WANGANUI ELECTS FIRST WOMAN MAYOR

Voters in Wanganui have elected into power the district's first woman mayor with Annette Main prevailing over outgoing deputy Dot McKinnon in a close race.
According to preliminary results released this afternoon, Ms Main holds a majority of 219 votes over Ms McKinnon.
There will be three newcomers around the council table with Hamish McDouall, Clive Solomon and Jack Bullock joining a council that includes outgoing mayor Michael Laws, and mayoral candidates Ray Stevens and Philippa Baker-Hogan.

Ms Main was the highest polling council candidate but because she was elected mayor her place on council goes to the next-highest polling candidate after the top 12 – Rob Vinsen.
Newcomers Mr McDouall and Mr Solomon are the second and third highest polling councillors while Mr Laws is number four.  Other features of the election include the inclusion of Mr Bullock, who at 20 years of age could be the country's youngest councillor. Mr Laws' former partner Leonie Brookhammer failed to gain a seat, as did current councillor Rana Waitai.
 
Full results:
 
MAYOR
MAIN, Annette 6579
McKINNON, Dot 6360
STEVENS, Ray 3499
BAKER-HOGAN, Philippa 1356
JANGO, -491
GOULTER, Jevan Withdrawn
 
WANGANUI DISTRICT COUNCIL
MAIN, Annette  12676
STEVENS, Ray 11018
McDOUALL, Hamish 10538
SOLOMON, Clive 9419
LAWS, Michael  8817
BAKER-HOGAN, Philippa 8451
DAHYA, Randhir 7950
ANDERSON, Allan 7949
WILLS, Rangi  7790
WESTWOOD, Sue 7338
HIGGIE, Nicki 7224
BULLOCK, Jack 6648
VINSEN, Rob 6559
WAITAI, Rana 6216
HAMILTON, Ian 6106
CAMPION, Duncan 5700
TENNET, Elizabeth 5628
TEKI, Jade 5138
PAUL, Bronwyn 5018
SMITH, Rory 4246
JANGO, 4001
BURNETTE, Murray Arthur 3898
CAMPBELL, David Gordon (Dave) 3804
SEVERINSEN, Trina 3760
FEICKERT, Dave 3562
BROOKHAMMER, Leonie 3050
FLOYD, Renee 2739
HACKETT, Peter 1929
OSBORNE, Chandra 1075
GOULTER, Jevan 1023
OSBORNE, Roger 838
HEYES, Bob 624