Paula Southgate will return to the helm as Mayor of Hamilton Kirikiriroa, re-elected with 15,880 votes, ahead of first-time contender Geoff Taylor with 14,043, Hamilton City Council has confirmed.
With special votes now included, the final results show no change to the provisionally elected councillors:
East Ward
- Ryan Hamilton
- Anna Casey-Cox
- Maxine van Oosten
- Mark Donovan
- Kesh Naidoo-Rauf
- Andrew Bydder
West Ward
- Geoff Taylor
- Angela O’Leary
- Ewan Wilson
- Sarah Thomson
- Emma Pike
- Louise Hutt
Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward
- Moko Tauariki
- Melaina Huaki
In Waikato, Ms Southgate was the only Mayor re-elected and has four new female leaders join her across the region.
All previous Ward Councillors were also re-elected and are joined by six new faces around the table. The total mix includes nine women and six men.
With all voting documents counted, Hamilton’s vote count is 29.4%.
