2019 Hawke's Bay local elections

The 2019 Hawke's Bay local elections were held on 12 October 2019 as part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, four territorial authorities, a district health board, a licensing trust, and a rural community board.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council used the first past the post system to elect 9 regional councillors for the 2019–2022 term.

Wairoa constituency
The Wairoa constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.

Napier constituency
The Napier constituency returned three councillors to the regional council.

Hastings constituency
The Hastings constituency returned three councillors to the regional council.

Ngaruroro constituency
The Ngaruroro constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.

Central Hawke's Bay constituency
The Central Hawke's Bay constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.

Wairoa District Council
The Wairoa District Council used the first past the post system to elect 6 councillors and 1 mayor for the 2019–2022 term.

General ward
The general ward returned three councillors to the district council.

Māori ward
The Māori ward returned three councillors to the district council.

Napier City Council
The Napier City Council used the first past the post system to elect 12 councillors and 1 mayor for the 2019–2022 term.

Ahuriri ward
The Ahuriri ward returned two councillors to the city council.

Onekawa-Tamatea ward
The Onekawa-Tamatea ward returned two councillors to the city council.

Nelson Park ward
The Nelson Park ward returned four councillors to the city council.

Taradale ward
The Taradale ward returned four councillors to the city council.

Hastings District Council
The Hastings District Council used the first past the post system to elect 14 councillors, 6 licensing trust members, 4 community board members and 1 mayor for the 2019–2022 term.

Mohaka ward
The Mohaka ward returned one councillor to the district council.

Heretaunga ward
The Heretaunga ward returned two councillors to the district council.

Hastings-Havelock North ward
The Hastings-Havelock North ward returned eight councillors to the district council.

Flaxmere ward
The Flaxmere ward returned two councillors to the district council.

Kahuranaki ward
The Kahuranaki ward returned one councillor to the district council. Sophie Siers was elected uncontested.

Rural Community Board
The Hastings District Council's Rural Community Board was created in 1992 to represent the district's rural communities. Four of the boards seven members are elected from the rural subdivisions of Kaweka, Maraekākaho, Poukawa, and Tūtira.

Poukawa community subdivision
The Poukawa community subdivision returned one member of the Rural Community Board.

Maraekākaho community subdivision
The Maraekākaho community subdivision returned one member of the Rural Community Board.

Tūtira community subdivision
The Tūtira community subdivision returned one member of the Rural Community Board. Sue Maxwell was re-elected uncontested

Kaweka community subdivision
The Kaweka community subdivision returned one member of the Rural Community Board. Nick Dawson was re-elected uncontested.

Central Hawke's Bay District Council
The Central Hawke's Bay District Council used the first past the post system to elect 8 councillors and 1 mayor for the 2019–2022 term.

Aramoana-Ruahine ward
The Aramoana-Ruahine ward returned four councillors to the district council.

Ruataniwha ward
The Ruataniwha ward returned four councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Kelly Annand, Tim Chote, Gerard Minehan, and Exham Wichman were declared elected.