 The wards in Toronto were redistributed prior to the 2000 election, and some sitting councillors were forced to face one another for re-election.Davis was defeated in Ward 21, losing to fellow councillor Joe Mihevc by over 3,500 votes following a very divisive contest.He sought to return to council in the 2003 campaign in Ward 33 in the eastern part of the former city of North York, but was narrowly defeated by Shelley Carroll.