Almost two full weeks after the election took place, the Electoral Commission Queensland has confirmed the result of the Mount Isa election and the city has a new mayor and one new councillor with five sitting councillors returned.
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Danielle Slade has been confirmed as the mayor of Mount Isa defeating incumbent Joyce McCulloch who was elected four years ago.
Ms Slade has consistently led by around 150-200 votes since the March 28 night of the election it was a surprise result to topple Mayor McCulloch who came into the election on the back of achievements like the new Isa St Bridge and the Animal Management Facility and she stood as a team with the six sitting councillors.
All of those councillors have been returned except for Jean Ferris - who misses out on a third decade in local government.
But none of Ms Slade Mount Isa Community Team were elected and she will have now to work with five of Joyce McCulloch's team in the new term - deputy mayor Phil Barwick, Mick Tully, George Fortune, Peta MacRae and Paul Stretton.
Independent candidate Kim Coghlan completes the make up of the new team'
In the mayoral contest Ms Slade has been declared the winner with 3379 votes ahead of Joyce McCulloch on 3229. David Fletcher finished third with 1049.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
