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.
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. The position had previously been elected by popular vote.
Burlington List of candidates:
Mayor
Mayor Marianne Meed Ward announced on June 3 that she will be running for re-election. Running against her so far is Ward 2 councillor Lisa Kearns, Ward 3 councillor Rory Nisan, and paramedic, business owner and chef Yugalkeesor Ramdhonee.
Candidate Vote % Marianne Meed Ward (X) Lisa Kearns Rory Nisan Keith Demoe Yugalkeesor Ramdhonee
Regional & City Councillors
Burlington altered its ward boundaries after a review in 2025.
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 5Paul Sharman (X) Alex Don Ward 6 Angelo Bentivegna (X) Osob Adus Frank Domenic Rowen Fraser
Halton Hills
List of candidates:
Mayor The Mayor of Halton Hills also sits on Halton Regional Council.
Mayor Ann Lawlor has filed her nomination for re-election.
Councillor Jason Brass is running for Mayor. 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 and Jane Fogal 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.
Councillors Chantal Garneau, Alex Hilson, and D'Arcy Keene are standing down to run for a Regional Council seat. Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Mike Albano (X) Kevin Carruthers Anthony Galati Shanna Maltby Ward 2Daniel Dragicevic Matt Kindbom (X) Ken Paige Jasvir Sodhi Ward 3 Anita Bergsma Wendy Farrow-Reed Ron Norris (X)Maeve Sharkey Ward 4Hardeep Ghuman Aditee Goswami Bob Inglis (X) Tyler McFadden Waldo Paquette Christopher Power Kimberley RoySeema Tunio
Milton List of candidates:
Mayor
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, Ward 1 councillor George Minakakis, educator and researcher Zainab Azim, Milton Muslim Moms founder Maliha Ahmed, intern Abdulkareem Akbik, and University of Waterloo urban planning student Arjun Joshi.
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
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 1Donna Danielli Owen Gray Pat Scaduto Gourav Suri Ward 2Arthur Amadi Patrick Murphy Ward 3 Adil Khalqi (X) Ward 4 Adaeze Angelique Nwosu Ginni Malik Giles Vanderholt
Oakville List of candidates:
Mayor
Mayor Rob Burton is running for re-election. He waited until the last day to register.
Candidates Rob Burton, mayor Arvind Choudhary, software development manager and realtor. Julia Hanna, restaurant owner, previously ran in the 2018 and 2022 mayoral elections. Jeff Knoll, Ward 5 town and regional councillor since 2000. Former staffer for Progressive Conservative MPP Terence Young. Sean O'Meara, Ward 1 town and regional councillor since 2014. Former staffer for Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Rob Burton (X) Arvind Choudhary Julia Hanna Jeff Knoll Sean O'Meara
Oakville Town Council
Town and Regional Council Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Jonathan McNeice Ward 2 Desmond Jordan Sarah Perkin Stacey Saunders Ward 3Janet Haslett-Theall (X) Ward 4 Suzan Chong Ward 5 Marc Grant Michael Reid Ward 6 Tom Adams (X) Ward 7Nav 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)
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