Final election results show that Phil Mauger won Christchurch’s mayoralty with 53,569 votes.
Mayor-elect Mauger’s nearest rival, David Meates, received 51,298 votes.
The final results, which include special votes cast in the election, also show that in the Innes ward the sitting Councillor, Pauline Cotter, has held onto her Christchurch City Council seat.