Local Body Politics
Prendergast has had a long career in local body politics, having started her political life as a Tawa Borough councillor in 1986.
In 1989 she was elected to Wellington City Council and was re-elected every three years until 2010.
In 1995 Prendergast became Deputy Mayor to Mark Blumsky.
In the 1999 general election Prendergast stood as a National list candidate, ranked 30th on the party's list. However, the National Party did not gain enough of the party vote for Prendergast to enter Parliament. She considered running again at the 2002 election, but in 2001 Mark Blumsky announced his intention not to run for the mayoralty again, and endorsed Prendergast's mayoralty candidacy.
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