The 2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections were held on October 24, 2022, in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect

Waterloo Regional Council The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumfr ...

, the mayors and city councils of

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

, Kitchener,

North Dumfries The Township of North Dumfries is a rural township in Ontario, Canada, part of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Communities North Dumfries includes the following communities: Ayr, Branchton, Clyde (formerly from Beverley Township, Wentwort ...

, Waterloo, Wellesley,

Wilmot Wilmot may refer to: Places Australia *Division of Wilmot, an abolished Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania * Wilmot, Tasmania, a locality in the North-West Region Canada *Wilmot, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community and former t ...

, and

Woolwich Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thr ...

, the Waterloo Region District School Board (Public), the

Waterloo Catholic District School Board Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) is a school board serving the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is headquartered in Kitchener, and is currently the eighth-largest Catholic school system in Ontario. As of November 2023, thi ...

, and the regional members of

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and

Conseil Scolaire Viamonde The Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV) is a public-secular French first language school board, and manages elementary and secondary schools in the Ontario Peninsula and the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The school board operates 41 elementary schools an ...

(Public). The election will be held in conjunction with the province wide 2022 municipal elections. (X) denotes incumbent.

Waterloo Regional Council

Chair

Incumbent chair

Karen Redman Karen Redman, (née Longo; born January 8, 1953) is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2008, representing the riding of Kitchener Centre for the Liberal Party. She served as Chief Government W ...

ran for re-election.

Council

includes the chair, the mayors of the seven constituent municipalities (see below) and eight directly elected councillors from the three main cities:

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

List of candidates:

Mayor

Incumbent mayor

Kathryn McGarry Kathryn McGarry is a Canadian politician who was the 6th mayor of Cambridge from 2018 to 2022. Prior to her election as mayor, she represented the riding of Cambridge in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018. She was a minister ...

ran against city councillor Jan Liggett.

Cambridge City Council Cambridge City Council is a district council in the county of Cambridgeshire, which governs the City of Cambridge. History Cambridge was granted a Royal Charter by King John in 1207, which permitted the appointment of a mayor. The first recorde ...

Kitchener

List of candidates:

Mayor

Berry Vrbanovic Berry Vrbanovic (born August 19, 1966) is a Croatian Canadian politician who has served as mayor of Kitchener, Ontario since the 2014 municipal election. Berry attended St. Jerome's High School, and graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University wit ...

ran for re-election.

Kitchener City Council Kitchener City Council is the governing body for the city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The council consists of the Mayor of Kitchener and 10 ward councillors. 2006-2010 Council elected in the 2006 municipal election. 2010-2014 Council elec ...

North Dumfries The Township of North Dumfries is a rural township in Ontario, Canada, part of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Communities North Dumfries includes the following communities: Ayr, Branchton, Clyde (formerly from Beverley Township, Wentwort ...

Sue Foxton was re-elected as mayor by acclamation:

Mayor

Waterloo

List of candidates:

Mayor

Incumbent mayor

Dave Jaworsky David Jaworsky (born 1964) is a Canadian politician and former BlackBerry executive. He was the mayor of Waterloo, Ontario from 2014 to 2022. As mayor, he also served on Waterloo Regional Council. Career In 1988, Jaworsky received a bachelor' ...

did not seek re-election.

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Wellesley

Joe Nowak was re-elected mayor by acclamation.

Mayor

Wilmot Wilmot may refer to: Places Australia Division of Wilmot, an abolished Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania Wilmot, Tasmania, a locality in the North-West Region Canada *Wilmot, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community and former t ...

The following were the results for mayor.

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Les Armstrong did not run for re-election. Councillor Jenn Pfenning ran to replace him.

Woolwich Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thr ...

The following were the results for mayor:

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Sandy Shantz ran for re-election. Councillor Pat Merlihan ran against her. {, class="wikitable" , - ! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;", Mayoral Candidate ! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;", Vote ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;", % , - , Sandy Shantz (X) , , 3,929 , , 57.90 , - , Patrick Merlihan , , 2,857, , 42.10

References

Waterloo Politics of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo