The 1901 Christchurch City Council election was a local election held on 24 April in Christchurch, New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Christchurch for a one year term and 12 city councillors for a two year term. In person voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
Arthur Rhodes was elected unopposed to the position of mayor.
R M Macdonald, John M Taylor, and George Simpson were newly elected.
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three North-east ward seats.
John M Taylor, H H Loughnan, and Henry Wood were elected in the south-east ward.
Three candidates were returned unopposed for the three South-west ward seats.
Charles Gray, George Payling, and Ranald Macdonald were elected in the north-west ward. Gray and Payling would be elected mayors of Christchurch in subsequent years. The fourth candidate, William Prudhoe, failed to get re-elected as councillor; he had been mayor during 1892.