Controversial young councillor Campbell Barry is contesting the Hutt City mayoralty. Barry is standing with the backing of the Labour Party. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Cr Campbell Barry believes he can unseat Mayor Ray Wallace who in 2016 won the Lower Hutt mayoralty by more than 18,000 votes. Wallace believed party politics had no role in local government and that voters would back that view. Campbell is contesting the mayoralty as a Labour Party "endorsed" candidate.,"I am being honest and transparent with voters about my values.

Source: Stuff April 08, 2019 04:33 UTC