Bo Burns and Maurice Williamson will represent the Howick ward as councillors at the Auckland Council’s Governing Body table for this next three-year term.
They have finished first and second respectively in the local elections that concluded today.
Burns, the owner of Times Media publishers of the Eastern Times, has finished as the highest polling candidate with 10,222 votes.
She has also topped the vote tallies for the Howick subdivision in the Howick Local Board election, and is expected to take up the councillor role, making the position available on the Howick Local Board for the fourth-placed candidate, Luke Collings (C&R).
Burns’ We Know Howick ticket running mates, longstanding incumbents John Spiller and Adele White, were also successful in being returned to their Howick Local Board seats.
Former government minister and MP for Pakuranga for three decades Williamson came in second with 9801 ballots.
Eight candidates contested the Howick ward councillor election race that was for two seats at the council.
Preliminary results will be announced on Monday, October 13, which include ballots cast today Saturday.
Final Auckland Council election results are released by Friday, October 17.
Howick Ward councillor election day Progress Result, on Saturday, October 11:
1 – Bo Burns 10,222
2 – Maurice Williamson (Independent) 9801
3 – Paul Young (Independent) 7951
4 – Damian Light (Independent) 6382
5 – Barry Jensen 4247
6 – Stephen Hill 3951
7 – Ali Dahche (ACT Local) 3273
8 – Leanne Seniloli 2330
Informal votes 97
Blank ballots 513
