title: 2010 Rangitikei local elections
text: # 2010 Rangitikei local elections
  
  The 2010 Rangitikei local elections were held across the Rangitikei District of Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand, for the offices of Mayor of Rangitikei and eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council on 9 October 2010. They were held as part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections. Postal ballots were issued to 10,068 registered voters, and were returned from 17 September to 9 October. Across the district, 3,619 people cast votes, a voter turnout of 47%.
  
  Chalky Leary was re-elected as mayor unopposed, becoming the first mayor in 21 years to be re-elected without a challenge. First past the post (FPP) was used to elect the eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council—four from the Marton ward, three from the Taihape ward, two from the Bulls ward and one each from the Hunterville and Turakina wards.
  
  The previous local elections took place in October 2007 and the following elections in October 2013.
  
  ## Mayor
  
  As there were no other candidates, Chalky Leary was re-elected unopposed.
  
  Rangitikei mayoral election, 2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Y Chalky Leary | Unopposed | 100.00 | +69.03 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | N/A | 100.00 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | N/A | 0.00 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | | |
  
  ## District council
  
  ### Bulls ward
  
  The two candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick. Candidates shown with a cross lost their seats as incumbent councillors.
  
  Rangitikei District Council election, 2010 – Bulls Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Y Sarah Harris | 481 | 42.98 | −57.02 |
  | | Independent | Y Michelle Fox | 434 | 38.78 | — |
  | | Independent | N Jill Strugnell | 204 | 18.23 | −81.77 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,119 | 100.00 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | | |
  
  ### Hunterville ward
  
  The candidate with the most votes was elected, shown in the table below by a green tick. Candidates shown with a cross lost their seats as incumbent councillors.
  
  Rangitikei District Council election, 2010 – Hunterville Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Y Dean McManaway | 448 | 83.90 | — |
  | | Independent | N Grant Collie | 86 | 16.10 | −2.67 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 534 | 100.00 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | N/A | 0.00 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 537 | | |
  
  ### Marton ward
  
  The four candidates with the most votes were elected, shown in the table below by a green tick. Candidates shown with a cross lost their seats as incumbent councillors.
  
  Rangitikei District Council election, 2010 – Marton Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Y Andy Watson | 1,408 | 18.85 | −3.14 |
  | | Independent | Y Lynne Sheridan | 1,119 | 14.98 | −4.82 |
  | | Independent | Y Mike Jones | 1,048 | 14.03 | −2.31 |
  | | Independent | Y Richard Peirce | 771 | 10.32 | −4.07 |
  | | Independent | N Kathleen Murphy | 707 | 9.46 | −6.45 |
  | | Independent | Anne George | 701 | 9.38 | — |
  | | Independent | Michelle Bisset | 605 | 8.10 | — |
  | | Independent | Belinda Howard | 569 | 7.62 | — |
  | | Independent | Sharon Brosnan | 542 | 7.26 | — |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,470 | 99.91 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.09 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,491 | | |
  
  ### Taihape ward
  
  As there were no other candidates, all three candidates were elected unopposed.
  
  Rangitikei District Council election, 2010 – Taihape Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Y Richard Aslett | Unopposed | 100.00 | — |
  | | Independent | Y Jan Byford | Unopposed | 100.00 | — |
  | | Independent | Y Ed Cherry | Unopposed | 100.00 | — |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | N/A | 100.00 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | N/A | 0.00 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | | |
  
  ### Turakina ward
  
  The candidate with the most votes was elected, shown in the table below by a green tick.
  
  Rangitikei District Council election, 2010 – Turakina Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Y Soraya Peke-Mason | 230 | 61.17 | +16.34 |
  | | Independent | Andrew Stewart | 146 | 38.83 | — |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 376 | 100.00 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 380 | | |
  