refs
2022 Elected
Southland FPP 12 Independent 12 Independent 12 Details [1]
Gore FPP 11 Independent 9 Independent 11 Details [2]
Team Hokonui 2
Invercargill FPP 12 Independent 8 Independent 12 Details [3]
LETS GO Invercargill 4
3 of 3 councils 35

Southland District Council

2025 Southland District Council election
11 October 2025
Turnout8,744 (42.36% Decrease 5.79 pp)
Mayor
 
Ind
Ind
Candidate Rob Scott Gary Tong
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 6,734 1,418
Percentage 77.01% 16.22%
Mayor before election

Rob Scott
Independent

 Elected mayor

Rob Scott
Independent

Councillors
12 seats on the governing body of Southland District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent 12 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

2025 Southland mayoral election

2025 Southland mayoral election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rob Scott† 6,734 77.01 +52.45
Independent Gary Tong 1,418 16.22 −7.90
Independent Wendy Joy Baker 465 5.32 +3.23
Informal votes 2 0.02 −0.18
Blank votes 123 1.41 +0.33
Turnout 8,744 42.36 −5.79
Registered electors 20,643
Independent hold
† incumbent

Mararoa Waimea ward

2025 Mararoa Waimea ward election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sarah Greaney† elected unopposed
Independent Tom O'Brien† elected unopposed
Independent Matt Wilson† elected unopposed
Registered electors 5,364
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
† incumbent

Waiau Aparima ward

2025 Waiau Aparima ward election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Don Byars† 1,230 62.15 +28.60
Independent Michael Weusten 1,177 59.47 (new)
Independent Jaspreet Boparai† 1,050 53.06 +19.31
Independent Stevey Chernishov 419 21.17 (new)
Informal votes 0 0.00 −0.23
Blank votes 97 4.90 −0.41
Turnout 1,979 40.09 −7.99
Registered electors 4,936
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
† incumbent

Ōreti ward

2025 Ōreti ward election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christine Menzies† 1,937 73.54 +12.12
Independent Brian Somerville 1,685 63.97 (new)
Independent Phil Dobson 1,425 54.10 (new)
Independent Katie Allan 895 33.98 −8.42
Informal votes 0 0.00 −0.15
Blank votes 72 2.73 +0.03
Turnout 2,634 44.10 −2.35
Registered electors 5,973
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Waihōpai Toetoe ward

2025 Waihōpai Toetoe ward election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Duffy† 1,014 65.04 n/a
Independent Julie Keast† 833 53.43 n/a
Independent Pamela Yorke 638 40.92 (new)
Independent Phil Scothern 318 20.40 (new)
Informal votes 2 0.13 n/a
Blank votes 23 1.48 n/a
Turnout 1,559 38.74 n/a
Registered electors 4,024
Independent hold
Independent hold
† incumbent

Stewart Island/Rakiura ward

2025 Stewart Island/Rakiura ward election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jon Spraggon† elected unopposed
Registered electors 346
Independent hold
† incumbent

Gore District Council

2025 Gore District Council election
11 October 2025
Turnout4,991 (55.16% Increase 1.79 pp)
Mayor
 
Ind
Ind
Candidate Ben Bell Nicky Davis
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 3,392 1,508
Percentage 67.96% 30.21%
Mayor before election

Ben Bell
Team Hokonui

 Elected mayor

Ben Bell
Independent

Councillors
11 seats on the governing body of Gore District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent 11 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

2025 Gore mayoral election

2025 Gore mayoral election[6][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ben Bell† 3,392 67.96 +19.16
Independent Nicky Davis 1,508 30.21 (new)
Informal votes 1 0.02 +0.00
Blank votes 90 1.80 −0.55
Turnout 4,991 55.16 +1.79
Registered electors 9,049
Independent gain from Team Hokonui
† incumbent

At-large

2025 Gore at-large election[6][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Torrone Smith 2,998 60.07 (new)
Independent Neville Phillips 2,803 56.16 (new)
Independent Joe Stringer† 2,647 53.04 −1.83
Independent Steven Boko Dixon 1,881 37.69 −0.12
Independent Gary McIntyre 1,718 34.42 (new)
Informal votes 12 0.24 +0.18
Blank votes 152 3.05 −0.39
Turnout 4,991 55.16 +1.79
Registered electors 9,049
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Team Hokonui
† incumbent

Rural ward

2025 Gore rural ward election[6][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Gardyne elected unopposed
Independent Stewart MacDonell elected unopposed
Registered electors 2,275
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Mataura ward

2025 Mataura ward election[6][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nicky Coats elected unopposed
Registered electors 1,095
Independent gain from Independent

Gore ward

2025 Gore ward election[6][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Melanie Cupit 2,215 69.44 (new)
Independent Paul Neil McPhail† 2,149 67.37 +10.34
Independent Andy Fraser 1,998 62.63 (new)
Independent Robert (Caveman) McKenzie† 1,805 56.58 +7.80
Independent Donna Bruce 1,387 43.48 (new)
Independent Jess Hudson 1,015 31.82 (new)
Informal votes 1 0.03 +0.00
Blank votes 51 1.60 +0.59
Turnout 3,190 56.17 +3.09
Registered electors 5,679
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Team Hokonui
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Invercargill City Council

Main article: 2025 Invercargill City Council election
2025 Invercargill City Council election
11 October 2025
Turnout17,996 (46.35% Decrease 6.84 pp)
Mayor
 
Ind
Candidate Tom Campbell Alex Crackett
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 6.948 5,202
Percentage 38.61% 28.91%
 
Ind
Ind
Candidate Ian Pottinger Ria Bond
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,322 1,803
Percentage 12.90% 10.02%
Mayor before election

Nobby Clark
Lets Go Invercargill

 Elected mayor

Tom Campbell
Independent

Councillors
12 seats on the governing body of Invercargill City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independents 12 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

2025 Invercargill mayoral election

2025 Invercargill mayoral election[7][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Campbell 6,948 38.61 (new)
Independent Alex Crackett 5,202 28.91 (new)
Independent Ian Pottinger 2,322 12.90 (new)
Independent Ria Bond 1,803 10.02 +5.44
Independent Tom Morton 711 3.95 +2.41
Independent Andrew Clark 291 1.62 (new)
Independent Stevey Chernishov 229 1.27 +0.43
Independent Gordon McCrone 66 0.37 (new)
Informal votes 75 0.42 +0.13
Blank votes 349 1.94 +0.87
Turnout 17,996 46.35 −6.84
Registered electors 38,829
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill

At-large

2025 Invercargill at-large election[7][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steve Broad† 11,503 63.92 (new)
Independent Alex Crackett† 10,056 55.88 +24.49
Independent Marcus Lush 8,396 46.65 (new)
Independent Grant Dermody† 8,321 46.24 +9.24
Independent Trish Boyle† 7,457 41.44 +8.94
Independent Ria Bond† 7,373 40.97 +6.51
Independent Darren Ludlow† 7,371 40.96 +2.52
Independent Ian Pottinger 7,195 39.98 +2.89
Independent Allan Arnold† 6,105 33.92 −2.31
Independent Andrea De Vries 5,920 32.90 (new)
Independent Lisa Tou McNaughton 5,816 32.32 +6.08
Independent Barry Stewart† 5,710 31.73 +1.62
Independent Ian Reeves 5,689 31.61 (new)
Independent Lynley McKerrow 5,608 31.16 (new)
Independent David Meades 5,414 30.08 (new)
Independent Karl Herman 4,788 26.61 (new)
Independent Terry King 4,691 26.07 −3.15
Independent Chris Dawson 4,510 25.06 (new)
Independent Jay Coote 4,137 22.99 (new)
Independent Pania Coote 3,904 21.69 (new)
Independent Tony Van Der Lem 3,749 20.83 (new)
Independent Tom Morton 3,268 18.16 +5.82
Independent Carl Heenan 2,979 16.55 (new)
Independent Dan O'Connell 2,320 12.89 (new)
Independent Amanda Laurie 2,128 11.82 (new)
Independent Noel Peterson 1,301 7.23 +0.34
Independent Carol (CJ) Jasperse 1,005 5.58 (new)
Informal votes 51 0.28 −0.14
Blank votes 132 0.73 −0.99
Turnout 17,996 46.35 −6.84
Registered electors 38,829
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Lets Go Invercargill
† incumbent

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Southland District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Gore District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Invercargill City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Southland District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Local Authority Election Statistics 2025". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Gore District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2026.
  7. 1 2 Morton, Anthony (16 October 2025). "2025 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). electionz.com. Invercargill City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2026.

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