With the counting of special votes. the final results of Hamilton City Council election 2025 were released today (Saturday, 18 October), confirming the new electoral team for the next three years.Tim Macindoe is the Mayor of Hamilton for the 2025-2028 electoral term.
Today’s outcome also reallocates the votes cast for Mayor-elect Macindoe as a Councillor in the East Ward. As a result, former Labour MP, Sue Moroney has now been elected to the Council from East Ward. With Jamie Strange already elected, the new council team now has two former Labour MPs and a former National minister, Macindoe as the Mayor.
Meanwhile, Mayor Tim Macindoe has welcomed the new team and acknowledged the outgoing councillors.
“My warmest congratulations to the new and returning councillors. I also want to acknowledge all candidates who stood unsuccessfully this time for Hamilton City Council, and I particularly wish to thank Maxine van Oosten and Louise Hutt for their contributions and service to our city,” he said.
“I am looking forward to initial conversations with my new colleagues and beginning the process of building an inclusive Council that works together collegially to set Hamilton up for long-term success,” said Mayor Macindoe.
“I’m keen to get this underway and my focus will be on building a financially strong city that delivers the core basics well and relieving the pressure on ratepayers, while continuing to invest wisely in the attractions that make Hamilton special and support economic growth.”
The final list of candidates elected are:
East Ward:
KARALUS, Rachel; BYDDER, Andrew; CASEY-COX Anna; STRANGE, Jamie; LIU, Leo and MORONEY, Sue.
West Ward:
TAYLOR, Geoff; THOMSON, Sarah; MEAD, Graeme; MACDONALD, Mesh; O’LEARY, Angela and PIKE, Emma.
Maaori Ward:
HUATA, Maria and NEHA, Robbie
Final Maaori Ward poll votes:
- KEEP Maaori wards: 19,190
- REMOVE Maaori wards: 16,320
Please click here to view the full list of results and vote count per candidate.
Related: https://www.newsviews.co.nz/hamilton-retains-maaori-ward-macindoe-as-mayor-elect-in-updated-results/
Congrats to incoming Mayor & Ward candidates. Dy Mayor is yet to be finalised, noting that Sarah Thomson achieved a higher vote count than Geoff Taylor, from the final results. Low voter turnout is not aided by reluctance of public figures to disclose their own voting preferences, which would have created greater public interest in election.