Hamilton’s vote count remains ahead of the same stage in the previous two local government elections.

With five days remaining until voting closes, 21,625 people have voted, 21.05% of the 102,714 electors.

At the same stage in 2016, 16,750 or 16.77% of the 99,867 electors had voted, while in 2013, 19.3% of the 97,258 electors had voted.