Wellington City Council
The Wellington City Council represents a population of 202,200 (June 2012 estimate), and consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.
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