Lyons Ward by-election Greens candidate Suki Dorras-Walker is currently leading Mad Snake Cafe owner Sam Weston to be Darwin’s next councillor, in a tight race that will come down to preference votes.

When ballot counting closed Saturday night, Ms Dorras-Walker had taken a strong lead with 1240 votes, compared to Mr Weston’s 1062 votes.

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