Preliminary results for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Community Board elections show Jenny Hobbs replaces Norm Mayo in the Katikati Community Board.

Preliminary results for the Western Bay of Plenty have been counted.

Final preliminary results (all votes cast except special votes) show Jenny Hobbs has 1249 votes received kicking out Norm Mayo, who received a total of 1217 votes, from a vacancy on the Katikati Community Board.

Yesterday the progress results showed Norm in front with 1121 results with Jenny on 1113.

Of the 32,417 eligible voters in the district, 11,239 (34.67 per cent) had returned votes at 9.15am today. This compares to 37 per cent for the 2010 election.

It is anticipated an inaugural meeting of council will take place in November 2013.

See below for a full list of preliminary results for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

Due to a corruption of a computer file containing voting results from Tauranga City Bay of Plenty District Health Board - results will not be available until later this morning.

COUNCIL VACANCIES

Mayor

(one vacancy)

• Mark BOYLE
• Ross James PATERSON
• Don THWAITES

Ward councillors

Katikati/Waihi Beach (three vacancies)

• Brian ANDERSON
• Sandy COLEY
• Ross GOUDIE
• Peter MACKAY
• Norm MAYO
• Mike WILLIAMS

Kaimai Ward (four vacancies)

• Carlton BIDOIS
• Gwenda MERRIMAN
• Rob MONCRIEFF
• Margaret MURRAY-BENGE
• Don THWAITES
• Garry WEBBER

Maketu/Te Puke Ward (four vacancies)

• Maureen BURGESS
• Graeme CROSSMAN
• Grant DALLY
• Karyl GUNN
• Maria HORNE
• Mike LALLY
• Kevin MARSH
• Michael Parke PITTAR
• John Robert SCRIMGEOUR
• Paul Geoffrey THOMAS

Community Board

Katikati (four vacancies)

• Brian ANDERSON
• Sam DUNLOP
• Brendan GIBBS
• Jenny HOBBS
• Norm MAYO
• Fern NIELSON

COMMUNITY BOARD VACANCIES

No election has been required for the Omokoroa, Te Puke and Maketu Community Boards as the number of nominations received was the same as vacancies available.

Omokoroa Community Board (four vacancies)

• Donald CAMERON
• Tim MAURICE
• John PALMER
• Chris WOODS

Te Puke Community Board (four vacancies)

• Grant DALLY
• Peter MILLER
• Ronald Parker SPRATT
• Keith Allen WRATT

Maketu (four vacancies)

• Shane BEECH
• Gus CANTLON
• Rachel CLARK
• Kelly HENDERSON

COMMUNITY BOARD SEATS - BY-ELECTION REQUIRED

A by-election will be required for the following community board to fill one vacancy as the number of nominations received is less than the vacancies available.

Waihi Beach (four vacancies)

• Ruth PARSONS
• Marilyn ROBERTS
• Allan Sole

It is expected the by-election will be held in early 2014.