The final Dunedin City Council election results are expected to be available on Friday 17 October.
The preliminary results released to date include all ordinary votes cast in the election, while the final results also include special votes.
“More than 1700 special votes have been cast in the Dunedin City Council elections,” says Electoral Officer, Anthony Morton.
“Each one has to be manually verified as a valid vote prior to being processed. On average, up to 20% of special votes may be found to be invalid in any given election. Special votes are declared invalid if a person is not eligible to vote, has not enrolled to vote or has already cast an ordinary vote.”
If there are any changes to the preliminary election results released on Monday, the people affected will be contacted before the final results are made public.
Final results will be posted on our website: 2025 election results - Dunedin City Council