B.C. civic election day - as it happened

On Saturday, Nov. 15, voters across British Columbia went to the polls in the 2014 civic elections. Polls were open across B.C., from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with some in Vancouver remaining open later due to long line ups.
Global News has now concluded their live coverage of the 2014 B.C. civic election. Advance poll numbers have shown interest is up in this civic election. In Vancouver there has been a 98 per cent increase in advance polls from 2011.
Vancouverites said yes to bike lanes and re-elected Gregor Robertson, who is set to become the city's longest serving (consecutive) mayor.

• CITY VOTES 2014 Full coverage of the municipal elections

Robertson will not be the city's first three-term mayor, but new rules mean his third term will be four years instead of three.

Robertson defeated former journalist Kirk LaPointe of the Non Partisan Association by more than 10,000 votes, in an election that saw a 44 per cent turnout, up from 35 per cent in 2011.

• CITY VOTES 2014 Gregor Robertson re-elected mayor of Vancouver

Pollsters had predicted the tightest race would be in B.C.'s second largest city, Surrey. But they were proven wrong, as Linda Hepner — riding the endorsement of outgoing mayor Dianne Watts — won in a landslide.

• CITY VOTES 2014 Linda Hepner wins Surrey mayoral race

The closest race in the province was in the capital, Victoria. Lisa Helps defeated incumbent Dean Fortin, by fewer than 100 votes. There was speculation about a recount, but Fortin called Helps and conceded.
Kelowna, a city known to attract retirees, elected one of the province's youngest mayor's — 37 year old Colin Basran, who had the endorsement of the outgoing mayor, and defeated a former three-term mayor.