The 2025 Palmerston North City Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in Palmerston North, New Zealand, as part of that year's territorial authority elections and other local elections held nation-wide.
Voters elected the mayor of Palmerston North and 15 city councillors for the 2025âÂÂ2028 term of the Palmerston North City Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.
Incumbent mayor Grant Smith won re-election to a fourth term.
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 Palmerston North and 15 city councillors in 2 wards. They also elected several members of the Horizons Regional Council.
Te Pà «ao MÃÂori ward returned two councillors to the city council.
Te Hirawanui general ward returned thirteen councillors to the city council.
With the final results, the following candidates were declared elected:
Incumbent mayor Grant Smith won re-election to a fourth term.