Nuatali Nelmes has been re-elected Lord Mayor of Newcastle following the local government elections at the weekend.
She polled 42 per cent of the vote, double the result of Independent candidate, Kath Elliot.
Labor claimed Six seats - the Independents 4, while the Greens and the Liberals look set to claim one each.
Elsewhere, the race for the Mayor's job at Maitland is still too close to call, although Labor's Loretta Baker looks set to become the city's first ever female mayor.
However, the final results will go down to preferences, with just a thousand votes separating Loretta Baker and Philip Penfold.
Meanwhile, Ryan Palmer has been elected mayor of Port Stephens and will take the reigns from Bruce MacKenzie.
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| Labor's Loretta Baker |
