It’s the moment of truth for local voters.
HaltonHillsToday is out in the community covering tonight’s municipal election.
Scroll down for updates on the latest results as they come in.
With Mayor Rick Bonnette and other council members retiring, there’s sure to be some new faces around the table when the dust settles.
The latest:
Ann Lawlor has been declared the winner of the hotly contested mayoral race with 40.67 per cent of the vote, narrowly beating out longtime councillor Bryan Lewis (36.24 per cent).
In Ward 1, newcomer Alex Hilson (41.12 per cent) and incumbent Mike Albano (31.26 per cent) have been declared winners, unseating Jon Hurst.
Jason Brass (20.73 per cent) and Joseph Racinsky (18.72 per cent) have secured seats in Ward 2 - the race with the most candidates in this election.
Chantal Garneau and Ron Norris have won Ward 3 councillor seats with 31.81 per cent and 24.19 per cent of the vote respectively.
In Ward 4, incumbent Bob Inglis (42.70 per cent) held onto this seat, and will be joined by newcomer D'Arcy Keene (33.45 per cent).
For the Wards 3 and 4 Regional Councillor seat, incumbent Jane Fogal (54.65 per cent) beat out Wendy Farrow-Reed (45.35 per cent).
Wards 1 and 2 Regional Councillor Clark Somerville was already acclaimed.
Gary Carr held onto his seat as Regional Chair.
Ward 2 is nail-bitingly close. #haltonhills pic.twitter.com/wwuQeJ7deu
— Mansoor Tanweer (@MansoorTanweer) October 25, 2022
#haltonhills Council chamber is abuzz with anticipation. pic.twitter.com/MZTheakN3F
— Mansoor Tanweer (@MansoorTanweer) October 25, 2022
48 minutes in and still no results. The tension in tangible in #haltonhills. pic.twitter.com/cbNqS04s2Q
— Mansoor Tanweer (@MansoorTanweer) October 25, 2022
It felt weird but the first time in 10 elections that I could not vote for myself. Tonight Halton Hills will elect the 7th Mayor since we were amalgamated 48 years ago.
— RickBonnette (@RickBonnette1) October 24, 2022
