He edged out Paula Southgate for the top job.
The two candidates have been waiting since Saturday to find out who will be the city's next mayor. Before special votes were counted Andrew King held the lead by just 14 votes.
A council spokesperson said today's official results include all valid special votes, which have been validated and counted.
Despite missing out on the top job, Southgate was elected in the East Ward as a councillor - raking in a whopping 9409 votes - well ahead of next highest Rob Pascoe, who was elected with 6672 votes. Other winners in the East Ward are James Casson, 6280; Philip Yeung, 6027; Garry Mallett, 5274; and Mark Bunting, 5206.
A declaration of results will be published on Saturday and elected members take office the day after.
However an elected member cannot act until after they have been officially sworn in, which is scheduled for October 27.
Any candidate wanting to seek a judicial recount has three days after the public notice - until the end of business on October 18 - to lodge an application with the district court.
