DOUG McCallum will be mayor of Surrey for the third time as Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke conceded defeat at around 9:40 p.m. when just over 65 per cent of Surrey votes had been counted.
McCallum of Safe Surrey Coalition had bagged 27,206 votes (32.94%) as compared to Brenda Locke’s 18,485 votes (22.38%).
A jubilant McCallum announced at his victory celebration that Mandeep Nagra would be appointed deputy mayor.
At 11 p.m. with more than 87 per cent of the votes having been counted, McCallum had garnered 37,953 votes (31.25 %), while Brenda Locke had won 28,376 votes (23.37%) — a difference of more than 9,500 votes.
Other candidates:
Mike Starchuk (Imagine Surrey): 15,622 (12.86%)
Linda Annis (Surrey First): 15,193 (12.51%)
Troy Van Vliet (Surrey Now): 14,085 (11.60%)
Honveer Singh Randhawa (Conservative): 9,658 (7.95%)
Igal Ammons Ii (New Surrey+): 557 (0.46%)
McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition was leading in six of the top eight spots for Council:
Harry Bains (Surrey Connect)
Elford, Doug Elford (Safe Surrey Coalition)
Meera Gill (SSC)
Mandeep Singh Nagra (SCC)
Suhana Gill (SCC)
Allison Patton (SCC)
Mike Bose (Surrey First)
Laurie Guerra (SCC)
MORE TO COME
