# Cashmere ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Tim Scandrett holds the seat (Independent), declared 16 October 2025; 20,182 electors enrolled, 45.7% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 24,647 council reports across 8 suburbs. Its community board is Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote. ## The suburbs inside it - [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), 7,271 reports · about 6,900 people - [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield), 5,444 reports · about 7,080 people - [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins), 3,019 reports - [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough), 2,653 reports · about 2,430 people - [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham), 2,239 reports · about 2,430 people - [Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury), 2,024 reports · about 2,630 people - [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland), 1,184 reports · about 2,910 people - [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft), 813 reports A suburb belongs where its centre falls, ward edges do not always follow suburb lines, so an address near an edge can sit in the neighbouring ward. The boundary is the council’s own electoral layer. ## How long the council takes here The median council work order in Cashmere ward took 5 days to resolve, 12th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 3 months or longer. 1,062 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 44,930 finished jobs counted inside this ward’s boundary. A median counts only closed work. The roll: [/fixed](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · the city’s fix times: [/trends](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix). ## The reports on its ground 30,907 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often water and roads, 24,348 with a photograph. The newest: - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085974), 143 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085588), 143 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9085531), 29 Waiau St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084576), 40 Centaurus Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9084214), 26 Studholme St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9081701), 88 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9081536), 53 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081469), 98 Palatine Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081362), 6 Fairview Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9081177), 33 Huntsbury Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/9081145), 20 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081143), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 ## The crash record 708 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 10 people killed, 168 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: Dyers Pass Road at Summit Road, 33 injury crashes, 4 fatal. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Cashmere ward?** One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. This page counts the public record inside its boundary: 24,647 council reports across 8 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Cashmere ward?** Cashmere, Somerfield, Saint Martins, Hillsborough, Beckenham, and 3 more, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Cashmere ward?** [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Cashmere ward?** Tim Scandrett (Independent), declared 16 October 2025. The council’s own [elected-members](https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/mayor-councillors-and-community-boards/) list is the live record, a by-election can move the name between this site’s bakes. --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/wards/cashmere · board: https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote All wards: https://www.chch.live/wards Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)