title: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
text: # Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
  
  The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay, and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway. This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.04 $km^2$ (7.74 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 58,100 as of June 2022, with a population density of 2,899 people per $km^2.$
  
  Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area had a population of 57,975 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,505 people (4.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 5,322 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 20,760 households, comprising 27,903 males and 30,069 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 10,392 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 11,553 (19.9%) aged 15 to 29, 26,604 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 9,426 (16.3%) aged 65 or older.
  
  Ethnicities were 69.3% European/Pākehā, 5.5% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 26.3% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
  
  The percentage of people born overseas was 43.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
  
  Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
  
  Of those at least 15 years old, 18,423 (38.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,798 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12,798 people (26.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,724 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 7,008 (14.7%) were part-time, and 1,431 (3.0%) were unemployed.
  
  ## Board
  
  The local board elects 6 board representatives, the 2019 board were:
  
  | Name | Party | Position |
  | - | - | - |
  | Aidan Bennett | A Fresh Approach | Chair |
  | Jan O'Connor | Heart of the Shore | |
  | George Wood | Team George Wood | |
  | Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach | |
  | Ruth Jackson | Heart of the Shore | |
  | Trish Deans | Heart of the Shore | |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2019 results
  
  | | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Aidan Bennett | A Fresh Approach | 7258 |
  | | Jan O'Connor | Heart of the Shore | 6825 |
  | | George Wood | Team George Wood | 6141 |
  | | Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach | 6088 |
  | | Ruth Jackson | Heart of the Shore | 5903 |
  | | Trish Deans | Heart of the Shore | 5687 |
  | | Michael Sheehy | Team George Wood | 5226 |
  | | Danny Watson | A Fresh Approach | 5081 |
  | | Paul Cornish | Keep our Open Spaces | 4898 |
  | | Jenn McKenzie | Team George Wood | 4564 |
  | | Iain Rea | Heart of the Shore | 4370 |
  | | Ian Revell | Team George Wood | 4282 |
  | | Gavin Busch | Team George Wood | 4275 |
  | | Donald Horsborugh | Independent | 2803 |
  | | Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | Independent | 2657 |
  | | John Wood | Future Focus | 2286 |
  | | Kevin Brett | The Trump New Zealand Party | 905 |
  | | Dorothea Akenese Scanlan | The Trump New Zealand Party | 643 |
  | INFORMAL | INFORMAL | INFORMAL | 74 |
  | BLANK | BLANK | BLANK | 1039 |
  
  ### 2016 results
  
  | | Name | Affiliation | Votes | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper | Independent | 3,736 | |
  | | Kevin Brett | Independent | 1,391 | |
  | | Gavin Busch | Team George Wood | 4,858 | |
  | | Don Campbell | none | 2,383 | |
  | | Mike Cohen | Community Before Council | 8,687 | ✔ |
  | | Trish Deans | Shore Action | 5,262 | |
  | | Fay Freeman | Auckland Future | 4,337 | |
  | | Grant Gillon | Shore Action | 7,640 | ✔ |
  | | John Hill | Independent | 1,782 | |
  | | Nick Kearney | Team George Wood | 4,917 | |
  | | Rohan Lord | Shore Action | 4,560 | |
  | | Jennifer McKenzie | Team George Wood | 5,375 | ✔ |
  | | Jan O'Connor | Shore Action | 6,688 | ✔ |
  | | Ian Revell | Team George Wood | 4,929 | |
  | | Michael Sheehy | Team George Wood | 5,642 | ✔ |
  | | Bruce Tubb | Independent | 2,043 | |
  | | Garry Venus | Shore Action | 4,509 | |
  | | George Wood | Team George Wood | 8,099 | ✔ |
  | INFORMAL | INFORMAL | INFORMAL | 114 | |
  | BLANK | BLANK | BLANK | 1,218 | |
  
  ### 2013 results
  
  | Name | Affiliation | Votes | Elected | # |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aidan Bennett | Shore Future | 4,650 | ✘ | |
  | Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | Independent | 2,490 | ✘ | |
  | Joseph Bergin | Fair Deal For Shore | 6,377 | ✔ | |
  | Kevin Brett | Independent | 913 | ✘ | |
  | Mike Cohen | Community Before Council | 7,072 | ✔ | 3 |
  | Chris Darby | Shore Future | 9,443 | ✔ | (-) |
  | Chris Darby | Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor | 9,443 | ✔ | (-) |
  | Dave Donaldson | Shore Future | 4,278 | ✘ | |
  | Deborah Dougherty | Conservative | 1,843 | ✘ | |
  | Grant Gillon | Team of Independents | 7,185 | ✔ | 2 |
  | Dianne Hale | Shore Future | 6,628 | ✔ | 5 |
  | Craig Hans Jensen | Conservative | 1,743 | ✘ | |
  | Jan O'Connor | Team of Independents | 6,774 | ✔ | 4 |
  | Bill Rayner | Shore Community – Shore Seniors | 3,322 | ✘ | |
  | Allison Roe | Shore Future | 7,320 | ✔ | 1 |
  | Michael Sheehy | Independent | 4,165 | ✘ | |
  | Tracy Gwen Talbot | Shore Future | 4,157 | ✘ | |
  | David Thornton | NoMoreRates | 3,117 | ✘ | |
  | Anthony Wareham | Independent | 2,519 | ✘ | |
  | INFORMAL | INFORMAL | 108 | 108 | 108 |
  | BLANK | BLANK | 523 | 523 | 523 |
  
  ## Board chairs
  
  The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term. Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.
  
  