4 1 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁a ▁ 4 8 6 - vote ▁majority ▁over ▁Le ary ▁whose ▁vote ▁share ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁ 3 1 . 3 %. ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Four ▁candidates ▁stood ▁for ▁election : ▁Richard ▁As lett ▁Mare e ▁Bran n igan ▁( F resh ▁Future ▁F ocus ) ▁Ch alk y ▁Le ary ▁Andy ▁Watson ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁cont ested ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁Rang iti ke i ▁mayor alty , ▁as ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁Ch alk y ▁Le ary ▁was ▁elected ▁uno pp osed . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁former ▁deput y ▁mayor ▁Andy ▁Watson ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁mayor , ▁campaign ing ▁on ▁a ▁more ▁transparent ▁council ▁and ▁an ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁fin ance ▁committee . ▁Inc umb ent ▁Ch alk y ▁Le ary ▁was ▁standing ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁term ▁in ▁office ▁and ▁campaign ed ▁on ▁a ▁no ▁excess ▁and ▁no ▁fr ills ▁council ▁whose ▁significant ▁work ▁included ▁the ▁Hunter ville ▁and ▁Tai hape ▁se wer age ▁schemes . ▁ ▁M anga we ka - based ▁coun c ill or ▁Richard ▁As lett ▁and ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁R ural ▁Education ▁Activ ities ▁Program me ▁Mare e ▁Bran n igan ▁announced ▁their ▁cand ida cies ▁in ▁August . ▁As lett ' s ▁campaign ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁impro ving ▁population ▁and ▁visitor ▁growth ▁princip ally , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁saving ▁services