The board's administrative area includes the suburbs of Titirangi, Glen Eden and Konini and the towns of Te Henga (Bethells Beach), Piha, Karekare, Huia and Laingholm,[4] and covers the area from Waitākere Ranges to O'Neill Bay.

[5] The total population residing in the board's area, in the 2013 New Zealand census, was 48,396.

[9] Ethnicities were 70.0% European/Pākehā, 13.8% Māori, 13.2% Pasifika, 17.4% Asian, 2.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.0% other.

[9] Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area had a population of 52,095 at the 2018 New Zealand census.

CLAYTON, Michelle WestWards-Independent 5350 HENDERSON, Neil Future West 5317 ROBERTS, Mark Future West 4964 POTAUAINE, Linda WestWards 4462 KELLY, Cheryl WestWards-Independent 4139 CATHCART, Angus WestWards 3835 DEMPSTER, Dave WestWards 2760 SHEPHERD, Christine Independent 2451 HARTNETT, Tony Independent 2326 WINEERA, Michelle Independent 1506 Blank 729 Ken Turner was the successful candidate in the by-election.