Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
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.
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board | |
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Local board of Auckland Council | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland |
| Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
| Ward | North Shore Ward |
| Legislated | 2010 |
| Government | |
| • Chair | Aidan Bennett |
| • Deputy Chair | George Wood |
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Members | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | |
Chair | TBC |
Deputy Chair | TBC |
Ward Councillors | |
| Structure | |
Heart of the Shore | 3 / 6 |
Team George Wood | 1 / 6 |
A Fresh Approach | 2 / 6 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2019 |
Next election | 2022 |
It elects 6 board representatives, currently those representatives are:[2]
| Name | Party | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Bennett | A Fresh Approach | Chair | |
| Jan O'Connor | Heart of the Shore | ||
| George Wood | Team George Wood | ||
| Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach | ||
| Ruth Jackson | Heart of the Shore | ||
| Trish Deans | Heart of the Shore |
Election results
2019 results[3]
| Name | Affiliation | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Bennett | A Fresh Approach | 7258 | |
| Jan O'Connor | Heart of the Shore | 6825 | |
| George Wood | Team George Wood | 6141 | |
| Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach | 6088 | |
| Ruth Jackson | Heart of the Shore | 5903 | |
| Trish Deans | Heart of the Shore | 5687 | |
| Michael Sheehy | Team George Wood | 5226 | |
| Danny Watson | A Fresh Approach | 5081 | |
| Paul Cornish | Keep our Open Spaces | 4898 | |
| Jenn McKenzie | Team George Wood | 4564 | |
| Iain Rea | Heart of the Shore | 4370 | |
| Ian Revell | Team George Wood | 4282 | |
| Gavin Busch | Team George Wood | 4275 | |
| Donald Horsborugh | Independent | 2803 | |
| Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | Independent | 2657 | |
| John Wood | Future Focus | 2286 | |
| Kevin Brett | The Trump New Zealand Party | 905 | |
| Dorothea Akenese Scanlan | The Trump New Zealand Party | 643 | |
| INFORMAL | 74 | ||
| BLANK | 1039 | ||
2016 results[4][5]
| 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[6]
| 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
- "About Devonport-Takapuna". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Auckland Council 2019 Election Results" (PDF).
- "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- Local elections 2016: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board candidates
- "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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