The mayor of Selwyn officiates over the Selwyn District Council, which governs New Zealand's Selwyn District. The mayor is directly elected using a first-past-the-post electoral system every three years.[3] The immediate past mayor, Sam Broughton,[4] lost his bid for re-election in the 2025 New Zealand local elections and was succeeded by Lydia Gliddon. The longest-serving mayor was Michael McEvedy, serving for twelve years.
| Mayor of Selwyn | |
|---|---|
 Crest of the Selwyn District Council | |
| Style | Her Worship |
| Seat | Rolleston |
| Appointer | Elected |
| Inaugural holder | Ann Hurford |
| Formation | 1989 |
| Salary | $146,861[2] |
| Website | Official website |
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History
editSelwyn District was established as part of the 1989 local government reforms. It was formed from Ellesmere County, Malvern County, and part of Paparua County.[5]
The first mayor, Ann Hurford, was from an old Ellesmere farming family. The second mayor, Bill Woods, also held the mayoralty for one term (1992–1995). Woods is a perennial candidate and once stated he was "addicted" to elections; he was one of five candidates in the 2016 mayoral election.[6][7] Michael McEvedy was mayor for four terms from 1995 to 2007, when he retired.[8]
At the 2007 election, Kelvin Coe took over from McEvedy, being successful against four other candidates.[9]
At the 2010 election, Coe defended himself against a challenge by former mayor Woods.[10]
At the 2013 election, there were six candidates for the mayoralty (including former mayor Woods and then-future mayor Broughton), but Coe remained successful.[11]
During the 2016 election, Coe stood down (after serving three terms) and five candidates contested the election, including former mayor Woods.[6][12] Sam Broughton was elected and at the time, became one of the country's youngest mayors ever at the age of 35.[13]
At the 2019 election, Broughton won his second term as mayor, contesting against former mayor Woods.[14]
At the 2022 election, Sam Broughton won a third term in office, running against Calvin Payne and former mayor Woods.
At the 2025 election, Sam Broughton lost his re-election bid and was succeeded by Lydia Gliddon.[1]
List of mayors of Selwyn
editSelwyn has had six mayors.
| Name | Portrait | Term | Elections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Hurford |  |
1989–1992 | 1989 |
| 2 | Bill Woods QSM JP | .jpg) |
1992–1995 | 1992 |
| 3 | Michael McEvedy QSO JP | .jpg) |
1995–2007 | |
| 4 | Kelvin Coe ONZM |  |
2007–2016 | |
| 5 | Sam Broughton |  |
2016–2025 | |
| 6 | Lydia Gliddon | .jpg) |
2025–present | 2025 |
Timeline
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References
edit- 1 2 "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ↑ "Election Statistics". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Contact a Councillor". Selwyn District Council. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Brief History of Selwyn Local Government". Selwyn District Council. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- 1 2 Stylianou, Georgina; Truebridge, Nick (12 August 2016). "Who are the South Island's mayoral and council hopefuls?". The Press. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ Greenhill, Marc (25 November 2011). "Still trying, 36 years later". The Press. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Former mayor recognised". The Press. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Local Body Elections 2007". Selwyn District Council. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "2010 Local Body Elections". Selwyn District Council. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Local Body Elections 2013". Selwyn District Council. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Selwyn District Council". Selwyn District Council. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ↑ Small, Jamie (9 October 2016). "Sam Broughton is Selwyn's new mayor". Stuff. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ↑ "Selwyn District Council". Selwyn District Council. Retrieved 8 October 2022.