Former paralympic swimmer and community board candidate Jenny Newstead gets her paperwork in, just minutes before the close of nominations for local body elections in Dunedin. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

The race for the Dunedin City Council's top job is officially under way, as 14 candidates vie to replace outgoing Mayor Dave Cull and wear the mayoral chains.

At the close of nominations at 12pm, six incumbent city councillors had joined the race - Crs Rachel Elder, Christine Garey, Aaron Hawkins, Jim O'Malley, Lee Vandervis and Andrew Whiley.

Alongside them were another eight mayoral candidates from outside council - Scout Barbour-Evans, Bob Barlin, Finn Campbell, Carmen Houlahan, Mandy Mayhem-Bullock, Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, Jules Radich and Richard Seager.

In the council's 2016 election 11 candidates stood for mayor.

Another 37 candidates had put their hands up for one of the 14 other seats around the council table, and there were some last-minute surprises.

As the rush of last-minute nominations were received, it emerged that Dunedin businessman Russell Lund was among those vying for election.

And, among incumbent councillors, Cr Conrad Stedman confirmed he would not be seeking a second term.

Two of Dunedin's six community boards - the West Harbour and Strath-Taieri boards - would also be elected unopposed in October, after just six nominees were received for the six vacancies on each.



Full list:



Mayor (1 Vacancy)

Barbour-Evans, Scout (Independent)

Barlin, Bob (Independent)

Campbell, Finn (Independent Youth)

Elder, Rachel

Garey, Christine

Hawkins, Aaron (Green Dunedin)

Houlahan, Carmen (Independent)

Mayhem-Bullock, Mandy

Moncrief-Spittle, Malcolm

O'Malley, Jim (Independent)

Radich, Jules (Independent)

Seager, Richard (Independent climate, transport & small business focussed green)

Vandervis, Lee (Independent)

Whiley, Andrew

Council - At Large (14 Vacancies)

Barbour-Evans, Scout (Independent)

Barker, Sophie (Independent)

Barlin, Bob (Independent)

Benson-Pope, David (Independent)

Campbell, Finn (Independent Youth)

Davie-Nitis, Sarah (Independent)

Elder, Rachel

Forsyth, Hugh (Independent)

Garey, Christine

Guthrie, John

Hall, Doug

Hanan, Dave

Hawkins, Aaron (Green Dunedin)

Houlahan, Carmen (Independent)

James, Muthiah

Jemmett, Neville K (Independent)

Kenny, Anthony (Independent)

Laufiso, Marie (Green Dunedin)

Lindsey, Jason

Lord, Mike

Lund, Russell (Independent)

MacKenzie, Peter

Marrable, John

Mayhem-Bullock, Mandy

Miller, Brian

Moncrief-Spittle, Malcolm

Morris, George

Newell, Damian (Independent)

O'Malley, Jim (Independent)

Radich, Jules (Independent)

Robinson-Lewis, Hadley (Independent)

Seager, Richard (Independent climate, transport & small business focussed green)

Staynes, Chris (Independent)

Steele-MacIntosh, Callum (Independent)

Vandervis, Lee

Walker, Steve (NZ Labour Party)

Whiley, Andrew

Strath Taieri Community Board (6 Vacancies)

Dale, Blair

Frew, David (Jock)

McLew (Barnes), Leann

O'Neill, Mark

Thomas, Robin

Williams, Barry

Waikouaiti Coast Community Board (6 Vacancies)

Barratt, Andy

Billyard, Sonya

Brown, Mark

Mayhem-Bullock, Mandy

Morrison, Alasdair

Parker, Rafferty

Stringer-Wright, Rose

Tait, Geraldine

Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board (6 Vacancies)

Bain, Phillipa

Davis, Joy

Dillon, Martin

Horrell, Regan

McAlwee, Dean

McCarthy, Trish (Independent)

Miller, Brian

Newstead, Jenny

Peat, Brian

Saddle Hill Community Board (6 Vacancies)

Gouverneur, Peter

McBratney, Christina

McFadyen, Keith

Moyle, John (Independent)

Stenhouse, Leanne (Independent)

Voight, Warren

Weatherall, Scott

Weir, Paul



West Harbour Community Board (6 Vacancies)

Eddy, Duncan (Independent )

Griffin, Francisca

Johnson, Trevor (Independent )

McErlane, Ange

Ruston, Jacque

Tucker, Jan

Otago Peninsula Community Board (6 Vacancies)

Clutha, Jane

Kellas, Lox

Langsbury, Hoani

McArthur, Graham

Neill, Cheryl

Pope, Paul

Stevenson, Edna