Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Members
North Shore Ward of Auckland Council
Coat of arms or logo
Leadership
Chair
Deputy Chair
Ward Councillors
Structure
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Team George Wood
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Community Before Council - Mike Cohen
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Elections
Last election
 2016
Next election
 2019

The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay, and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway.[1] This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.

It elects 6 board representatives, currently those representatives are;[2]

Name Party Position
Grant Gillon Shore Action Chairperson[3]
George Wood Team George Wood Deputy Chairperson[3]
Mike Cohen Community Before Council
Jan O'Connor Shore Action
Michael Sheehy Team George Wood
Jennifer McKenzie Team George Wood

Election results

2016 results[4]

Name Affiliation Votes
Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper Independent 3,736
Kevin Brett Independent 1,391
Gavin Busch Team George Wood 4,858
Don Campbell none 2,383
Mike Cohen Community Before Council 8,687 ✔
Trish Deans Shore Action 5,262
Fay Freeman Auckland Future 4,337
Grant Gillon Shore Action 7,640 ✔
John Hill Independent 1,782
Nick Kearney Team George Wood 4,917
Rohan Lord Shore Action 4,560
Jennifer McKenzie Team George Wood 5,375 ✔
Jan O'Connor Shore Action 6,688 ✔
Ian Revell Team George Wood 4,929
Michael Sheehy Team George Wood 5,642 ✔
Bruce Tubb Independent 2,043
Garry Venus Shore Action 4,509
George Wood Team George Wood 8,099 ✔
INFORMAL 114
BLANK 1,218

2013 results[5]

Name Affiliation Votes Elected #
Aidan Bennett Shore Future 4,650 ✘
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper Independent 2,490 ✘
Joseph Bergin Fair Deal For Shore 6,377 ✔
Kevin Brett Independent 913 ✘
Mike Cohen Community Before Council 7,072 ✔ 3
Chris Darby Shore Future 9,443 ✔ (-)
Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor
Dave Donaldson Shore Future 4,278 ✘
Deborah Dougherty Conservative 1,843 ✘
Grant Gillon Team of Independents 7,185 ✔ 2
Dianne Hale Shore Future 6,628 ✔ 5
Craig Hans Jensen Conservative 1,743 ✘
Jan O'Connor Team of Independents 6,774 ✔ 4
Bill Rayner Shore Community – Shore Seniors 3,322 ✘
Alison Roe Shore Future 7,320 ✔ 1
Michael Sheehy Independent 4,165 ✘
Tracy Gwen Talbot Shore Future 4,157 ✘
David Thornton NoMoreRates 3,117 ✘
Anthony Wareham Independent 2,519 ✘
INFORMAL 108
BLANK 523

Board Chairs

The Board Chair is the head of the 6 person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the Chair and Deputy Chair alternate 18 month periods of the 3 year term. The Current Chair is Grant Gillon who will be replaced by George Wood in early 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "About Devonport-Takapuna". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Contact Devonport-Takapuna Local Board". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "21 October 2013 - Declaration of result of election for Auckland Council 2013 elections". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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