Andy Fillmore elected as Halifax mayor [Video]

Nova Scotians headed to the polls Saturday as municipal elections were held across the province.

Electors in 48 of Nova Scotia’s 49 municipalities casted ballots, except in Mulgrave, where the mayor and four councillors have been acclaimed.

Unofficial results for municipalities, including the Halifax Regional Municipality, were shared Saturday evening after polls closed.

Halifax Regional Municipality

Former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore has been elected as Halifax’s next mayor, according to unofficial results released on the Halifax Regional Municipality’s website.

Results will not be considered official until early next week when they are certified by a returning officer.

Fillmore announced he was resigning from federal politics in August. He officially started his campaign for the mayor’s office in early September.

Fillmore was up against a crowded field of 16 candidates all vying for mayor of Nova Scotia’s biggest city.

Right behind him in Halifax’s mayoral race was three-term Councillor Waye Mason who launched his campaign for mayor in …