# Fendalton ward, Christchurch

One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. David Cartwright holds the seat (Independent Citizens), declared 16 October 2025; 18,812 electors enrolled, 40.8% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 20,051 council reports across 6 suburbs. Its community board is Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood.

## The suburbs inside it

- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), 4,472 reports · about 10,730 people
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 4,311 reports · about 10,810 people
- [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), 3,591 reports · about 5,560 people
- [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr), 2,912 reports · about 9,850 people
- [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton), 2,525 reports · about 4,870 people
- [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/strowan), 2,240 reports · about 3,620 people

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 Fendalton ward took 4 days to resolve, 11th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 3 months or longer. 799 tickets are open in the ward now.

MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 32,275 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

25,629 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often roads and water, 20,137 with a photograph. The newest:
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9086845), 1 Maydell Street, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9086349), 185 Waimairi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9086336), 1 Maydell St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086334), 3 Burnside Crescent, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085923), 31 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9085652), 96 Clyde Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9085354), 6 Willowbrook Place, Fendalton, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [HAZ_TR_VEHICLE](https://www.chch.live/report/9085093), 77 Halton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9085054), 445 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9084531), 295 Ilam Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084515), 24 Bateman Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9084500), 22 Bateman Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 2026-10-13

## The crash record

1,421 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 14 people killed, 269 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: State Highway 1S at Memorial Avenue, 25 injury crashes.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the Fendalton 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: 20,051 council reports across 6 suburbs.

**Which suburbs are in the Fendalton ward?**

Ilam, Burnside, Merivale, Bryndwr, Fendalton, and 1 more, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines.

**What community board covers the Fendalton ward?**

[Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood](https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on.

**Who represents the Fendalton ward?**

David Cartwright (Independent Citizens), 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.

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/wards/fendalton · board: https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood
All wards: https://www.chch.live/wards
Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)