2026 Surrey municipal election

2026 Surrey municipal election
October 17, 2026 (2026-10-17)
Mayoral election
 
SSC
SF
Candidate Brenda Locke Doug McCallum Linda Annis
Party Surrey Connect Safe Surrey Coalition Surrey First
Last election 28.14%,
33,311 votes		 27.31%,
32,338 votes		 21.05%,
24,916 votes
 
CEA
SN
Candidate Mike Starchuk Honveer Singh Randhawa Troy Van Vilet
Party Imagine Surrey Conservative Surrey Now
Last election New party New party New party
Incumbent mayor

Brenda Locke
Surrey Connect


City council election
Party Current seats
Surrey Connect 4
Safe Surrey Coalition 2
Surrey First 2
Imagine Surrey 0
Conservative Electors Association 0
Surrey Now 0
School board election
Party Current seats
Surrey First Education 6
Independent 1

The 2026 Surrey municipal election will be held on October 17, 2026, on the same day as the municipal elections held throughout British Columbia.[1] Voters will elect a mayor along with eight city councillors and six school trustees for the Surrey Board of Education (School District 36 Surrey) through plurality-at-large voting; a seventh board of education seat, representing White Rock, is elected separately by that city.[1][2]

Incumbent mayor Brenda Locke of Surrey Connect, who defeated Doug McCallum by 973 votes in the 2022 municipal election, is seeking re-election.[3][4] McCallum, a former four-term mayor, returns to lead the Safe Surrey Coalition.[5][6] Surrey First councillor Linda Annis is running for mayor; Surrey First's last mayoral candidate finished third in 2022.[7] Three new parties are also contesting the election: Imagine Surrey, led by former MLA Mike Starchuk,[8] Conservative Electors Association, a municipal conservative party chaired by former member of Parliament and Conservative Party of British Columbia Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Its mayoral candidate is lawyer Honveer Singh Randhawa[9][10] and Surrey NOW, led by builder & business owner Troy Van Vliet.[11][12]

Background

Following the 2022 election, the provincial government ordered the policing transition to proceed despite Locke's opposition, and the Surrey Police Service became the city's police of jurisdiction in 2024.[4]

Public safety, extortion-related crime affecting the city's South Asian business community, affordability, traffic congestion, and Metro Vancouver regional governance have been identified as central issues heading into 2026.[4][13][9] In April 2026, Surrey City Council unanimously requested a provincial public inquiry into Metro Vancouver governance, citing financial stewardship concerns including a cost overrun on the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant from an original $700-million estimate to approximately $3.86 billion.[14]

Mayoral election

Opinion polling

Various organizations conduct opinion polls to gauge voter intention ahead of the election. The lead is calculated by subtracting the polling percentage of the first-place party from that of the second-place party.

Table of polls

Polling firm Last date of polling Link SC SSC SF IS CEA Others Margin of error Sample size Polling method Lead
May 2, 2026SurreyNOW is founded; Troy Van Vliet launches his mayoral campaign.[15]
April 14, 2026Doug McCallum announces his re-election bid with the Safe Surrey Coalition.[6]
March 26, 2026Honveer Singh Randhawa is named Conservative Electors Association mayoral candidate for Surrey.[9]
March 5, 2026Incumbent mayor Brenda Locke announces her re-election bid with Surrey Connect.[3]
December 8, 2025Imagine Surrey is founded; Mike Starchuk launches his mayoral campaign.[8]
Mainstreet Research October 22, 2025 [16] 4% 7% 11% — 25% 53% ±3.5 pp 803 IVR 14
September 3, 2025Linda Annis announces her mayoral candidacy with Surrey First.[7]
2022 electionOctober 15, 2022[17][18] 28.14% 27.31% 21.05% N/a N/a 23.51% N/a 118,908 N/a 0.83

Party abbreviations: SC = Surrey Connect; SSC = Safe Surrey Coalition; SF = Surrey First; IS = Imagine Surrey; CEA = Conservative Electors Association.

2022 results

Results of the 2022 mayoral election are shown below. Turnout was 34.54 per cent.[17][18]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Brenda Locke (elected) Surrey Connect 33,311 28.14%
Doug McCallum (incumbent) Safe Surrey Coalition 32,338 27.31%
Gordie Hogg Surrey First 24,916 21.05%
Jinny Sims Surrey Forward 14,895 12.58%
Sukh Dhaliwal United Surrey 9,629 8.13%
Amrit Birring People's Council Surrey 2,270 1.92%
John Milton Wolanski Independent 646 0.55%
Kuldip Pelia Independent 385 0.33%

City council election

Eight seats on Surrey City Council are elected at large through plurality-at-large voting.[1] Following the 2022 election, the council consisted of four Surrey Connect councillors (plus Mayor Locke), two Safe Surrey Coalition councillors, and two Surrey First councillors.[17]

Candidates by party

Listed in order of seats held at the time of the 2026 election.

Surrey Connect

Incumbent mayor Brenda Locke leads the Surrey Connect slate of eight council candidates:[a][19][20]

  • Harry Bains (incumbent)
  • Michael Dunn
  • Gord Hepner (incumbent)
  • Pardeep Kooner (incumbent)
  • Vera LeFranc
  • Rob Stutt (incumbent)
  • Rona Tepper
  • Noemi Victorino

Safe Surrey Coalition

Former mayor Doug McCallum leads the Safe Surrey Coalition slate of eight council candidates.[5][6][21][22][23]

  • Cheney Cloke (formerly candidate with Conservative Electors Association & Surrey Now)[24]
  • Doug Elford (incumbent)
  • Meera Gill
  • Suhana Gill
  • Laurie Guerra
  • Mandeep Nagra (incumbent)
  • Allison Patton
  • Beau Simpson

Surrey First

Mayoral candidate Linda Annis leads the Surrey First slate of eight council candidates:[25][26]

  • Deb Antifaev
  • Mike Bose (incumbent)
  • Janet Brown
  • Bilal Cheema
  • Jasroop Gosal
  • Gagan Nahal
  • Taj Sandhu
  • Clint Stewart

Imagine Surrey

Mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk leads a slate of eight council candidates:[27][28]

  • Yousef Aldabainah
  • Chandan Chahal
  • Perminder Chohan
  • Narima Dela Cruz
  • Ashiyana Hanif
  • William Li
  • Margaret Mubanda
  • Kevin Wilkie

Conservative Electors Association

In Surrey, mayoral candidate Honveer Singh Randhawa leads the association's local slate. Six of eight council candidates had been announced as of August 2026:[9][29]

  • Ricky Bajwa
  • Dan B. Carlos
  • Sandy Dosanjh
  • Tom Said
  • Calvin Vanderploeg
  • Donna Wu

SurreyNOW

Mayoral candidate Troy Van Vliet leads the Surrey Now slate of eight council candidates[15]

  • Gail Beszedes
  • Ollivor Dickson
  • Rahul Gill
  • Jesse Johl
  • Brent Kielmann
  • Enrique Ponce De Leon
  • Dr. Werner Spangehl
  • James Yu (formerly candidate with Conservative Electors Association)[24]

School board election

Six of the seven seats on the Surrey Board of Education (School District 36 Surrey) will be contested by Surrey voters; the seventh seat, representing White Rock, is elected separately by voters in that city.[2]

2022 results

All six Surrey seats were won by Surrey First Education candidates Terry Allen, Bob Holmes, Laurie Larsen, Garry Thind, Gary Tymoschuk, and Shawn Wilson. The White Rock seat was won by acclamation by independent trustee Laurae McNally.[30]

Endorsements

Mayoral candidates

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ As of April 2026, Surrey Connect had confirmed six of eight council candidates.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2026 Municipal Election". City of Surrey. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "School Trustee Election Procedures in British Columbia" (PDF). Government of British Columbia. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Mayor Brenda Locke reveals 2 new Surrey Connect council candidates". Surrey Now-Leader. March 6, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Bucholtz, Frank (January 8, 2026). "2026 is shaping up to be an interesting year in Surrey politics". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Safe Surrey Coalition: Doug McCallum announces re-election bid, vows to deliver Surrey's defining legacy". Indo-Canadian Voice. April 14, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum throws hat into 2026 mayoral race". CBC News. April 14, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Bucholtz, Frank (September 18, 2025). "Election games are afoot in Surrey, White Rock". Cloverdale Reporter. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Zytaruk, Tom (December 8, 2025). "Mike Starchuk enters 2026 mayoral race under new Imagine Surrey banner". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Conservative candidate for Surrey mayor was in court fight for MLA seat". Surrey Now-Leader. March 26, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  10. ↑ "About Us – Conservative Electors Association". Conservative Electors Association. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ Campbell, Chris (April 21, 2026). "Mayoral race gets crowded with Surrey NOW candidate". Surrey Citizen. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  12. ↑ Mall, posted by: Rattan (May 7, 2026). "SurreyNow launches full slate of candidates for municipal election | Indo-Canadian Voice". Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Former MLA launches Imagine Surrey mayoral run and city councillor slate". Urbanized (Daily Hive). February 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Surrey seeking public inquiry into Metro Vancouver governance and accountability". CBC News. April 14, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  15. 1 2 Now, Surrey. "Troy Van Vliet for Mayor of Surrey". Surrey Now. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Mainstreet Research Survey – Surrey". Mainstreet Research. October 22, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 Watson, Bridgette (October 15, 2022). "Brenda Locke elected mayor of Surrey, CBC News projects". CBC News. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Brenda Locke locks it up and becomes Surrey's new mayor". Peace Arch News. October 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Surrey Mayor Locke all fired up to run again, introduces two new Surrey Connect council candidates". Indo-Canadian Voice. March 7, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Surrey Connect". Surrey Connect. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  21. ↑ none (July 22, 2026). "McCallum makes impressive promises at Surrey election campaign event". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Surrey mayoral candidate says city will leave Metro Vancouver | Daily Hive | Urbanized". Daily Hive. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Meet the Team | Safe Surrey Coalition". safesurreycoalition.ca. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  24. 1 2 Zillich, Tom (February 7, 2026). "New Conservative Party of Surrey names 6 for civic election this fall". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Surrey First party confirms all City Council candidates well ahead of election". Urbanized (Daily Hive). January 23, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Our Team". Surrey First. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  27. ↑ Campbell, Chris (April 2026). "Imagine Surrey fills out slate of candidates, pledges fee cut". Surrey Citizen. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Home". Imagine Surrey. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  29. ↑ Surrey, Conservative Party of. "The Team — Honveer Randhawa and Council Candidates for Surrey". surreyconservatives.com. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Newly re-elected Surrey Board of Education sworn in for 2022–2026 term". School District 36 Surrey. November 10, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
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