Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board | |
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North Shore Ward | |
Legislated | 2010 |
Government | |
• Chair | Aidan Bennett |
• Deputy Chair | George Wood |
Area | |
• Land | 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 58,600 |
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Members | |
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Leadership | |
Chair | TBC |
Deputy Chair | TBC |
Ward Councillors | |
Structure | |
Heart of the Shore | 3 / 6 |
Team George Wood | 1 / 6 |
A Fresh Approach | 2 / 6 |
Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay, and
Demographics
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 58,600 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,924 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 52,653 | — |
2013 | 55,470 | +0.75% |
2018 | 57,975 | +0.89% |
Source: [4] |
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area had a population of 57,975 at the
Ethnicities were 69.3% European/Pākehā, 5.5% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 26.3% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 43.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 18,423 (38.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,798 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12,798 people (26.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,724 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 7,008 (14.7%) were part-time, and 1,431 (3.0%) were unemployed.[4]
Board
The local board elects 6 board representatives, the 2019 board were:[5]
Name | Party | Position | |
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Aidan Bennett | A Fresh Approach | Chair | |
Jan O'Connor | Heart of the Shore | ||
George Wood | Team George Wood | ||
Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach | ||
Ruth Jackson | Heart of the Shore | ||
Trish Deans | Heart of the Shore |
Election results
2022 results
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2019 results
Name | Affiliation | Votes[6] | |
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Aidan Bennett | A Fresh Approach | 7258 | |
Jan O'Connor | Heart of the Shore | 6825 | |
George Wood | Team George Wood | 6141 | |
Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach | 6088 | |
Ruth Jackson | Heart of the Shore | 5903 | |
Trish Deans | Heart of the Shore | 5687 | |
Michael Sheehy | Team George Wood | 5226 | |
Danny Watson | A Fresh Approach | 5081 | |
Paul Cornish | Keep our Open Spaces | 4898 | |
Jenn McKenzie | Team George Wood | 4564 | |
Iain Rea | Heart of the Shore | 4370 | |
Ian Revell | Team George Wood | 4282 | |
Gavin Busch | Team George Wood | 4275 | |
Donald Horsborugh | Independent | 2803 | |
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | Independent | 2657 | |
John Wood | Future Focus | 2286 | |
Kevin Brett | The Trump New Zealand Party | 905 | |
Dorothea Akenese Scanlan | The Trump New Zealand Party | 643 | |
INFORMAL | 74 | ||
BLANK | 1039 |
2016 results
Name | Affiliation | Votes[7][8] | ||
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Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper | Independent | 3,736 | ||
Kevin Brett | Independent | 1,391 | ||
Gavin Busch | Team George Wood | 4,858 | ||
Don Campbell | none | 2,383 | ||
Mike Cohen | Community Before Council | 8,687 | ✔ | |
Trish Deans | Shore Action | 5,262 | ||
Fay Freeman | Auckland Future | 4,337 | ||
Grant Gillon | Shore Action | 7,640 | ✔ | |
John Hill | Independent | 1,782 | ||
Nick Kearney | Team George Wood | 4,917 | ||
Rohan Lord | Shore Action | 4,560 | ||
Jennifer McKenzie | Team George Wood | 5,375 | ✔ | |
Jan O'Connor | Shore Action | 6,688 | ✔ | |
Ian Revell | Team George Wood | 4,929 | ||
Michael Sheehy | Team George Wood | 5,642 | ✔ | |
Bruce Tubb | Independent | 2,043 | ||
Garry Venus | Shore Action | 4,509 | ||
George Wood | Team George Wood | 8,099 | ✔ | |
INFORMAL | 114 | |||
BLANK | 1,218 |
2013 results
Name | Affiliation | Votes[9] | Elected | # |
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Aidan Bennett | Shore Future | 4,650 | ✘ | |
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | Independent | 2,490 | ✘ | |
Joseph Bergin | Fair Deal For Shore | 6,377 | ✔ | |
Kevin Brett | Independent | 913 | ✘ | |
Mike Cohen | Community Before Council | 7,072 | ✔ | 3 |
Chris Darby | Shore Future | 9,443 | ✔ | (-) |
Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor | ||||
Dave Donaldson | Shore Future | 4,278 | ✘ | |
Deborah Dougherty | Conservative
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1,843 | ✘ | |
Grant Gillon | Team of Independents | 7,185 | ✔ | 2 |
Dianne Hale | Shore Future | 6,628 | ✔ | 5 |
Craig Hans Jensen | Conservative
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1,743 | ✘ | |
Jan O'Connor | Team of Independents | 6,774 | ✔ | 4 |
Bill Rayner | Shore Community – Shore Seniors | 3,322 | ✘ | |
Allison Roe | Shore Future | 7,320 | ✔ | 1 |
Michael Sheehy | Independent | 4,165 | ✘ | |
Tracy Gwen Talbot | Shore Future | 4,157 | ✘ | |
David Thornton | NoMoreRates | 3,117 | ✘ | |
Anthony Wareham | Independent | 2,519 | ✘ | |
INFORMAL | 108 | |||
BLANK | 523 |
Board chairs
The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term. Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ^ "About Devonport-Takapuna". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area (CMB07605). 2018 Census place summary: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area
- ^ "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Auckland Council 2019 Election Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Local elections 2016: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board candidates
- ^ "21 October 2013 - Declaration of result of election for Auckland Council 2013 elections". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.