Elections in the Regional Municipality of York of Ontario, Canada will be held on October 26, 2026, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Incumbents are marked with "(X)".
York Regional Council Position Representing Councillor Notes Chair Chairman and CEO Councillor Aurora Mayor of Aurora Councillor East Gwillimbury Mayor of East Gwillimbury Councillor Georgina Mayor of Georgina Councillor Georgina Regional Councillor Councillor King Mayor of King Councillor Markham Mayor of Markham Councillor Markham Regional Councillor Councillor Markham Regional Councillor Councillor Markham Regional Councillor Councillor Markham Regional Councillor Councillor Newmarket John Taylor (acclaimed) Mayor of Newmarket Councillor Newmarket Regional Councillor Councillor Richmond Hill Mayor of Richmond Hill Councillor Richmond Hill Regional Councillor Councillor Richmond Hill Regional Councillor Councillor Vaughan Mayor of Vaughan Councillor Vaughan Regional Councillor Councillor Vaughan Regional Councillor Councillor Vaughan Regional Councillor Councillor Vaughan Regional Councillor Councillor Whitchurch–Stouffville Mayor of Whitchurch–Stouffville
Regional chair Following the passage of the "Better Regional Governance Act", the provincial government will appoint the chair of the Region. The incumbent chair is Eric Jolliffe, the former chief of the York Regional Police. He was appointed by the provincial government in January 2025.
Aurora List of candidates:
Mayor Mayor Tom Mrakas is being challenged by Ward 5 councillor John Gallo.
Mayoral candidate Vote %Shawn Deane John Gallo Tom Mrakas (X) Yafang Shi
Aurora Town Council
Ward 1 Candidate Vote %Lauren Hanna Rocco Morsillo
Ward 2
Current incumbent is Rachel Gilliland. Candidate Vote %Angela DaustMarco Di Girolamo Phiona DurrantBrynn Lansdown
Ward 3 Candidate Vote %Nikki Alber Alexandra BonhamRobert James Fraser Harold MacDonaldReza Vaez Ghamsary
Ward 4 Candidate Vote %Shaheen Moledina Michael Thompson (X)
Ward 5 Candidate Vote %Charity Dela Cruz-Toupin Jessie Fraser Milton Hart Harbinder (Binda) ThandiGeorge TremtsidisTerrence Zhu
Ward 6 Candidate Vote %Nicholas Kashef Jibraan Khan Zivka KicicHarold Kim (X)
East Gwillimbury Mayor Mayor Virginia Hackson is retiring, and will not stand for re-election this year. Running for mayor so far are Ward 3 councillor Scott Crone and Ward 2 councillor Brian Johns.
List of candidates: Mayoral candidate Vote %Scott Crone Brian Johns
Georgina List of candidates:
Mayor Mayor Margaret Quirk announced she was running for re-election in May. Ward 4 councillor Dale Genge is running against her.
Mayoral candidate Vote % Margaret Quirk (X) Dale Kerr Genge Frank Sebo
Georgina Town Council
Regional Councillor Council candidate Vote % Naomi Davison (X) Geoff Fardy
Ward 1 Council candidate Vote % Charlene Biggerstaff (X) Duncan MacCallum
Ward 2 Council candidate Vote %Stephen Faudemer Dan Fellini (X) Natalie Floyd Mike Gurr Shannon DeLenardo
Ward 3 Council candidate Vote % Danielle Cohen Andrew Edge Billy Hadden Dave Neeson (X) Nicholas Watts
Ward 4 Council candidate Vote %Ivy Henriksen Mike Anderson Antonio Romans Casey Sellers Greta Zinck
Ward 5 Council candidate Vote %Bruce AdkinsLee Dale (X) Karen Wolfe
King Mayor Mayor Steve Pellegrini is running for re-election.
List of candidates: Mayoral candidate Vote %Steve Pellegrini (X) Stephen Ferritto
Markham List of candidates:
Mayor
Mayor Frank Scarpitti is running for re-election. He is being challenged by Martin Ross, who gained notoriety for opposing the city's efforts to shut down an outdoor rink he constructed in his backyard.
Mayoral candidate Vote %Stephen Edgell Martin Ross Frank Scarpitti (X)
City Council
Regional Councillor In Markham, Regional Councillors serve on both the City Council as well as York Region Council. Electors can vote for up to four candidates on their ballots, equal to the total number that may be elected. The four winning candidates are those who receive the highest number of votes. The candidate with the highest number of votes received also serves as Deputy Mayor.
Changes for this election are the departure of Deputy Mayor Michael Chan and returning former Deputy Mayor and Regional Councillor Jack Heath.
Council candidate Vote % Alan Ho (X) Jim Jones (X) Joe Li (X) Joe Tay Paul Chiang Amanda Yeung CollucciDon HamiltonJack HeathMichael HuangIvy LeeRichard Tranquada
Ward 1 Council candidate Vote % Keith Irish (X) Christina Cadorin
Ward 2 Council candidate Vote % Ritch Lau (X) Richard Lee Mark Lin Haohui Yu
Ward 3 Council candidate Vote %Marina Antonoglou Annie Chan Kristian Chan Ron Lynn Jack Ng Thomas Psarianos
Ward 4 Council candidate Vote %Karen Rea (X)Vid Sansanwal
Ward 5 Council candidate Vote % Andrew Keyes (X) Laurence Liang Thamiraa Ragikaran
Ward 6 Council candidate Vote % Jude Ahiaegbe Larry LauKenneth LiHanson ShenScott XiePatrick YeungJoanna Yu
Ward 7
Council candidate Vote %Nimisha Patel (X) Killi Chelliah Sameer Qureshi Stanley Sam
Ward 8 Council candidate Vote % Isa Lee (X) Jenny Chen
Newmarket List of candidates:
Mayor Mayor John Taylor has confirmed he will be running for re-election. He was elected by acclamation.
Mayoral candidate Vote %John Taylor (X) Acclaimed
Newmarket Town Council
Deputy mayor and regional councillor Candidate Vote %Mohsen AlaviTom Vegh (X)
Ward 1 Council candidate Vote % Naqi Ahsan Nasim Bahari Nisa Chaudhry Chintan Dudakiya Sonia Fiorini
Ward 2 Council candidate Vote % Brian Andrews Glenn Marais Pamela McCarthy
Ward 3 Council candidate Vote %Christine SpicerJane Twinney (X) Andrey Zavidovskiy
Ward 4 Council candidate Vote %Alireza IzadjooJairan Jahani Trevor Morrison (X) Krissy Young
Ward 5 Council candidate Vote % Bob Kwapis (X) Acclaimed
Ward 6 Council candidate Vote % Kelly Broome (X) Sam Mortazavi
Ward 7 Council candidate Vote %Christina Bisanz (X) Acclaimed
Richmond Hill List of candidates:
Mayor
Mayor David West signed up to run for mayor on May 1.
Mayoral candidate Vote % David West (X) Domenic BardariHolo Devnani
Richmond Hill City Council
Regional council Two to be elected.
Council candidate Vote % Joe DiPaola (X) Godwin Chan (X) Marco Coletta
Ward 1 Council candidate Vote % Carol Davidson (X) Catherine Dell'ErbaRaymond Dodaro Giovanni Nardone
Ward 2 Council candidate Vote % Muhammad Kermalli Hamidreza Kheirkhah Ghehi Sigmund Lee Tom MuenchScott Thompson
Ward 3 Council candidate Vote %Castro Liu Juni Yeung
Ward 4 Council candidate Vote % Simon Cui (X) Ahmad Amanullah Sharon Chisholm Rose Weinberg Danny Yoon
Ward 5 Council candidate Vote % Karen Cilevitz (X) Ray BehroozianYuliya BenedziktavichAlex JafariAli Mahboub-ShadkhouVera MuranoMarty Paulin Richard Rupp
Ward 6 Council candidate Vote %Michael Shiu (X)Hasti AnasoryAndrew Mendonca
Vaughan List of candidates: Mayor
Mayor Steven Del Duca announced his intentions to run for re-election on May 1. He was endorsed by Progressive Conservative MPP Stephen Lecce and Conservative MPs Melissa Lantsman, Anna Roberts, and Michael Guglielmin.
Mayoral candidate Vote %Shelly-Ann Starlette Cerrelli Steven Del Duca (X)
Vaughan City Council
Regional council Four to be elected.
Council candidate Vote %Mario Di Nardo Mario Ferri (X) Fitz-Roy Gordon Linda D. Jackson (X) Alex Nascimben Mario G. Racco (X) Mandy Rai Gino Rosati (X) Bob SantosAlireza Siadatan
Ward 1 Council candidate Vote % Marilyn Iafrate (X)Nadeem Mahmood Angela Saggese Vince Scaramuzzo
Ward 2 Council candidate Vote % Pedro BenevidesAnna DeBartolo Adriano Volpentesta (X)
Ward 3 Council candidate Vote %Asadullah Aminpur Rosanna DeFrancesca (X)
Ward 4 Council candidate Vote % Chris Ainsworth (X) Karim AzizNirmala RamlallDeven Sandhu
Ward 5 Council candidate Vote % Gila Martow (X) Acclaimed
Whitchurch-Stouffville List of candidates:
Mayor Mayor Iain Lovatt formally announced he was running for re-election on May 21.
Mayoral candidate Vote % Iain Lovatt (X) Acclaimed
Whitchurch-Stouffville Town Council
Ward 1 Council candidate Vote % Hugo Kroon (X) Michael Cleverdon
Ward 2 Council candidate Vote % Rocco Priore Jared Simpson George Karpouzis Adam Hassan Terri Drover
Ward 3 Council candidate Vote % Keith Acton (X) Bryan StottRoger Gingerich
Ward 4 Council candidate Vote % David Parmer Brad ValentiniCourtney TaylorRob HargraveRick Upton (X)James LiarosErik Gordon
Ward 5 Council candidate Vote % Richard Bartley (X) Laura CusackShawn McGovern
Ward 6 Council candidate Vote %Angel Freedman Greg Smith Sue Sherban
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