# Innes ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Pauline Cotter holds the seat (The People’s Choice), declared 16 October 2025; 17,951 electors enrolled, 35% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 23,925 council reports across 5 suburbs. Its community board is Papanui-Innes-Central. ## The suburbs inside it - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 9,115 reports · about 15,010 people - [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau), 5,159 reports · about 7,100 people - [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware), 4,134 reports · about 5,000 people - [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley), 3,914 reports · about 7,140 people - [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland), 1,603 reports · about 1,540 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 Innes ward took 3 days to resolve, 8th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 3 months or longer. 864 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 35,635 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 30,392 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often graffiti and roads, 24,268 with a photograph. The newest: - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9085983), 34 Cleveland Street, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9084872), 10 Orcades Street, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9084649), 141 Winters Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9084648), 45 Raranga St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9084018), 221 Edgeware Road, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9082490), 119 Tomes Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081894), 64 Hawkesbury Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9081258), 221 Edgeware RD, Edgeware Christchurch , New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9079786), 4 Skipton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9079046), 308 Lake Terrace Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9078061), 129 Emmett Street, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9078011), 310 Hills Road, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 ## The crash record 1,295 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 16 people killed, 261 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: Marshland Road at Prestons Road, 50 injury crashes. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Innes 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: 23,925 council reports across 5 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Innes ward?** Saint Albans, Mairehau, Edgeware, Shirley, Marshland, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Innes ward?** [Papanui-Innes-Central](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Innes ward?** Pauline Cotter (The People’s Choice), 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/innes · board: https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central All wards: https://www.chch.live/wards Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)