| Name | Office | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | ||
| Helen Shwery (elected) | Councillor Ward 1 | 1958 |
| Jeff Donkersgoed | Councillor Ward 1 | 1451 |
| Saleem Shaikh | Councillor Ward 1 | 369 |
| Mark Linton (elected) | Councillor Ward 2 | 1334 |
| Mike Devine | Councillor Ward 2 | 1305 |
| David Craig | Councillor Ward 2 | 1184 |
| Matt Rogers | Councillor Ward 2 | 738 |
| Corey Kimpson (elected) | Councillor Ward 3 | 2468 |
| Shaun Spalding | Councillor Ward 3 | 443 |
| Kiran Abid | Councillor Ward 3 | 189 |
| Ross Earnshaw (elected) | Councillor Ward 4 | 1747 |
| David O’Hara | Councillor Ward 4 | 850 |
| Ahmad Jawad Malik | Councillor Ward 4 | 382 |
| Sheri Roberts (elected) | Councillor Ward 5 | 4056 |
| Nazim Shah | Councillor Ward 5 | 532 |
| Adam Cooper (elected) | Councillor Ward 6 | 1750 |
| Barbara Harrington | Councillor Ward 6 | 1283 |
| Randy Carter | Councillor Ward 6 | 501 |
| Chris McCormick | Councillor Ward 6 | 396 |
| David Guerin (elected) | Councillor Ward 7 | 865 |
| Manuel Da Silva | Councillor Ward 7 | 804 |
| John Teat | Councillor Ward 7 | 702 |
| Tasneem Chhadiya | Councillor Ward 7 | 521 |
| Dani Ieso | Councillor Ward 7 | 98 |
| Nicholas Ermeta (elected) | Councillor Ward 8 | 1874 |
| Chris Alward | Councillor Ward 8 | 800 |
| George Fiddick | Councillor Ward 8 | 660 |
| Cody Botelho | Councillor Ward 8 | 345 |
| Arpan Pandit | Councillor Ward 8 | 303 |
| Scott Hamilton (elected) | Mayor | 17444 |
| Ryan Bolender | Mayor | 7280 |
| Jan Liggett | Mayor | 3473 |
| Tony Chaves | Mayor | 1328 |
| Ihtsham Haq | Mayor | 728 |
| Ken Roche | Mayor | 448 |
| Doug Craig (elected) | Regional Councillor | 16840 |
| Pam Wolf (elected) | Regional Councillor | 15255 |
| Bryan Causarano-Bolton | Regional Councillor | 8618 |
| Prakash Venkataraman | Regional Councillor | 4304 |
| Salman Arefin | Regional Councillor | 2851 |
| Cambridge and North Dumfries | ||
| Marisa Phillips (elected) | Trustee WCDSB | 3338 |
| Jennifer Allore (elected) | Trustee WCDSB | 3123 |
| Winston Darryl Francis (elected) | Trustee WCDSB | 1623 |
| Andrew Smutniak | Trustee WCDSB | 1449 |
| Robert Francis Sikora | Trustee WCDSB | 1281 |
| Cindy Watson (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 13276 |
| Shannon Adshade (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 9870 |
| Carla Johnson (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 9838 |
| John J. Dideczek | Trustee WRDSB | 4385 |
| Naeem Awan | Trustee WRDSB | 3582 |
| Richard Pfeifle | Trustee WRDSB | 3042 |
| Syed Ahmed | Trustee WRDSB | 2527 |
| Riaz Sial | Trustee WRDSB | 1335 |
| Kitchener | ||
| Scott Davey (elected) | Councillor Ward 1 | 2843 |
| Elizabeth Bate | Councillor Ward 1 | 1277 |
| Zahid Mian Mahmood | Councillor Ward 1 | 54 |
| Haile Kiflai | Councillor Ward 1 | 37 |
| Dave Schnider (elected) | Councillor Ward 2 | 3938 |
| Soran Ibrahim | Councillor Ward 2 | 603 |
| Derrick Rabethge | Councillor Ward 2 | 518 |
| Jason Deneault (elected) | Councillor Ward 3 | 1003 |
| Shawn Bradshaw | Councillor Ward 3 | 748 |
| Ismail Mohamed | Councillor Ward 3 | 456 |
| Joanne Delaney-Fraser | Councillor Ward 3 | 320 |
| Matt Parker | Councillor Ward 3 | 205 |
| Lurdes Jordao | Councillor Ward 3 | 200 |
| Christine Michaud (elected) | Councillor Ward 4 | 1807 |
| Vikki Poirier | Councillor Ward 4 | 1119 |
| Harry Scanlan | Councillor Ward 4 | 564 |
| Anant Jain | Councillor Ward 4 | 305 |
| Ibraheem Kappaya | Councillor Ward 4 | 263 |
| Tracey Weiler (elected) | Councillor Ward 5 | 1010 |
| Rich Peers | Councillor Ward 5 | 1003 |
| Sumit Sehli | Councillor Ward 5 | 605 |
| Fitz Vanderpool | Councillor Ward 5 | 556 |
| Jon Massimi | Councillor Ward 5 | 506 |
| Dimple Birdee | Councillor Ward 5 | 198 |
| Muhammad Miqdad Hudda | Councillor Ward 5 | 195 |
| Nhavjot Sandhu | Councillor Ward 5 | 57 |
| Nate Bahlbi | Councillor Ward 5 | 27 |
| Paul Singh (elected) | Councillor Ward 6 | 1870 |
| Amber Louise Culley | Councillor Ward 6 | 814 |
| Brooklin Wallis | Councillor Ward 6 | 775 |
| Bil Ioannidis (elected) | Councillor Ward 7 | 2584 |
| Nikki Rollick | Councillor Ward 7 | 1328 |
| Richie Nanan | Councillor Ward 7 | 876 |
| Margaret Johnston (elected) | Councillor Ward 8 | 1515 |
| Carly Pettinger | Councillor Ward 8 | 1458 |
| Wendy Creighton | Councillor Ward 8 | 477 |
| Philip Molto | Councillor Ward 8 | 441 |
| Debbie Chapman (elected) | Councillor Ward 9 | 3651 |
| Tim Willcox | Councillor Ward 9 | 604 |
| Mohamed Askalany | Councillor Ward 9 | 413 |
| Sam Nabi (elected) | Councillor Ward 10 | 2701 |
| Stephanie Stretch | Councillor Ward 10 | 2689 |
| Peter Gordon Piluk | Councillor Ward 10 | 310 |
| Everton Dixon | Councillor Ward 10 | 235 |
| Aalaa Rehman | Councillor Ward 10 | 63 |
| Berry Vrbanovic (elected) | Mayor | 24153 |
| Cindy Ward | Mayor | 6677 |
| David Alton | Mayor | 5659 |
| Wazhma Frogh | Mayor | 2600 |
| George Trihenea | Mayor | 2155 |
| Manikantan Nair | Mayor | 1757 |
| Wali Khan | Mayor | 572 |
| Colleen James (elected) | Regional Councillor | 20929 |
| Michael Harris (elected) | Regional Councillor | 12737 |
| Matt Rodrigues (elected) | Regional Councillor | 12640 |
| Joe Gowing (elected) | Regional Councillor | 12476 |
| Simon Guthrie | Regional Councillor | 9006 |
| Anna Meksavanh | Regional Councillor | 8419 |
| Kevin White | Regional Councillor | 8268 |
| Mac Graham | Regional Councillor | 7671 |
| Ed Edwards | Regional Councillor | 6920 |
| Eve Elizabeth Simson | Regional Councillor | 6313 |
| Kim Huxted | Regional Councillor | 6286 |
| Michael Wisniewski | Regional Councillor | 4254 |
| Rachel McQuail (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 14054 |
| Mark Cairns (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 12623 |
| Marjorie Brown (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 11889 |
| Brent Hutzal (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 11158 |
| Sara Taghizadeh-Heroux | Trustee WRDSB | 8862 |
| Julia Malott | Trustee WRDSB | 8151 |
| Mandy Kaur | Trustee WRDSB | 7343 |
| Baboucarr Saidy | Trustee WRDSB | 3712 |
| Narine Dat Sookram | Trustee WRDSB | 3258 |
| Ahmed Kassad | Trustee WRDSB | 2692 |
| Sajid Mohamed Farooq Kolsawala | Trustee WRDSB | 2269 |
| Ibtissam Soliman | Trustee WRDSB | 1350 |
| Uche Michael Emelife | Trustee WRDSB | 1088 |
| Kitchener and Wilmot | ||
| Sandra Wojcik (elected) | Trustee WCDSB | 2915 |
| Ruthann Fisher (elected) | Trustee WCDSB | 2459 |
| Harriet Cullen (elected) | Trustee WCDSB | 2291 |
| Josh Rivers (elected) | Trustee WCDSB | 2185 |
| Janice Fiaschetti | Trustee WCDSB | 2160 |
| Renée Kraft | Trustee WCDSB | 2122 |
| Jess Hutton | Trustee WCDSB | 1768 |
| Suzanne Kearns | Trustee WCDSB | 1628 |
| North Dumfries | ||
| Derrick Ostner (elected) | Councillor Ward 1 | 1319 |
| Kishan Patel | Councillor Ward 1 | 233 |
| Denise Vanderhorst (elected) | Councillor Ward 2 | 574 |
| Sherri Hughes | Councillor Ward 2 | 365 |
| Qavi Aziz | Councillor Ward 2 | 45 |
| Alida Wilms (elected) | Councillor Ward 3 | Acclaimed |
| Jonathan Bos (elected) | Councillor Ward 4 | 555 |
| Barb Elliott | Councillor Ward 4 | 129 |
| Rodney Rolleman (elected) | Mayor | 3229 |
| Prabhjap Sandhu | Mayor | 368 |
| Terry Knarr | Mayor | 241 |
| Waterloo | ||
| Sandra Hanmer (elected) | Councillor Ward 1 | 2443 |
| Joel Botter | Councillor Ward 1 | 938 |
| Shawn Humes (elected) | Councillor Ward 2 | 859 |
| Ying Susan Jiang | Councillor Ward 2 | 753 |
| Janice Moore | Councillor Ward 2 | 573 |
| Asma Al-Wahsh | Councillor Ward 2 | 507 |
| Venkat Kondam | Councillor Ward 2 | 498 |
| Khaled Berbash | Councillor Ward 2 | 448 |
| Moraa Mochama | Councillor Ward 2 | 408 |
| Victoria Robertson (elected) | Councillor Ward 3 | 1941 |
| Hans Roach | Councillor Ward 3 | 1621 |
| Diane Freeman (elected) | Councillor Ward 4 | 2149 |
| Travis Restoule | Councillor Ward 4 | 1982 |
| Syed Tirmizi | Councillor Ward 4 | 272 |
| Scott Piatkowski (elected) | Councillor Ward 5 | 1377 |
| Marty Rempel | Councillor Ward 5 | 1273 |
| Victoria Richardson | Councillor Ward 5 | 743 |
| Eda Dede | Councillor Ward 5 | 607 |
| Andrew Portwine | Councillor Ward 5 | 423 |
| Mary Lou Roe (elected) | Councillor Ward 6 | 1943 |
| Damian Mikhail | Councillor Ward 6 | 1379 |
| Julie Wright (elected) | Councillor Ward 7 | 4408 |
| Abdullah | Councillor Ward 7 | 197 |
| Shannon Weber (elected) | Mayor | 15002 |
| Dorothy McCabe | Mayor | 8623 |
| Jeyas Balaskanthan | Mayor | 2425 |
| Jamie Hari | Mayor | 2186 |
| Jerry Jiang | Mayor | 587 |
| Jim Erb (elected) | Regional Councillor | 13994 |
| Chantal Huinink (elected) | Regional Councillor | 8605 |
| Chris Moser | Regional Councillor | 8602 |
| Lindsay Manary | Regional Councillor | 7316 |
| Rami Said | Regional Councillor | 3561 |
| Soobok Lee | Regional Councillor | 2208 |
| Sarvesh Pratap Singh | Regional Councillor | 2182 |
| Waterloo, Wellesley, and Woolwich | ||
| Linda Cuff (elected) | Trustee WCDSB | 1941 |
| Conrad Stanley | Trustee WCDSB | 1615 |
| Anna Aceto-Guerin | Trustee WCDSB | 1600 |
| Norman J Damaren | Trustee WCDSB | 1458 |
| Waterloo and Wilmot | ||
| Kathleen Woodcock (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 11779 |
| Karen Coviello (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 9224 |
| Brian Best (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 8748 |
| Cristina Bairos Fernandes | Trustee WRDSB | 5754 |
| Brian Bourke | Trustee WRDSB | 3996 |
| Geoff Horsman | Trustee WRDSB | 3766 |
| Clinton Heffernan | Trustee WRDSB | 3705 |
| Wellesley | ||
| Shelley Wagner (elected) | Councillor Ward 1 | Acclaimed |
| Chris Van Bargen (elected) | Councillor Ward 2 | Acclaimed |
| Derek Brick (elected) | Councillor Ward 3 | Acclaimed |
| Claude Hergott (elected) | Councillor Ward 4 | Acclaimed |
| Chris Martin (elected) | Mayor | 1532 |
| Joe Nowak | Mayor | 916 |
| Wilmot | ||
| Stewart Cressman (elected) | Councillor Ward 1 | 621 |
| Peter Varga | Councillor Ward 1 | 567 |
| Kiera Upward | Councillor Ward 1 | 52 |
| Michael Roth (elected) | Councillor Ward 2 | 453 |
| Lucy Lantz | Councillor Ward 2 | 438 |
| Alan Dicknoether | Councillor Ward 2 | 226 |
| Harvir Sidhu (elected) | Councillor Ward 3 | 1074 |
| Kevin Sundberg | Councillor Ward 3 | 588 |
| Tammy Gaudun Gies | Councillor Ward 3 | 274 |
| Steven Martin (elected) | Councillor Ward 4 | 1490 |
| Scott Dunstall (elected) | Councillor Ward 4 | 1282 |
| Krista Straus | Councillor Ward 4 | 1248 |
| Jeff Bell | Councillor Ward 4 | 1115 |
| Sam Hiemstra | Councillor Ward 4 | 1013 |
| Kristopher Wilkinson (elected) | Mayor | 2992 |
| Stephanie Goertz | Mayor | 2495 |
| Natasha Salonen | Mayor | 1691 |
| Clive Woolner | Mayor | 790 |
| Woolwich | ||
| Tina Weltz (elected) | Councillor Ward 1 | 2139 |
| Nathan Cadeau (elected) | Councillor Ward 1 | 1842 |
| Jason Godglick | Councillor Ward 1 | 924 |
| Paula Ferguson | Councillor Ward 1 | 652 |
| Tony Stevens | Councillor Ward 1 | 286 |
| Steven Haase (elected) | Councillor Ward 2 | 775 |
| Sheryl Tilley | Councillor Ward 2 | 642 |
| Eryn Koncir (elected) | Councillor Ward 3 | 1778 |
| Bonnie Bryant (elected) | Councillor Ward 3 | 1404 |
| Jeff Carruthers | Councillor Ward 3 | 627 |
| Janet Cox | Councillor Ward 3 | 601 |
| Evan Burgess (elected) | Mayor | 6019 |
| Eric Schwindt | Mayor | 2245 |
| Chane Ballantyne | Mayor | 132 |
| Glenn Fern | Mayor | 77 |
| Woolwich and Wellesley | ||
| Jen Burkholder (elected) | Trustee WRDSB | 3798 |
| Carlene Hawley | Trustee WRDSB | 2243 |
| Ashley Gilbert | Trustee WRDSB | 783 | All of Waterloo Region |
| Dorothée Petit-Pas (elected) | Trustee catholique MonAvenir (French Separate) | Acclaimed |
| Rachid Barrima (elected) | Trustee Viamonde (French Public) | Acclaimed |
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