Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
| Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Members | |
|---|---|
| North Shore Ward of Auckland Council | |
 | |
| Leadership | |
Chair | |
Deputy Chair | |
Ward Councillors | |
| Structure | |
|
2 / 6 | |
Team George Wood |
3 / 6 |
Community Before Council - Mike Cohen |
1 / 6 |
| 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] The local board sits out of the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna, these were the North Shore City Council offices until North Shore was merged into Auckland. 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 | 6,377Chai | ✔
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. |
|
| 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 | |||
References
- ↑ "About Devonport-Takapuna". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Contact Devonport-Takapuna Local Board". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "21 October 2013 - Declaration of result of election for Auckland Council 2013 elections". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.