Amanda McDougall will be Cape Breton Regional Municipality's first female mayor, after defeating two-term incumbent Cecil Clarke and four other challengers on Saturday night. McDougall and Clarke regularly clashed during council meetings, with McDougall challenging Clarke's management style and frequent use of in-camera meetings. In CBRM district results, incumbent Esmond (Blue) Marshall was defeated by Cyril MacDonald and incumbent Ivan Doncaster lost to Steve Parsons. In District 3, Melanie Sampson downed incumbent councillor Brian Marchand and in District 4, Amanda Mombourquette defeated incumbent councillor Gilbert Boucher. Only one incumbent re-elected in Inverness CountyIn Inverness County, incumbent councillor John MacLennan was re-elected and three women beat out three incumbent men.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2020 22:44 UTC