This news from the Leader Live – Our ex Manningham Councilor Stephen Mayne has taken his style of  governance to the Melbourne Council. I’m sure he’ll be happy there, lot’s of super high rise buildings to approve…

UPDATE 9.15pm: LORD Mayor Robert Doyle has been re-elected to Melbourne Council.

The VLGA  said Team Doyle members Kevin Louey, Arron Wood, Beverley Pinder-Mortimer would join incumbent Deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley at Town Hall.

Incumbent councillors Cathy Oke, Jackie Watts and Ken Ong have also been re-elected.

They will be joined by Greens candidate Rohan Leppert, former Manningham councillor and crikey.com.au founder Stephen Mayne, and Richard Foster.

Mr Mayne, who said he “didn’t campaign hard”, quit Manningham Council in August to enter the Melbourne race.