Two former Labour MPs vie for seats on Hamilton City Council
RNZ / Isra'a Emhail
Two former Labour MPs will vie for a seat on the Hamilton City Council at the local body elections in October.
Sue Moroney and Jamie Strange
will run against a field of 26 candidates
, including former National MP Tim Macindoe, in the East Ward. Six seats available in each of Hamiltons East and West wards.
Macindoe, an incumbent councillor, is also standing for mayor.
Moroney left Parliament in 2017 and has been the chief executive of the Community Law centres for the past seven years.
Strange, a former school music teacher and church minister, exited Parliament in 2023.
In total there were 51 candidates vying for a place on the council, including 12 for mayor.
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