2025 New Zealand local elections

11 October 2025

77 of 78 councils

Party		Councils	+/–
	No majority	77	0

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

66 mayors, 709 local councillors, 132 regional councillors

Party		Seats	+/–
Mayoral elections
	Independents	63	+2
	Fix Auckland	1	+1
	Labour	1	0
	Green	1	0
Territorial authority elections
	Independents	642	0
	Labour	17	+3
	Green	10	0
	ACT Local	6	+6
	The People's Choice	6	+1
	Better Hamilton	4	+4
	Te Pāti Māori	3	−1
	Fix Auckland	2	+2
	Other local groups	19
Regional council elections
	Independents	109	−11
	Rates Control Team	7	+7
	The People's Choice	3	+1
	Vision Otago	3	+3
	Green	3	−4
	Labour	2	+1
	Te Pāti Māori	2	+1
	ACT Local	2	+2
	Reform	1	+1

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

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The 2025 New Zealand local elections (Māori: Nga Pōtitanga ā-Rohe 2025) were triennial elections held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 to elect local mayors and councillors, regional councillors, and members of various other local government bodies.

All 11 of New Zealand's regions and 66 of New Zealand's 67 cities and districts participated in the elections; 42 councils also held local referendums on the status of Māori wards. Tauranga City Council did not hold an election or a referendum as they recently held an election in 2024.