FOG BLOG NB MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS LOG: 3 WOMEN ELECTED TO THE BIG 3 MAYORAL POSITIONS:

New Brunswickers wanted change, say newly elected mayors...With women winning top positions in three biggest cities, want for representation was clear.....DONNA REARDON ELECTED MAYOR OF SAINT JOHN......Candidates and voters waited 15 days for the results of municipal elections all over New Brunswick, and when they finally arrived, it was in a wave of change with a lot of firsts.

In all, 45 women ran for mayor and 26 had been declared elected by the end of counting Tuesday night.

People were ready for change, say some of the winners.

"New Brunswickers demonstrated that they see women as equals, and they'll be willing to vote for them and give them a chance at council," said Donna Reardon, who was elected mayor of Saint John.

"It's very impressive. I think it's a change."