Results of the 2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections in the West Coast

2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections
(West Coast)
← 2022 11 October 2025 2028 →
	3 of 3 local councils
	3 mayors and 26 local councillors
Mayors
Local councillors

Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.

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3 territorial authorities are located in the West Coast region. 3 mayors and 26 district councillors were elected.

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Chris Russell	1,432	34.10
	Independent	Jamie Cleine^†	1,331	31.70
	Independent	Linda Webb	1,329	31.65
	Money Free Party	Richard Osmaston	45	1.07
Informal			2	0.05
Blank			60	1.43
Turnout			4,199	54.81
Registered			7,661
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote
	Independent	Linda Webb^†	Unopposed
	Independent	Dave Hawes	Unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Shaine Barry	1,460
	Independent	Colin Reidy^†	1,176
	Independent	Philip Rutherford	1,167
	Independent	Ray Curnow	1,136
	Independent	Dave Hingston	1,113
	Independent	Paul Reynolds	1,104
	Independent	Stephanie Newburry	1,100
	Independent	Nick Gear	1,029
	Independent	Ross Wylde	1,005
	Independent	Pat O'Dea	878
	Independent	Veronica de Friez	726
	Independent	Andrew Basher^†	720
	Independent	Philip Grafton^†	717
	Independent	Andrew Beaumont	559
	Independent	Jim Hilton	517
	Independent	Pauline Hamill	488
	Independent	Grant Weston^†	484
Informal			7
Blank			1
Turnout
Registered
	Independent gain Independent
	Independent hold
	Independent gain Independent
	Independent gain Independent
	Independent gain Independent
	Independent gain Independent
^† incumbent

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Tania Gibson^†	3,683	78.66
	Money Free Party	Richard Osmaston	515	11.00
Informal			9	0.19
Blank			475	10.15
Turnout			4,682	46.93
Registered			9,976
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Summary

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Paulette Birchfield	904
	Independent	Rex MacDonald^†	746
	Independent	Terry Donaldson	711
	Independent	John Canning^†	393
Informal			1
Blank			36
Turnout
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Helen Lash^†	1,609	43.76
	Independent	Jacquie Grant	1,601	43.54
	Independent	Logan Courtney	360	9.79
	Money Free Party	Richard Osmaston	33	0.90
Informal			2	0.05
Blank			72	1.96
Turnout			3,677	56.81
Registered			6,473
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Reilly Burden^†	974
	Independent	Greg Maitland	749
	Independent	Euan Mackenzie	682
	Independent	Jane Neale^†	610
	Independent	Lez Morgan	519
Informal			1
Blank			40
Turnout
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Carol Martin	822
	Independent	Joseph Walker	776
	Independent	Steven Gillett^†	712
	Independent	Donna Baird^†	594
	Independent	Phil Barker	523
	Independent	Flow In	361
	Independent	Martin Bolland	261
Informal			1
Blank			22
Turnout
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote
	Independent	Brian Manera^†	Unopposed
	Independent	Janella Munns	Unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent