Dawn Arnold defeats Brian Hicks in Moncton mayoral race

Dawn Arnold has defeated Brian Hicks in the mayor's race in Moncton, after trailing for much of Monday evening.

The two councillors hadbeen in a close race all night butArnold eventually saw her vote total swell to 9,789 votes over Hicks's 8,805.

"It was a little intense at the very beginning when I came in here and,you know, I was behind. So that was a little hard to take," she said.

"I was getting prepared, but then everything turned around so I'm very, very happy with the results."

Arnold and Hicks were the two contenders to replace George LeBlanc, who opted not to run for a third term.

Hicks had served on city council for 17 years, whileArnoldserved one term ascouncillorbefore deciding to run for mayor.

Arnold's campaign was built around her plan to "create a dynamic, vibrant" city.

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She picked up on that theme as the news of her election victory began to sink in.

"I'm looking forward to moving Moncton forward, I really am," she said.

"I think our city is on the cusp of great things. We have unbelievable potential and I am thrilled than I will be able to lead that change in that city."

There will be a few new faces on Monctoncouncil after Monday's election.

• Councillor at large: Greg Turner
• Councillor at large: Pierre Boudreau
• Ward 1: Shawn Crossman
• Ward 1: PauletteThriault
• Ward 2: Blair Lawrence
• Ward 2: Charles Lger
• Ward 3: Rob McKee
• Ward 3: Bryan Butler
• Ward 4: Ren Landry
• Ward 4: Paul Pellerin

Dieppe brings back Lapierre

While Moncton will have a new mayor, Dieppe is sticking with Yvon Lapierre.

Lapierre was handed a healthy victory, defeating Fred Pellerin by a 6,184 to 1,213 vote margin.

Dieppe's new slate of councillorsincludes:

• Councillor at large: Daniel Allain
• Councillor at large: Patricia Thomas-Arsenault
• Councillor at large: Jordan Nowlan
• Ward 1: Jean-Marc Brideau
• Ward 2: Jean-Claude Cormier
• Ward 3: Ted Gaudet
• Ward 4: Ernest Thibodeau
• Ward 5: Roger LeBlanc

Seamanselected in landslide

Riverview Mayor Ann Seamans won a landslide victory over Scott Bulman on Monday night.

The incumbent mayor collected 5,124 votes to Bulman's 861.

Riverview's town council will be made up of:

• Councillor at large: Cecile Cassista
• Councillor at large: Andrew LeBlanc
• Councillor at large: Tammy Rampersaud
• Ward 1: Lana Hansen
• Ward 2: John Coughlan
• Ward 3: Jeremy Thorne
• Ward 4: Wayne Bennett