Western Bay of Plenty District Council
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I hereby declare the results of the elections held on 8 October 2016 for the following offices:
MAYOR (one vacancy) Votes Received Votes Received
LALLY, Mike 1,950 TOHIARIKI, Kevin 1,926
MERRIMAN, Gwenda 2,793 WEBBER, Garry 3,971
THWAITES, Don 2,022
Informal votes received: 29
Blank votes received: 422
I therefore declare Garry WEBBER to be elected.
COUNCIL
Kaimai Ward (four vacancies)
DEAN, Mark 2,681 MURRAY-BENGE, Margaret 2,806
HUMPHREYS, Christina 1,585 PALMER, John 2,669
LIVINGSTON-POOLEY, Tracy 1,200 THWAITES, Don 3,321
Informal votes received: 1
Blank votes received: 194
I therefore declare Mark DEAN, Margaret MURRAY-BENGE, John PALMER and Don THWAITES to be elected.
Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward (three vacancies)
BOWYER, Phil (Western Ward Ratepayers) 1,603 MARSHALL, David 1,952
GOUDIE, Ross 1,663 TOHIARIKI, Kevin 1,581
MACKAY, Peter 1,844 WILLIAMS, Mike 1,819
Informal votes received: 26
Blank votes received: 129
I therefore declare Peter MACKAY, David MARSHALL and Mike WILLIAMS to be elected.
Maketu-Te Puke Ward (four vacancies)
CANTLON, Gus 1,188 LALLY, Mike 1,758
COLMORE, Margaret MARSH, Kevin 2,008
(Mountain Road Ratepayers Association) 1,121 RATU, Bertie 1,124
DALLY, Grant 1,665 SCRIMGEOUR, John 1,911
GUNN-THOMAS, Karyl 1,541
Informal votes received: 6
Blank votes received: 44
I therefore declare Grant DALLY, Mike LALLY, Kevin MARSH and John SCRIMGEOUR to be elected.
COMMUNITY BOARDS
Katikati Community Board (four vacancies)
DUNLOP, Sam 1,447 MARTIN, Brian 795
GIBBS, Brendan 1,939 MAYO, Norm (Western Ward Ratepayers) 1,507
HOBBS, Jenny 1,815 WARREN, Ben 2,102
Informal votes received: 2
Blank votes received: 41
I therefore declare Brendan GIBBS, Jenny HOBBS, Norm MAYO and Ben WARREN to be elected.
Te Puke Community Board (four vacancies)
BUTTON, Bev 1,075 LALLY, Mike 1,526
DALLY, Grant 1,504 MILLER, Peter 1,277
DUGMORE, Joan 1,011
Informal votes received: 2
Blank votes received: 130
I therefore declare Bev BUTTON, Grant DALLY, Mike LALLY and Peter MILLER to be elected. However, as Grant DALLY and Mike LALLY have both been declared elected Councillors to the Maketu-Te Puke Ward, their names have been withdrawn and the next highest polling candidate, Joan DUGMORE is declared elected. A by election for the remaining position will be held on
17 February 2017.
Waihi Beach Community Board (four vacancies)
HEPENSTALL, Brian (Western Ward Ratepayers) 796 ROBERTS, Marilyn 636
MILLS, Derek 508 SOLE, Allan 714
PARSONS, Ruth 774
Informal votes received: 0
Blank votes received: 28
I therefore declare Brian HEPENSTALL, Ruth PARSONS, Marilyn ROBERTS and Allan SOLE to
be elected.
Dated at Tauranga, 14 October 2016
Dale Ofsoske
Electoral Officer
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Barkes Corner
1484 Cameron Road, Tauranga
(Phone: 0800 922 822)