2010 Lower Hutt mayoral election

2010 Lower Hutt mayoral election
Turnout	28,139 (40.10%)
Mayor before election; David Ogden;	Elected mayor ; Ray Wallace;

The 2010 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the wider 2010 New Zealand local elections. The elections were held for the role of mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

The incumbent mayor, David Ogden, stood for a third term. He was opposed by councillor Ray Wallace.

Mayoral results

The following table gives the election results:

2010 Lower Hutt mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ray Wallace	16,336	58.05	+32.08
	Independent	David Ogden	11,023	39.17	+12.38
Informal votes			780	2.77	+0.93
Majority			5,313	18.88
Turnout			28,139	40.10	−1.00

Ward results

Twelve candidates were also elected from wards to the Hutt City Council.^[1]

	Party/ticket	Councillors
	Independent	10
	City Vision	2

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Body Elections 2010". The Dominion Post. 11 October 2010. p. A4.

[Results-1] "Local Body Elections 2010". The Dominion Post. 11 October 2010. p. A4.

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