 Anderton akazivisa muna May 2010 kuti aizokwikwidza kuChristchurch mayoralty muna October iyeyo. Pakutanga akati kana akasarudzwa kuva meya haazoregi chigaro chake muParamende nokuti akanga asingadi kukonzera sarudzo dzinodhura. Zvisinei, pashure pokudengenyeka kweCanterbury muna 2010,Anderton akazivisa kuti aizosiya chigaro choMP cheWigram kana akasarudzwa kuva meya kuitira kuti agone kunangidzira ngwariro yake yose pakuvakazve guta racho. Anderton akanga achitungamirira kuongorora kusvikira kudengenyeka kwaitika. Akarasikirwa nesarudzo, achitora 40.6 yemavhoti kuna meya aripo Bob Parkers 53.7 yemavhoti, pamwe neyakazorora vhoti yakakamurwa pakati pevazhinji vakwikwidzi vadiki. 