Western Bay of Plenty District Council is the territorial authority for the Western Bay of Plenty District of New Zealand.
The council is led by the mayor of Western Bay of Plenty, who is currently . There are also 11 ward councillors.
In mid-March 2025, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council voted to leave Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), the national advocacy body for local and regional governments in New Zealand, by a margin of six to five. Councillor Tracey Coxhead justified the decision by claiming that LGNZ lacked professionalism and was pursuing an agenda on climate change while Councillor Margaret Murray-Beng claimed the LGNZ had "swung left" and no longer represented councilors' beliefs.