Victoria has a new mayor. Marianne Alto was elected with 51.1 per cent of all votes tallied in 18 of 48 polls, with a total of 4,550 votes.

Alto previously served as a Victoria city councilor for three terms before running for mayor.

She replaces former mayor Lisa Helps who held the position since 2014 and who did not seek re-election this year. Via; CTV Vancouver Island