Edmonton Votes: Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8
Central Edmonton was due for at least a couple of shake ups Monday night with one long-term councillor retiring and another stepping down to compete instead in the mayoral race.
You can find out more about each city ward here.
Ward 5
One of the tightest races of the night, Ward 5 was the last called, withbusinessman Michael Oshry winning a close race with 5,433 votes.
"I door-knocked a ton, I heard a lot of the issues," he said. "For me, I think they wanted a local presence and someone with business experience to help manage the city. The city has a lot of challenges, growth challenges. A lot of good things happening, though."
Jim Gibbon, the owner of Ambers Brewery, came in second with 4,805 votes.
Ward 6
The main racecame down to a head-to-head between former Edmonton Journal city-hall columnist Scott McKeen and school board trustee Heather McKenzie.
McKeen took an early lead,winning by a margin of 1,654 votes.
After the results were announced, McKeen dapper in a bowtie addressed the crowd over the sounds of Good Vibrations, to thank his supporters and volunteers.
"I think the experience I brought to this probably resonated with people," he said. "I did literally sit through hundreds of council meetings, so I know the place pretty well ... There probably was some name recognition. And I really did have a great campaign team."
Ward 7
Ward 8
Hendersonhas sat on council since 2007.