Saskatoon City Council is the governing body of Saskatoon, the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It consists of ten councillors representing ten wards throughout the city and the mayor of Saskatoon, who is elected city-wide. The current council was elected to a four-year term on November 13, 2024.
Historical background Saskatoon City Council held its inaugural meeting on June 26, 1906, when the city was inaugurated, growing from what had been the Town Council. Until 1954, the mayor and councillors were elected every year; after that and until 1970, the mayor was elected biannually. After 1970, the mayor and councillors were elected to three year terms, until 2012 when the term was extended to four years.
The format of elections has also changed over time, alternating between ward-based and at-large systems. The former has been in place since 1994, and was also used from 1906-1920, when there were initially four and then five wards with two councillors per ward, and 1973-1988, when there were also ten wards with one councillor per ward.
209 individuals have served as councillors—201 since the city was inaugurated in 1906—and 29 have served as mayor, with 24 mayors having first served as councillors.
City Council
Mayor +Mayor of SaskatoonMayorFirst elected2024Preceded byNotesCynthia Block2024Elected with 44.7% of the voteCharlie ClarkBefore running for mayor, Block served as councillor for Ward 6 for eight years, from 2016 to 2024. Block won the first Saskatoon mayoral race with no incumbent since 1988. She is the first woman to be elected mayor in Saskatoon.
Councillors +Saskatoon City Councillors by wardWardCouncillorFirst elected2024Preceded byNotes1Kathryn MacDonald2024Elected with 32.3% of the voteDarren HillMacDonald defeated five-term incumbent Darren Hill, along with three other challengers, for the Ward 1 seat.2Senos Timon2024Elected with 31.9% of the voteHilary GoughTimon won an open contest in 2024 and is the first Black person to sit on Saskatoon City Council.3Robert Pearce2024Elected with 50.3% of the voteDavid KirtonPearce replaced one-term councillor David Kirton, who opted not to run for re-election.4Troy Davies2012Re-elected with 62.8% of the voteMyles HeidtDavies won a fourth consecutive term in 2024.5Randy Donauer2010Re-elected with 47.5% of the voteGordon WyantDonauer won a fourth consecutive full term in 2024; he was first elected in a 2010 by-election.6Jasmin Parker2024Elected with 40.0% of the voteCynthia BlockParker was elected to succeed new mayor Cynthia Block, who represented Ward 6 from 2016 to 2024.7Holly Kelleher2024Elected with 39.8% of the voteMairin LoewenKelleher won an open contest to replace longtime councillor Mairin Loewen.8Scott Ford2024Elected with 26.5% of the voteSarina GersherFord won the largest race in 2024, facing seven other challengers for the open Ward 8 seat.9Bev Dubois2016AcclaimedTiffany PaulsenDubois represented Ward 10 from 2003 to 2012, when she was unseated by current Ward 10 councillor Jeffries.10Zach Jeffries2012AcclaimedBev DuboisIn 2012, Jeffries became the youngest person elected to City Council at age 26.
Notes Councillor was elected in a by-election.
See also List of mayors of Saskatoon 2024 Saskatchewan municipal elections
References
External links Saskatoon City Council Saskatoon City Councillor profiles Past election results Map of Saskatoon Wards (2020)