City Council members derailed an effort Tuesday to change the city charter to formally adopt the current district-based election system, which was put in place after the previous at-large election

The motion received the support of seven council members, but it needed nine affirmative votes to move forward.

In a 7-4 vote during Tuesday's Virginia Beach city council meeting, city council decided to halt the implementation of the 10-1 district voting system for 2025.

VIRGINIA BEACH — District 5 City Council candidate L.G. Shaw conceded the race Thursday night after observing election officials who were verifying votes this week. “The opportunity closed on some of the remaining ballots being able to close the gap,” Shaw wrote in a text.

Of the 10 local election districts in Virginia Beach, 13 candidates from districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 8 ran for city council this year. Here’s who currently leads in each district: In District 1, Current council member David “Hutch” Hutcheson is leading challenger Ryan Gilliam, 60.92% to 39.08%.

Monday night the Virginia Beach NAACP held a town hall meeting to inform the community on the city's 10-1 voting system ahead of a vote expected to happen at Tuesday night's city council meeting.

The vote comes as several groups are publicly voicing their opinions about the election system including Virginia NAACP which wants the council to stand behind the current system where residents

Tuesday night, residents in Virginia Beach will have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the city's 10-1 election system at the city council meeting.