2025 Lower Hutt mayoral election
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11 October 2025
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The 2025 Lower Hutt mayoral election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, as part of that year's council election and nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Lower Hutt for the 2025–2028 term. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used. The incumbent mayor Campbell Barry did not seek re-election.
Ken Laban was elected as mayor, becoming New Zealand's first Pasifika mayor.
- 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates opened
- 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates closed at 12 pm
- 9 September 2025: Voting documents were posted and voting opened
- 11 October 2025: Voting closed at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results were published
- 16–19 October 2025: Final results were declared.[1][2]
Background
Incumbent mayor Campbell Barry decided not to seek re-election for a third term as mayor.[3][4]
Candidates
| Candidate[5] | Photo | Affiliation[a] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Dyer | .jpg) |
Independent | Councillor for the at-large ward since 2019.[7][8] Also ran for re-election as a councillor. | |
| Ken Laban | .jpg) |
None | Greater Wellington regional councillor for the Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency since 2013[9][10][8] | |
| Karen Morgan | Independent | Councillor since 2022, and former principal of Taita College[11][8] | ||
| Prabha Ravi | Independent | Founder and artistic director of Natraj School of Dance.[12][8] Also ran as a councillor for the at-large ward. | ||
