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A snap online poll conducted by What's On Invers shows Alex Crackett as the early frontrunner in the race for Invercargill City Mayor in 2025.
Candidate Nominations Trickling In - Snap Mayoral Poll Results
With the 2025 local body elections fast approaching, nominations for key roles across Invercargill remain low — with even some incumbent councillors yet to confirm whether they will stand again. This will be the first mayoral race without an incumbent since the late Eve Poole, as Mayor Nobby Clark has confirmed
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The poll, which ran through SurveySparrow, attracted 880 completions out of 1,517 visits — a 100% completion rate from those who started the survey. Respondents took an average of 34 seconds to complete the poll.
Here are the results from our first snap mayoral poll:
- Alex Crackett – 33.49% (292 votes)
- Tom Campbell – 27.98% (244 votes)
- Ian Pottinger – 17.32% (151 votes)
- None of the above – 14.45% (126 votes)
- Tom Morton – 6.77% (59 votes)
The four confirmed mayoral candidates at the time of polling were Crackett, Campbell, Pottinger, and Morton.
Our next poll will be in early August after nominations have closed on 1st August.
With nominations now open for the 2025 local body elections, this early polling offers a glimpse into public sentiment — though a clearer picture will emerge once the full list of candidates is confirmed.