FINAL survey results!

Well, I've waited long enough, so here are the final results. If late responses come in I'll update this post, so come back to it just before you tick your preferred candidates!

Firstly, the statistics. Of the 61 Mayoral/Council candidates polled about their support of cycling initiatives, here are the group percentages:

• 38% are Enthusiastic advocates
• 42% are Generally in favour
• 5% are Ambivalent
• 0% are Not in favour
• 15% Didn't respond

So a pretty good response rate, and I'm delighted that so many candidates are in favour of improving facilities for cyclists. I'm looking forward to our new Council really making a difference.

So who's in which group? I'll list names below, and add comments where appropriate. Again, if any candidate thinks I've got it wrong, please contact me or leave a comment against this post, and I'll put it right.

Enthusiastic advocates

If you want to see a real focus on improved facilities for cyclists, tick these candidates first:

Michael BLAKE

Anthony BUNTING

Peter BURN

Trevor COURTIER

John CREWS

Chris DARBY

Don GRAHAM

Dianne HALE

Ann HARTLEY

Jack HENDERSON

Nick KEARNEY

Norman KEARNEY

Margaret MILES

Brian NICOLLE

Jan O'CONNOR

Umesh PERINPANAYAGAM

Elaine POLLOCK

Andrew RILEY

Marge SCOTT

Tahau THOMPSON

Richard TONG

Adrian TYLER

Peter WHITE

Generally in favour

These candidates should be supportive, but may not always back cycling initiatives, particularly if there are opposing interests. They may require a bit of persuading:

Derek BARRATT-BOYES

Warwick BARRINGTON-NASH

Joy BRETT

Stuart BROOME

Heather BROWN

Don CAMPBELL

Laurie CONDER

Ross DUDLEY

Grant GILLON

Tony HOLMAN

Gary HOLMES

Arran MacDonald HUNT

Vivienne KEOHANE

Martin LAWES (Preferred Clearway to Cycle lane on Kitchener Rd – see post)

Katy MARRIOTT

Stephen MARTIN

John McLEAN

Derek NORMAN

Julia PARFITT

Lyle ROSSITER

David THORNTON

Dave WATT

Lindsay WAUGH

Dan WHITE

Andrew WILLIAMS (Preferred Clearway to Cycle lane on Kitchener Rd – see post)

Lisa WHYTE

Ambivalent

These candidates don't have strong views either way, and say they will judge each case on its merits. They may require a lot of persuading:

Aileen AUSTIN

Chris MARSHALL

Ken McKAY

Did not respond

Despite a phone call or repeat emails, these candidates didn't bother responding:

Mary-Anne BENSON-COOPER

Callum BLAIR

Ivan DUNN (Did not support Kitchener Rd cycle lanes – see post)

Tofilau Karl GATOLOAI

Alan McCULLOCH

Bob POPE

Kevin SCHWASS (Did not support Kitchener Rd cycle lanes – see post)

John VAN LIEROP

George WOOD

Once the election is over, I'll do an analysis of who the elected Councillors are, and see what percentage of the Council is cycle-friendly.

I call on all cyclists, potential cyclists and those who want a more people-friendly community to help maximise the percentage.