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2026 Region of Waterloo Municipal Elections

Candidates for all jurisdictions in Waterloo Region

Election Day: Monday, 26 October 2026

Nominations close 2:00pm Friday August 2026

  Cambridge Kitchener North Dumfries Waterloo Waterloo Region Wellesley Wilmot Woolwich
Councillor Ward 1 Helen Shwery (Incumbent)
Jeff Donkersgoed
Scott Davey (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Rodney Rolleman (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Sandra Hanmer (Incumbent)
Shelley Wagner (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Stewart Cressman (Incumbent)
Evan Burgess (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Nathan Cadeau (Incumbent)
Councillor Ward 2 David Craig
Mike Devine (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Dave Schnider (Incumbent)
Derrick Ostner (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Asma Al-Wahsh
Royce Bodaly (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Shawn Humes
Ying Susan Jiang
Lori Sebben (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Kris Wilkinson (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Eric Schwindt (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 3 Corey Kimpson (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Jason Deneault (Incumbent)
Lurdes Jordao
Matt Parker
Alida Wilms (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Hans Roach (Incumbent)
Victoria Robertson
Derek Brick (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Harvir Sidhu (Incumbent)
Bonnie Bryant (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Kayla Grant (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 4 David O'Hara
Ross Earnshaw (Incumbent)
Christine Michaud (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Vikki Poirier
Scott Tilley (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Diane Freeman (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Claude Hergott (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Lillianne Dunstall (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Steven Martin (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 5 Sheri Roberts (Incumbent)
Ayo Owodunni (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Rich Peers
Sumit Sehli
Jen Vasic (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Scott Piatkowski
Victoria Richardson
Councillor Ward 6 Adam Cooper (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Barbara Harrington
Brooklin Wallis
Paul Singh (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Damian Mikhail
Mary Lou Roe (Incumbent)
Councillor Ward 7 Scott Hamilton (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Bil Ioannidis (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Julie Wright (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 8 Nicholas Ermeta (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Margaret Johnston (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 9 Tim Willcox
Debbie Chapman (Incumbent)
Councillor Ward 10 Sam Nabi
Stephanie Stretch (Incumbent)
Mayor Brian Kennedy
Jan Liggett (Incumbent)
Scott Hamilton
Berry Vrbanovic (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
David Alton
Wazhma Frogh
Rodney Rolleman
Sue Foxton (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Dorothy McCabe (Incumbent)
Joe Nowak (Incumbent)
Kristopher Wilkinson
Natasha Salonen (Incumbent)
Stephanie Goertz
Eric Schwindt
Evan Burgess
Sandy Shantz (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Regional Councillor Doug Craig (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Pam Wolf (Incumbent)
Colleen James (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Joe Gowing (Incumbent)
Kim Huxted
Matt Rodrigues (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Michael Harris (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Simon Guthrie
Chantal Huinink (Incumbent)
Jim Erb (Incumbent)
Trustee Viamonde (French Public) David O'Hara (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Trustee WCDSB David Guerin (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Jennifer Allore
Marisa Phillips (Incumbent)
Robert Francis Sikora (Incumbent)
Kathy Doherty-Masters (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Renée Kraft (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Tracey Weiler (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Wendy Ashby (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Conrad Stanley (Incumbent)
Linda Cuff (Incumbent)
Trustee WRDSB Bill Cody (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Carla Johnson (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Cindy Watson (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Joanne Weston (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Maedith Radlein (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Meena Waseem (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Mike Ramsay (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Kathleen Woodcock (Incumbent)
Samantha Estoesta (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Scott Piatkowski (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Joe Meissner (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Trustee catholique MonAvenir (French Separate) Dorothée Petit-Pas (Incumbent) (Unregistered)

 ^  Cambridge Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Helen Shwery (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jeff Donkersgoed 🔎
Jeff Donkersgoed

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David Craig 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Mike Devine (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Mike Devine

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Corey Kimpson (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David O'Hara 🔎
David O'Hara

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Ross Earnshaw (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 5 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sheri Roberts (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 6 - Cambridge

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Adam Cooper (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Barbara Harrington 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 7 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Hamilton (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Scott Hamilton

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 8 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Nicholas Ermeta (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Brian Kennedy 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jan Liggett (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Hamilton 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Regional Councillor - Cambridge : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Doug Craig (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Pam Wolf (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WCDSB - Cambridge : Elect 3

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David Guerin (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jennifer Allore 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Marisa Phillips (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Robert Francis Sikora (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WRDSB - Cambridge : Elect 3

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Bill Cody (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Carla Johnson (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Cindy Watson (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Cindy Watson

 ^  Kitchener Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Davey (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Dave Schnider (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jason Deneault (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Lurdes Jordao 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Matt Parker 🔎
Matt Parker

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Christine Michaud (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Vikki Poirier 🔎
Vikki Poirier

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 5 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Ayo Owodunni (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Rich Peers 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sumit Sehli 🔎

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 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 6 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Brooklin Wallis 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Paul Singh (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 7 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Bil Ioannidis (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 8 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Margaret Johnston (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 9 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Tim Willcox 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Debbie Chapman (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 10 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sam Nabi 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Stephanie Stretch (Incumbent) 🔎
Stephanie Stretch

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Berry Vrbanovic (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David Alton 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Wazhma Frogh 🔎

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 ^   ⇑  Regional Councillor - Kitchener : Elect 4

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Colleen James (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joe Gowing (Incumbent) 🔎
Joe Gowing

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kim Huxted 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Matt Rodrigues (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Matt Rodrigues

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Michael Harris (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Simon Guthrie 🔎

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 ^   ⇑  Trustee WCDSB - Kitchener : Elect 4

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kathy Doherty-Masters (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Renée Kraft (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Renée Kraft

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Tracey Weiler (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Wendy Ashby (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WRDSB - Kitchener : Elect 4

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joanne Weston (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Maedith Radlein (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Meena Waseem (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Mike Ramsay (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^  North Dumfries Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Rodney Rolleman (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Rodney Rolleman

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Derrick Ostner (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Derrick Ostner

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Alida Wilms (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Alida Wilms

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Tilley (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Scott Tilley

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Rodney Rolleman 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sue Foxton (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Sue Foxton

 ^  Waterloo Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sandra Hanmer (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Asma Al-Wahsh 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Royce Bodaly (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Royce Bodaly

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Shawn Humes 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Ying Susan Jiang 🔎

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 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Hans Roach (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Victoria Robertson 🔎

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 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Diane Freeman (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 5 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jen Vasic (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Jen Vasic

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Piatkowski 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Victoria Richardson 🔎

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 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 6 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Damian Mikhail 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Mary Lou Roe (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 7 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Julie Wright (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Dorothy McCabe (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Regional Councillor - Waterloo : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Chantal Huinink (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jim Erb (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WCDSB - Waterloo : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Conrad Stanley (Incumbent) 🔎
Conrad Stanley

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Linda Cuff (Incumbent) 🔎
Linda Cuff

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WRDSB - Waterloo : Elect 3

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kathleen Woodcock (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Samantha Estoesta (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Samantha Estoesta

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Piatkowski (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Scott Piatkowski

 ^  Waterloo Region Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Trustee Viamonde (French Public) - Waterloo Region : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David O'Hara (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
David O'Hara

 ^   ⇑  Trustee catholique MonAvenir (French Separate) - Waterloo Region : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Dorothée Petit-Pas (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Dorothée Petit-Pas

 ^  Wellesley Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Shelley Wagner (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Shelley Wagner

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Lori Sebben (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Lori Sebben

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Derek Brick (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Derek Brick

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Claude Hergott (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Claude Hergott

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joe Nowak (Incumbent) 🔎
Joe Nowak

 ^  Wilmot Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Wilmot : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Stewart Cressman (Incumbent) 🔎
Stewart Cressman

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Wilmot : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kris Wilkinson (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Kris Wilkinson

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Wilmot : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Harvir Sidhu (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Wilmot : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Lillianne Dunstall (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Steven Martin (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Wilmot : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kristopher Wilkinson 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Natasha Salonen (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Stephanie Goertz 🔎
Stephanie Goertz

 ^  Woolwich Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Woolwich : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Evan Burgess (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Evan Burgess

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Nathan Cadeau (Incumbent) 🔎
Nathan Cadeau

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Woolwich : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Eric Schwindt (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Eric Schwindt

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Woolwich : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Bonnie Bryant (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kayla Grant (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Woolwich : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Eric Schwindt 🔎
Eric Schwindt

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Evan Burgess 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sandy Shantz (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Sandy Shantz

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WRDSB - Woolwich : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joe Meissner (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Joe Meissner