2018 Durham Region municipal elections

2018 Durham Chair election
October 22, 2018
 
Candidate John Henry Tom Dingwall
Popular vote 69,834 25,669
Percentage 55.00% 20.22%
 
Candidate John Mutton Peter Neal
Popular vote 16,800 8,326
Percentage 13.23% 6.56%
Map showing the winning candidate's vote strength in each of the 8 municipalities. The municipalities shaded in Blue voted a majority for John Henry. Pie Charts indicate the total votes received by each candidate per municipality.
Chair before election

Gerri Lynn O'Connor (interim)[a]

 Elected Chair

John Henry

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Candidates marked with an (X) indicates they were the incumbent for that position.

Durham Regional Council

Position Elected
Chair
John Henry
Ajax
MayorShaun Collier
Regional Councillor, Ward 1Marilyn Crawford
Regional Councillor, Ward 2Sterling Lee
Regional Councillor, Ward 3Joanne Dies
Brock
MayorDebbie Bath-Hadden
Regional CouncillorTed Smith
Clarington
MayorAdrian Foster
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2Joe Neal
Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4Granville Anderson
Oshawa
MayorDan Carter
Regional Councillor, Ward 1John Neal
Regional Councillor, Ward 2Tito-Dante Marimpietri
Regional Councillor, Ward 3Bob Chapman
Regional Councillor, Ward 4Rick Kerr
Regional Councillor, Ward 5Brian Nicholson
Pickering
MayorDave Ryan
Regional Councillor, Ward 1Kevin Ashe
Regional Councillor, Ward 2Bill McLean
Regional Councillor, Ward 3David Pickles
Scugog
MayorBobbie Drew
Regional CouncillorWilma Wotten
Uxbridge
MayorDave Barton
Regional CouncillorGord Highet
Whitby
MayorDon Mitchell
Regional CouncillorElizabeth Roy
Regional CouncillorChris Leahy
Regional CouncillorSteve Yamada
Regional CouncillorRhonda Mulcahy

Durham Regional Chair

Chair Gerri-Lynne O'Connor, who was appointed by the Council after the death of Chair Roger Anderson, did not run for election.[2] Oshawa Mayor John Henry won the election, defeating retired police officer Tom Dingwall and former Clarington Mayor John Mutton.[3]

The following are the official results for the position of Durham Regional Chair.[4]

Candidate Vote %
John Henry69,83455.00
Tom Dingwall25,66920.22
John Mutton16,80013.23
Peter Neal8,3266.56
Muhammad Ahsin Sahi6,3475.00

Ajax

The following are the preliminary results for the Town of Ajax.[5]

Following a ward boundary review, Ajax gained one regional councillor and lost one local councillor for the 2018 election. The overall size of the council remained the same.[6]

Mayor

2018 Ajax Mayoral election
October 22, 2018
 
CJ
Candidate Shaun Collier Colleen Jordan
Popular vote 10,799 8,293
Percentage 42.84% 32.90%
 
AA
JB
Candidate Arthur Augustine Jennifer Brown
Popular vote 1,852 1,735
Percentage 9.87% 9.25%
Mayor before election

Steve Parish

 Elected mayor

Shaun Collier

Mayor Steve Parrish did not run for re-election. Regional Councillor for Wards 1 & 2 Shaun Collier won the election, defeating Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4 Colleen Jordan.[7]

Candidate Vote %
Shaun Collier10,79942.84
Colleen Jordan8,29332.90
Arthur Augustine2,99611.90
Jennifer Brown2,1568.55
Carion Fenn9633.82

Regional Councillors

Map of Ajax's three wards

Three Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Marilyn Crawford6,73880.21
Mohamed Karatella1,66219.79
Ward 2
Sterling Lee2,90141.95
Nancy Henry2,51236.33
Muhammad Asif1,50221.72
Ward 3
Joanne Dies6,68571.32
Kurtis McAleer2,68828.68

Local Councillors

Three Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Rob Tyler Morin2,37828.18
Marsha Lynn Jones Dooley2,07824.62
Michael Bissonnette1,91422.68
Christopher Gillett7088.39
Margaret Cecconet6838.10
Robert Bishop6788.03
Ward 2
Ashmeed Khan1,53021.81
Kenroy Wilson1,42120.26
Ashish Pandya1,39719.92
Tyrone Fernando1,24317.72
Scott Crawford89112.70
Larry Leung2854.10
Arsalan Iqbal2473.52
Ward 3
Lisa Bower4,38045.80
Pat Brown2,82629.55
Clayton McLean9049.45
Matthew Pond8869.26
Dane Record3173.31
Joe Careen2522.63

Brock

The following are the official results for the Township of Brock.[8]

Mayor

2018 Brock Mayoral election
October 22, 2018
 
DBH
JG
Candidate Debbie Bath-Hadden John Grant
Popular vote 2,273 2,147
Percentage 51.42%% 48.58%
Mayor before election

John Grant

 Elected mayor

Debbie Bath-Hadden

Mayor John Grant was defeated by Regional Councillor Debbie Bath-Hadden, who became the township's first female mayor.[9]

Candidate Vote %
Debbie Bath-Hadden2,27351.42
John Grant (X)2,14748.58

Regional Councillor

Map of Brock's five wards

One Regional Councillor was elected.

Candidate Vote %
Ted Smith (X)1,85142.67
Jay Yerema-Weafer1,24528.70
Judi Forbes96822.31
Dorothy Sanderson2746.31

Local Councillors

Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Michael Jubb54262.37
Gord Lodwick (X)32737.63
Ward 2
Claire Doble43659.32
Cyndi Schaffer (X)24533.33
Wayne Dunnett547.35
Ward 3
Walter Schummer67074.86
Bill Basztyk22525.14
Ward 4
Cria Pettingill37342.78
Chris Shier25529.24
Ralph Maleus24428.00
Ward 5
Lynn Campbell (X)53250.33
Tony Laundrie39637.46
Allan Simpson12912.20

Clarington

The following are the official results for the Municipality of Clarington.[10]

Mayor

2018 Clarington Mayoral election
October 22, 2018
 
MC
Candidate Adrian Foster Mark Canning
Popular vote 12,507 5,259
Percentage 68.06% 28.62%
Mayor before election

Adrian Foster

 Elected mayor

Adrian Foster

Mayor Adrian Foster won re-election.[11]

Candidate Vote %
Adrian Foster (X)12,50768.06
Mark Canning5,25928.62
Matthew Marshall6103.32

Regional Councillors

Map of Clarington's four wards

Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Joe Neal (X)5,39551.65
Mary Novak5,05048.35
Wards 3 & 4
Granville Anderson2,67534.11
Steven Cooke (X)2,20528.12
Wendy Partner (X)2,08326.56
Peter Vogel87911.21

Local Councillors

Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Janice Jones2,85752.89
Sami Elhajjeh1,56628.99
Franklin Wu97918.12
Ward 2
Ron Hooper (X)3,79476.23
Maralyn Tassone1,18323.77
Ward 3
Corinna Traill (X)1,95748.85
Bradley Phillips97324.29
Sarah MacDonald73218.27
Robert Grovum3448.59
Ward 4
Margaret Zwart1,24932.57
Zachery Prescott70418.36
Alan Harris70318.33
Greg Rowden62116.19
J.C. Dougan38910.14
Evan King1694.41

Oshawa

2018 Oshawa Mayoral election
October 22, 2018
 
Candidate Dan Carter Sara Lear Joe Ingino
Popular vote 17,630 2,892 1,407
Percentage 69.39% 11.38% 5.54%
Mayor before election

John Henry

 Elected mayor

Dan Carter

The following are the preliminary results for the City of Oshawa.[12]

Following a ward boundary review, Oshawa lost two Regional & City Councillors and gained two City Councillors.[13]

Map of Oshawa's five new wards

For the 2018 election, following a plebiscite in 2014, Oshawa re-adopted a ward based system. Voters in each ward elected one regional councillor and one city councillor.[14]

Mayor

Mayor John Henry chose to run for Regional Chair instead of for re-election. Regional Councillor for Ward 3 Dan Carter won the election.[15]

Candidate Vote %
Dan Carter17,63069.39
Sara Lear2,89211.38
Joe Ingino1,4075.54
Bob Rutherford1,0764.24
Adam Kunz1,0574.16
Kenneth Carruthers9773.85
Rosaldo Russo3671.44

Regional & City Councillors

Five Regional & City Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
John Neal (X)1,40850.67
Cathy Clarke1,05137.82
Dominic Barone32011.51
Ward 2
Tito-Dante Marimpietri2,13643.72
Julia McCrea1,23225.21
Jim Van Allen87317.87
George Milosh3467.08
Daniel Cullen2996.12
Ward 3
Bob Chapman3,08444.14
John Shields (X)2,55536.57
Teresa Aker1,34819.29
Ward 4
Rick Kerr (X)3,17650.55
Doug Sanders (X)3,10749.45
Ward 5
Brian Nicholson1,67539.74
Nester Pidwerbecki (X)1,39333.05
Kim Beatty1,14727.21

City Councillors

Five City Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Rosemary McConkey1,15243.65
Theresa Corless83431.60
Robert Stevenson33112.54
Diane Stephen1867.05
Adam White1365.15
Ward 2
Jane Hurst1,75837.97
Gail Bates (X)1,00321.66
Jonathan Giancroce85318.42
Karen Albrecht81517.60
Adrian Gianello2014.34
Ward 3
Bradley Marks3,05645.80
Eric Guernsey1,49422.39
Ethan Eastwood1,28019.18
Cerise Wilson84312.63
Ward 4
Derek Giberson1,46423.02
Catherine Hawthorn94114.80
Dave Thompson87113.69
Mark Logan79112.44
Chris Topple5849.18
Gregory Milosh5278.29
Elizabeth Jamischak4436.97
Matthew Kotsopoulos4046.35
Clayton Paterson1943.05
Michael Goodmurphy1412.22
Ward 5
John Gray2,41157.79
Alex Down1,53536.79
Joe Lococo2265.42

Pickering

The following are the official results for the City of Pickering.[16]

Mayor

2018 Pickering Mayoral election
October 22, 2018
 
DR
EH
WH
Candidate Dave Ryan Eileen Higdon Wesley Henry
Popular vote 12,959 3,647 2,620
Percentage 66.13% 18.61% 13.37%
Mayor before election

Dave Ryan

 Elected mayor

Dave Ryan

Mayor Dave Ryan won re-election.[17]

Candidate Vote %
Dave Ryan (X)12,95966.13
Eileen Higdon3,64718.61
Wesley Henry2,62013.37
Bert Cortez3701.90

Regional Councillors

Map of Pickering's three wards

Three Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Kevin Ashe (X)3,31847.90
Musa Mansuar2,52636.47
Robert Jones77111.13
Usha Chahar3114.50
Ward 2
Bill McLean (X)2,65954.25
Gary Strange2,24245.75
Ward 3
David Pickles (X)4,46858.65
Peter Rodrigues3,15041.35

City Councillors

Three City Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Maurice Brenner (X)2,70738.95
Lisa Robinson2,52336.30
Tony Harold77911.21
Nancy Granados5698.19
Clyde Taffe2133.06
Haidar Furozuni1592.29
Ward 2
Ian Cumming (X)2,53653.31
Tanya Foster89118.73
Sari Sarieddine72715.28
Dave Currie60312.68
Ward 3
Shaheen Butt (X)3,11541.84
Nadia Peerzada2,64635.54
Damian Williams1,48620.00
Javed Akhtar1241.67
Ali Naqvi741.00

Scugog

The following are the official results for the Township of Scugog.[18]

Mayor

2018 Scugog Mayoral election
October 22, 2018
 
BD
BS
Candidate Bobbie Drew Betty Somerville
Popular vote 4,578 3,239
Percentage 58.56% 41.44%
Mayor before election

Tom Rowett

 Elected mayor

Bobbie Drew

Mayor Tom Rowett did not run for re-election. Regional Councillor Bobbie Drew won the election, defeating former Ward 1 Councillor Betty Somerville.[19]

Candidate Vote %
Bobbie Drew4,57858.56
Betty Somerville3,23941.44

Regional Councillor

Map of Scugog's five wards

One Regional Councillor was elected.

Candidate Vote %
Wilma Wotten4,80463.04
Marc Gibbons1,43718.86
Don Kett1,10014.44
Dwayne Marrison2793.66

Local Councillors

Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Ian McDougall68142.67
David LeRoy42626.70
John Debono35422.18
Jim Howard1358.46
Ward 2
Janna Guido (X)91753.85
Tony Janssen62136.47
Cindy Sutch1659.69
Ward 3
Angus Ross47462.37
Charlotte Hale28637.63
Ward 4
Deborah Kiezebrink72750.03
Jennifer Bankay32622.44
Tara-Lyn Mappin20113.83
Christopher Turner19913.70
Ward 5
Lance Brown1,10649.64
Jennifer Back (X)77034.56
Tracy McGarry35215.80

Uxbridge

The following are the preliminary results for the Town of Uxbridge.[20]

Mayor

2018 Uxbridge Mayoral election
October 22, 2018
 
DB
PM
Candidate Dave Barton Patrick Molloy
Popular vote 5,325 2,407
Percentage 63.01% 28.47%
Mayor before election

Patrick Molloy

 Elected mayor

Dave Barton

Mayor Patrick Molloy, who was appointed to the position after the appointment of Gerri Lynn O'Connor as Regional Chair, was defeated by former Ward 3 Councillor Dave Barton.[21][22]

Candidate Vote %
Dave Barton5,32563.01
Patrick Molloy (X)2,40628.47
Diane Reilly7208.52

Regional Councillor

Map of Uxbridge's five wards

One Regional Councillor was elected.

Candidate Vote %
Gord Highet4,31553.70
Michelle Viney3,72146.30

Local Councillors

Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Pamela Beach (X)83253.47
Amanda Brannigan72446.53
Ward 2
Gary Ruona (X)70939.90
Gordon Shreeve62935.40
Ted Eng43924.70
Ward 3
Bruce Garrod79756.61
John Haddock38327.20
Logan O'Connor22816.19
Ward 4
Willie Popp1,12651.18
Fred Bryan (X)81437.00
Tamara Williamson26011.82
Ward 5
Todd Snooks58641.50
Angela Horne29020.54
Tammy Murphy24217.14
Roger Varley23216.43
Blair Emmerson624.39

Whitby

The following are the preliminary results for the Town of Whitby.[23]

For the 2018 election, Whitby gained one regional councillor.[24]

Mayor

2018 Whitby Mayoral election
October 22, 2018
 
DM
AK
Candidate Don Mitchell Andrea Kennedy
Popular vote 16,464 6,689
Percentage 71.11% 28.89%
Mayor before election

Don Mitchell

 Elected mayor

Don Mitchell

Mayor Don Mitchell won re-election.[25]

Candidate Vote %
Don Mitchell (X)16,46471.11
Andrea Kennedy6,68928.89

Regional Councillors

Map of Whitby's four wards

Four Regional Councillors were elected.

Candidate Vote %
Elizabeth Roy (X)12,25716.44
Chris Leahy11,21015.04
Steve Yamada10,40413.96
Rhonda Mulcahy8,54511.46
Terry Johnston8,05510.80
Derrick Gleed (X)7,2599.74
Christine Winters6,8529.19
John Dolstra5,7867.76
Rod Thwaites2,1322.86
Chudi Asidianya2,0512.75

Local Councillors

Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1 North
Steve Lee2,62454.98
Bill Windrem1,31627.57
Sharmila Saigaonkar83317.45
Ward 2 West
Deidre Newman2,54039.24
Matt Cardwell2,43537.62
Kimberly Zeppieri73811.40
Meredith Dodge4136.38
Tracy Roulston3475.36
Ward 3 Centre
Joanne Alexander1,55134.19
Michael Emm (X)1,53833.90
Bob Baker1,24227.37
Dave Sansom2064.54
Ward 4 East
Maleeha Shahid2,01530.23
Liam Nichols1,31419.71
Paul Johnston1,14717.21
Carleen Blissett1,08616.29
Chris Jones74011.10
Sharon Peters3645.46

Notes

  1. ↑ Appointed as interim Chair after the death of Roger Anderson.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gilligan, Keith (April 11, 2018). "Uxbridge's Gerri Lynn O'Connor appointed Regional chair". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ Gilligan, Keith (April 11, 2018). "Uxbridge's Gerri Lynn O'Connor appointed Regional chair". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ Follert, Jillian (October 22, 2018). "UPDATE: John Henry wins regional chair job by a landslide". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Regional Chair Election". Region of Durham. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Results - Town of Ajax". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ward Boundary Review - Town of Ajax". Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Steve Parish, long-time mayor of Ajax, won't be seeking re-election". Global News. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Certificate of Election Results" (PDF). Township of Brock. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Brock mourning loss of Mayor Debbie Bath-Hadden". DurhamRegion.com. January 25, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Municipality of Clarington 2018 Municipal Elections Declared Results" (PDF). Municipality of Clarington. October 24, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Clarington election results 2018". Global News. October 13, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Election Results". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Oshawa selects new five-ward boundary option for 2018 election". Durham Radio News. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  14. ↑ "What's my Ward". February 24, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dan Carter elected as mayor of Oshawa". Global News. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  16. ↑ City of Pickering (October 22, 2018). 2018 Pickering Municipal Election Official Results.
  17. ↑ Calis, Kristen (October 22, 2018). "Update: Pickering voters make Dave Ryan city's longest serving mayor". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Certificate of Election Results (EL08)" (PDF). Township of Scugog. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2025.
  19. ↑ Hall, Chris (December 30, 2018). "Good and bad, Scugog council made headlines throughout 2018". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Election Results". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  21. ↑ Dillon, Moya (May 15, 2018). "Pat Molloy named mayor of Uxbridge". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Dave Barton elected next mayor of Uxbridge". Durham Radio News. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Election Results".
  24. ↑ Pessian, Parvaneh (October 23, 2018). "Major shuffle on Whitby council following Oct. 22 election". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  25. ↑ Pessian, Parvaneh (October 22, 2018). "UPDATE: Mitchell reclaims mayor's seat in Whitby". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
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