It appeared to be a night of change for many municipalities across B.C. on Saturday as many incumbent mayors lost their seats in sometimes close races.
Polling stations across B.C. for the 2026 municipal elections are closed, and voters’ choices have produced some upsets and surprises this time around.
You can find full results in an interactive table here.
Vancouverites have voted in a new mayor, with Pete Fry projected to take the top job in that city, beating out incumbent Ken Sim.
In what could be a surprise for many, Surrey’s new mayor is projected to be Doug McCallum, beating out incumbent mayor Brenda Locke.
West Vancouver’s incumbent mayor Mark Sager is projected to lose his seat to Kirk LaPointe.
In Port Moody, incumbent mayor Meghan Lahti is projected to lose her seat to Haven Lurbiecki.
In Langley Township, incumbent Mayor Eric Woodward is projected to lose his seat to Jay Lundgren.
Daniel Fontaine is projected to be the next mayor of New Westminster, beating out incumbent Patrick Johnstone.
In Delta, Melissa Granum is projected to be the city’s next mayor, beating out incumbent George Harvie.
Penticton is projected to get a new mayor, Dan Ashton, after incumbent Julius Bloomfield is projected to lose his seat.
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In Prince George, Garth Frizzell is projected to beat incumbent Simon Yu to be the next mayor.
Kamloops is also projected to get a new mayor, with Mike O’Reilly beating out incumbent Reid Hamer-Jackson.
Incumbent Mayor Brad West is projected to retain his seat in Port Coquitlam.
In the City of North Vancouver, incumbent mayor Linda Buchanan is projected to keep her seat and in the District of North Vancouver, Mike Little is projected to keep his mayoral seat.
Richmond’s new mayor is projected to be Rob Howard after long-time mayor Malcom Brodie chose not to run again.
Incumbent Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens is projected to win his seat again.
In Coquitlam, Craig Hodge is projected to be the city’s new mayor.
White Rock’s new mayor is projected to be Chris Shields.
In Pitt Meadows, incumbent Mayor Nicole MacDonald is projected to keep her seat.
Chilliwack’s next mayor is projected to be Jason Lum.
Victoria’s next mayor is projected to be Marianne Alto.
In a close race in Kelowna, Tom Dyas is projected to be the next mayor.
General local elections were held for mayors and municipal councillors, regional district directors, school board trustees, park boards in Vancouver and Cultus Lake and the Islands Trust.
Each local government in B.C. manages its own voting stations.
Local governments provide information on when, where and how to vote.
Global BC will have complete coverage of the municipal elections on TV, radio and online.
We are live on Global BC, BC1, Global Okanagan, CKNW and STACKTV for our Global News election special from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. PT.
The show will also be livestreamed at the top of this page and on the Global BC YouTube channel.
In order to be eligible to vote, the following conditions must be met:
- A person must be 18 years of age or older when they register to vote or 18 years or older on general voting day
- Be a Canadian citizen
- Have been a resident of B. C. for at least six months immediately before they register to vote
- Be a resident of the municipality or electoral area
- Not be disqualified under the Local Government Act, or any other enactment from voting in local elections or be otherwise disqualified by law
Eligible electors who live on a First Nation reserve can vote.
Eligible electors without a fixed address or who live in a tiny home or RV without a residential address may still register to vote as a resident elector in the local government they usually reside.
You must suck pps coc Walter.Prk
Useless wastes of skin
Throw the incumbents out!
Now let’s finish the job and throw out the NDP!
BC Cons 80 seats Green 10 NDP 3
I’m voting for Elbows Up my A$$ !!!
Eby for Premier ,Drugs Needles and Poverty for everyone!!!
LPC all the way ,Carney is the man for the job,Trudeau was brilliant !!
Lots of deadbeats loosing their seats due to their incompetence and garbage policies
What about Crackhead Ridge ,just East of Pitt Meadows, the city with the Bridge that goes to India .
What about Burnaby
Why do you and other media outlets fail to mention Troy Van Vliet and the rest of the Surrey Now team. Especially when Surrey Now is the only party running a school board and have medical doctors running for both council and school board (a first).
I’m voting Conservative today. I’m voting Doerkson for mayor and all the Conservative councillors and school board candidates.