Local Body Elections 2022: Who is running for councils in the south?

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There’s no shortage of potential mayoral candidates with eight people publicly saying they are running for the mayoralty of Invercargill. Pictured, top from left, Tim Shadbolt, Darren Ludlow, Ian Pottinger and Rebecca Amundsen. Bottom, from left, Tom Morton, Nobby Clark, Ria Bond, Toni Biddle and Noel Peterson.​​​​​

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There’s no shortage of potential mayoral candidates with eight people publicly saying they are running for the mayoralty of Invercargill. Pictured, top from left, Tim Shadbolt, Darren Ludlow, Ian Pottinger and Rebecca Amundsen. Bottom, from left, Tom Morton, Nobby Clark, Ria Bond, Toni Biddle and Noel Peterson.​​​​​

Nominations are now open for the local body elections for 2022. Here is a wrap of who has officially handed in nomination forms to respective councils in the south. People have until August 12 to get their nominations in.

Invercargill City Council

Mayor

Noel Peterson https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/129289917/bluff-resident-noel-peterson-first-to-officially-join-invercargill-mayoralty-race

Nobby Clark

Ria Bond

Tom Morton

Council

Noel Peterson

Tom Morton

Ria Bond

Tom Campbell

Trish Boyle

Bevan Smith

Bluff Community Board

Invercargill Licensing Trust

Paddy O’Brien

Reece McDonald

Graham Hawkes

Mark Billcliff

Kirsten Diack

Mayoral candidates who have publicly stated they are running for the Southland District Council. Top, from left, Geoffrey Young, Kirsty Pickett and Wendy Joy Baker. Bottom, from left, Rob Scott, incumbent Gary Tong and Don Byars.

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Mayoral candidates who have publicly stated they are running for the Southland District Council. Top, from left, Geoffrey Young, Kirsty Pickett and Wendy Joy Baker. Bottom, from left, Rob Scott, incumbent Gary Tong and Don Byars.

Southland District Council

Mayor

Wendy Joy Baker

Kirsty Pickett

Robin Scott

Gary Tong

Mararoa Waimea Ward

Robin Scott

Waiau Aparima Ward No nominations have yet been received

Oreti Ward

Katie Allan

Wendy Joy Baker

Waihopai Toetoe Ward

Paul Duffy

Julie Keast

Stewart Island/Rakiura Ward

Aaron Joy

Jon Spraggon

Wallace Takitimu Community Board No nominations have yet been received

Oraka Aparima Community Board No nominations have yet been received

Waihopai Toetoe Community Board No nominations have yet been received

Stewart Island-Rakiura Community Board

Karl Herzhoff

Aaron Joy

Jon Spraggon

Fiordland Community Board

Julie Burgess

Diane Holmes

Tuatapere Te Waewae Community Board

Anne Horrell

Ardlussa Community Board

Richard Clarkson

Raymond Dickson

Parawa Fairlight Community Subdivision

Pamela Naylor

West Dome Community Subdivision No nominations have yet been received

Mid Dome Community Subdivision

Carolyn Smith

Hokonui Community Subdivision No nominations have yet been received

Midlands Community Subdivision No nominations have yet been received

Makarewa Community Subdivision No nominations have yet been received

Environment Southland

Fiordland Regional Constituency

Paul Evans

Eastern-Dome Regional Constituency No nominations have yet been received

Western Regional Constituency

Nicol Horrell

Hokonui Regional Constituency

Peter McDonald

Southern Regional Constituency No nominations have yet been received

Invercargill-Rakiura Regional Constituency No nominations have yet been received

Gore mayoral candidates for the 2022 Local Body Elections. Candidate, Ben Bell, on the left, and incumbent Tracy Hicks, on the right.

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Gore mayoral candidates for the 2022 Local Body Elections. Candidate, Ben Bell, on the left, and incumbent Tracy Hicks, on the right.

Gore District Council

Mayoralty

Tracy Hicks

Ben Bell (Team Hokonui)

Waikaka Ward No nominations have yet been received

Kaiwera-Waimumu Ward

Stewart MacDonell

Gore Ward

Robert McKenzie (Team Hokonui)

Paul McPhail

Bronwyn Reid

Mataura Ward No nominations have yet been received

Council – At Large

Joe Stringer (Team Hokonui)

Mataura Community Board No nominations have yet been received

Mataura Licensing Trust – Ward 1

Horace McAuley

Mataura Licensing Trust – Ward 2

Jimmy Allison

Brian Burgess

Mataura Licensing Trust – Ward 3 No nominations have yet been received

Mataura Licensing Trust – Ward 4

Vince Aynsley

Mataura Licensing Trust – Ward 5 No nominations have yet been received

Mataura Licensing Trust – Ward 6 No nominations have yet been received

Mataura Licensing Trust – Ward 7 No nominations have yet been received

Gore & Districts Health Inc

Gore & Districts Health Inc – Gore Ward No nominations have yet been received

Gore & Districts Health Inc – Clutha Ward No nominations have yet been received

Gore & Districts Health Inc – Southland Ward No nominations have yet been received

Clutha District Council

Mayor No nominations have yet been received

Balclutha Ward

Alison Ludemann

Bruce Ward No nominations have yet been received

Catlins Ward No nominations have yet been received

Clinton Ward No nominations have yet been received

Clutha Valley Ward No nominations have yet been received

Kaitangata-Matau Ward

Bruce Graham

Lawrence-Tuapeka Ward

Peta Dowle

West Otago Ward No nominations have yet been received

Lawrence-Tuapeka Community Board No nominations have yet been received

West Otago Community Board No nominations have yet been received