The Albert-Eden Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council

Auckland Council

The Auckland Council is the council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the existing regional council and the region's seven previous city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city" governed by a mayor, 20...

, which will replace Auckland's existing eight councils on 1 November 2010.

The Albert-Eden board, named after the two volcanic cones in the board area: Mount Albert

Mount Albert, New Zealand

Mount Albert is a volcanic peak and suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb was Auckland's second, after Remuera, and was mostly settled by well-off families in the late 1800s and early 1900s...

 and Mount Eden

Mount Eden

Mount Eden is the name of a cinder cone and surrounding suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand, situated five kilometres south of the city centre. The mountain is the highest natural point in the whole of Auckland...

, covers the suburbs of Balmoral

Balmoral, New Zealand

Balmoral is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand that is bordered by Mount Eden, Epsom, Mount Roskill and Sandringham and is located approximately 5 km from the centre of Auckland. It was named around the turn of the 20th century and derives its name from Balmoral Castle, the Scottish country...

, Epsom

Epsom, New Zealand

Epsom is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located in the centre of the Auckland isthmus between Mount Eden and One Tree Hill, south of Newmarket, and five km south of the city centre.-Notable features:...

, Greenlane, Kingsland

Kingsland, New Zealand

Kingsland is an Auckland City suburb in New Zealand. Kingsland is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. According to the 2001 census, Kingsland has a population of 4005 people....

, Morningside, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Owairaka

Owairaka

 - to the north-east  - to the east  - to the south-east  - to the south-west  - to the west  - to the north-west | Mount Albert Morningside Sandringham Wesley New Windsor...

, Point Chevalier

Point Chevalier

Point Chevalier is a suburb and peninsula in the west of the city of Auckland in the north of New Zealand. It is located five kilometres to the west of the city centre on the southern shore of the Waitemata Harbour....

, Sandringham

Sandringham, New Zealand

Sandringham is a suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand. Sandringham is a bustling, multi-ethnic suburb, and has a population of 10,800.Sandringham was named after the country house of Edward, Prince of Wales. This house, which is located in Norfolk, England, is the private property of the British...

, and Waterview

Waterview, New Zealand

Waterview is a suburb of Auckland City, located along the western edge of central part of Auckland's isthmus. The geographical boundaries of Waterview are Oakley Creek in the east, Heron Park in the south, the Waitemata Harbour in the West, and the SH16 motorway and the Oakley Creek inlet in the...

. The total population residing in the Albert-Eden Local Board area, as of the was .

The board will be governed by eight board members elected from two subdivisions: four from the Owairaka subdivision (western half of the board area), and four from the Mangawhau subdivision (eastern half). The first board members will be elected with the nationwide local elections

New Zealand local elections, 2010

The 2010 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. All elections are conducted by postal ballot, with election day being Saturday 9 October 2010.Elected were:...

on Saturday 9 October 2010.