New City Council members were elected in runoffs Saturday to represent four districts in the northern half of San Antonio.

The four, Greg Brockhouse in District 6, Manny Pelaez in District 8, John Courage in District 9 and Clay Perry in District 10 join newcomers Ana Sandoval, who won District 7 in May, and William “Cruz” Shaw, who defeated incumbent Alan Warrick in his runoff for District 2 on Saturday.

Brockhouse, a former mortgage-bank executive and consultant, defeated attorney Melissa Cabello Havrda for the Northwest Side district.

He and his wife, Annalisa lingered among an ever-growing crowd at Violas Ventanas on the patio as they waited for results.

“Anything we do tonight and for the next two years is going to come because we are going to do from the heart and for the neighborhoods,” he said as it became apparent that he had won.

“I'm just happy it’s over,” Brockhouse said earlier in the evening. “People can go on with their lives. I'm proud of my team and my family.”

In District 8, Pelaez, a lawyer, defeated homemaker Cynthia Brehm to secure the council post currently occupied by Councilman Ron Nirenberg, who was elected mayor.

The North-Central Side race to represent what’s believed to be the city's most diverse council district, with a large number of international migrants and foreign-born professionals, has been rocky and contentious, with the candidates exchanging jabs.

Pelaez, who was surrounded by nearly 100 supporters at his election watch party at the Flying Saucer, said he planned to rest Sunday, but to get to work Monday on serving the district.

“I'm am so excited, I’m ready to burst,” he told a raucous room full of supporters at the tavern-restaurant.

Pelaez said he wants to focus right away on traffic, safety and economic development — three of the complex issues, along with urban growth, that he said San Antonio is grappling with in the 21st century.

Among his supporters were his grandmother and uncle, who surprised him by flying in from their home in Bogata, Colombia, the night before.

“That’s the sweetest thing that’s been done for me,” said Pelaez, who cited a broad-based support in his district, including many of the estimated 30,000 practicing Muslims who he said live there.

In another hard-fought race in District 9, Courage, and educator, upset businessman Marco Barros to replace Councilman Joe Krier, who chose not to seek re-election in a race focused on traffic, property crime and integrity at City Hall.

The mood was especially lively at Courage’s campaign headquarters as supporters celebrated surrounding a projection showing he had scored an upset win over Barros.

As results came in showing Courage’s lead ever-so-slightly expanding, his supporters only grew more excited that they would “finally have a progressive” representing them at City Hall.

“Thank you for being here for the last six months,” said Courage, a technology and history teacher at Little Flower Catholic School and former trustee of the Alamo Colleges District board. “I want to say that I really owe this victory to the voters in District 9 who turned out in large numbers for this campaign.”

While just 18 votes separated retired Air Force engineer Perry and attorney Ezra Johnson in the May election, Perry emerged victorious in District 10.

About 90 minutes after polls closed, Perry addressed the crowd.

“I don’t consider myself to be a politician,” he said. “I want to be called your neighbor.” He acknowledged Johnson, joking that he had yet to receive any phone calls but he said Johnson worked “very, very hard.”

“People listened to my message, and they were supportive,” Perry said, in between conversations with supporters in the middle of the banquet room. “It's a conservative district and I'm going to keep it conservative. I'll represent the conservative values of District 10.”

Perry’s first priority as councilman will be to focus on rising crime rates, he said.

Express-News Staff Writers Forrest Milburn and Janelle Polcyn contributed to this report.