2026 Halton Region municipal elections

2026 Halton Region municipal election
October 26, 2026

Elections will be held in the Regional Municipality of Halton in Ontario on October 26, 2026, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

(X) denotes incumbency

Halton Regional Council

Halton Regional Council consists of the chair (appointed by the provincial government), eight members of Oakville Town Council, seven members of Burlington City Council, five members of Milton Town Council and three members of Halton Hills Town Council.[1]

Position Elected
Chair
Appointed by provincial government
Burlington
Mayor
Councillor, Ward 1
Councillor, Ward 2
Councillor, Ward 3
Councillor, Ward 4
Councillor, Ward 5
Councillor, Ward 6
Halton Hills
Mayor
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2
Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4
Milton
Mayor
Regional Councillor, Ward 1
Regional Councillor, Ward 2
Regional Councillor, Ward 3
Regional Councillor, Ward 4
Oakville
Mayor
Regional Councillor, Ward 1
Regional Councillor, Ward 2
Regional Councillor, Ward 3
Regional Councillor, Ward 4
Regional Councillor, Ward 5
Regional Councillor, Ward 6
Regional Councillor, Ward 7

Chair

Following the passage of the "Better Regional Governance Act", the provincial government will appoint the chair of the Region.[2] The position had previously been elected by popular vote.

Burlington

List of candidates:[3]

Mayor

2026 Burlington Mayoral election
October 26, 2026
 
LK
RN
Candidate Marianne Meed Ward Lisa Kearns Rory Nisan
Mayor before election

Marianne Meed Ward

 Elected mayor

TBD

Mayor Marianne Meed Ward announced on June 3 that she will be running for re-election.[4] Running against her so far is Ward 2 councillor Lisa Kearns,[5] Ward 3 councillor Rory Nisan,[6] and paramedic, business owner and chef Yugalkeesor Ramdhonee.[7]

Candidate Vote %
Marianne Meed Ward (X)
Lisa Kearns
Rory Nisan
Keith Demoe
Yugalkeesor Ramdhonee

Regional & City Councillors

Map of Burlington's six wards used in this election

Burlington altered its ward boundaries after a review in 2025.[8]

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Kelvin Galbraith (X)
Cheryl Hurst
Robert Radway
Ward 2
Masha Brar
Sean Campbell
Gary Carr
Ward 3
Tony Brecknock
Kyle Hutton
Ward 4
Chris Carter
Olivia Duke
Allen Nizi
Ward 5
Paul Sharman (X)
Alex Don
Ward 6
Angelo Bentivegna (X)
Osob Adus
Frank Domenic
Rowen Fraser

Halton Hills

Map of Halton Hills' four wards.

List of candidates:[9]

Mayor

The Mayor of Halton Hills also sits on Halton Regional Council.

Mayor Ann Lawlor has filed her nomination for re-election.[10]

Councillor Jason Brass is running for Mayor.[11]

Candidate Vote %
Ivan Bosjnak
Jason Brass
Ann Lawlor (X)

Regional Councillors

Two Regional Councillors are elected to represent two wards on the Halton Regional Council. Regional Councillors also sit on Halton Hills Town Council.

Regional Councillors Clark Somerville[12] and Jane Fogal[13] are retiring.

Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Alex Hilson
Hillary Spurr
Wards 3 & 4
Chantal Garneau
D'Arcy Keene

Town Councillors

Eight Town Councillors are elected in four wards, with the candidates who place first and second in a ward being elected by plurality.

Councillor Jason Brass is standing down to run for Mayor.[11]

Councillors Chantal Garneau,[14] Alex Hilson,[15] and D'Arcy Keene[16] are standing down to run for a Regional Council seat.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Mike Albano (X)
Kevin Carruthers
Anthony Galati
Shanna Maltby
Ward 2
Daniel Dragicevic
Matt Kindbom (X)
Ken Paige
Jasvir Sodhi
Ward 3
Anita Bergsma
Wendy Farrow-Reed
Ron Norris (X)
Maeve Sharkey
Ward 4
Hardeep Ghuman
Aditee Goswami
Bob Inglis (X)
Tyler McFadden
Waldo Paquette
Christopher Power
Kimberley Roy
Seema Tunio

Milton

List of candidates:[17]

Mayor

2026 Milton Mayoral election
October 26, 2026
 
Candidate Gord Krantz Abdulkareem Akbik Sameera Ali
 
Candidate Zainab Azim George Minakakis
Mayor before election

Gordon Krantz

 Elected mayor

TBD

Mayor Gord Krantz, 89, who has led the city since 1980, and is Canada's longest-serving politician, announced in April that he was seeking re-election. He will be challenged by Ward 4 regional councillor Sameera Ali,[18] Ward 1 councillor George Minakakis, educator and researcher Zainab Azim,[19] Milton Muslim Moms founder Maliha Ahmed,[20] intern Abdulkareem Akbik,[21] and University of Waterloo urban planning student Arjun Joshi.[22]

Candidate Vote %
Gord Krantz (X)
Maliha K. Ahmed
Nadeem Akbar
Abdulkareem Akbik
Sameera Ali
Che'z Amun
Zainab Azim
Arjun Joshi
Asif Khan
George Minakakis
Map of Milton's four wards

Regional Councillors

Four Regional Councillors are elected in 1 of 4 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1 (North-West)
Colin Best (X)
Ward 2 (North-East)
John Challinor
Galen Naidoo Harris
Yagya Paudel
Ward 3 (South-East)
Rick Di Lorenzo
Salman Zafar
Ward 4 (South-West)
Khurshid A. Khan
Sarah Marshall

Local Councillors

Four Local Councillors are elected in 1 of 4 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Donna Danielli
Owen Gray
Pat Scaduto
Gourav Suri
Ward 2
Arthur Amadi
Patrick Murphy
Ward 3
Adil Khalqi (X)
Ward 4
Adaeze Angelique Nwosu
Ginni Malik
Giles Vanderholt

Oakville

List of candidates:[23]

Mayor

2026 Oakville Mayoral election
October 26, 2026
 
AC
JH
Candidate Rob Burton Arvind Choudhary Julia Hanna
 
JK
SO
Candidate Jeff Knoll Sean O'Meara
Mayor before election

Rob Burton

 Elected mayor

TBD

Mayor Rob Burton is running for re-election. He waited until the last day to register.[24]

Candidates
  • Rob Burton, mayor
  • Arvind Choudhary, software development manager and realtor.[25]
  • Julia Hanna, restaurant owner, previously ran in the 2018 and 2022 mayoral elections.[26]
  • Jeff Knoll, Ward 5 town and regional councillor since 2000. Former staffer for Progressive Conservative MPP Terence Young.[27]
  • Sean O'Meara, Ward 1 town and regional councillor since 2014. Former staffer for Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn.[28]
Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Rob Burton (X)
Arvind Choudhary
Julia Hanna
Jeff Knoll
Sean O'Meara

Oakville Town Council

Map of Oakville's wards to be used in this election.

Town and Regional Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Jonathan McNeice
Ward 2
Desmond Jordan
Sarah Perkin
Stacey Saunders
Ward 3
Janet Haslett-Theall (X)
Ward 4
Suzan Chong
Ward 5
Marc Grant
Michael Reid
Ward 6
Tom Adams (X)
Ward 7
Nav Nanda (X)
Vick Walia

Town Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Amir Henry
Alexandra Caldwell
Ward 2
Ray Chisholm (X)
Sana Waqar
Ward 3
Morgan Elliott
Ward 4
Peter Longo (X)
Ward 5
Jerome Adamo
Sue Heddle
Matt Ray Smith
Audrey Wubbenhorst
Ward 6
Natalia Lishchyna (X)
Ward 7
Scott Xie (X)

References

  1. ↑ "Halton Regional Council". Halton Region0. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Legislation on appointing regional chairs in Ontario now law after Queen's Park vote". InSauga. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Official list of candidates nominated to run in the 2026 municipal election:". City of Burlington. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward running for re-election". CHCH. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns is first candidate to announce Burlington mayoral run". Burlington Today. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ward 3 councillor Rory Nisan enters Burlington mayoral race". Burlington Today. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ "MEET YOUR CANDIDATE: Yugalkeesor Ramdhonee is seeking the Mayor's position". Burlington Today. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Burlington City Council passes bylaw to alter ward boundaries". CHCH. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Filed Nominations". Town of Halton Hills. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Filed Nominations".
  11. 1 2 "Brass announces intention to run for mayor of Halton Hills in next municipal election". Halton Hills Today. 2025-10-27.
  12. ↑ "Clark Somerville announces he won't seek re-election after nearly 30 years on council". HaltonHillsToday.ca. 2025-12-08. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  13. ↑ "'This is my time to retire': Fogal announces she's not seeking re-election this fall". HaltonHillsToday.ca. 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  14. ↑ "'I care deeply about this community': Georgetown councillor seeking Ward 3 and 4 regional seat". Halton Hills Today. 2026-04-28. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  15. ↑ Herb, Garbutt (2026-05-01). "Halton Hills Ward 1 councillor to pursue regional seat in municipal election". Halton Hills Today. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  16. ↑ "'Next logical step': Town councillor to run for Ward 3 and 4 regional seat". Halton Hills Today. 2026-04-10. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  17. ↑ "2026 Election Candidates". Town of Milton. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Canada's longest-serving politician Gord Krantz seeking re-election in Milton". CP24. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Former Milton Citizen of the Year taking a run at mayor's seat". MiltonToday.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  20. ↑ "'Leadership with Heart; Vision with Purpose': Milton Muslim Moms founder seeks mayor's seat". MiltonToday.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Civic advocate throws his hat in Milton mayoral race as 'fresh, independent voice'". MiltonToday.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  22. ↑ "'Become the change I wanted to see': Urban planning student running for mayor". MiltonToday.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  23. ↑ "List of Registered Candidates". Town of Oakville. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Oakville to see crowded five-way race for mayor as Rob Burton makes last-minute entry". Oakville News. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Arvind Choudhary joins race to become Oakville's next mayor". Oakville News. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Julia Hanna announces third bid for Oakville mayor". Oakville News. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Ward 5 councillor Jeff Knoll launches bid for Oakville mayor". Oakville News. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Sean O'Meara enters Oakville mayor's race, calling for experienced and energetic leadership". Oakville News. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
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