# Mark Bell-Booth

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**Mark Rex Bell-Booth** was [mayor of Palmerston North](/source/Mayor_of_Palmerston_North) for one term, from 2001 to 2004.[1]

He became known through his "Save the Avenue" campaign.[2] He is best known for the redevelopment of [The Square](/source/Palmerston_North#The_Square), which happened during his mayoralty.[3] In the 2004 local elections he lost the mayoralty to [Heather Tanguay](/source/Heather_Tanguay).[4] He made headlines when it became known that he lent his wife's car to a known gang member. His time at the council was described by a political commentator as being more akin to that of a chief executive than a mayor.[5] He contested the mayoralty again in the [2010 local elections](/source/2010_New_Zealand_local_elections) and came a distant second against incumbent [Jono Naylor](/source/Jono_Naylor), with 2,229 votes against 16,717.[6][7]

From 2004 to 2008 Bell-Booth was chief executive of Assetta, a software development company. Since then he has been a director of Unlimited Realities, a designer of touchscreen software applications.[4]

## References

1. ["2000s"](http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2054). Palmerston North City Council. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

1. ["Mark Bell-Booth"](http://digitallibrary.palmerstonnorth.com/awweb/awarchive?item=1504&type=meta). Palmerston North City Library. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

1. Miller, Grant (11 September 2010). ["Bell-Booth intent on leaving his mark"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/4119517/Bell-Booth-intent-on-leaving-his-mark). *Manawatu Standard*. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

1. ["Bell-Booth throws his hat in for mayor"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/3696992/Bell-Booth-throws-his-hat-in-for-mayor). *Manawatu Standard*. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

1. Matthews, Lee (15 May 2010). ["Editorial: Old mayors have eyes on the prize"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/opinion/3702184/Editorial-Old-mayors-have-eyes-on-the-prize). *Manawatu Standard*. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

1. ["Mark Bell-Booth"](http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/candidates/mark-bell-booth). Elections 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

1. Nichols, Lane (21 August 2011). ["High-profile clashes in battle for mayoralties"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4046057/High-profile-clashes-in-battle-for-mayoralties). *The Dominion Post*. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

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