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Some changes on Invercargill City Council with Nobby Clark (highest polling) Nigel Skelt and Peter Kett new to the council table. While the ILT board has not changed.
Progress results for the local authority elections, released today, show Sir Tim won the Mayoralty with 8903 votes ahead of Mayoral candidates Darren Ludlow, with 5878 votes, Becs Amundsen with 3003 votes, and Steve Chernishov with 566 votes.
Two new Councillors have been elected; Nobby Clark and Nigel Skelt.
Peter Kett is also likely to return to the Council table, having missed out in the last election.
Deputy Electoral Officer Michael Morris said it was important to note that today’s results are progress results, with special votes, and votes returned on October 12, still to be counted.
“We know there are more than 800 votes still to be counted, and with about 150 votes separating Mr Kett from the next candidate, there is a possibility the final results may change.”
Today’s progress results are based upon the counting of approximately 95 per cent of returned votes.
The voter turnout so far has been 50.23 per cent, being 19,322 votes.
Bluff Community Board candidates were elected unopposed, given there were an equal number of nominees as there are positions on the Board.
There will be no changes to the Invercargill Licensing Trust, with all incumbents re-elected.
Mr Morris said final results for the elections will be available by Thursday, 17 October.
Invercargill Mayor (1 Vacancy)
SHADBOLT, Tim 8,903
LUDLOW, Darren 5,878
AMUNDSEN, Becs 3,003
CHERNISHOV, Steve 566
INFORMAL 33
BLANK VOTING PAPERS 540
Invercargill City Council (12 vacancies)
CLARK, Nobby 9,987
LUDLOW, Darren 9,106
BIDDLE, Toni 8,981
POTTINGER, Ian 8,895
LEWIS, Graham 7,906
ARNOLD, Allan 7,768
SKELT, Nigel 7,534
ABBOTT, Lindsay 7,416
AMUNDSEN, Becs 7,387
CRACKETT, Alex 7,216
SOPER, Lesley 6,762
KETT, Peter Warren 6,191
HARPUR, Wayne 6,047
THOMAS, Lindsay 6,043
GRABER, Kari 5,776
CHILTON, Barry 5,772
BUCK, Thelma 5,280
STEWART, Barry R. 5,113
COOTE, Jay 3,683
PLEASANCE, Shane 3,474
THOMSON, Juliana 3,474
UAMAKI, Miriama 3,207
TEMPERO, Russell (aka Judge) 2,935
CHERNISHOV, Steve 2,881
EDWARDS, Ian 2,496
JASPERSE, Carol (CJ) 2,004
COUGHLAN, Waka 1,520
MCDONALD, Alton 1,482
RIKKERINK, John 836
INFORMAL 70
BLANK VOTING PAPERS 314
Invercargill Licensing Trust (6 vacancies)
O’BRIEN, Paddy 9,505
PRENTICE, Suzanne 8,541
MIKA, Mike 8,500
NEWELL, Angela 6,792
DENNIS, Alan 6,238
BELLEW, Sean Peter 6,045
O’CONNOR, Stephen 4,725
MORETON, Andrew 4,575
MCDONALD, Karl 4,285
DOWLING, Tom 3,852
NALLY, Steve 2,553
INFORMAL 22
BLANK VOTING PAPERS 728