Philip Brown back as mayor of Charlottetown

Incumbent mayor Philip Brown is back for another term, winningthe election by more than1,600 votes and sweepingthe city's wards winning all 10.

"The message I took from this is that there's a clear mandate for Philip Brown and the new council to continue onwhat we started in the last four years," he said.

"That's why we want to build on our success and move forward together."

Going into his second term, Brown said housing, climate change, and active transportation arethe top issues he and the new council will face.

"I'm working with our sister communities, Stratford and Cornwall, but I also believe in shared services," he said. "These are priorities that I identified for the whole city and I think that given the opportunity to provide input and to restore that decision-making authority to the office of the mayor to select the chairs and the members at large for standing committees and advisory committees is a first step."

Councillors elected

Here are the councillors elected in the capital.

Alanna Jankov won Ward 1 Queen's Square. Three people ranin this ward, with Jankov winning with 467 votes. Joanna Morrison was second place with 372 votes. Wade Munn finished third with 66 votes.

Justin Muttart won Ward 2 Belvedere, one of the most contested races in the city. Four people vied for this seat, with Muttart winning with 479 votes, unseating incumbent Terry MacLeod who finished secondwith 318 votes.Wendi James Poirier finished third with 250 and Eric McMurray fourth with 27.

Norman Beckwon Ward 3 Brighton. Two people ran in this ward and with incumbent Mike Duffy not reoffering, it was guaranteed to elect a new face to council. Beckwon with 896 votes to MacLeod's549.

Mitch Tweel won Ward 4 Spring Park. This was a two-way race between incumbent councillor Tweel and challenger Barbara Dylla. In the end, Tweel won with 706 votes to Dylla's 615.

Kevin Ramsay won Ward 5 Ellen's Creek. This four-way race, like Ward 2, is one of the most contested elections in the city. Ramsay won with 317 votes, withTony Carroll coming in second place with 222 votes. Pauline MacIntyre finished third with 214 votes, and Daniel Cousins fourth with 155.

Bob Doiron won Ward 6 Mount Edward. Only two people ran here: incumbent Doiron and Ryan Ramsay,the son of Coun.Kevin Ramsay. Doiron won with 837 votes to Ramsay's 378.

John MacAleer has won Ward 7 Beach Grove. Incumbent Greg Rivard did not reoffer, leaving three candidates vying for the seat thismunicipal election andMcAleertaking the ward with 640votes. Paul Gaudet was second with 333 votes. Linda Clark was third with 197 votes.

Trevor MacKinnon won Ward 8 Highfield. Another three-person race and another ward with an incumbent not reoffering Jason Coady. MacKinnon's 562 votes led to a somewhat narrow victory over Corey Driscoll, who gathered 536 votes.Charlene Wight was third place with 141 votes.

Julie McCabe won Ward 9 Stonepark. This was a two-way race between Gordon Gay and incumbent McCabe, who garnered the most votes of any council candidate in 2018. This time McCabe won with 781 votes to Gay's 209.

Terry Bernard won Ward 10 by acclamation.