The Mayor of North Shore was the head of the municipal government of North Shore City, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, from 1989 to 2010, and presided over the North Shore City Council with 15 councillors. The mayor was directly elected using a first-past-the-post

First-past-the-post

First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...

 electoral system. The councillors were elected from three wards: Northern, Harbour and Central. The elections were held every three years.

The last serving mayor, elected in 2007, was Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams (New Zealand)

Andrew Williams is a New Zealand politician. In 2007 he was elected as Mayor of North Shore City, New Zealand's fourth largest city. Williams served on a community board during 2004-07, and was a councillor in the term before that in 2001-04. North Shore City Council was abolished in October...

. North Shore City Council ceased to exist on 31 October 2010 and was incorporated into the Auckland Council

Auckland Council

The Auckland Council is the council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the existing regional council and the region's seven previous city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city" governed by a mayor, 20...

, for which elections

New Zealand local elections, 2010

The 2010 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. All elections are conducted by postal ballot, with election day being Saturday 9 October 2010.Elected were:...

 were held on 9 October 2010.

History

The city was established in 1989 following the amalgamation of a series of boroughs, including Takapuna City. It was abolished on 31 October 2010.

List of mayors

The following persons served as mayor of North Shore City:

	Name	Term
1	Ann Hartley Ann Hartley Margaret Ann Hartley known as Ann Hartley is a former New Zealand member of parliament, a former Mayor of North Shore City, and a member of the Labour Party.-Early years:...	1989–1992
2	Paul Titchener	1992–1995
3	George Gair George Gair George Frederick Gair, CMG, QSO is a former New Zealand politician. He was once deputy leader of the National Party in the Parliament of New Zealand, and was considered by many to be a possible contender for the leadership itself...	1995–1998
4	George Wood George Wood (New Zealand) George Sydney Wood, CNZM, is a former Mayor of North Shore City, New Zealand’s fourth largest city. He was the first North Shore Mayor to be elected for a third term since the city was formed in 1989...	1998–2007
5	Andrew Williams Andrew Williams (New Zealand) Andrew Williams is a New Zealand politician. In 2007 he was elected as Mayor of North Shore City, New Zealand's fourth largest city. Williams served on a community board during 2004-07, and was a councillor in the term before that in 2001-04. North Shore City Council was abolished in October...	2007–2010