With an open seat left by Nicole Kieley’s resignation, and subsequently a vacancy in the deputy mayor’s position, the City of Mount Pearl took the necessary steps to fill that role.
On Nov. 10, city councillors voted to name Jim Locke as Mount Pearl’s next deputy mayor.
His shift in council was necessary after Kieley announced her resignation from council due to continued complications from a 2023 car crash that took one of her legs, as well as losing a loved one not too long ago.
Coun. Bill Antle nominated Locke and his selection passed unanimously.
PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE
Locke steps into the role with plenty of experience.
He was re-elected to council in 2025 but has sat around the table in Mount Pearl since 2007, when he was first elected.
During that time, Locke spent 12 years as the city’s deputy mayor. On top of that, he was named to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Board of Directors in June.
Locke has been described as a tireless community volunteer for the past four decades in several capacities. It was enough to earn him the King Charles III Coronation medal in recognition of that work.
BYELECTION COMING
The vacancy left by Kieley’s resignation around the council table has triggered a by-election that is scheduled for Feb. 02, 2027.
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