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A confident Eddie Teare easily held onto his seat in Ayre, topping the poll by over 600 votes.
He received the backing of well over 1,000 of his constituents, putting him well ahead of Andrew Newington-Bridges (429) and Pat Ayres (134).
Mr Teare (pictured) fvfsaid his level of support had increased:
Football: Railway Cup hopefuls all maintain pace in premier league
Castletown stay four points clear atop Division 2
Rugby: Vagabonds Ladies stay top with another victory
Vagabonds men and Douglas also take respective wins on home soil
Hockey: Harlequins A beat rivals to close in on prem leaders
Bacchas B take important victory in battle for top-flight safety
FC Isle of Man torn apart at Barnoldswick Town
It's the Manx side's heaviest ever league defeat