Mark Arundel, Kate Barry-Piceno, and Pete Blackwell have been elected as trustees of the TECT Community Trust in the recent 2022 election.

Mark and Pete have been re-elected for another term to the trust, while Tina Jennen's retirement at this election has made way for Kate Barry-Piceno to be elected as a new face to join TECT's board.

TECT – now a community trust that provides support for local initiatives, facilities and events – is governed by six trustees who are elected by local residents for a four-year term.

Terms of appointment of trustees are staggered, so three trustees retire every two years.

The official result for 2022 was determined after scrutiny of all returned voting papers and counting of valid votes by independent returning officer Warwick Lampp.

The voter return percentage was 18.01 per cent, being 25,393 votes – of which 27.83 per cent were submitted online. There were 75 informal votes and 26 blank voting papers returned.

The voting numbers for each candidate are as follows: Pete Blackwell 11,545 (elected); Mark Arundel 11,129 (elected); Kate Barry-Piceno 8927 (elected); Don Brash 7390; Annie Hill 6061; Andrew Hitchfield 5346; Paul Hodson 4718; Kelvin Clout 3976; Peter White 3489; Gordy Lockhart 3378; Michael Bayly 2184; Ian Pickard 1540.

TECT trust board returnee Pete Blackwell. Photo: supplied.

Mark Arundel return to TECT as well. Photo: supplied.