Ella Haley wins Brant County Ward 5 byelection to fill empty council seat

An environmental advocate has won Brant County’s Ward 5 byelection, defeating four other candidates for the position.

Ella Haley will represent, along with Counc. Brian Coleman, the communities of Cainsville, Langford, Onondaga, Middleport, Mount Pleasant, Scotland, Oakland, and Oakhill.

She will be sworn into office next Tuesday at the next council meeting and will serve until Ontario’s municipal election on Oct. 26.

“Thank you to the residents of Ward 5 for taking part in this important by-election,” Brant County Mayor David Bailey said in a statement. “We are grateful to once again have a complete Council, representing all five Wards.”

Voting took place between March 9 to March 16, with Haley receiving 568 votes — around 39.3 per cent of the vote.

The byelection followed the resignation of former councillor Christine Garneau last October.

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