Ed Holder speaks to media for the first time as mayor-elect of London
Former Conservative MP declared winner after 14 rounds of counting using ranked ballot system
After 14 rounds of counting, Ed Holder emerged as the winner in the race for mayor in the 2018 municipal election in London.
The 64-year-old businessman and former Conservative MP had to wait 20 hours after the polls closed to find out he had defeated 13 other hopefuls using the ranked ballot system.
He will replace Matt Brown, who did not seek re-election as mayor.
Holder met with the media Tuesday afternoon outside the Central Library in downtown London.
CBC London is live-streaming the news conference on our Facebook page. Click on the image above to watch.
Holder received 57,609 votes under the ranked ballot system, beating second place finisher Paul Paolatto by 13,312 votes.
Councillor Tanya Park finished third in the race followed by businessman Paul Cheng.