2018 Oxford County municipal elections explained
Elections were held in Oxford County, Ontario on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Oxford County Council
County council consists of the mayors of the municipalities plus two "city and county" councillors from Woodstock.[1]
| Position | Elected |
|---|
| Blandford-Blenheim Mayor | Mark Peterson |
| East Zorra-Tavistock Mayor | Don McKay |
| Ingersoll Mayor | Ted Comiskey |
| Norwich Mayor | Larry Martin |
| South-West Oxford Mayor | David Mayberry (acclaimed) |
| Tilsonburg Mayor | Stephen Molnar |
| Woodstock Mayor | Trevor Birtch |
| Woodstock Councillor | Sandra J. Talbot |
| Woodstock Councillor | Deb Tait |
| Zorra Mayor | Marcus Ryan | |
Mayor
| Mayoral Candidate[2] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Mark Peterson | 1,850 | 90.07 |
| John Mailloux | 204 | 9.93 | |
Township Councillors
4 to be elected, electors have multiple votes
| Candidate[3] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Justin Read | 1,382 | 20.26 |
| Nancy Demarest | 1,235 | 18.10 |
| Randy Balzer (X) | 986 | 14.45 |
| G Bruce Banbury (X) | 823 | 12.06 |
| William Bell | 734 | 10.76 |
| Kent Jordan | 647 | 9.48 |
| Charles Doering | 442 | 6.48 |
| Hewitt Bryan | 375 | 5.49 |
| Ron Behm | 196 | 2.87 | |
Mayor
| Mayoral Candidate[4] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Don McKay (X) | 1,234 | 58.62 |
| Maureen Ralph | 871 | 41.38 | |
Township Councillors
Elected from multi-member wards
Ward 1
| Candidate[5] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Philip Schaefer | 774 | 46.88 |
| Margaret Lupton | 610 | 36.94 |
| Thomas Murray | 267 | 16.17 | |
Ward 3
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Jeremy Smith (X) | Acclaimed |
| Matthew Gillespie | Acclaimed | |
Mayor
| Mayoral Candidate[6] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Ted Comiskey (X) | 1,833 | 44.84 |
| Paul Holbrough | 1,365 | 33.39 |
| Tim Lobzun | 889 | 21.75 | |
Town Councillors
5 to be elected, electors have multiple votes
| Candidate[7] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Kristy Van Kooten-Bossence (X) | 2,129 | 11.95 |
| Rick Eus | 2,020 | 11.34 |
| Brian Petrie (X) | 1,868 | 10.48 |
| Gordon Lesser (X) | 1,679 | 9.42 |
| Michael Bowman (X) | 1,572 | 8.82 |
| Cathy Mott | 1,509 | 8.47 |
| Kirk Franklin | 1,484 | 8.33 |
| Dick Huntley | 1,324 | 7.43 |
| Tammy Jeffery-Larder | 1,150 | 6.45 |
| John Bell | 1,039 | 5.83 |
| Becci Verbrugge | 993 | 5.57 |
| Eric Berridge | 523 | 2.93 |
| Maria Sikal | 521 | 2.92 | |
Mayor
| Mayoral Candidate[8] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Larry Martin (X) | 2,374 | 81.83 |
| Tara King | 527 | 18.17 | |
Township Councillors
Ward 1
| Candidate[9] | Vote | % |
|---|
| John Scholten (X) | 632 | 83.04 |
| Tyler Zacher-King | 129 | 16.95 | |
Ward 2
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Lynne DePlancke (X) | 481 | 53.50 |
| John Palmer | 325 | 36.15 |
| Scott Takacs | 93 | 10.34 | |
Ward 4
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Alan Dale | 286 | 56.85 |
| Ed Atfield | 217 | 43.14 | |
Township Councillors
Ward 2
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Peter Ypma | 152 | 57.35 |
| Debbie Kasman | 113 | 42.64 | |
Ward 6
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Craig Gillis | 157 | 68.26 |
| Geoffrey Innes | 57 | 24.78 |
| Kelly Anne Cowell | 16 | 6.95 | |
Mayor
| Mayoral Candidate[11] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Stephen Molnar (X) | 2,909 | 60.08 |
| Mark Renaud | 1,933 | 39.92 | |
Town Councillors
5 to be elected, electors have multiple votes
| Candidate[12] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Dave Beres (X) | 3,304 | 13.78 |
| Pete Luciani | 2,906 | 12.12 |
| Deb Gilvesy | 2,894 | 12.07 |
| Penny Esseltine (X) | 2,395 | 9.99 |
| Chris Rosehart (X) | 2,288 | 9.54 |
| Chris Parker | 1,904 | 7.94 |
| Michael Holly | 1,867 | 7.79 |
| Max Adam (X) | 1,811 | 7.55 |
| Cindy Allen | 1,616 | 6.74 |
| Sherry Hamilton | 1,522 | 6.35 |
| Kim Sage | 839 | 3.50 |
| James Murphy | 618 | 2.57 | |
Mayor
| Mayoral Candidate[13] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Trevor Birtch (X) | 5,412 | 58.73 |
| Shawn Shapton | 3,664 | 39.76 |
| Gabriel Rose | 138 | 0.14 | |
The results for Woodstock City Council are as follows:[14]
City-County Councillor
2 to be elected[15]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Sandra J. Talbot (X) | 5,135 | 32.39 |
| Deb Tait (X) | 5,104 | 32.19 |
| Michael Harding | 3,040 | 19.17 |
| Naseeb Singh | 1,749 | 11.03 |
| Peter Croves | 826 | 5.21 | |
City Councillor
4 to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Jerry Acchione (X) | 5,483 | 18.91 |
| Ron Fraser | 5,282 | 18.22 |
| Connie Lauder (X) | 4,969 | 17.14 |
| Mark Schadenberg | 4,345 | 14.98 |
| Kate Leatherbarrow | 4,286 | 14.78 |
| Ross Gerrie | 3,395 | 11.71 |
| Collin Matthews | 1,236 | 4.26 | |
Mayor
| Mayoral Candidate[16] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Marcus Ryan | 1,639 | 60.97 |
| Doug Matheson | 1,049 | 39.03 | |
Township Councillors
Ward 1
| Candidate[17] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Ron Forbes (X) | 385 | 68.75 |
| Betty Bartram | 175 | 31.25 | |
Ward 3
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Paul Mitchell | 706 | 85.67 |
| Michael Kukhta | 118 | 14.32 | |
Ward 4
Notes and References
- Web site: Oxford County Council . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: The Township of Blandford-Blenheim . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: Township of Blandford-Blenheim . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: List of Certified Candidates . 2018-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181009013131/http://ezt.ca/Township-Office/Council/Election/Candidates . dead . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: Township of East Zorra-Tavistock . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: List of Certified Candidates . 2018-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202230735/http://ingersoll.ca/images/Elections/List_of_Certified_Candidates_2018__contact_info.docx.pdf . dead . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: Town of Ingersoll . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: List of Certified Candidates . 2018-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181005195113/http://www.norwich.ca/Portals/NorwichTwp/Documents/Election/Election%202018/Certified%20Candidates%20-%20List.pdf . dead . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: Township of Norwich . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: Township of South-West Oxford . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: Municipal Election 2018. 21 April 2020 . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: Town of Tillsonburg . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: List of Certified Candidates . 19 October 2018 . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: CITY OF WOODSTOCK 2018 MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: City of Woodstock Municipal Election . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723183411/https://www.cityofwoodstock.ca/en/city-governance/municipal-election.aspx . 2018-07-23 . dead . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: List of Certified Candidates . 2018-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181008061410/http://www.zorra.on.ca/Home/Our-Township/Municipal-Election/Information-for-Candidates/List-of-Certified-Candidates . dead . 2022-02-24.
- Web site: Township of Zorra . 2022-02-24.
