2022 Grey County municipal elections explained

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

Grey County Council

The Grey County Council consists of the mayors and deputy mayors of each of the constituent communities.[1]

Position Elected
Chatsworth Mayor Scott Mackey
Chatsworth Deputy Mayor Terry McKay
Georgian Bluffs Mayor Sue Carleton
Georgian Bluffs Deputy Mayor Grant Pringle (acclaimed)
Grey Highlands Mayor Paul McQueen
Grey Highlands Deputy Mayor Dane Nielsen
Hanover Mayor Sue Paterson
Hanover Deputy Mayor Warren Dickert
Meaford Mayor Ross Kentner
Meaford Deputy Mayor Shirley Keaveney (acclaimed)
Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy
Owen Sound Deputy Mayor Scott Greig
Southgate Mayor Brian Milne
Southgate Deputy Mayor Barbara Dobreen
The Blue Mountains Mayor Andrea Matrosovs
The Blue Mountains Deputy Mayor Peter Bordignon (acclaimed)
West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles
West Grey Deputy Mayor Tom Hutchinson

The Blue Mountains

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of The Blue Mountains.[2]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Alar Soever did not run for re-election. Town councillor Andrea Matrosovs ran to replace him.[3]

Mayoral Candidate Vote%
Andrea Matrosovs 1,564 38.61
Tony Poole 1,084 26.76
Joe Halos 783 19.33
Elizabeth Marshall 620 15.30

Deputy mayor

Chatsworth

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Chatsworth.[4]

Mayor

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Scott Mackey (X) 1,870 83.86
Kent Nuhn 360 16.14

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Terry McKay 1,22155.12
Diana Rae 994 44.88

Georgian Bluffs

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Georgian Bluffs.[5]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Dwight Burley was challenged by deputy mayor Sue Carleton.

Mayoral Candidate Vote%
Sue Carleton 1,727 47.84
Dwight Burley (X) 948 26.26
Scott Catto 935 25.90

Deputy mayor

Grey Highlands

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Grey Highlands.[6]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Paul McQueen was challenged by municipal councillor Danielle Valiquette, and Don Alp.[7]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Paul McQueen (X) 2,346 65.53
Danielle Valiquette 969 27.07
Don Alp 265 7.40

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Dane Nielsen 1,793 52.66
Steve Patrick Maloney 906 26.61
Melanie Ann Seeley 706 20.73

Hanover

The following were the results mayor and deputy mayor of Hanover.[8]

Mayor

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Sue Paterson (X) 1,881 80.83
Rob McKean 446 19.17

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Warren Dickert 1,317 56.43
Selwyn Hicks (X) 1,017 43.57

Meaford

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

Mayor

Municipal councillors Ross Kentner and Paul Vickers ran for mayor.[10]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Ross Kentner 2,063 53.74
Paul Vickers 1,776 46.26

Deputy mayor

Owen Sound

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Owen Sound.[11]

Mayor

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Ian Boddy (X) 3,372 55.56
Richard Thomas 2,697 44.44

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Scott Greig 3,717 62.47
Brian O'Leary (X) 2,233 37.53

Southgate

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Southgate.[12]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor John Woodbury did not run for re-election. Deputy mayor and former mayor Brian Milne ran against councillor Michael Sherson to replace him.[13]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Brian Milne 911 51.82
Michael Sherson 847 48.18

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Barbara Dobreen 1,319 77.27
Doug MacDonald 38822.73

West Grey

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of West Grey.[14]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Christine Robinson was challenged by former mayor Kevin Eccles and municipal councillor Stephen Townsend.[15]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Kevin Eccles 1,834 46.34
Stephen Townsend 1,125 28.42
Christine Robinson (X) 999 25.24

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Tom Hutchinson (X) 2,718 75.04
Butch Attersoll 904 24.96

Notes and References

  1. Web site: County Council. 2022-07-03 .
  2. Web site: Elections. Town of The Blue Mountains. 27 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Lots of municipal candidates running in Grey County . Owen Sound Sun-Times. 27 August 2022.
  4. Web site: 2022 Municipal Election. Township of Chatsworth. 20 August 2022.
  5. Web site: 2022 Election. Township of Georgian Bluffs. 20 August 2022.
  6. Web site: 2022 Unofficial List of Candidates. Municipality of Grey Highlands. 20 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Races for mayor, deputy mayor in TBM and Grey Highlands. Collingwood Today. 20 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Municipal Election 2022. Hanover. 20 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Election. Municipality of Meaford. 20 August 2022.
  10. Web site: List of Council Hopefuls Grows. The Meaford Independent. 20 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Registered Candidates. City of Owen Sound. 20 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Township of Southgate Unofficial List of Candidates 2022 Municipal and School Board Elections. Township of Southgate. 20 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Election could bring shake up to Grey County council. Collingwood Today. 27 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Who is Running? . Municipality of West Grey. 20 August 2022.
  15. Web site: Mayoral races taking shape in several Grey-Bruce municipalities. Owen Sound Sun Times. 20 August 2022.

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