While many candidates were independents or stood for local parties, some stood for the centre-right Communities and Residents (C&R), the centre-left City Vision or the Labour Party.

According to preliminary results, C&R had a successful election, gaining control of the Waitematā local board from City Vision and also picking up control of Puketāpapa.

Meanwhile Labour gained control of the Henderson-Massey local board.

The hotly contested Albert-Eden local board remained deadlocked 4-4 between C&R and City Vision.

[4][2] 7 candidates were elected as members of the Waitematā Local Board: 7 candidates were elected as members of the Whau Local Board: 8 candidates were elected as members of the Rodney Local Board; 4 from the Kumeū subdivision, 3 from the Warkworth subdivision, and 1 each from the Wellsford and Dairy Flat subdivisions: 8 candidates were elected as members of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board; 4 each from the Hibiscus Coast and East Coast Bays subdivisions: 6 candidates were elected as members of the Upper Harbour Local Board: 6 candidates were elected as members of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:[5] 8 candidates were elected as members of the Henderson-Massey Local Board: 6 candidates were elected as members of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: 8 candidates were elected as members of the Albert-Eden Local Board; 4 each from the Maungawhau and Owairaka subdivisions: 5 candidates were elected as members of the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board: 5 candidates were elected as members of the Waiheke Local Board: 6 candidates were elected as members of the Puketāpapa Local Board: 7 candidates were elected as members of the Ōrākei Local Board: 7 candidates were elected as members of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board; 4 from the Tāmaki subdivision, and 3 from the Maungakiekie subdivision: 9 candidates were elected as members of the Howick Local Board; 3 each from the Botany, Howick and Pakuranga subdivisions: 8 candidates were elected as members of the Kaipātiki Local Board: 7 candidates were elected as members of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board: 7 candidates were elected as members of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board; 4 from the Papatoetoe subdivision, and 3 from the Ōtara subdivision: 9 candidates were elected as members of the Franklin Local Board; 2 from the Waiuku subdivision, 4 from the Pukekohe subdivision, and 3 from the Wairoa subdivision: 8 candidates were elected as members of the Manurewa Local Board: 8 candidates were elected as members of the Papakura Local Board: