After the counting of special votes, Nadine Taylor has been re-elected as mayor with 13,371 votes, well ahead of the two other candidates who ran.
Turnout was 43.86% with 15,333 votes counted, slightly below the 2022 result of 44.13%.
In the Blenheim Ward the elected councillors are David Croad, Cyril Dawson, Brian Dawson, Deborah Dalliessi, Thelma Sowman, John Hyndman and Benjamin Stace.
Councillor Croad received 1,942 votes, well ahead of the six other successful candidates in that ward. Benjamin Stace was just 11 votes ahead of the next candidate, Tamsin Cooper.
Barbara Faulls, Raylene Innes and Malcolm Taylor were the successful candidates in the Marlborough Sounds Ward.
Marlborough voted to remove the Māori Ward, which will take effect from the next elections in 2028. The vote was 8,111 for removal versus 5,786 for retaining the ward.
Allanah Burgess was elected unopposed for the Māori Ward for this term.
In the Wairau-Awatere Ward three candidates were nominated for the three available positions - Gerald Hope, Sally Arbuckle and Scott Adams - and were elected unopposed.
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