2019 Wellington City Council election

2019 Wellington City Council election

12 October 2019
Turnout41.20% ~pp
(61,061 out of 148,191 enrolled voters)
Mayoral election
 
Candidate Andy Foster Justin Lester
Party Independent Labour
Final round votes 27,364 27,302
Percentage 45.28% 45.18%
First choice votes 19,323 20,830
Percentage 31.97% 34.47%

Mayor before election

Justin Lester
Labour

Elected mayor

Andy Foster
Independent

Council election

All 14 seats available
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 8 0
Labour 3 0
Green 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2019 Wellington City Council election took place on 12 October 2019, to elect the Mayor of Wellington, city councillors, and community board members for the 2019–2022 term, as part of nation-wide local elections.