The results are in for municipal elections across B.C., leading to several surprises on Vancouver Island.
In a stunning upset, newcomer Scott Goodmanson was elected mayor of Langford, defeating long-time mayor Stew Young who had held the position since 1993.
In Victoria, Marianne Alto was named the new mayor, beating the other frontrunner Stephen Andrew.
A very tight race was held in Saanich, where former three-term councillor Dean Murdock won out against incumbent Fred Haynes by a narrow margin, with Murdock receiving 50.3 per cent of the votes against Haynes' 49.7 per cent – with only 152 votes dividing the two.
In Colwood, former councillor Doug Kobayashi defeated incumbent mayor Rob Martin, with 2,559 votes versus Martin's 1,216 votes.
Here's a closer look at the races in the largest Vancouver Island municipalities:
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