From the Milton Canadian Champion
CLUETT, Mike 1216 (78.71%)
SOOMRO 329 (21.29%)
Mike Cluett has become the new councillor for Ward 6 following a landslide victory.
The father of two said he was motivated to get into public office to ensure a positive future for his offspring, and last night he got off on the right foot to do so.
Cluett said he was pleased with voter turnout in the new ward.
He said: “We tried to get as many people out as possible as the number of voters going out to the polls has been dropping the last couple of years.
“Considering this is a new ward I think we did well.”
He added that his first order of business in office would be to tackle the budget and to ensure councillors start “sharpening their pencils.”
His opponent, Maqsood Soomro, conceded defeat saying running for office had been a “wonderful experience.”
He said: “I think I did better than a lot of people expected, but there always has to be one winner and one loser.”