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2022 Wellington County municipal elections

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Elections were held in Wellington County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Wellington County Council

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Wellington County Council consists of the seven mayors of the constituent municipalities plus nine councillors elected from county wards.[1]

Map of Wellington County's nine wards
Position Elected
Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters
Erin Mayor Michael Dehn
Guelph/Eramosa Mayor Chris White (acclaimed)[2]
Mapleton Mayor Gregg Davidson (acclaimed)[2]
Minto Mayor Dave Turton (acclaimed)[2]
Puslinch Mayor James Seeley (acclaimed)[2]
Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox
Ward 1 David Anderson
Ward 2 Earl Campbell
Ward 3 Campbell Cork (acclaimed)
Ward 4 Stephen O'Neill (acclaimed)
Ward 5 Mary Lloyd
Ward 6 Diane Ballantyne
Ward 7 Matthew Bulmer (acclaimed)
Ward 8 Doug Breen
Ward 9 Jeff Duncan (acclaimed)

Council races by ward

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1 (Minto)[3]
David Anderson (X) 1,588 89.92
Bert Beilke 178 10.08
Ward 2 (Mapleton)[4]
Earl Campbell (X) 817 73.74
Frank Carere 291 26.26
Ward 3 (Wellington North, part and Centre Wellington, part)[5]
Campbell Cork (X) Acclaimed
Ward 4 (Wellington North, part)[5]
Stephen O'Neill (X) Acclaimed
Ward 5 (Centre Wellington, part)[6]
Mary Lloyd (X) 3,089 75.05
Randy Vaine 1,027 24.95
Ward 6 (Centre Wellington, part)[6]
Diane Ballantyne (X) 1,917 57.60
Melanie Lang 1,411 42.40
Ward 7 (Puslinch, and Guelph/Eramosa, part)[7]
Matthew Bulmer Acclaimed
Ward 8 (Guelph/Eramosa, part)[7]
Doug Breen (X) 1,545 69.07
Melanie Flake 692 30.93
Ward 9 (Erin)[8]
Jeff Duncan (X) Acclaimed

Incumbent mayor and county warden Kelly Linton did not run for re-election.[9] The following were the results for mayor of Centre Wellington.[10]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Shawn Watters 4,105 45.35
Neil Dunsmore 3,417 37.75
Bob Foster 1,529 16.89

Town councillor Rob Smith ran against geologist Michael Dehn.[11][12]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Michael Dehn 1,776 53.40
Rob Smith 1,550 46.60

Incumbent mayor Chris White was re-elected by acclamation.[2][13]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Chris White (X) Acclaimed

Incumbent mayor Gregg Davidson was re-elected by acclamation.[2][14]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Gregg Davidson (X) Acclaimed

Deputy mayor Dave Turton was elected by acclamation.[15][2][16]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Dave Turton Acclaimed

Incumbent mayor James Seeley was re-elected by acclamation.[2][17]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
James Seeley (X) Acclaimed

Incumbent mayor Andy Lennox was challenged by township councillor Dan Yake.[18][19]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Andy Lennox (X) 1,646 52.74
Dan Yake 1,475 47.26

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Meet Your County Council". June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Four of seven Wellington County mayors to be acclaimed". August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Official Results" (PDF). November 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Official Election Results 2022" (PDF). November 9, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Wellington North" (PDF). November 9, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Municipal Elections". November 9, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Election Unofficial Results". November 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Municipal Election" (PDF). November 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kelly Linton stepping away from politics". Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Municipal Elections". Centre Wellington. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hillsburgh resident Michael Dehn announces he's running for mayor". Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Who's Running?". Town of Erin. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "List of Candidates". Guelph/Eramosa Township. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "Elections". Municipality of Mapleton. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Two-way race for mayor in Wellington North as filing deadline passes". Wellington Advitiser. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "List of Candidates". Town of Minto. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "Unofficial List of Candidates". Township of Puslinch. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  18. ^ "Few races emerge in local elections as Aug. 19 nomination deadline looms". The Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  19. ^ "2022 Municipal Election". Township of Wellington North. Retrieved August 13, 2022.