Maitland's new council has made history with the strongest line-up of female councillors and another councillor returned after continuously holding his seat for a record breaking 22 years.
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The council has now officially announced its new mayor and councillors for the next local government term.
In other news:
Cr Philip Penfold has been officially declared Maitland's Mayor by the NSW Electoral Commission, along with the following councillors:
North Ward - Cr Robert Aitchison, Cr Mike Yarrington and Cr Mitchell Griffin.
East Ward - Cr Peter Garnham, Cr Kanchan Ranadive and Cr Ben Whiting.
Central Ward - Cr Loretta Baker, Cr Sally Halliday and Cr Bill Hackney.
West Ward - Cr Ben Mitchell, Cr Stephanie Fisher and Cr Kristy Ferguson
The election of five females onto council makes it the most in Maitland's history.
Being first elected in 1999, Cr Peter Garnham is now Maitland's longest ever continuous councillor.
The first meeting will be on Tuesday, January 25, where the deputy mayor will be elected for one year.
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