Editing Mount Roskill (section)

== Local government ==

The first local government in the area was the Mt Roskill Highway Board, that formed on 7 August 1868 to administer and fund the roads in the area. In 1883, the Highway Board became the Mt Roskill Road Board.{{sfn|Reidy|2013|pp=36–37}} In 1927, Mt Roskill attempted to become a borough separate from the [[County of Eden]], however this was unsuccessful. After growth in the area, Mt Roskill achieved borough status in 1947,{{sfn|Reidy|2013|pp=38–39}} meaning the area now had a borough council and mayor, and was able to invest more into infrastructure projects.

[[Keith Hay]] was the longest serving mayor of Mount Roskill, holding the role from 1953 until 1974, when Dick Fickling was elected. Fickling resigned mid-term in 1987, and was replaced by Hay's son [[David Hay (Auckland politician)|David Hay]] in 1987.{{sfn|Reidy|2013|pp=80–81}} In 1970, Mt Roskill and [[Onehunga]] boroughs proposed merging into a single entity, however this merger never eventuated.{{sfn|Reidy|2013|pp=80–81}}

In 1989, the borough was amalgamated into [[Auckland City]].{{sfn|Reidy|2013|pp=38–39}}  On 1 November 2010, the [[Auckland Council]] was formed as a unitary authority governing the entire [[Auckland Region]],<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.26686/pq.v11i4.4572| issn = 2324-1101| volume = 11| issue = 4| last = Blakeley| first = Roger| title = The planning framework for Auckland 'super city': an insider's view| journal = Policy Quarterly| date = 2015| doi-access = free}}</ref> and Mount Roskill become a part of the [[Puketāpapa (local board area)|Puketāpapa]] local board area, administered by the [[Puketāpapa Local Board]].

The Puketāpapa local board area forms a part of the [[Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward]], which votes for two members of the [[Auckland Council]]. The Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward is represented by counsellors [[Christine Fletcher]] and [[Julie Fairey]].

=== Mayors (1947–1989) ===
During its existence from 1947 to 1989, the borough of Mount Roskill had five mayors:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/DigitalExhibitions/elected_rep_timeline/timeline.htm |title=Timeline of Auckland mayors |publisher=Auckland Council Archives |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" 
!
!Name
!Term
|-
| align=center | 1
| Charles McCullough
| align=center | 1947–1950
|-
| align=center | 2
| Philip Ernest Potter
| align=center | 1950–1953
|-
| align=center | 3
| [[Keith Hay]]
| align=center | 1953–1974
|-
| align=center | 4
| Dick Fickling
| align=center | 1974–1987
|-
| align=center | 5
| [[David Hay (Auckland politician)|David Hay]]
| align=center | 1987–1989
|}