Progressive Council remains
The final results for a rather poor turnout of an election (36%) are finally in.
Governing Body wise we have a progressive Council sitting on a 13-8 split or even 14-7 if Councillor Fletcher leans towards a more progressive angle than her tradition conservative one (crux will be the Rates issue).
Down in the south it is confirmed Sir John Walker and Daniel Newman will be representing Manurewa-Papakura while at Papakura Local Board we have a 3-3 split between the Papakura First Team and the Papakura Action Team.
Results as they stand:
Confirmed mayor and council
The following vote counts for mayor and councillors are provisional. Final results will released on Thursday 13 October after all the votes and counted and confirmed.
| Position | Name | Votes |
| Mayor | Phil Goff | 187622 |
| Ward Councillor | Name | Votes |
| Albany ward | WATSON, John | 19324 |
| Albany ward | WALKER, Wayne | 17938 |
| Albert-Eden-Roskill | CASEY, Cathy | 19256 |
| Albert-Eden-Roskill | FLETCHER, Christine | 16925 |
| Franklin | CASHMORE, Bill | n/a |
| Howick | STEWART, Sharon | 17923 |
| Howick | QUAX, Dick | 15516 |
| Manukau | FILIPAINA, Alf | 17327 |
| Manukau | COLLINS, Fa’anana Efeso | 16500 |
| Manurewa-Papakura | NEWMAN, Daniel | 15423 |
| Manurewa-Papakura | WALKER, John | 14794 |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | KRUM, Denise | 9361 |
| North Shore | DARBY, Chris | 19396 |
| North Shore | HILLS, Richard | 12651 |
| Orakei | SIMPSON, Desley | 18255 |
| Rodney | SAYERS, Greg | 9252 |
| Waitakere | HULSE, Penny | 19935 |
| Waitakere | COOPER, Linda | 12442 |
| Waitemata and Gulf | LEE, Mike | 9424 |
| Whau | CLOW, Ross | 6895 |
Manurewa-Papakura Ward
Manurewa-Papakura ward – confirmed
| Candidate | Affiliation | Candidate No | Votes Received | Rank |
| NEWMAN, Daniel | Manurewa-Papakura Action Team | 421 | 15423 | 1 |
| WALKER, John | Independent | 423 | 14794 | 2 |
| PENROSE, Calum | Independent | 422 | 13790 | |
| INFORMAL | 424 | 17 | ||
| BLANK | 425 | 1414 |
Papakura Local Board
Papakura Local Board – confirmed
| Candidate | Affiliation | Candidate No | Votes Received | Rank |
| CATCHPOLE, Brent | Papakura Action Team | 1328 | 5575 | 1 |
| WINN, Katrina | Papakura Action Team | 1338 | 5286 | 2 |
| HAWKINS, George | Papakura Action Team | 1329 | 4996 | 3 |
| MCENTEE, Bill | Papakura First | 1331 | 4615 | 4 |
| AUVA’A, Felicity Jane | Papakura First | 1326 | 4156 | 5 |
| TURNER, Michael | Papakura First | 1337 | 4014 | 6 |
| O’CONNOR, Neil | Papakura Action Team | 1333 | 3720 | |
| NAKHLE, Rima | Papakura Action Team | 1332 | 3461 | |
| ROBINSON, John | Independent | 1335 | 3425 | |
| ROSS, Benjamin | Papakura First | 1336 | 3016 | |
| PRINGLE, Owen | Papakura First | 1334 | 2738 | |
| LOASBY, Kevin | Papakura Action Team | 1330 | 2469 | |
| BRITNELL, Stuart | Papakura First | 1327 | 2427 | |
| INFORMAL | 1339 | 33 | ||
| BLANK | 1340 | 553 |
I had secured about 30% of the vote in my first hit out. Okay sure not elected but I am still quite chuffed and thank the people for their votes.
I will still be around with Papakura keeping an eye on the issues. And in staying true to that I have three Local Government Official Information Act requests with Auckland Transport on transport issues with two more still be sent. Busy times ahead but for credit to Auckland Transport in their prompt replies including Twitter – yay.
I’ll post on the LGOIMA’s when AT has fully responded.
Source: Auckland Council
Talking Southern Auckland 
You got my vote Ben. Honestly believe we need a younger perspective from people that have an honest interest in seeing the area grow sustainably.