It was a night of change on southern Vancouver Island, with new mayors in seven capital region municipalities. Only three incumbent mayors who ran for re-election won. Here's a summary of what happened.
Victoria
Marianne Alto, who has served as a councillor for 12 years, will be the new mayor of Victoria after receiving 55 per cent of the vote. Her closest rival among the eight mayoral candidates, fellow Coun. Stephen Andrew, was second with 36 per cent of the vote.
Alto will be the only familiar face on council: Incumbent councillor Ben Isitt was not re-elected.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Jeremy Caradonna 14,238
* Susan Kim 14,005
* Matt Dell 13,899
* Krista Loughton 12,683
* Dave Thompson 12,271
* Christopher Mark Coleman 10,785
* Stephen Hammond 10,042
* Marg Gardiner 9,255
Steve Orcherton 9,188
Anna King 9,099
Ben Isitt 8,098
Janice Williams 7,942
Khadoni Pitt Chambers 6,810
Tony Yacowar 6,478
Susan Simmons 5,130
Gary Beyer 5,008
Jordan Quitzau 4,093
Julia Alvarez 2,308
Rob Duncan 2,213
Derek Pinto 2,150
Tom Braybrook 2,103
Emmanuel Parenteau 2,061
Jeremy Maddock 2,047
Brad L Sifert 1,833
Sandy Janzen 1,793
Jalal Elarid 1,579
William Scott 1,566
Jason Jones 1,456
Brian Klassen 1,454
James Harasymow 1,154
Muller Kalala 1,137
Tom Sinclair 1,069
Janice Nightingale 990
Riga Godron 721
Michael Cameron 713
Christopher Hanna 665
Shea Smith 403
Saanich
The race for the mayor’s seat was a nail-biter, with former councillor Dean Murdock winning a narrow victory over incumbent Fred Haynes.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Colin Plant 16,324
* Susan Brice 15,355
* Zac de Vries 14,274
* Judy Brownoff 11,845
* Mena Westhaver 11,459
* Nathalie Chambers 10,633
* Karen Harper 10,436
* Teale Phelps Bondaroff 9,218
Rishi Sharma 9,207
Basil Langevin 8,418
Trevor Barry 7,332
Jordan MacDougall 6,838
Mark Neufeld 6,710
Kathleen Burton 6,688
Jordan Reichert 6,400
Gregory Matte 6,160
Mark Leiren-Young 5,091
Sasha Izard 4,959
Bianca Chu 4,494
Vernon Lord 3,822
Art Pollard 3,329
Leslie Miller-Brooks 2,288
Nanaimo
Former Green Party of Canada MP Paul Manly has been elected as one of three new faces on Nanaimo city council and incumbent Leonard Krog handily shot to first place in the mayor’s race, as he did in 2018.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Paul Manly 10,366
* Sheryl Armstrong 10,260
* Ben Geselbracht 8,383
* Ian Thorpe 8,040
* Erin Hemmens 7,497
* Janice Perrino 7,131
* Tyler Brown 6,805
* Hilary Eastmure 5,650
Don Bonner 5,524
Norm Smith 5,254
Nick Greer 5,050
Zeni Maartman 4,759
Peter Lee 4,022
Gary Korpan 3,769
Michael Ribicic 3,357
Alan MacDonald 3,336
Paul Chapman 3,298
Viraat BK Thammanna 3,100
Mike Hartlaub 2,731
Shirley Lambrecht 2,540
Frank Pluta 2,384
Derek Hanna 2,295
David Wang 2,004
Ken Bennett 1,847
Jeff Annesley 1,586
Peter Poole 934
Corey Trinkwon 757
Robb Squire 734
Jay Krishan 627
Langford
Newcomer Scott Goodmanson has defeated longtime mayor Stew Young in Langford. Only one incumbent — Lillian Szpak — has been re-elected as the Langford Now took the other five councillor seats.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Colby Harder 5,072
* Mary Wagner 4,844
* Keith Yacucha 4,579
* Kimberley Guiry 4,255
* Mark Morley 4,048
* Lillian Szpak 3,512
Wendy Hobbs 2,592
Norma Stewart 2,583
Lanny Seaton 2,547
Shirley Ackland 2,540
Matt Sahlstrom 2,481
Shannon Russell Willing 2,430
Denise Blackwell 2,379
Roger Wade 2,309
North Saanich
Peter Jones has been elected mayor in North Saanich after Geoff Orr opted not to run for re-election.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Jack McClintock 2,348
* Sanjiv Shrivastava 2,274
* Celia Stock 2,207
* Irene Mcconkey 2,172
* Phil DiBattista 1,617
* Brett Smyth 1,540
Terrie Rolph 1,462
Tara Keeping 1,336
Jon Rennison 1,219
Erin Giesbrecht 1,106
Morgan Mikkelsen 952
Majid Varasteh 737
Maya Tse-Cotton 575
Sidney
Incumbent mayor Cliff McNeil-Smith ran unopposed and was re-elected by acclamation. The four incumbent council candidates who ran for re-election topped the polls.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Terri O'Keeffe 2,155
* Sara Duncan 2,140
* Chad Rintoul 2,093
* Scott Garnett 1,814
* Steve Duck 1,751
* Richard Novek 1,489
Eric Diller 1,300
Cam McLennan 1,024
Steve Price 687
Central Saanich
Incumbent mayor Ryan Windsor ran unopposed and was re-elected by acclamation. Newcomer Sarah Riddell topped the polls in Central Saanich.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Sarah Riddell 3,066
* Niall Paltiel 3,049
* Zeb King 2,809
* Bob Thompson 2,489
* Gord Newton 2,348
* Christopher Graham 2,340
Jackie Lee 2,170
Geoff Krause 1,025
Colwood
Doug Kobayashi is Colwood's new mayor after unseating incumbent Rob Martin. Kobayashi received 2,559 votes, while Martin had 1,216, according to preliminary results.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Ian Ward 2,476
* David Grove 2,243
* Cynthia Day 2,109
* Dean Jantzen 2,081
* Misty Olsen 2,038
* Kim Jordison 1,826
Steven S MacAskill 1,804
Stewart Parkinson 1,693
Kim Mohns 914
Sacha Veelbehr 423
Sooke
Incumbent Maja Tait won comfortably in Sooke, with about 72 per cent of the vote, according to preliminary results.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Dana Lajeunesse 1,807
* Jeff Bateman 1,493
* Megan McMath 1,339
* Al Beddows 1,261
* Kevin Pearson 1,209
* Tony St-Pierre 1,067
Anna Russell 1,018
Herb Haldane 1,016
Jeff Stewart 972
Britt Santowski 907
Stephanie Welters 819
Trevor Paul 800
Susan Belford 786
Rob Anderson 418
Steve Anderson 403
Lorien Arnold 370
Maria Powers 368
Karine Bordua 356
Adam Noseworthy 348
Robin Holm 296
Nick Dickinson-Wilde 200
Sean Millard 169
Owen Brandon 131
Oak Bay
Incumbent mayor Kevin Murdoch ran unopposed and was re-elected by acclamation. Newcomers Carrie Smart and Lesley Watson join four incumbents as councillors.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Hazel Braithwaite 2,966
* Carrie Smart 2,941
* Cairine Green 2,928
* Andrew Appleton 2,916
* Lesley Watson 2,499
* Esther Paterson 2,157
Eric Wood Zhelka 2,042
Roxanne Helme 2,013
Raymon Farmere 565
Esquimalt
Barb Desjardins won her fifth term as mayor of Esquimalt, defeating challenger Sonya Gracey.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Duncan Cavens 2,441
* Tim Morrison 2,329
* Darlene Rotchford 2,322
* Andrea Boardman 2,320
* Jacob Helliwell 2,315
* Ken Armour 2,016
Chris Munkacsi 1,820
View Royal
Former navy officer Sid Tobias has been elected mayor in View Royal, defeating incumbent David Screech.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Damian Kowalewich 1,677
* John Rogers 1,601
* Alison MacKenzie 1,591
* Ron Mattson 1,553
* Gery Lemon 1,508
* Don Brown 1,421
Judy Estrin 1,310
Duncan
Incumbent Michelle Staples was acclaimed as mayor, while veteran councillor Garry Bruce topped the polls with 686 votes.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Garry Bruce 686
* Mike McKinlay 563
* Carol Newington 474
* Tom Duncan 471
* Jenni Capps 467
* Stacy Middlemiss 448
Bob Brooke 406
Mark Anderson 296
Joe Sawchuk 237
North Cowichan
North Cowichan has a new mayor in Rob Douglas, who earned 3,503 or 41 per cent of the vote. Mayor Al Siebring, who also serves on the Cowichan Valley Regional District, did not run again, saying he wants to spend more time with family.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Mike Caljouw 4,361
* Tek Manhas 4,289
* Debra Toporowski 3,903
* Christopher Justice 3,527
* Bruce Findlay 3,343
* Chris Istace 3,142
Kate Marsh 2,952
Elizabeth Croft 2,828
Peter Rusland 2,778
Joyce Behnsen 2,616
Charles Borg 1,789
Adrienne Richards 1,317
Christopher Shaw 1,075
Joseph Enslow 1,009
Dana Arthurs 876
Highlands
Highlands has Ken Williams again as mayor by acclamation. All six incumbent councillors were re-elected.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Karel Roessingh 531
* Gord Baird 519
* Ann Baird 511
* Leslie Anderson 503
* Rose Stanton 476
* Marcie McLean 456
Marie Brotherston 227
Guy Brisebois 220
Ken Brotherston 204
Metchosin
Marie-Térèse Little topped Kyara Kahakauwila by fewer than 100 votes to win the mayor's race. The departure of eight-term mayor John Ranns left the two councillors battling for the top spot.
Councillor results (elected in bold and marked with *)
* Steve Gray 1,303
* Sharie Epp 1,300
* Jay Shukin 1,031
* Shelly Donaldson 1,018
Mark Atherton 891
Eric White 580
Tamara Ballard 429
Leslie Zinger 335
