Dennis Crevits has been elected mayor of Central Elgin, defeating challenger Morgaine Griffin in Monday’s municipal election.
Unofficial results show Crevits received 2,552 votes, or 54.33 per cent, compared to Griffin’s 2,145 votes, or 45.67 per cent.
Crevits stressed the importance of collaboration when the new council is sworn in next month.
Four ward councillors have also been elected, with Lisa Harrison winning Ward 1, Linda Westaway taking Ward 2, Aron West winning Ward 3 and Tom Marks elected in Ward 4.
Harrison received 1,198 votes, securing 81.17 per cent of the vote in Ward 1. Westaway won Ward 2 with 577 votes, or 49.02 per cent.
West received 394 votes, representing 59.88 per cent of the vote in Ward 3.
Ward 4 saw a close race, with Marks receiving 223 votes, just five more than David Conners, who received 218. Leigh Mauer finished with 209 votes.
Voter turnout in Central Elgin was 34.5 per cent, with 4,724 ballots cast out of 13,693 eligible voters.
The results remain unofficial pending municipal confirmation.
Written by: Kennedy Freeman and Ian McCallum
