Elections were held in Wellington County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Wellington County Council consists of the seven mayors of the constituent municipalities plus nine councillors elected from county wards.[1]
| Position | Elected | |
|---|---|---|
| Centre Wellington Mayor | Shawn Watters | |
| Erin Mayor | Michael Dehn | |
| Guelph/Eramosa Mayor | Chris White (acclaimed)[2] | |
| Mapleton Mayor | Gregg Davidson (acclaimed) | |
| Minto Mayor | Dave Turton (acclaimed) | |
| Puslinch Mayor | James Seeley (acclaimed) | |
| Wellington North Mayor | Andy Lennox | |
| Ward 1 | David Anderson | |
| Ward 2 | Earl Campbell | |
| Ward 3 | Campbell Cork (acclaimed) | |
| Ward 4 | Stephen O'Neill (acclaimed) | |
| Ward 5 | Mary Lloyd | |
| Ward 6 | Diane Ballantyne | |
| Ward 7 | Matthew Bulmer (acclaimed) | |
| Ward 8 | Doug Breen | |
| Ward 9 | Jeff Duncan (acclaimed) |
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 (Minto)[3] | |||
| David Anderson (X) | 1,588 | 89.92 | |
| Bert Beilke | 178 | 10.08 | |
| Ward 2 (Mapleton)[4] | |||
| Earl Campbell (X) | 817 | 73.74 | |
| Frank Carere | 291 | 26.26 | |
| Ward 3 (Wellington North, part and Centre Wellington, part)[5] | |||
| Campbell Cork (X) | Acclaimed | ||
| Ward 4 (Wellington North, part) | |||
| Stephen O'Neill (X) | Acclaimed | ||
| Ward 5 (Centre Wellington, part)[6] | |||
| Mary Lloyd (X) | 3,089 | 75.05 | |
| Randy Vaine | 1,027 | 24.95 | |
| Ward 6 (Centre Wellington, part) | |||
| Diane Ballantyne (X) | 1,917 | 57.60 | |
| Melanie Lang | 1,411 | 42.40 | |
| Ward 7 (Puslinch, and Guelph/Eramosa, part)[7] | |||
| Matthew Bulmer | Acclaimed | ||
| Ward 8 (Guelph/Eramosa, part) | |||
| Doug Breen (X) | 1,545 | 69.07 | |
| Melanie Flake | 692 | 30.93 | |
| Ward 9 (Erin)[8] | |||
| Jeff Duncan (X) | Acclaimed | ||
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 Watters | 4,105 | 45.35 | |
| Neil Dunsmore | 3,417 | 37.75 | |
| Bob Foster | 1,529 | 16.89 |
Town councillor Rob Smith ran against geologist Michael Dehn.[11] [12]
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dehn | 1,776 | 53.40 | |
| Rob Smith | 1,550 | 46.60 |
Incumbent mayor Chris White was re-elected by acclamation.[2] [13]
Incumbent mayor Gregg Davidson was re-elected by acclamation.[2] [14]
Deputy mayor Dave Turton was elected by acclamation.[15] [2] [16]
Incumbent mayor James Seeley was re-elected by acclamation.[2] [17]
Incumbent mayor Andy Lennox was challenged by township councillor Dan Yake.[18] [19]
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Lennox (X) | 1,646 | 52.74 | |
| Dan Yake | 1,475 | 47.26 |