The Sorell municipality will have to find a new mayor after Liberal candidate Kerry Vincent almost certainly elected to the Upper House of Prosser on Saturday.
The popular mayor secured 38.71 per cent of the vote ahead of Labor candidate Bryan Green with 28.46 per cent of first preference votes.
On Saturday night, Mr Vincent said while there was still more counting he was “feeling good”.
“Thank you to everyone who supported me. In particular I’d like to thank Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Jane Howlett MP for their unwavering support,” he said.
In the seat of Hobart, it looks like former Greens Leader Cassy O’Connor will win the first ever Green seat in the Legislative Council.
Glenorchy mayor Bec Thomas, independent, is ahead in a tight race against Labor’s candidate Tessa McLaughlin.
Rechecking of polling place first preferences will commence on Monday, together with the counting of provisional and out-of-division votes. Further counts are expected later in the week and will include outstanding postal, interstate pre-poll, Antarctic and telephone votes.