Mayor-elect Gordon received 13,639 votes. His challenger Paul Williams received 4,304 votes.

In this coming term he will be joined by new Councillors:

• Wendy Doody
• Bruce McLaren
• Shona Powell
• Tim Bartle

Returning Councillors:

• Tim Fulton
• Niki Mealings
• Jason Goldsworthy
• Joan Ward
• Brent Cairns
• Philip Redmond

The full list of Council and Community Board candidates and the votes received can be found here.

"Thank you to Waimakariri residents for re-electing me as your Mayor. It is humbling to be representing our District for a third term. I will continue to work hard for all of our communities, while listening carefully to your concerns and representing you to the very best of my ability," says Mayor-elect Gordon.

"Congratulations to all of those who have been elected throughout Waimakariri whether it be Council and Community Board. We still have a lot of work to do to keep Waimakariri thriving and moving forward. I am looking forward to working with you all. Together we will be working hard with our community to continue to make Waimakariri a positive and attractive place for residents to live, work and play."

Waimakariri District Council has two decision-making parts: the Council and Community Boards.

Elections are held for the following positions every three years:

• Mayor (1)
• Councillor (10)
• Community Board members (24)

The voter return was 37.08%, being 18,225 votes, excluding votes in transit to the processing centre and special votes.

Not all ordinary votes have been counted yet – votes received on the last morning are still in transit to the Electoral Officer.

A further update with Preliminary results will be made available on Sunday. A full and detailed breakdown of the results are anticipated on Thursday.