Dis­claim­er: that’s a Pea­nuts ref­er­ence, rather than a com­ment on the qual­ity of can­did­ates. Ahem.

Nom­in­a­tions for loc­al body elec­tions closed last week, and the can­did­ates are all lis­ted on the WCC web­site (res­id­ents of oth­er Wel­ling­ton Ter­rit­ori­al Author­it­ies should find them on their respect­ive coun­cil sites). While it can be argued that the choice of May­or is less import­ant than the com­pos­i­tion of the coun­cil as a whole, it’s cer­tainly the role that gen­er­ates the most heat. So, here’s a full list of the may­or­al can­did­ates, fol­lowed by a call to action:

  • Ray Ahipene-Mer­cer
  • Paul Bailey
  • Carl Gif­ford
  • Rob Goulden
  • Nick Kelly
  • John McGrath
  • Bry­an Pepper­ell
  • Kerry Pren­der­gast
  • Helene Ritch­ie
  • Jack Ruben
  • Nick Wang

Oth­er than sit­ting coun­cil­lors and John McGrath, I don’t know much about the can­did­ates. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of com­ments about Kerry P on the Wel­ling­tonista, and I’ve men­tioned McGrath in passing on Wel­lUrb­an, with the odd ref­er­ence to Jack Ruben as well. But here’s your chance to com­ment sagely, spec­u­late wildly or just gen­er­ally vent spleen. Here’s a starter for ten: if you don’t like the incum­bent may­or, who can and should get the num­bers to unseat her?