Wellington City will get a new mayor but the mayoral race could come down to the final hour.

Councillors Jo Coughlan, Andy Foster, Justin Lester, Helene Ritchie and Nicola Young are all standing to replace outgoing mayor Celia Wade-Brown.

Porirua mayor Nick Leggett, policy analyst Keith Johnson and activist Johnny Overton bring the total candidate count to eight.

Newstalk ZB's Tim Fookes said the competitive mayoral race has played out in dozens of debates and will hopefully encourage people to vote.

"There is this thought that maybe people are holding off posting in their voting papers until they just find out a little bit more about the candidates.

"But effectively barely a day has gone by and barely a night has gone by where there hasn't been some kind of meeting, some of debate going on."

He said the debates have been happening "all across the suburbs, all across the city" and he hopes that translates into "decent turnout".

Ending the road congestion across Hutt Valley, Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti is one of the biggest concerns for the Wellington region's election candidates.

Porirua and Kapiti have six mayoral candidates, Hutt City and South Wairarapa have five, and Upper Hutt and Carterton have two.

Across the region, only Masterton mayor Lyn Patterson, one Wellington councillor and one Kapiti councillor will be reelected unopposed.

Tim Fookes said there has been lots of debate about reducing congestion, with ideas like the Basin Flyover and light rail.

He said light rail is estimated to cost between $600 million and $1 billion which makes it controversial.

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL

Voters will select a mayor from these candidates:
- Jo Coughlan
- Andy Foster
- Keith Johnson
- Nick Leggett
- Justin Lester
- Johnny Overton
- Helene Ritchie
- Nicola Young

Voters will select councillors in these ward areas:
- Northern Ward – 6 candidates for 3 positions
- Onslow-Western Ward – 7 candidates for 3 positions
- Lambton Ward – 8 candidates for 3 positions
- Eastern Ward – 6 candidates for 3 positions
- Southern Ward – 5 candidates for 2 positions

Voters will select local representatives in these community board areas:
- Makara-Ohariu Community Board – 8 candidates for 6 positions
- Tawa Community Board – 6 candidates elected unopposed

HUTT CITY COUNCIL

Voters will select a mayor from these candidates:
- James Anderson
- Glenda Dawn Barratt
- David Smith
- Phil Stratford
- Ray Wallace

Voters will select councillors in these ward areas:
- Central Ward – 3 candidates for 2 positions
- Eastern Ward – 3 candidates for 2 positions
- Harbour Ward – 5 candidates for 2 positions
- Northern Ward – 5 candidates for 2 positions
- Wainuiomata Ward – 5 candidates for 2 positions
- Western Ward – 6 candidates for 2 positions

Voters will select local representatives in these community board areas:
- Eastbourne Community Board – 9 candidates for 5 positions
- Petone – 12 candidates for 6 positions
- Wainuiomata – 8 candidates for 6 positions

PORIRUA CITY COUNCIL

Voters will select a mayor from these candidates:
- Mike Duncan
- Liz Kelly
- Gordon Marshall
- Euon Murrell
- Mike Tana
- David Watt

Voters will select councillors in these ward areas:
- Northern Ward – 13 candidates for 4 positions
- Western Ward – 10 candidates for 2 positions
- Eastern Ward – 14 candidates for 4 positions

KAPITI DISTRICT COUNCIL

Voters will select a mayor from these candidates:
- Angela Buswell
- Ross Church
- Jackie Elliott
- K Gurunathan
- David Scott
- Gavin Welsh

Voters will select councillors in these ward areas:
- District wide councillors – 14 candidates for 5 positions
- Otaki ward – 1 candidate elected unopposed
- Waikanae ward – 4 candidates for 1 position
- Paraparaumu ward – 5 candidates for 2 positions
- Paekakariki-Raumati ward – 2 candidates for 1 position

Voters will select local representatives in these community board areas:
- Otaki Community Board – 4 candidates elected unopposed
- Waikanae Community Board – 9 candidates for 4 positions
- Paraparaumu-Raumati Community Board – 6 candidates for 4 positions
- Paekakariki Community Board – 4 candidates elected unopposed

UPPER HUTT CITY COUNCIL

Voters will select a mayor from these candidates:
- Wayne Guppy
- Alan Jefferies

Voters will select councillors in these ward areas:
- District at large – 20 candidates for 10 positions

SOUTH WAIRARAPA DISTRICT COUNCIL

Voters will select a mayor from these candidates:
- Sue Fox
- John Hayes
- Graham Higginson
- Liz Mellish
- Viv Napier

Voters will select councillors in these ward areas:
- Greytown Ward – 8 candidates for 3 positions
- Featherston Ward – 7 candidates for 3 positions
- Martinborough Ward – 11 candidate for 3 positions

Voters will select local representatives in these community board areas:
- Greytown Community Board – 6 candidates for 4 positions
- Featherston Community Board – 5 candidates for 4 positions
- Martinborough Community Board – 3 candidates elected unopposed, 1 position vacant
- Greytown District Trust Lands Trust – 7 candidates for 3 positions

CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Voters will select a mayor from these candidates:
- John Booth
- Mike Osborne

Voters will select councillors in these ward areas:
- District at large – 16 candidates for 8 positions

MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Lyn Patterson has been elected mayor unopposed.

Voters will select councillors in these ward areas:
- Rural ward – 2 candidates for 1 position
- Urban ward – 6 candidates for 4 positions
- At large ward– 10 candidates for 5 positions

WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL

Voters will select councillors in these constituencies:
- Wellington constituency – 11 candidate for 5 positions
- Lower Hutt constituency – 8 candidates for 3 positions
- Porirua-Tawa constituency –4 candidates for 2 positions
- Kapiti Coast constituency – 3 candidates for 1 position
- Upper Hutt constituency – 1 candidate elected unopposed
- Wairarapa constituency – 5 candidates for 1 position

OTHER ELECTIONS

The following district health board elections are being held:
- Capital and Coast District Health Board – 20 candidates for 7 positions
- Hutt Valley District Health Board – 17 candidates for 7 positions
- Wairarapa District Health Board – 13 candidates for 7 positions

The following elections are also being held:
- Porirua Community Trust Ward 1 – 6 candidates for 2 positions
- Porirua Community Trust Ward 2 – 2 candidates elected unopposed
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust, Hutt City – 4 candidates for 2 positions
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust, Porirua City – 3 candidates for 1 position
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust, Upper Hutt City – 2 candidates for 1 position
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust, Wellington City – 4 candidates for 1 position
- Rimutaka Licensing Trust – 6 candidates elected unopposed
- Masterton Community Trust – 7 candidates for 6 positions
- Montfort Trimble Foundation – 1 candidate elected unopposed, 1 position vacant
- Masterton Trust Lands Trust – 8 candidates for 4 positions