More than 250 people are running for mayor and councillor in municipalities on south Vancouver Island in the 2026 local government elections.<\/p>\n
More than 250 people are running for mayor and councillor in municipalities on south Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n Click the name of the municipality to jump to its list of candidates. Clicking on individual names will take you to candidates’ answers to our questionnaire; responses are as they were submitted and have not been edited for spelling, grammar, punctuation or content.<\/p>\n If there is no link, we did not receive a response.<\/p>\n Are you a candidate who wants to take part? Send an email to [email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/p>\n The municipalities<\/p>\n Central Saanich<\/a> | Colwood<\/a> | Duncan<\/a> | Esquimalt<\/a> | Highlands<\/a> | Langford<\/a> | Metchosin<\/a> | Nanaimo<\/a> | North Cowichan<\/a> | North Saanich<\/a> | Oak Bay<\/a> | Parksville<\/a> | Qualicum Beach<\/a> |\u00a0Saanich<\/a> | Sidney<\/a> | Sooke<\/a> | Victoria<\/a> | View Royal<\/a><\/p>\n > Central Saanich election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Council \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Colwood<\/p>\n > Colwood election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Duncan<\/p>\n > Duncan election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n
Councillor<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Esquimalt<\/p>\n > Esquimalt election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Highlands<\/p>\n > Highlands election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Langford<\/p>\n > Langford election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Metchosin<\/p>\n > Metchosin election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 four to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Nanaimo<\/p>\n > Nanaimo election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 eight to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n > North Cowichan election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n > North Saanich election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n
Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n > Oak Bay election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 \u00a0six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Parksville<\/p>\n > Parksville election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n > Qualicum Beach election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n
Councillor \u2014 four to be elected<\/p>\n Saanich<\/p>\n > Saanich election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 eight to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Sidney<\/p>\n > Sidney election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n
Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Sooke<\/p>\n > Sooke election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n
Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Victoria<\/p>\n > Victoria election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor\u00a0\u2014\u00a0eight to be elected<\/p>\n Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n > View Royal election news<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor<\/p>\n Councillor \u2014 six to be elected<\/p>\n
\n\tMike McKinlay \u2014 acclaimed
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\n\tPeter Jones (incumbent)
\n\tFelice Mazzoni – North Saanich Strong
\n\tJack McClintock (current councillor)
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\n\tNessa Cymbalisty
\n\tAdam Walker (served before 2022)
\n\tTeunis Westbroek (incumbent)
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\n\tPeter Wainwright (served before 2022)\u00a0\u2014 acclaimed
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\n\tAl Beddows (current councillor)
\n\tKevin Pearson – Sooke First (current councillor)
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