Alex Familton
Incumbent Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton has been re-elected
for a second term, with a 1183 vote majority over his nearest
rival, deputy mayor Gary Kircher.
Mr Familton received 4545 votes (the result is based upon the
counting of about 98% of the returned voting papers), Mr
Kircher 3362, Ralph Burrell 493 and Bruce Cawley 280.
There are three new faces among the Oamaru ward councillors -
Sally Hope, Hugh Perkins and Gary Young, although Mr Young is
a former district councillor.
The Oamaru ward was topped by Jim Hopkins.
In the Corriedale ward, long-serving councillor Alistair
Mavor was dumped and Kevin Malcolm and Geoff Keeling were
elected.
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