ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ fˈɪftiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, wˈɑːts dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd hɜː lˈoʊn tʃˈælɪndʒɚ fɚðə mˈeɪɚz tʃˈɛɹ baɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ vˈoʊts ænd ˈɔːl sˈɪks mˈɛmbɚz ʌv hɜː sˈʌɹi fˈɜːst slˈeɪt—dʒˈuːdi vˈɪlənˌuːv, tˈɑːm ɡˈɪl, bˈɑːɹbɚɹə stˈiːl, lˈɪndə hˈɛpnɚ, mˈɛɹi mˈɑːɹtɪn ænd nˈuːkʌmɚ bˈɑːɹɹɪndɚ ɹˈæsoʊd—wˈʌn sˈiːts ˌɔn sˈʌɹi sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl.
On November 15, 2008, Watts defeated her lone challenger for the mayor's chair by almost 43,000 votes and all six members of her Surrey First slate—Judy Villeneuve, Tom Gill, Barbara Steele, Linda Hepner, Mary Martin and newcomer Barinder Rasode—won seats on Surrey City Council.