[1] The council is led by the mayor of Marlborough, who is currently Nadine Taylor.

According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,602.

[3] There are seven Blenheim Ward councillors: Brian Dawson, David Croad, Jamie Arbuckle, Jenny Andrews, Mark Peters, Michael Fitzpatrick, and Thelma Sowman.

[4] There are three Marlborough Sounds Ward councillors: deputy mayor Nadine Taylor, Barbara Faulls, and David Oddie.

[4] There are three Wairau-Awatere Ward councillors: Cynthia Brooks, Francis Maher and Gerald Hope.