6.1.2 Membership

 

1. Twenty-one local boards cover the Auckland region, ranging in population size from Howick (140,970 at the last census) to Great Barrier (930).

2. The number of local boards, geographic boundaries, and number of elected members were decided prior to the council’s formation by the Local Government Commission, acting under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009.

3. Some local boards are split into subdivisions – for example, the Franklin Local Board stretches from Waiuku (on the west coast) to Maraetai (on the east coast) and has three subdivisions. Together, the local board members elected from each subdivision make up the Franklin Local Board, which makes decisions across the Franklin Local Board area. Local board members act in the best interests of people in the local board areas, not just people in their local board subdivision.

4. Local board members can serve on only one local board. Candidates can stand for multiple local boards; however, they must indicate their preferred choice in their election profile [1].

5. Each local board elects a chair and deputy chair from among its members.

6. The current membership numbers for each of the 21 boards is set out below

   1. Local board areas, subdivisions and number of members

      Local Board Areas	Subdivisions (if they exist)	Number of members
      Albert-Eden	Ōwairaka	4
      	Maungawhau	4
      Devonport-Takapuna		6
      Franklin	Pukekohe	4
      	Wairoa	3
      	Waiuku	2
      Āotea/Great Barrier		5
      Henderson-Massey		8
      Hibiscus and Bays	East Coast Bays	4
      	Hibiscus Coast	4
      Howick	Botany	3
      	Howick	3
      	Pakuranga	3
      Kaipātiki		8
      Mangere-Otahuhu		7
      Manurewa		8
      Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	Maungakiekie	3
      	Tāmaki	4
      Ōrakei		7
      Ōtara-Papatoetoe	Ōtara	3
      	Papatoetoe	4
      Papakura		6
      Puketāpapa		6
      Rodney	Dairy Flat	1
      	Kumeu	4
      	Warkworth	3
      	Wellsford	1
      Upper Harbour		6
      Waiheke		5
      Waitakere Ranges		6
      Waitematā		7
      Whau		7

       

      Auckland Council local board areas 

   

7. For further information on each local board, see Your local board on Auckland Council's website [2]. Information on the individual role of local board members is set out in Section 3: Elected Members.

8. Auckland Council is required to review the representation arrangements for local boards at least once every six years [3]. The representation review can consider whether the number of local board members for each local board should change. The legislation provides for between 5 and 12 local board members for a local board, however the highest number currently is nine. The representation review cannot change local board boundaries - this can only occur through a local government reorganisation proposal, or through a law change [4].

 

 

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