2010 New Zealand local elections

9 October 2010

Regional council elections

108 regional councillors across 10 regions

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independents	102
	Other local groups	2
	Conservative local groups	2
	Green	1
	Labour	1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Territorial authority elections

? local councillors across 67 territorial authorities

Mayoral elections

67 mayors across 66 territorial authoritites

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independents	66	−2
	Progressive local groups	1	+1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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The 2010 New Zealand local elections (Māori: Nga Pōtitanga ā-Rohe 2010) were triennial elections that were held from 17 September until 9 October 2010 to elect local mayors and councillors, regional councillors, and members of various other local government bodies.

10 of New Zealand's 11 regions and all 67 cities and districts participated in the election. This was the first election held for the newly-formed Auckland Council; an amalgamation of the previous councils in the Auckland region.