The 1901 Auckland City Council election was a local election held on 24 April in Auckland, New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Auckland City for a one-year term and 15 city councillors for a two-year term. In person voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
For Auckland Council, elections were held in three wards: South (3 positions; 5 candidates), Ponsonby (3 positions; 4 candidates), and Grafton (3 positions; 5 candidates).In the North and East wards, there were three candidates in each ward, which matched the number of positions available, and these candidates were therefore declared elected unopposed. In total, 15 positions were available and 20 candidates stood in the various wards.
The Liberal and Labour Federation ran 9 candidates and endorsed Campbell for mayor. Frederick Baume was elected as an independent but was a member of the Liberal Association.
The Workers' Municipal Reform League endorsed Arthur Rosser, a LiberalâÂÂLabour candidate, in the South ward.
John Logan Campbell defeated Daniel Arkell in an overwhelming landslide victory.
Kidd's election as mayor caused a vacancy. A by-election held in the East ward on 21 August 1901 returned John McLeod as the new city councillor.