Counting in the Sorell by-election has been completed, while Glenorchy voters will have to wait until the weekend to find out who their new elected members are.
By the close of polling at 2pm on Thursday, 34,272 people had cast their votes, with 24,266 voting in Glenorchy and 10,006 in Sorell.
Sorell Council results were announced on Friday evening, with Janet Gatehouse winning the mayoral race with 4,706 votes, ahead of Melinda Reed, who received 4,014 votes.
Michael Larkins has been elected in the Sorell councillor race with 4,498 votes, ahead of Kristian Horvath on 4,284.
In Glenorchy, Nina Hamasaki, Justin Stringer and Marilena Di Florio remain ahead in the councillor vote, while Sue Hickey is expected to win the mayoralty.
“Due to the very even spread of votes across all councillor candidates, the distribution of preferences has progressed steadily [in Glenorchy],” Tasmanian Electoral Commissioner Andrew Hawkey said.
“With three candidates now excluded, it is expected the councillor count will take the majority of Saturday to complete.”
“Three candidates remain in the count for mayor, which will resume early tomorrow, with the exclusion of Alderton on 21.16%.”
“It is hoped that results for mayor, councillor and the elector poll will be known later in the day.”
