Municipal elections were held in

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on Monday, October 21,

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s ( reeves),

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s (

aldermen An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen). The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking membe ...

), and

trustee Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, refers to anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the ...

s were elected to office in 16 of the 17 cities, all 108 towns, all 93 villages, all 5 specialized municipalities, all 64 municipal districts, 3 of the 8 improvement districts, and the advisory councils of the 3 special areas. The City of

Lloydminster Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administra ...

is on the Saskatchewan schedule (quadrennial), and held elections on October 24, 2012, while 5 improvement districts (Nos. 12, 13, 24, 25, and

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) have no councils and are led solely by the Minister of

Municipal Affairs Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...

. Since the 2010 municipal elections, portions of

Lac La Biche County Lac La Biche County is a List of specialized municipalities in Alberta, specialized municipality within Division No. 12, Alberta, Division No. 12 in northern Alberta, Canada. It was established through the amalgamation of the Lac La Biche, Alberta ...

and the

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (abbreviated RMWB) is a specialized municipality in northeast Alberta, Canada. It is the largest regional municipality in Canada by area (105650.88km2 , this number includes Wood Buffalo Nation Park o ...

formed

Improvement District No. 349 Improvement District No. 349 was an improvement district in northeast Alberta, Canada that existed between January 1, 2012 and May 1, 2021. The improvement district was largely coextensive with the Alberta portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons R ...

, and the villages of New Norway and Tilley were dissolved. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The

Alberta Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. Since 2012 the Legislative Assembly has had 87 members, elected first past the post f ...

passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act. Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.

Cities

The following are the elections for all Alberta cities. Bold indicates elected, and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

Airdrie

Citizens of Airdrie will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Peter Brown being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Brooks

Citizens of

Brooks Brooks may refer to: * Brook (small stream) Places Antarctica * Cape Brooks Canada *Brooks, Alberta United Kingdom * Brooks, Cornwall * Brooks, Powys, a location United States * Brooks, Alabama * Brooks, Arkansas * Brooks, California *Brooks, ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race ;Mayoral by-election (held January 18, 2016)

Calgary

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...

elected one mayor, 14 councillors (one from each of 14 wards), the seven Calgary School District trustees (each representing 2 of 14 wards), and five of the seven

Calgary Catholic School District Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 or the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighbouring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, ...

trustees (each representing 2 of 14 wards).

Camrose

Citizens of Camrose will elect one mayor and eight at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Cold Lake

Citizens of Cold Lake will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Craig Copeland being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Edmonton

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

elected one mayor, 12 councillors (one from each of 12 wards), seven of the nine

Edmonton Public Schools Edmonton Public Schools (legally Edmonton School Division) is the largest public school division in Edmonton, the second largest in Alberta, and the sixth largest in Canada. The division offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, ...

trustees (one from each of nine wards), and the seven

Edmonton Catholic School District Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division No. 7 or the Edmonton Catholic School Division (ECSD) is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Size The Edmonton Catholic School Division currently operates 96 schools. There are a tot ...

trustees (one from each of seven wards).

Fort Saskatchewan

Citizens of

Fort Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan is a city along the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Edmonton, the provincial capital. It is part of the Edmonton Capital Region#Edmonton CMA, Edmonton census metropolitan area and one of 24 muni ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Grande Prairie

Citizens of

Grande Prairie Grande Prairie is a city in Northern Alberta, northwestern Alberta, Canada, within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Alberta Highway 43, Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) ...

will elect one mayor and eight at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Lacombe

Citizens of

Lacombe Lacombe may refer to: Places * Lacombe, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe, Louisiana, United States * Lacombe, Aude, France * Lacombe (provincial electoral district), Canada * Lacombe (territorial electoral district), ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Leduc

Citizens of Leduc will elect one mayor and six at large aldermen (councillors). ;Mayoral race

Lethbridge

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 Alberta municipal censuses, 2023 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...

elected one mayor, eight councillors (all at large), the seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees, and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4's nine trustees (as Ward 2). This election marks a change of title for council members from "alderman" to "councillor".

Medicine Hat

Citizens of

Medicine Hat Medicine Hat is a city in Southern Alberta, southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff, Alberta, R ...

will elect one mayor and eight at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Red Deer

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Red Deer The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or Hart (deer), hart, and a female is called a doe or hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Ir ...

elected one mayor, eight councillors (all at large), the seven Red Deer School District No. 104 trustees (at large), and five of the Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39's seven trustees (as Red Deer Ward). They also voted to not implement a ward system in a

plebiscite A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate (rather than their representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either binding (resulting in the adoption of a new policy) or adv ...

Spruce Grove

Citizens of

Spruce Grove Spruce Grove is a city that is west of Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada. The city is adjacent to the Stony Plain, Alberta, Town of Stony Plain and is surrounded by Parkland County. With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the List of cit ...

will elect one mayor and six at large aldermen (councillors). ;Mayoral race

St. Albert

Citizens of St. Albert will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Wetaskiwin

Citizens of

Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word , meaning "the hills where peace was made". Wetaskiwin is home to the Reyn ...

will elect one mayor and six at large aldermen (councillors). ;Mayoral race

Towns

The following are the elections for Alberta towns with a population over 5,000. Bold indicates elected, and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

Banff

Citizens of Banff will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Beaumont

Citizens of Beaumont will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Blackfalds

Citizens of

Blackfalds Blackfalds is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 2A 13.5 km north of Red Deer. The town's name, Waghorn (for Walter Waghorn, post master), changed in 1903 to Blackfalds, after Blackfalds, a Scottish hamlet. Dem ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Bonnyville

Citizens of

Bonnyville Bonnyville is a town situated in East Northern Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake and St. Paul. The Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87 surrounds the community. The community derives its name from Father Bonnin, a Roman Catholic prie ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Canmore

Citizens of

Canmore Canmore may refer to: *Canmore (database), a Scottish national online database of ancient monuments; *Canmore, Alberta, a town in Canada; *the House of Dunkeld, a royal house that ruled Scotland in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries, including **Malc ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Chestermere

Citizens of

Chestermere Chestermere, originally named Chestermere Lake is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, within Rocky View County. It is largely a commuter town of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Region. The city, which surrounds Ches ...

will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Patricia Matthews being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Coaldale

Citizens of Coaldale will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Cochrane

Citizens of Cochrane will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race Morgan Justice Nagel was also elected as the youngest of the six councillors, of 13 candidates, becoming the youngest councillor in Cochrane at 23 years old.

Devon

Citizens of

Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Drayton Valley

Citizens of

Drayton Valley Drayton Valley is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Alberta Highway 22, Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately southwest of Edmonton. It is surrounded by Brazeau County, known for its vast petroleum, oil fields. The town is lo ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Drumheller

Citizens of

Drumheller Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Vall ...

will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Terry Yemen being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Edson

Citizens of Edson will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

High River

Citizens of

High River High River is a town within the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately south of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23. High River had a population of 14,324 in 2021. History The community takes ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Hinton

Citizens of Hinton will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Innisfail

Citizens of Innisfail will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Brian Spiller being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Morinville

Citizens of

Morinville Morinville is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately north of Edmonton along Alberta Highway 2, Highway 2. History Morinville was settled by Jean-Baptiste Morin, a priest and missionary of the Mi ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Okotoks

Citizens of

Okotoks Okotoks ( , originally ) is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region, Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada. It is on the Sheep River, approximately south of Downtown Calgary. Okotoks has emerged as a bedroom community of Calgary. According to t ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Olds

Citizens of

Olds Olds may refer to: People * The olds, a jocular and irreverent online nickname for old age, older adults * Olds (surname) Places * Olds, Alberta, Canada * Olds, Iowa, United States * Olds Peak, Antarctica Other uses * F. E. Olds, an American b ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Peace River

Citizens of

Peace River The Peace River () is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in the Peace-Athabasca Delta to form the ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Ponoka

Citizens of Ponoka will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Redcliff

Citizens of Redcliff will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Rocky Mountain House

Citizens of

Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately west of Red Deer at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 11 (David ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Slave Lake

Citizens of

Slave Lake Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction ...

will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Tyler Warman being elected with no opposition. ;Mayoral race

Stettler

Citizens of Sttetler will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Dick Richards being elected with no opposition. ;Mayoral race

Stony Plain

Citizens of Stony Plain will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to William Choy being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

St. Paul

Citizens of

St. Paul Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally ...

will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Glenn Andersen being elected with no opposition. ;Mayoral race

Strathmore

Citizens of Strathmore will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Sylvan Lake

Citizens of Sylvan Lake will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Taber

Citizens of Taber will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Vegreville

Citizens of

Vegreville Vegreville () is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 16A approximately east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the ''Vegreville Observer'', a week ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Wainwright

Citizens of Wainwright will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Brian Bethune being elected with no opposition. ;Mayoral race

Whitecourt

Citizens of

Whitecourt Whitecourt is a town in Northern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Woodlands County. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Alberta Highway 43, Highway 43 and Alberta Highway 32, Highw ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race Bold indicates elected, and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

Specialized municipalities

The following are the elections for Alberta specialized municipalities with a population over 5,000, which include the urban service areas of

Fort McMurray Fort McMurray ( ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significa ...

and

Sherwood Park Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary. While long confined to generally south of Highway 16 ( Ye ...

Crowsnest Pass

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Crowsnest Pass Crowsnest Pass (sometimes referred to as Crow's Nest Pass, ) is a low mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta–British Columbia border. Geography The pass is located in southeast British Columbia an ...

will elect one mayor, and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Mackenzie County

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Mackenzie County Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzie Highway. The municipal office is located in the hamlet of Fort Vermilion. History Originally ''Improvement ...

were to elect ten councillors (one from each of ten wards). As six of them were acclaimed, citizens of wards 1, 3, 7 and 9 will elect the remaining four councillors.

Strathcona County

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Strathcona County Strathcona County is a Specialized municipalities of Alberta, specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Division No. 11, Alberta, Census Di ...

elected one mayor, eight councillors (one from each of eight wards), five of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14's nine trustees (three from Sherwood Park, one from Strathcona County north, and one from Strathcona County south), and four of the Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41's seven trustees (supporters in

Wood Buffalo

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of the

elected one mayor, ten councillors (from four wards), the five Fort McMurray Public School District trustees (in

), five of the Northland School Division No. 61's 22 school boards (outside Fort McMurray, three or five trustees each), and the five Fort McMurray Catholic School District trustees (in Fort McMurray).

Municipal districts

The following are the election results for Alberta municipal districts (counties) with a population over 5,000 and have an elected mayor or reeve position. Bold indicates elected, and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

Bonnyville No. 87

Citizens of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 will elect six councillors from six wards. ;Reeve race

Brazeau County

Citizens of

Brazeau County Brazeau County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 11. The municipal district was incorporated on July 1, 1988 from ''Improvement District No. 222''. On October 1, 2002, the name was changed fro ...

will elect six councillors from six divisions. ;Reeve race

Lac La Biche County

Citizens of

will elect seven councillors from seven wards. ;Mayoral race

Red Deer County

Citizens of

Red Deer County Red Deer County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 8 and surrounding the City of Red Deer. The neighbouring municipalities of Red Deer County are Clearwater County to the west, Lacombe County to the ...

will elect six councillors from six divisions. No mayoral election will be held due to Jim Wood being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

St. Paul County No. 19

Citizens of the

County of St. Paul No. 19 The County of St. Paul No. 19 is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district in eastern Central Alberta, central Alberta, Canada. Located in Division No. 12, Alberta, Census Division No. 12, its List of municipal districts in A ...

will elect six councillors from six divisions. ;Mayoral race

Yellowhead County

Citizens of

Yellowhead County Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. It is the only municipal district within Alberta census division No. 14. History *1994: Established as a ''Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94'' on January 1. ...

elected eight councillors from eight wards. ;Mayoral race

References

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Cities

Airdrie

Brooks

Calgary

Camrose

Cold Lake

Edmonton

Fort Saskatchewan

Grande Prairie

Lacombe

Leduc

Lethbridge

Medicine Hat

Red Deer

Spruce Grove

St. Albert

Wetaskiwin

Towns

Banff

Beaumont

Blackfalds

Bonnyville

Canmore

Chestermere

Coaldale

Cochrane

Devon

Drayton Valley

Drumheller

Edson

High River

Hinton

Innisfail

Morinville

Okotoks

Olds

Peace River

Ponoka

Redcliff

Rocky Mountain House

Slave Lake

Stettler

Stony Plain

St. Paul

Strathmore

Sylvan Lake

Taber

Vegreville

Wainwright

Whitecourt

Specialized municipalities

Crowsnest Pass

Mackenzie County

Strathcona County

Wood Buffalo

Municipal districts

Bonnyville No. 87

Brazeau County

Lac La Biche County

Red Deer County

St. Paul County No. 19

Yellowhead County

See also

References