2025 Local Elections Results
Thank you to everyone who voted in the 2025 local elections.
Election results are released in three stages as votes are verified and counted - progress, preliminary, and final. Stay updated here as results are published.
Results and updates
The Remutaka ward is represented by:
- one Mayor across the city
- ten Councillors across the city
- one Regional Councillor for Greater Wellington Regional Council (This is sits with Greater Wellington Regional Council.)
- one Regional Councillor to represent the Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori Constituency (This sits with Greater Wellington Regional Council.)
Final results
This is the official confirmed results, including both ordinary and special votes. It is released after all verification and counting processes are complete.
Download Upper Hutt City Council 2025 Triennial Elections - Declaration of Results(PDF, 122KB) (updated 7.10PM, 16 October 2025)
Read Greater Wellington Regional Council 2025 Triennial Elections - Declaration of Results for Upper Hutt (updated 3.30PM, 11 October 2025)
What's next?
Successful elected members take up office on the day after the official declaration is publicly notified.
However, before they can make any decisions, elected members must swear an oath of office (declaration). The oath for Mayors and Councillors is made at the first hui of the new council and the oath for board members at the first hui of the community or local board.
Newly elected councillors will then be invited to a Local Government New Zealand Induction hui in the first month of office.
Meet the Candidates who were nominated
Here you’ll find profiles of the candidates who stood for Local Election 2025.
Read Pre-election Report
The Pre-Election Report gives you a clear, independent overview of the key issues, challenges, and priorities facing Upper Hutt in the years ahead. It's designed to help our community make informed choices by understanding the city's current position, future opportunities, and the decisions that will shape our shared future. Download it to learn more about what's ahead for Upper Hutt.