2016 Invercargill mayoral election

The 2016 Invercargill mayoral election finished on Saturday, 8 October 2016 and was conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system using the postal voting system. It was held as part of the 2016 New Zealand local elections.

The incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt sought a record eighth term, and was re-elected to the position with a reduced majority. Shadbolt was challenged by television host Tom Conroy and sitting Invercargill City councillor Karen Arnold. Shadbolt was re-elected with a decreased majority.

Declared candidates

 * Karen Arnold, Invercargill City Councillor
 * Tom Conroy, television host
 * Tim Shadbolt, incumbent Mayor of Invercargill

Declined to be candidates

 * Neil Boniface, Invercargill City Councillor
 * Lindsay Dow, former Invercargill City Councillor and 2013 mayoral candidate (endorsed Conroy)
 * Darren Ludlow, Deputy Mayor of Invercargill
 * Ian Pottinger, Invercargill City Councillor (endorsed Arnold and Conroy)
 * Penny Simmonds, chief executive of the Southern Institute of Technology

Results
The following table gives the election results: