John Kennedy-Good John Kennedy-Good The 1977 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year.

The incumbent Mayor, John Kennedy-Good, stood for a fourth term.

Prime Minister Robert Muldoon visited the flood affected areas, however antagonisms between Muldoon and some Labour Party councillors led to the funds being delayed.

[1] In the aftermath the council struggled to cope with building consenting administration in the flood affected areas.

[3] Labour's majority went down from 2 seats to 1 when councillor Lawrie Woodley defected to the Citizens' mid-term.