Election results now available for the 2026 Kawartha Lakes Municipal Election

Kawartha Lakes – Unofficial results are now available for the 2026 Kawartha Lakes Municipal Election. 

Voting closed at 8pm on Monday October 26. Electors voted for the Mayor, Ward Councillors and School Board Trustees for the 2026 to 2030 term of office. 

A total of 27,170 ballots were cast in the 2026 Municipal Election.

Note: 100% of the result reporting.

Unofficial Election Results 

Mayor: Charles McDonald

Ward 1 Councillor: Brian Bartley

Ward 2 Councillor: Terry Blackmore

Ward 3 Councillor: Mike Perry

Ward 4 Councillor: Guru Bhat

Ward 5 Councillor: Mark Doble

Ward 6 Councillor: Jasmine Marshall

Ward 7 Councillor: Eric Smeaton

Ward 8 Councillor: Tom Hickey

School Board Trustees 

Trillium Lakelands District School Board – English Public 

Wards 1 and 4: Deb McInerney

Wards 2 and 3: Tim McAlpine – Acclaimed 

Ward 5: Alex Steven

Wards 6 and 8: Ashley Ferreira

Ward 7: Colleen Wilcox – Acclaimed 

Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board – English Catholic:  Mary Winn – Acclaimed 

Conseil scolaire Viamonde – French Public: Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, Durham and Quinte West: Erik Lapointe – Acclaimed 

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir – French Catholic: Kawartha Lakes, Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough and Quinte West: Marcellin Kwilu Mondu – Acclaimed 

Election results to be certified 

The results published on election night are unofficial. Official results will be certified by the City Clerk in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.  

For complete election results and information about the 2026 Municipal Election, visit www.kawarthalakes.ca/ElectionResults. 

The new term of Council begins Monday November 16, 2026.