Municipal elections will be held in the Canadian province of Ontario on October 26, 2026.
This is an outline of the electoral races in the southern part of the province, organized by county, regional municipality and single-tier municipality.
Single-tier municipalities In Ontario, single-tier municipalities are municipalities without an upper-level of government.
Barrie List of candidates in Barrie:
Mayor
Mayor Alex Nuttall announced on May 5 that he intends on running for re-election. He is being challenged by small businesswoman Tanya Saari, new Barrie resident Kay Sayer, and hospitality businessman Russell Tighe.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Alex Nuttall (X) Tanya Saari Kay Sayer Russell Tighe
Barrie City Council The candidates for Barrie City Council are as follows. Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Stefano Agostino Shaughna Ainsworth Brent Bowser Christian Cadera Hafiz Rahman Paulene Stevenson Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Craig Nixon (X) Frank Casera Shanicka Edwards Ajmal Noushahi Tracy Strohm Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Amy Courser (X) Ben Hughes Bryan Jones Ryan Rijo Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Iradat Ahmad Matthew Corbett Lori Galeazza Patrick Harriott-Stewart Arif Khan Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Robert Thompson (X) Duarte Da Silva Ward 6 Candidate Vote % Nigussie Nigussie (X) Nader Nasar George Christel pena Ward 7 Candidate Vote % Gary Harvey (X) Michael Lewis Ward 8 Candidate Vote % Jim Harris (X) Samina Alim Amanda Fellows Ward 9 Candidate Vote % Sergio Morales (X) Norm Costello Asmar Naveed Dave Weingarten Ward 10 Candidate Vote % Bryn Hamilton (X) William Cadeau Georgy Kapustin
Belleville
List of candidates for mayor and the city council of Belleville are as follows:
Mayor Mayor Neil Ellis announced on May 1 that he was running for re-election. Running against him is comedian Kyle Woolven and co-leader of the People Minded Business consulting firm Paul Fleming.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Neil Ellis (X) Kyle Woolven Don Metzger Paul Fleming
Belleville City Council Ward 1 - Belleville 6 to be elected Candidate Vote % Garnet Thompson (X) Barbara Enright-Miller (X) Maury Flunder Cathy Polan Magaret Seu (X) Ted Barfett Alex Bruce Kelly Henderson (X) Lori Borthwick Hazzem Koudsi Cadi Pontinen Sean Kelly (X) Jeremy T. Davis Paul Bell Ryan Hilmi Carrie Lough Ward 2 - Thurlow 2 to be elected Candidate Vote % Paul Carr (X) Kathryn Brown (X) Aaron Fagan Stephen Scott
Brant, County of List of candidates in the County of Brant: Mayor Mayor David Bailey announced he is not running for re-election. Running to replace him is Ward 1 councillor Jennifer Kyle, former councillor Christine Garneau Bisaillon, farmer and farm equipment mechanic Graham Horner, 2022 mayoral candidate David Swanson, and former Canadian Mental Health Association supervisor Stuart Braid.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Jennifer Kyle Christine Garneau Bisaillon Graham Horner David Swanson Kent Hollett Stuart Braid
Brant County Council
The candidates for Brant County Council are as follows. Two to be elected from each ward.
Ward 1 Candidate Vote % John MacAlpine (X) John Kemp Denise Louise Dyment Mary-Jane Brown Steve Schmitt Mike Petrella Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Steve Howes (X) James McCulloch Jeff Johnston Ward 3 Candidate Vote % John Peirce (X) John Bell (X) Emad Yosif David Spencer Clifford Atfield Arooj Shaikh Riley Mulholland Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Robert Chambers (X) Corey Donn Andrea Bowden Elaine Tully Heather Keam Claudine Craigie Glenn Hughes Ben Clement Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Ella Haley (X) Mike Gatopoulos Sonia Brown
Brantford List of candidates:
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Kevin Davis will not be running for re-election. Running to replace him will be Ward 3 councillor Dan McCreary, Ward 5 councillor Mandy Samwell, ward 4 councillor Richard Carpenter, Ward 1 councillor Rose Sicoli, pro wrestler Ricky Willdy, and genocide advocate and perennial candidate Leslie Bory
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Dan McCreary Mandy Samwell Richard Carpenter Rose Sicoli Ricky Willdy Leslie Bory Richard Michael Misura
Brantford City Council
The results for Brantford City Council were as follows. Two elected from each ward. Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Michael Sullivan (X) Daryl Casey Nick Singh Bob Sproul Michael Boucher Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Gino Caputo (X) Erica James Dave Malcolm Mark Littell Dave Wrobel Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Andrew Davis Rod Philpot Arron Jeavons Trevor J. Cherewka Mike Clancy Frank Kohlberger Kailee Poisson Gordon Riches Don Skater Mark St. Angelo Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Linda Hunt (X) Nicole Callander Nicole Durnford Colleen Goupil Al Moscoe Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Brian Van Tilborg (X) Karleigh Csodras Mandy Stelling Dan Thompson Robert Stanley Harland
Brockville Mayor Mayor Matt Wren will not be running for re-election. Running so far is former Elizabethtown-Kitley councillor Tom Linton, and city councillor Cameron Wales.
The candidates for mayor of Brockville are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Tom Linton Cameron Wales
Chatham-Kent Registered candidates in Chatham-Kent.
Mayor
Mayor Darrin Canniff is running for re-election. He is being opposed by municipal councillors Michael Bondy and Lauren Anderson, as well as farmer Nelson Burm, supply chain professional Ryan Gow, and former mayor Randy Hope.
Mayoral CandidateVote%Darrin Canniff (X) Lauren AndersonMichael BondyNelson BurmApril Colby Ryan Gow Randy Hope
Chatham-Kent Municipal Council
Chatham-Kent Municipal Council has reduced in size to 14, down from 17, and has dramatically altered its ward boundaries as a result.
Ward 1 - South West Kent2 to be electedCandidateVote%Melissa Harrigan (X) Tom Askew Mark AuthierMichael BondAndréa PalmerGerhard TavesWard 2 - South East Kent2 to be electedCandidateVote%Chad Carnie Anthony Ceccacci (X) Matthew GiffinFred Hooper Matt LamarcheDenise Maynard Albert Pilbeam Brad SnobelenHassan Tariq Spencer Stinson Ward 3 - North East Kent1 to be electedCandidateVote%Lauren Aziz Cory CoutureEmery HuszkaMatthew PietensKyle Carter Mark Huston James Plunkett Ward 4 - North West Kent1 to be electedCandidateVote%John CummingsKirk HookerRhonda Jubenville (X) Ward 5 - Wallaceburg & Area2 to be electedCandidateVote%Bill Arends Brendan AuthierLoree Bailey Jim Blake Dave Brundritt Steven Burritt Mark Childs Jason DebuckBrent DeNure David HyattZac Nicholson Victoria Stewart Bill Wolsing Chris Young Ward 6 - North West Chatham2 to be electedCandidateVote%Jeff Comiskey Ben LabadieF. Brian Machado Sheila Moir-MartinKaren Montgomery Dave Palmer Bonny Pigeon Alysson Storey (X)Marc Westerman Ward 7 - North East Chatham2 to be electedCandidateVote%Steve AdkinsMarjorie Crew (X) Penelope Duchesne Michael Fife Amy Finn (X)Duddee Gawne Michael Gibbons Rick Hottot Larry HutchinsSteve KenneyMarc King Jonathan Meriano Jason Reynolds Doug Robbins Karen Robinet Dustin Ryan Dale VanDusen Ward 8 - South Chatham2 to be electedCandidateVote%Conor Allin (X) Bruce Caldwell Cynthia Côté Sandra DornerRyan Drouillard John DuquetteAndy FisherPaolo Graciano Deb Martin Brock McGregor (X) Rick NichollsStephani ShillScott ThompsonLuke Van Der Vliet
Cornwall Registered candidates in Cornwall:
Mayor Mayor Justin Towndale is running for re-election. Running against him is city councillor Sarah Good, and musician and special-needs advocate Art Levert. Mayoral CandidateVote%Justin Towndale (X) Nicole Spahich Art Levert Sarah Good
Cornwall City Council Cornwall City Council will be reduced from 10 to 8 seats for this election.
The candidates for Cornwall City Council are as follows: At-large 8 to be elected Candidate Vote % Dean Hollingsworth (X) Elaine MacDonald (X) Denis Sabourin (X) Todd Bennett (X) Fred Ngoundjo (X) Tobias Legros Joël Côté Jason Riley Mary Jane Proulx Carol Boileau Hamid Dannoun Todd Lalonde Vamini Mohanathas John Cameron Claude Poirier Lisa Olmstead Jason Mousseau Shozib Haroon Dan Beaudoin Jeremy Rose Joanne Parker Jody Mitic Christopher Leclair Tyler Hudon Chris Crompton
Gananoque
Guelph List of candidates in Guelph:
Mayor
Mayor Cam Guthrie announced on March 16 that he was not running for re-election. On April 26, city councillor Leanne Caron announced she was running to replace him. A second candidate has also entered, Evaristo Ramos, a US immigrant of Lipan Apache heritage and co-founder of the Guelph Indigenous Community Council. Also running are retired teacher Ryan Meunier, Ward 6 councillor Ken Yee Chew, businessman Rajee Sinha and security consultant John Edward Krusky.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Leanne Caron Evaristo Ramos Jr. Ryan Meunier Ken Yee Chew John Edward Krusky Rajee Sinha
Guelph City Council Candidates for Guelph City Council are as follows. Each ward elects two councillors. Voters may vote for two candidates in each ward. Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Dan Gibson (X) Tammy Corbin Mustafa Zuberi Daniel Kaufmann Owen Martens Evan Silva Marcel Dion Lambert Dave Williams Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Rodrigo Goller (X) Michael Barber Troy Bridgeman Greg Cox Morgan Dandie Alec Purves Michelle Bowman Barbara Mann Kim Fry Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Phil Allt (X) Michele Richardson (X) Marty Williams Kevin Bowman Annika Maldonado Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Linda Busuttil (X) Brendan Clark Jesse Guite Ali Malik Derek McCaughan Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Cathy Downer (X) Michael Agueci Xandine Arnott Greg Cawsey Wesley Harris Dakota Cherry James Doran John Christensen Danny Lui Dylan White Ward 6 Candidate Vote % Katherine Hauser (X) Rebecca Adam Shane Coulis Helen Liu Laura McQuillen Luke Devos
Haldimand County The candidates for mayor of Haldimand County and Haldimand County Municipal Council are as follows:
Mayor Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley is running for re-election. Running against her is Jake Vandendool, the founder of Metro Loop, a fibre optic internet provider.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Shelley Ann Bentley (X) Andy Griffin Jake Vandendool Jesse Little
Haldimand County Municipal Council Hadlimand Council gained one ward after a ward boundary review.
Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Brian Doyle Debra McKeen (X) Ward 2 Candidate Vote % John Metcalfe (X) Bruce F. Mehlenbacher William Allen Paul Thomas Beauvais Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Dan Lawrence (X) Ryan Mastromatteo Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Tony Dalimonte Jason Harnett Anna Mroz Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Cathy Case Dave Chevrier Ben Tucci Ward 6 Candidate Vote % Rob Shirton (X) Ian Cowan Geoff Edie Earl Reinink John Ricker Veronika Simmons Lisa Taylor Patti Turnbull Ward 7 Candidate Vote % Rabiya Azeez Rob Duncan Kelly Jones Shaw Russ McTear Shiwani Sagar Rebecca Stewart
Hamilton
Kawartha Lakes The candidates for mayor of Kawartha Lakes and Kawartha Lakes City Council are as follows:
Mayor Running for mayor so far is Ward 6 councillor Ron Ashmore, and Ward 7 councillor Charlie McDonald.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Ron Ashmore Mathew Flynn Charles McDonald David Korn Doug Ford
Kawartha Lakes City Council Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Jennifer Sherry Don Logan Brian Bartley Jennifer Shilverthorne-Litton Vicki Taylor Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Pat Warren (X) Terry Blackmore Karina Guadier Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Mike Perry (X) Jim Greensides Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Dan Joyce (X) Guru Bhat Shannon Reddom Ron Ross Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Mark Doble (X) Joey Abbott Julie Coombs Willy Thornbury Ward 6 Candidate Vote % Janet Eleanore Barnard Mary Ann Martin Jasmine Marshall Ward 7 Candidate Vote % Liam Bruyn Shahla Ghiasi Tarzi Shelagh McFarlane Brooke Rouse Eric Smeaton Ward 8 Candidate Vote % Wyatt Colazzi Tom Hickey Steve Lesperance
Kingston
List of candidates in Kingston:
Mayor Mayor Bryan Paterson announced on June 16 that he was running for re-election. Sydenham District councillor Conny Glenn, and founder and lead therapist at Selah Counselling and Consulting Vanessa Mensah are running against him.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Bryan Paterson (X) Conny Glenn Grant William Bedard Vanessa Mensah
Kingston City Council