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Lockwood leads vote in Davidson election

Teaka White hands her ballot to deputy returning officer Donna Bessey to be placed in the ballot box, thereby casting her vote in the Town of Davidson municipal election on Wednesday. Also pictured is administrator and returning officer Gary Edom.
Teaka White hands her ballot to deputy returning officer Donna Bessey to be placed in the ballot box, thereby casting her vote in the Town of Davidson municipal election on Wednesday. Also pictured is administrator and returning officer Gary Edom.

By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — Six new faces will be sitting around the Town of Davidson council table next month.

Voters had their say in Wednesday’s municipal election, casting their ballots for the council that will serve the town for the next four years.

Twelve candidates were on the ballot, just falling short of the record set in 2006, when 13 people ran for Davidson town council.

Leading the pack in Wednesday’s vote was funeral director Todd Lockwood, who received 383 votes, attracting the support of upwards of 95 per cent of Davidson voters.

Also elected to council were sales manager Gene Stangland with 300 votes; grain buyer Gord Cross with 241 votes; user interface developer Jessica Foster with 230 votes; teacher Arlene Low with 203 votes; and electrician Jared Shaw with 201 votes.

Those six councillors will join mayor-elect Tyler Alexander, who was elected by acclamation as the sole candidate for the position.

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