TORONTO, October 27, 2026 – Ontario’s 2026 municipal elections were held on October 26, with results emerging across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Olivia Chow was re-elected mayor of Toronto, while incumbent mayors in Brampton, Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan also secured another term. Meanwhile, Mississauga, Oakville, Milton and several municipalities in Durham Region elected new mayors.
As of the morning of October 27, most municipalities had released only unofficial results. Final results must still be certified by their respective municipal clerks.
Chow defeated City Councillor Brad Bradford to secure another term as Toronto mayor. Several new faces were also elected across Toronto City Council’s 25 wards. Nate Erskine-Smith won the Ward 19 Beaches–East York council seat, while Mike Layton returned to City Council after winning Ward 11 University–Rosedale. Diana Chan McNally was elected in Ward 4 Parkdale–High Park, and Curran Stikuts won Ward 13 Toronto Centre.
Former federal Member of Parliament Shaun Chen was elected city councillor for Ward 23 Scarborough North, defeating incumbent Jamaal Myers. Lily Cheng secured re-election in Ward 18 Willowdale, while Nick Mantas was re-elected in Ward 22 Scarborough–Agincourt.
Mississauga elected a new mayor in this year’s municipal election. Former Ward 2 Councillor Alvin Tedjo received 74,479 votes, representing approximately 38.9 per cent of the total, to become the city’s next mayor. Tedjo, who finished second in Mississauga’s 2024 mayoral by-election, returned to the race and defeated incumbent Mayor Carolyn Parrish and other candidates.
Patrick Brown was re-elected mayor of Brampton with approximately 54.9 per cent of the vote, securing his third term in office.
Incumbent mayors in several major York Region municipalities also retained their positions. Frank Scarpitti was re-elected mayor of Markham, David West won another term as Richmond Hill mayor, and Steven Del Duca will continue serving as mayor of Vaughan.
Markham’s regional councillor election brought several changes. Don Hamilton, Jack Heath, Jim Jones and former Ward 6 Councillor Amanda Yeung Collucci were elected as regional councillors. Ritch Lau was re-elected as Ward 2 councillor, Isa Lee retained her Ward 8 seat, and Kenneth Li was elected councillor for Ward 6.
Godwin Chan and Joe DiPaola were elected as Richmond Hill’s regional and local councillors. Castro Liu was re-elected in Ward 3, Simon Cui retained his Ward 4 seat, and Michael Shiu will continue representing Ward 6.
Oakville and Milton both elected new mayors. Jeff Knoll won the mayoral election in Oakville, while incumbent Rob Burton finished third, bringing an end to his consecutive terms as mayor.
George Minakakis was elected mayor of Milton with approximately 45.2 per cent of the vote, defeating Gord Krantz, who had served as mayor since 1980. Krantz received approximately 25.4 per cent of the vote, ending his 46-year tenure as mayor.
Marianne Meed Ward was successfully re-elected mayor of Burlington.
Several mayoral positions also changed hands in Durham Region. Kevin Ashe was re-elected mayor of Pickering, and Elizabeth Roy retained her position as mayor of Whitby. Marilyn Crawford was elected mayor of Ajax, while Tito-Dante Marimpietri won the mayoral race in Oshawa. Tom Dingwall defeated four-term incumbent Adrian Foster to become mayor of Clarington.
The participation of Chinese Canadian candidates also drew attention during this year’s municipal elections. According to publicly available media figures compiled after nominations closed, at least 47 Chinese Canadian candidates ran for office across Toronto, Markham, Richmond Hill and Mississauga, four municipalities with significant Chinese Canadian populations.
Among the results announced so far, several incumbent Chinese Canadian municipal politicians secured re-election, including Olivia Chow, Lily Cheng, Ritch Lau, Isa Lee, Godwin Chan, Castro Liu, Simon Cui and Michael Shiu.
Among newly elected candidates, Shaun Chen moved from federal politics to Toronto City Council, winning the Ward 23 Scarborough North seat. Amanda Yeung Collucci moved from a Markham ward councillor position to a regional council seat, while Kenneth Li was elected for the first time as Markham’s Ward 6 councillor.
Two incumbent Markham regional councillors seeking re-election, Alan Ho and Joe Li, were unsuccessful. Han Dong and Kevin Li, who ran in Toronto’s Scarborough North ward, Bill Chan, who contested Ward 22 Scarborough–Agincourt, and Mississauga mayoral candidate Frank Fang also failed to win their respective races.
Based on the results released so far, Toronto, Brampton and several York Region municipalities will continue under their incumbent mayors, while Mississauga, Oakville, Milton and parts of Durham Region will see changes in municipal leadership.
Municipalities will gradually certify their official election results after vote verification is completed. The new municipal council terms will begin in November.
（LJI by Yuanyuan）
