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

Wellington County Council

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
PositionElected
Centre Wellington MayorShawn Watters
Erin MayorMichael Dehn
Guelph/Eramosa MayorChris White (acclaimed)[2]
Mapleton MayorGregg Davidson (acclaimed)[2]
Minto MayorDave Turton (acclaimed)[2]
Puslinch MayorJames Seeley (acclaimed)[2]
Wellington North MayorAndy Lennox
Ward 1David Anderson
Ward 2Earl Campbell
Ward 3Campbell Cork (acclaimed)
Ward 4Stephen O'Neill (acclaimed)
Ward 5Mary Lloyd
Ward 6Diane Ballantyne
Ward 7Matthew Bulmer (acclaimed)
Ward 8Doug Breen
Ward 9Jeff Duncan (acclaimed)

Council races by ward

Candidate Vote  %
Ward 1 (Minto)[3]
David Anderson (X)1,58889.92
Bert Beilke17810.08
Ward 2 (Mapleton)[4]
Earl Campbell (X)81773.74
Frank Carere29126.26
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)3,08975.05
Randy Vaine1,02724.95
Ward 6 (Centre Wellington, part)[6]
Diane Ballantyne (X)1,91757.60
Melanie Lang1,41142.40
Ward 7 (Puslinch, and Guelph/Eramosa, part)[7]
Matthew Bulmer Acclaimed
Ward 8 (Guelph/Eramosa, part)[7]
Doug Breen (X)1,54569.07
Melanie Flake69230.93
Ward 9 (Erin)[8]
Jeff Duncan (X) Acclaimed

Centre Wellington

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 Watters4,10545.35
Neil Dunsmore3,41737.75
Bob Foster1,52916.89

Erin

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

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Michael Dehn1,77653.40
Rob Smith1,55046.60

Guelph/Eramosa

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

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Chris White (X) Acclaimed

Mapleton

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

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Gregg Davidson (X) Acclaimed

Minto

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

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Dave Turton Acclaimed

Puslinch

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

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
James Seeley (X) Acclaimed

Wellington North

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

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Andy Lennox (X)1,64652.74
Dan Yake1,47547.26

See also

References

  1. "Meet Your County Council". June 25, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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. 1 2 "Wellington North" (PDF). November 9, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Municipal Elections". November 9, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "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.
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