Huntsville elects Scott Morrison as mayor

Morrison was elected with a comfortable lead

Scott Morrison has been elected Mayor of Huntsville, leading the field with 4,102 votes (45 per cent). Dan Caswell finished second with 2,440 votes (27 per cent), followed by Dan Armour with 2,200 votes (24 per cent) and Rebecca Mello with 349 votes (4 per cent).

For the three District and Town Councillor positions, the top three vote-getters elected to represent Huntsville at both local and district levels are:

• Bob Stone with 4,900 votes

• Helena Renwick with 4,332 votes

• James Bowler with 3,187 votes

Candidates who fell short for the District and Town Council seats include Leland Maw with 2,964 votes, Brian Ellas with 2,792 votes, and Peggy Peterson with 1,723 votes.

In the Ward Council contests:

In Wards 1 and 2 (Huntsville and Chaffey), where two seats were open, voters elected Karin Terziano with 2,530 votes and Geordie Sabbagh with 2,294 votes. Unsuccessful candidates were Stephen Hernen with 1,583 votes, Rylind Davis with 786 votes, Louisa Chiaramonte with 739 votes, and Michael Lowe with 699 votes.

In Wards 3, 4, and 5 (Stisted, Stephenson, and Port Sydney), two candidates were elected to council: Jason FitzGerald with 1,139 votes and Dione Schumacher with 1,005 votes. Candidate Tyler Ellis finished just short with 925 votes.

In Ward 6 (Brunel), Michael Ankenmann captured the single seat with 854 votes, defeating Monty Clouthier, who earned 457 votes, and Kirsty Koop, who finished with 436 votes.