The 2025 Hamilton City Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in Hamilton, New Zealand, as part of that year's territorial authority elections and other local elections held nation-wide.
Voters elected the mayor of Hamilton and 14 city councillors for the 2025âÂÂ2028 term of the Hamilton City Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.
A finalised list of candidate names was released by the City Council on 4 August identifying 52 candidates, including 12 candidates for mayor. Incumbent mayor Paula Southgate did not run for re-election.
Councillor Tim Macindoe won the mayoralty, with fellow councillor Sarah Thomson coming in second place.
The council introduced a MÃÂori ward at the 2022 election; in a referendum on its future held at this election (as part of a nation-wide series of referendums) voters elected to keep the MÃÂori ward.
Voters in the city elected the mayor of Hamilton and 14 councillors from 3 wards. They also elected several members of the Waikato Regional Council.
Better Hamilton was a group of candidates who jointly campaigned during the election campaign.
Incumbent mayor Paula Southgate did not run for re-election. Incumbent councillor and former National MP Tim Macindoe contested the election, as well as incumbent councillors Sarah Thomson and Maria Huata. Rachel Karalus also ran.
The Kirikiriroa Maaori ward returned two councillors to the city council.
The West ward returned six councillors to the city council.
The East ward returned six councillors to the city council.
Councillor Tim Macindoe won the mayoral election, with Sarah Thomson coming second.