Incumbent Joe Nowak defeated Bernia Wheaton in the race for mayor in Wellesley, after problems with the online voting system Monday gave voters until 8 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot.

Karen Redman, a former Liberal MP who until this election served as a regional councillor in Kitchener, has won the race to be regional chair. She will replace outgoing Chair Ken Seiling, who did not see re-election after 33 years in the job.

Sandy Shantz will return to her job as mayor in Woolwich after being acclaimed and the two Ward 3 candidates, Murray Martin and Larry Shantz will also be back at the council table.

Kelly Linton will return to his role as mayor of Centre Wellington township.

Overall voter turnout for this year's municipal elections decreased or hovered around the same numbers.

Jeanne Gravelle and Melanie Van Alphen were acclaimed in Waterloo/Wellesley/Woolwich but there were races in Kitchener/North Dumfries and Kitchener/Wilmot.

Incumbent Cam Guthrie has been reelected after leading challenger Aggie Mlynarz by an almost 2-to-1 margin in the Guelph mayoral race.

Students from across Waterloo region and in Guelph cast ballots as part of a mock municipal election set up by the organization CIVIX.

With delays in voting in Woolwich, Wellesley and Cambridge, the municipal election final results for regional chair and council will be delayed until Wednesday.

Cambridge will have a new mayor as Kathryn McGarry won the mayoral race with 47 per cent of votes.

Winning 85 per cent of the votes cast, Berry Vrnabovic returns as the mayor of Kitchener. Voter turnout was low: only 28 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot, collecting about 41,933 votes.

The City of Cambridge and multiple townships have extended the amount of time people will have to cast their ballots in the municipal election due to delays with their online and phone voting systems.

Dave Jaworsky will return as mayor of Waterloo, getting 17,307 votes in Monday night's election.

Les Armstrong has won a third term as mayor in Wilmot in Monday's municipal election.

Online and phone voting in North Dumfries ended on time at 8 p.m. Monday. Sue Foxton has won a second term as mayor.

Polls, scheduled to close at 8:00 p.m., have closed in much of the region but voting hours have been extended in regions experiencing large turnout and/or glitches in online voting systems.

Development in Waterloo, particularly in the uptown area, will change the look of the city. Some candidates don't approve.

In Cambridge, all of the councillors and the mayor are seeking reelection, but their challengers say it's time for change.

There are four people vying for the mayor's seat in Kitchener and there will be change around the council chambers as two candidates are not seeking re-election.

On Monday night, someone will replace long-serving Ken Seiling as regional chair. There are four candidates in the running.

Bike rides, surveys and candidate panels: several local political engagement groups have questioned municipal candidates about the issues and given the results to the voting public.