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A new city council will take shape with no fewer than five new members according to unofficial election results posted by the city that show a margin of less that 400 votes separating the candidates for the fourth at-large seat on the council.

In a statement released Wednesday on Twitter, Flaherty, who made an unsuccessful bid for mayor in 2009, said he has no present plans to seek another public office.

In a shocker, longtime Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty has announced that he will not run for re-election.

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election, vowing to finish his current term but withdrawing a bid<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/boston-city-councilor-michael-flaherty-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election/">Read More</a>

"It is time to turn the page and move on to the next chapter of my life."

While it undoubtedly resulted in added congestion for those headed across the harbor from East Boston and Logan Airport, most travelers and commuters felt prepared for Day 1 of the Sumner Tunnel closure.

Michael Flaherty, a South Boston native who began his political career in the mid-1990s as an upstart challenger to entrenched incumbents of an earlier generation, will not seek re-election to the Boston City Council this year. Flaherty made the surprise announcement via a statement posted to social media platforms on Wednesday evening. Flaherty's decision surprised most

Currently on his 10th term, Councilor Michael Flaherty announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in November.

Michael Flaherty, who will have completed 20 years as an at-large councilor, said it is “now time to turn the page and move on to the next chapter of my life.”

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara smashing her car into a Jamaica Plain house is the latest bizarre mishap on a council historically full of embarrassments and legal trouble.