DALE Jessup has staked his claim to the Dorset deputy mayor position, following nearly 100 per cent of the vote count and a recheck at 9.14 last night.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Mr Jessup faced close competition from Greg Howard throughout last night's tally count, with Mr Jessup collecting 1259 first-preference votes and Mr Howard 1177.
Mayor Barry Jarvis was confirmed for re-election at 8.42pm. He stood unopposed.
Dorset Council released a possible election result with just 20 per cent of the votes tallied after 7pm.
Shaun Moore, Dale Jessup, Maxwell Arthur Hall, Greg Howard, Steven Arnold, Sheryl Martin, Leon Stanley Quilliam and Mary Schramm join Barry Jarvis as possible councillors.