2013 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 2013 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the wider 2013 New Zealand local elections. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

2013 Lower Hutt mayoral election

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Turnout	24,857 (36.36%)
Candidate Ray Wallace Phil Stratford Party Independent Independent Popular vote 21,513 3,326 Percentage 86.54 13.39
Mayor before election Ray Wallace Elected mayor Ray Wallace

Background

The incumbent Mayor, Ray Wallace, stood for a second term. He was opposed by property developer Phil "Stratty" Stratford.

Mayoral results

2013 Lower Hutt mayoral election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ray Wallace	21,513	86.54	+28.49
	Independent	Phil Stratford	3,326	13.39
Informal votes			18	0.07	−2.70
Majority			18,187	73.16	+54.28
Turnout			24,857	36.36	−3.74

Ward results

Twelve candidates were also elected from wards to the Hutt City Council.^[1]

	Party/ticket	Councillors
	Independent	11
	City Vision	1

References

1. "2013 Triennial Elections". Hutt City Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)