Note: This article has been edited from a previously published version. Peter Milczyn was re-elected in Ward 5.

When new mayor Rob Ford looks down at his council, he’ll see a hugely changed array of faces looking back.

Now, the question is: Can they work together?

The tide that swept Ford in after seven years of left-wing governance by David Miller didn’t stop in the mayor’s office; at times, it looked like a war on incumbents.

Voters not only filled nine seats where the incumbent decided not to run again; they also rejected bids for re-election from half a dozen sitting councillors.

And they vented their wrath on some right-wing councillors, not just on the left-wing allies of the departing David Miller.

That means more than one-third of the council will be new — and councillors will have to figure out how to work with each other, as well as with the new mayor.

But certainly some of the left-wing councillors who were Miller’s key supporters will be moving aside to make way for a group more ideologically attuned to Ford.

Leading the right, and looking for prominent positions in the new City Hall, will be returning councillors such as Karen Stintz (Ward 16, Eglinton-Lawrence), Doug Holyday (Ward 3, Etobicoke Centre), Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34, Don Valley East) and Michael Thompson (Ward 37, Scarborough Centre).

Centrist councillors whose support may prove crucial on close votes include right-leaning Mark Grimes (Ward 6, Etobicoke-Lakeshore) and the sometimes erratic Raymond Cho (Ward 42, Scarborough-Rouge River).

But Suzan Hall (Ward 1, Etobicoke North), a centre-right councillor who sometimes acted as a peacemaker between between left and right, lost to Vincent Crisanti.

With Joe Pantalone’s defeat as mayor and Adam Giambrone’s exit from politics, former budget chief Shelley Carroll — who was easily re-elected in Ward 33, Don Valley East — will be one of the leaders of the left-wing faction on council.

She’ll be joined by stalwarts Gord Perks (Ward 14, Parkdale-High Park), Joe Mihevc (Ward 21, St. Paul’s) Pam McConnell (Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale) and Janet Davis (Ward 31, Beaches-East York).

But newcomers will also be looking to make a mark, and there are plenty of them.

Rob Ford’s brother Doug cruised to an easy victory in Ward 2 (Etobicoke North), the seat vacated by the new mayor. He’ll be a crucial council ally.

In Ward 35 (Scarborough Southwest) Michelle Berardinetti soundly defeated incumbent Adrian Heaps in a rematch of 2006. Heaps had generally supported Miller, and had been criticized after council voted to cover the expenses he ran up in defending himself against charges of improper spending in the previous campaign.

In another Scarborough rematch, incumbent Ron Moeser narrowly held his seat against a challenge from Diana Hall. Hall, an assistant to former councillor Gay Cowbourne, ran for the Conservatives in the 2007 provincial election. But the win was razor-thin, with a recount possible.

In Ward 9 (York Centre), left-wing councillor Maria Augimeri was also in a too-close-to-call battle with Gus Cusimano.

Right-wing as well as left-wing councillors were in trouble.

Voters in Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park) tossed veteran Bill Saundercook in favour of newcomer Sarah Doucette.

In Ward 25 (Don Valley West), right-wing councillor Cliff Jenkins went down at the hands of Jaye Robinson, former special events organizer for the city in the days of Mel Lastman.

Sandra Bussin, the speaker of the outgoing council, lost a bitter battle to Mary-Margaret McMahon in Ward 32 (Beaches-East York).

Other newcomers moved into wards where the previous occupant had moved on.

While the city moved right in the mayor’s race, Ward 29 (Toronto-Danforth) bucked the trend at the council level. Right-wing councillor Case Ootes, who didn’t run again, will be replaced by Mary Fragedakis, who was endorsed by two local New Democratic Party MPPs. Former councillor Jane Pitfield, trying for a comeback, was defeated.

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In Ward 19 (Trinity-Spadina), formerly held by Pantalone, left-leaning Mike Layton had little trouble taking the seat.

But in Ward 22 (St. Paul’s), where councillor Michael Walker retired, his former executive assistant Chris Sellors couldn’t hold the seat against a challenge from former school trustee Josh Matlow.

And Ward 27 (Toronto Centre-Rosedale) voters chose Kristin Wong-Tam, rejecting the appeal of outgoing councillor Kyle Rae to support Ken Chan.

Council warhorse Howard Moscoe, who didn’t run again, will be replaced by Josh Colle.

How the factions and the non-aligned will mesh with the new mayor will be one of the first things to watch as the council gets down to business.

There isn’t a lot of history to go on, since Toronto was recast as a megacity with its current political structure only in 1998. In that time, the city has had two mayors with contrasting styles of dealing with their councils.

Former mayor Mel Lastman was centre-right, but pragmatism trumped any ideology.

He faced a council covering a spectrum of political approaches, but made it work in part by identifying key left-wing councillors and keeping them happy.

For example, Lastman gave councillor Jack Layton the job of attacking homelessness, and some freedom to craft environmental policy — both issues near to his heart. Councillor Olivia Chow got the coveted job of child advocate.

With the help of henchmen like deputy mayor Case Ootes working the back rooms, he cobbled together ever-changing majorities from day to day.

Miller, by contrast, worked with a solid core of council loyalists.

Those who voted the wrong way were dumped — as former councillor Brian Ashton discovered, when he lost his place on the mayor’s executive committee for opposing the mayor in a vote on the land transfer and vehicle registration taxes.

Although Miller generally needed to win support from a handful of centrist councillors to get his agenda through council, the right wing on city council was essentially cut out of the action.

The impotence left some stewing in smouldering resentment.

Having been excluded from power for the past seven years, the right wing will now want its share of power.

The left wing, which developed a sense of entitlement under Miller and looked down its nose at the opposition, is likely to feel bruised and resentful now that it has lost its lock on the mayor’s office.