The City of Lethbridge has provided another update on vote counts in the 2025 municipal election. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Some mayoral votes entered twice in Lethbridge, Holy Spirit trustee results

Oct 22, 2025 | 3:03 PM

The City of Lethbridge continues to provide updates on vote counting in the 2025 municipal election.

Returning Officer Bonnie Hilford says it was discovered during an audit of the unofficial results that some ballots had been entered into the system twice.

“The count from a Mayoral contest box of 633 ballots from the YMCA on October 17 was entered twice into the results database. The same ballots were not counted twice; the numbers were entered twice,” reads a statement from Hillford.

She clarifies that the adjustment and correction did not affect the outcome of the mayoral race, only that the numbers and percentages changed.

“This potential scenario is why we have the appropriate checks, balances and an audit system in place,” Hillford adds.

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The new unofficial vote counts for mayor in Lethbridge are as follows:

The new unofficial vote counts for the mayor’s race in Lethbridge after an error was identified and corrected. (Photo: City of Lethbridge)

The City of Lethbridge has also provided an update on counting for the school board trustee race for the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division, Ward 2.

With 20 out of 21 polls reporting, here are the unofficial results as of 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22:

With 20 out of 21 polls reporting, here are the unofficial results as of 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22. (Photo: City of Lethbridge)

The results of the 2025 municipal elections will be made official at noon on Friday, Oct. 24.

More coverage of the elections in southern Alberta here.

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