Val van den Broek has been elected mayor of Langley City – beating out the projected favourite Peter Fassbender by just over 200 votes. Fassbender was minister of education under the former provincial Liberal government. Van den Broek, a one-time councillor, garnered 2,446 of the votes, while Fassbender only earned 2,240. The final candidate Serena Oh received 146 votes.
Incumbent councillors Paul Albrecht, Gayle Martin, Nathan Pachal and Rudy Storteboom were re-elected, along with newcomer Rosemary Wallace and Teri James.
Below is the full list of mayoral and councillor candidates in Langley.
Candidates
Mayor
Peter Fassbender
Serena Oh
Val van den Broek
Council
Paul Albrecht (incumbent)
Dave Allison
Jack Arnold (incumbent)
Randy Caine
Corey Doherty
Jeff Jacobs
Teri James
Bruce Kilby
Gayle Martin (incumbent)
Andrew Mercier
Dana L Miller
Nathan Pachal (incumbent)
Mike Solyom
David Stingl
Rudy Storteboom (incumbent)
Rosemary Wallace
Boundary
About 10 sq. km in size, the City of Langley is located in the Fraser Valley, west of Surrey and east of Abbotsford. Geographically, it is surrounded by the Township of Langley, which covers a larger area.
Population (2016)
25,888
History
Langley began life as a settlement known as “Innes Corners” before the name was changed to “Langley Prairie.”
A business centre built up along the (Old) Yale Road and continued growth prompted demand for better service levels.
Thus the City of Langley, distinct from the Township of Langley, was born in 1955.
Median total income of couple economic families with children (2015)/B.C. median
$103,095/$111,736
Crime Severity Index (CSI) – 2016/B.C.
194.62 (20.89)/93.63 (-0.71)
Violent Crime Severity Index (CSI) – 2016/B.C.
135.49 (2.99)/74.86 (-9.81)
Political representation
Federal
John Aldag (Liberal) – Cloverdale-Langley City
Provincial
Mary Polak (BC Liberal) – Langley
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