2022 Elgin County municipal elections explained

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

Elgin County Council

Elgin County Council consists of the mayors of the constituent municipalities plus the deputy mayors of Central Elgin and Malahide.^[1]

Position	Elected
Aylmer Mayor	Jack Couckuyt
Bayham Mayor	Ed Ketchabaw
Central Elgin Mayor	Andrew Sloan
Central Elgin Deputy Mayor	Todd Noble
Dutton/Dunwich Mayor	Mike Hentz
Malahide Mayor	Dominique Giguère (acclaimed)
Malahide Deputy Mayor	Mark Widner (acclaimed)
Southwold Mayor	Grant Jones
West Elgin Mayor	Duncan McPhail (acclaimed)

Aylmer

The following were the results for mayor of Aylmer.^[2]

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Jack Couckuyt	712	41.86
Ted McDonald	539	31.69
Tom Charlton	450	26.46

Bayham

The following were the results for mayor of Bayham.^[3]

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate^[4]	Vote	%
Ed Ketchabaw (X)	864	62.02
Jon Culford	529	37.98

Central Elgin

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Central Elgin.^[5]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Sally Martyn did not run for re-election. Running to replace her were Ward 2 councillor Dennis Creivits and deputy mayor Tom Marks.^[6]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Andrew Sloan	1,807	43.31
Dennis Crevits	1,192	28.57
Tom Marks	845	20.25
Casey Siebenmorgen	328	7.86

Deputy mayor

Deputy Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Todd Noble	1,740	43.60
Colleen Row	1,665	41.72
Bill Harrington	586	14.68

Dutton/Dunwich

Incumbent mayor Bob Purcell did not run for re-election. Running to replace him were deputy mayor Mike Hentz and Phil Gibson.^{[7] [8]}

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Mike Hentz	716	70.96
Phil Gibson	293	29.04

Malahide

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Malahide.^[9]

Deputy mayor

Southwold

The following were the results for mayor of Southwold.^[10]

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Grant Jones (X)	885	58.45
Robert Monteith	629	41.55

West Elgin

Duncan McPhail was re-elected as mayor of West Elgin by acclamation.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: County Council. 2022-08-15.
2. Web site: 2022 Municipal Election - Unofficial List of Candidates. Aylmer. 15 August 2022.
3. Web site: Unofficial List of Candidates. Municipality of Bayham. 15 August 2022.
4. Web site: Candidates.
5. Web site: Notice of Election Information . 23 August 2022 . Municipality of Central Elgin. 27 August 2022.
6. Web site: Martyn will not seek re-election, new municipal candidates emerge for Central Elgin Council. 15 June 2022 . North Shore Beacon. 15 August 2022.
7. Web site: Purcell stepping out of Dutton Dunwich election . West Elgin Chronicle. 18 September 2022.
8. Web site: Official List of Candidates. Municipality of Dutton Dunwich. 27 August 2022.
9. Web site: List of Certified Municipal Candidates. Township of Malahide. 27 August 2022.
10. Web site: Elections. Township of Southwold. 15 August 2022.
11. Web site: Elections. Municipality of West Elgin. 27 August 2022.