 On October 25, 2010, Jeff Lehman was elected the new Mayor of Barrie, succeeding Aspden who only won 3.6% of the vote.In January 2007, while serving as Chairman of the Barrie Police Services Board, Aspden "wrote a character reference for Const.Brian Byblow in January in connection with an Ontario Police Services Act disciplinary hearing, which found Byblow guilty of discreditable conduct relating to a May 2005 incident".