The number of councillors for each ward is determined by the estimated resident population of each ward and the total population of the city as a whole. For the first time in the 2022 elections, one councillor will be elected from a Māori ward.
The list includes:
- One Mayor, who is elected by all the city's voters
- One Councillor for the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward
- Three Councillors for the Takapū/Northern General Ward
- Three Councillors for the Wharangi/Onslow-Western General Ward
- Three Councillors for the Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward
- Three Councillors for the Motukairangi/Eastern General Ward
- Two Councillors for the Paekawakawa/Southern General Ward
Maps
The maps below show the Council's current ward boundaries and the suburbs they contain.
The Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward is comprised of all people on the Māori roll in Wellington City and is not geography-based like the other wards – Information about the Māori ward.
For an interactive map see: Wellington Suburbs and Wards