Communities & Residents | |
|---|---|
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| President | David Hay |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Political position | Centre-Right |
| Colours | Blue |
| Auckland Council | 1 / 20 |
| Local Boards | 26 / 149 |
| Entrust trustees | 5 / 5 |
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Communities and Residents (C&R) is aright-leaninglocal bodyticket inAuckland, New Zealand. It was formed in 1938 asCitizens & Ratepayers, with a view to controlling theAuckland City Council and preventingleft-leaningLabour Party control. It controlled the council most of the time fromWorld War II until the council was merged into theAuckland Council in 2010. It changed its name from "Citizens & Ratepayers" to "Communities and Residents" in 2012.
The Citizens & Ratepayers Association was formed in1938. It was formed with the intention to "secure the return of the best possible types of candidate to theAuckland City Council, Harbour Board, Hospital Board and Electric Power Board". It also intended to "preserve local government in all its then present forms, protecting it from any influence and interference of party politics".[1]
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C&R has long been aligned with theNational Party, which traditionally does not field its own candidates in Auckland local body elections, unlike theLabour Party and theGreen Party.[2][3]
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The group changed their name to "Communities & Residents" in 2012, following a review of the organisation's performance at the 2010 election. Other changes adopted after the review included abandoning the "whipping" system used in voting on council issues.[4]
C&R endorsed former Chief Executive of Heart of the City Viv Beck for the Auckland mayoralty, and would succeed in increasing its share of Auckland local board members and Licensing Trustees.[5]
In 2025, it was revealed that Deputy MayorDesley Simpson had resigned from C&R, leaving Christine Fletcher as the group's only councillor.[6]
Communities and Residents elected members for the 2022–2025 term included:[‡ 1]
| Ward | Name | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa | Christine Fletcher | .jpg) |
| Ōrākei | Desley Simpson (until late 2023) | .jpg) |
| Local board | Subdivision | Name |
| Albert-Eden (split control) | Mangawhau | Kendyl Smith |
| Jack Tan | ||
| José Fowler | ||
| Rex Smith | ||
| Devonport-Takapuna (in minority) | George Wood | |
| Gavin Busch | ||
| Howick (in minority) | Pakuranga | Katrina Bungard |
| David Collings | ||
| Maungakiekie-Tāmaki (in minority) | Maungakiekie | Dan Allan |
| Debbie Burrows | ||
| Tony Woodcock | ||
| Ōrākei (inmajority) | Troy Churton | |
| David Wong | ||
| Scott Milne | ||
| Penny Tucker | ||
| Sarah Powrie | ||
| Margaret Voyce | ||
| Angus McPhee | ||
| Puketāpapa (inmajority) | Ella Kumar | |
| Roseanne Hay | ||
| Fiona Lai | ||
| Mark Pervan | ||
| Waitematā (inmajority) | Sarah Trotman | |
| Genevieve Sage | ||
| Allan Matson | ||
| Greg Moyle | ||
| Licensing trust | Ward | Name |
| Mount Wellington (inmajority) | Tania Batucan | |
| Troy Elliot | ||
| Tabetha Elliot | ||
| Michael Pepper |
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council candidates | Local/Community board candidates | Health board candidates | Licensing trust candidates | Council seats | Local/Community board seats | Health board seats | Licensing trust seats | |
| 2001[‡ 2] | 18/19 | 33/52 | 7/7 | 0/9 | 9 / 19 | 15 / 52 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 9 |
| 2004[‡ 3] | 17/19 | 32/47 | 7/7 | 4/9 | 6 / 19 | 9 / 47 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 9 |
| 2007[‡ 4] | 16/19 | 26/52 | 5/7 | 2/9 | 11 / 19 | 19 / 52 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 9 |
| 2010 | 14/20 | 82/149 | 16/21 | 7/41 | 5 / 20 | 31 / 149 | 7 / 21 | 3 / 41 |
| 2013 | 4/20 | 19/149 | 8/21 | 0/35 | 3 / 20 | 12 / 149 | 4 / 21 | 0 / 35 |
| 2016 | 3/20 | 21/149 | 5/21 | 0/35 | 2 / 20 | 11 / 149 | 2 / 21 | 0 / 35 |
| 2019[‡ 5][‡ 6][‡ 7] | 6/20 | 49/149 | 14/21 | 3/35 | 3 / 20 | 21 / 149 | 4 / 21 | 1 / 35 |
| 2022[‡ 8] | 8/20 | 45/149 | Abolished | 5/35 | 2 / 20 | 26 / 149 | Abolished | 4 / 35 |
C&R's record of tenure onEntrust seats for the elections since 2000.
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee candidates | Trust seats | ||||
| 2003[‡ 9] | 5/5 | 4 / 5 | |||
| 2006[‡ 10] | 5/5 | 4 / 5 | |||
| 2009[‡ 11] | 5/5 | 5 / 5 | |||
| 2012[‡ 12] | 5/5 | 5 / 5 | |||
| 2015[‡ 13] | 5/5 | 5 / 5 | |||
| 2018[‡ 14] | 5/5 | 5 / 5 | |||
| 2021[‡ 15] | 5/5 | 5 / 5 | |||
| 2024[‡ 16] | 5/5 | 5 / 5 | |||
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