The results for the Benalla Rural City Council elections have been released.
The computer calculation was held on Thursday, November 7, with many councillors and their supporters attending to hear the results.
Of the 11,640 enrolled voters, 9128 formal ballot papers were entered. There were 669 informal ballot papers, with a total of 9797 ballot papers.
The seven councillors are, in order as they were announced:
- Peter Davis
- Nathan Tolliday
- Justin King
- David Blore
- Bernie Hearn
- Jillian Merkel
- Puna Hewa Gunaratne
Those who were unsuccessful include:
- Vincent Branigan
- Philip Hauptmann
- Gail O’Brien
- Suzie Pearce
- Kevin Smith
- Phillip Murphy
- Mark Jones
- Annette Borradale
The declaration of the results will be held on Friday, November 8.