By Jeff Gard/Today’s Northumberland
Todd Attridge has unseated Olena Hankivsky as mayor for the Municipality of Port Hope.
Attridge, a councillor during the 2022-2026 term of council, was elected mayor Monday night with 3,593 votes ahead of the incumbent Hankivsky who received 2,132.
There were two other candidates in the mayor’s race as well, though five total on the ballot. Ian West earned 595 votes and Angela Grogan got 543 while David Sambrook – who pulled out after the nomination period closed – still received 95 votes. In addition, 73 voters abstained from voting for mayor.
Four councillors were elected to represent Ward 1, including Vicki Mink who topped the polls with 2,812. Mink has served as a Ward 2 councillor, but elected to run in Ward 1 this time around.
Adam Pearson was re-elected with 2,661 votes, followed by Caleb Carisse with 2,623 and Claire Holloway Wadhwani was also re-elected with 2,528.
Longtime councillor Les Andrews who received 2,241 votes, did not retain his seat. The other unsuccessful candidates were Amelia Bray (2,340), Norm Orviss (1,240) and Miranda Lukaniuk (631) while 120 abstained.
In Ward 2, the two candidates elected were Jamie Ferguson with 1,390 votes and Darrell Toms with 869.
Toms was re-elected, having served on council since June of 2024 when he won a by-election to replace Chris Collins.
Glenn Deeth was third with 778 votes while 20 voters abstained.
Author: Jeff Gard
