Ontario, Canada Municipal elections 2026 — Live Results & Map

Ontario's municipalities all vote on 26 October

Every one of Ontario's 444 municipalities elects its council on Monday 26 October 2026 — mayors, councillors, regional chairs where they are elected, and trustees for the English public, English Catholic, French public and French Catholic school boards. Terms are four years. This is the first Ontario municipal cycle since 2010 that does not fall in the same year as a provincial election.

Toronto: Olivia Chow seeks a second term

Toronto elects a mayor and 25 city councillors. Olivia Chow, who won the June 2023 by-election called after John Tory's resignation, declared her candidacy on 25 May 2026. She faces city councillor Brad Bradford, who also ran in 2023, and Chris Alexander, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister. Nominations opened on 1 May and closed on 21 August.

The Toronto mayoralty now carries strong-mayor powers granted by the province, which let the holder propose the budget, veto certain council decisions and appoint senior staff — an authority no Toronto mayor had before 2022, and one of the reasons the race draws attention well beyond the city.

Ottawa, Hamilton and the rest

Ottawa elects a mayor and council on the same day; Mark Sutcliffe's term has been dominated by disputes with both the provincial and federal governments over transit funding and by the Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment, a project costing $418.8 million of which the city carries a net $130 million. Hamilton, Mississauga, Brampton, London, Windsor, Kitchener and the rest of the province's cities vote alongside them, as do the counties and the regional municipalities.

The Better Regional Governance Act changed the map before the vote

In 2026 the provincial government passed the Better Regional Governance Act, which reshaped several upper-tier councils in advance of this election. It cut Niagara Regional Council from 32 seats to 13 and Simcoe County Council from 32 members to 17, and gave the province the power to appoint the chairs of Durham, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Waterloo and York Regions and the Warden of Simcoe County. Critics have called the changes undemocratic; supporters present them as streamlining. Either way, voters in those regions are electing to a different structure than the one they last voted for.

How Ontario municipal elections work

They are formally non-partisan: candidates do not run under party labels on the ballot, even where their politics is well known. Voting is first-past-the-post — one vote for mayor, and either one vote per ward councillor or block voting where councillors are elected at large. Ranked ballots, which Ontario briefly permitted and London used in 2018, were banned by the province in 2020, so every race in 2026 is decided by plurality. Each municipality runs its own election under the Municipal Elections Act; there is no provincial returning officer and no single results feed.

What appears on this page

ElectioMap will publish the mayoral results for Ontario's major municipalities as the individual clerks release them, with vote shares to two decimal places and turnout where reported, each figure carrying its source. Because 444 municipalities count separately, results arrive over several hours rather than at once. No projections or forecasts are published here.

Frequently asked questions

When are Ontario's 2026 municipal elections?

Monday 26 October 2026. All 444 municipalities elect mayors, councillors and school board trustees for the English public, English Catholic, French public and French Catholic boards, all to four-year terms. It is the first Ontario municipal cycle since 2010 that does not fall in a provincial election year.

Who is running for mayor of Toronto?

Olivia Chow, who won the June 2023 by-election called after John Tory's resignation, declared for a second term on 25 May 2026. She faces city councillor Brad Bradford, who also ran in 2023, and Chris Alexander, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister. Toronto elects a mayor and 25 councillors.

What are strong-mayor powers?

Authority granted by the province from 2022 that lets the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa, and later other municipalities, propose the budget, veto certain council decisions on matters aligned with provincial priorities, and appoint senior staff. No Toronto mayor held these powers before 2022, and they are part of why the mayoralty draws attention beyond the city.

What did the Better Regional Governance Act change?

Passed in 2026, it reshaped several upper-tier councils before this election: Niagara Regional Council was cut from 32 seats to 13 and Simcoe County Council from 32 members to 17, and the province gained the power to appoint the chairs of Durham, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Waterloo and York Regions and the Warden of Simcoe County. Critics called the changes undemocratic.

Are Ontario municipal elections partisan?

No. Candidates do not appear on the ballot under party labels, even where their politics is well known. Voting is first past the post throughout — one vote for mayor, and either one vote per ward councillor or block voting where councillors are elected at large.

Can Ontario municipalities use ranked ballots?

No. Ontario permitted them briefly and London used a ranked ballot in 2018, but the province banned them in 2020. Every race in 2026 is decided by plurality.

When will results be available?

Polls close in the evening and most municipalities report within a few hours, but because 444 of them count separately the picture fills in over several hours. This page carries the mayoral results for Ontario's major municipalities as the individual clerks release them, with the source and count share on each figure.

Compiled and reviewed from official results by ElectioMap. See our data methodology.