The results are now final and the positions have not changed from the preliminary results published last Sunday. Congratulations to all of those elected to serve their communities for the next three years. Special congratulations to Peter Revell, elected mayor with a majority of 608 votes over second placed Patrick Kerr and previous mayor, Len Salt.
The following tables summarise the final results of the 2025 Thames-Coromandel District Council election. Results are ranked by total votes received, with elected candidates highlighted based on the number of vacancies per category. All data is based on the final results generated on Friday, 17 October 2025.
Mayor
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 REVELL, Peter, 3,724 Elected 2 KERR, Patrick Independent 3,116 3 SALT, Len Independent 3,035 4 MESSITER, Denise Independent 1,577 5 HART, Steve, 842 6 SUBRITZKY, James, 415 Informal, 20 Blank, 234
District Councillor, Coromandel-Colville (1 vacancy)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 ASHMAN, Robert Barry, 612 Elected 2 MORRISSEY, John Reginald Independent 568 Informal, 0 Blank, 33
District Councillor, Mercury Bay ( 3 vacancies)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 RASMUSSEN, Flemming Independent 2,114 Elected 2 GRANT, John Kenneth Independent 2,097 Elected 3 BRLJEVICH, Tony, 2,040 Elected 4 GIRI-PERCIVAL, Rekha, 1,946 5 CONNELL, Deli, 1,419 6 WOOD, Peter Haultain Independent 327 Informal, 18 Blank, 90
District Councillor, South Eastern Ward (2 vacancies)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 FREER, John William, 1,245 Elected 2 SMITH, Alison, 1,191 Elected 3 DRURY, Mark Independent 1,142 4 EVANS, Neil, 983 5 BEAVER, Denis, 710 6 JARRETT, Kurt, 489 Informal, 17 Blank, 244
District Councillor, Thames Ward (3 vacancies)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 HAMPTON, Greg, 1,932 Elected 2 SINCLAIR, Robyn, 1,691 Elected 3 RODLEY, Martin, 1,406 Elected 4 RAIKWAR, Kishan, 1,215 5 MCDOWELL, Cole Justin, 1,135 6 CAMERON, Fiona Independent 874 7 BRIGHT, Scott Douglas, 794 8 BAKER, Steve, 508 9 HART, Steve, 520 Informal, 39 Blank, 71
Te Tara o Te Ika Māori Ward (elected unopposed)
Michael Barlow, elected unopposed
Coromandel-Colville Community Board (4 vacancies)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 JEFFCOAT, Gavin Bruce, 856 Elected 2 ASHBY, Jean, 774 Elected 3 JAMES, Kate, 640 Elected 4 DAVIS, James, 630 Elected 5 BRETT, Kim Donna, 610 6 MCDERMOTT, Alexei, 450 7 BORGSTEDE, Susanna, 294 8 CASTLE, James, 200 Informal, 2 Blank, 18
Mercury Bay Community Board (4 vacancies)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 ABRAHAMSON, Kim, 2,228 Elected 2 SHELFORD-WOODCOCK, Richard Mason Independent 2,089 Elected 3 DAVIS, Rob, 2,062 Elected 4 MACKENZIE, Peter, 1,712 Elected 5 PULLIN, Joanne Ruth, 1,618 6 KINGI EDMONDS, Bess, 1,504 7 HOBMAN, Caroline Independent 1,376 Informal, 3 Blank, 140
Tairua-Pāuanui Community Board (4 vacancies)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 BUSH, Michael Paul, 1,137 Elected 2 BOND, Georgina, 1,082 Elected 3 BROOKS, Warwick Peter, 837 Elected 4 ROBERTS, Barry Llewellyn, 680 Elected 5 NEW, Chris Independent 668 Informal, 1 Blank, 23
Whangamatā Community Board (4 vacancies)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 DRURY, Mark, 1,238 Elected 2 EVANS, Neil, 1,135 Elected 3 WALKER, Terry, 1,120 Elected 4 SMITH, Sally, 1,044 Elected 5 SMITH, Graeme, 870 6 WATT, Heather Marie, 804 Informal, 1 Blank, 37
Thames Community Ward (4 vacancies)
Rank Candidate Name Affiliation Votes Received Status 1 CATRAN, Adrian, 2,427 Elected 2 MACKENZIE, Holly, 2,298 Elected 3 MCDOWELL, Cole Justin, 2,208 Elected 4 JOHNSTON, Rob, 2,150 Elected 5 SLY, Warren, 1,286 6 LEACH, Glenn, 1,153 7 HART, Steve, 886 8 HISLOP, Stuart Independent 609 Informal, 7 Blank, 113
Māori Wards Poll
Option Votes Received Majority Decision I vote to REMOVE Māori wards 6,995 Majority decision to REMOVE Māori wards I vote to KEEP Māori wards 4,873 Informal 11 Blank 1,084
