Ben McNulty

Ben McNulty (born ) is a New Zealand politician who has served as the deputy mayor of Wellington since 29 October 2025. He has represented the Takapū/Northern general ward of the Wellington City Council since 14 October 2022.

Early life McNulty grew up in Ngaio and attended Onslow College.

McNulty worked in financial services prior to running for office, including marketing, insurance broking, and funds management.

In July 2025, McNulty put forward a motion for the council to change protections around heritage listings in the city's district plan. He said that residents of Wellington were "sick" of the urban decay caused by "dysfunctional" rules regarding the listing of "nightmare" properties as heritage. He had written a letter to Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop alongside mayor Whanau, urging a law change that would allow them to de-list such properties, pointing to concerns over "overly expensive upgrades". securing more votes than any councillor had ever received since the introduction of the single transferable vote method. McNulty told The Post that he "couldn't believe the numbers" as they came in on election day. Little told the New Zealand Herald that McNulty indicated he did not want more than 18 months".

Electoral history Wellington City Council 2022 Takapū/Northern general ward election

+Takapū/Northern general ward

2,390 16.92 3,093 21.90

2,262 16.01 3,093 21.86

2,006 14.20 3,088 21.86

1,935 13.70 2,984 21.13

1,586 11.23

1,366 9.67

1,043 7.38

652

188 4.62

150 1.06

38 0.27

509 3.60

14,125 40.82

34,605

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2025 Takapū/Northern general ward election

Personal life McNulty lives in Johnsonville with his wife; they have two children.