On Saturday afternoon, after his third crack at Marlborough District Council, Blenheim ward candidate Cyril Dawson received a call from the electoral officer.

He’d finally made it in.

With 90 percent of the votes counted, it was presumed to be pretty much a done deal, and soon he was fielding calls from friends and family and having a beer with the new mayor.

But, just 26 hours later Cyril Dawson had a voting update which he says sent him into anguish… he’s now two votes shy of the lead.

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