Darwin council Lyons Ward outcome still up in the air as vote lead changes hands
PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Arnold has shot ahead in the Lyons Ward alderman race, with the scrutineering process putting him almost 450 votes in the lead overnight
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PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Arnold has shot ahead in the Lyons Ward alderman race, with the scrutineering process putting him almost 450 votes in the lead overnight.
A tense week waiting for results has started to unfold, with CLP member Eric Withnall initially leading by just 18 votes prior to scrutineering.
But Mr Withnall now sits in third behind Mr Arnold and Sara Alexopoulos.
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