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Jennifer Kyle elected mayor of Brant County, Richard Carpenter as Brantford mayor

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Residents of the County of Brant and the City of Brantford went to the polls Monday to vote for the city’s mayor and other municipal officials.

Here are the results of the 2026 Municipal Election for Brant County and the City of Brantford.

To watch our live coverage of the municipal elections, go to our YouTube channel.

Brant County

Polls have officially closed in parts of Ontario with ballots currently being tallied.

Jennifer Kyle has been elected the next mayor of Brant County.

She is the first woman to be elected as mayor of the county, and ran on a platform focusing on thoughtful grown, financial responsibility and rural responsibility.

Declared winners for each ward in the County of Brant are listed below. Incumbents securing re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). CHCH News will update this list as results are finalized.

County of Brant ward map. (CHCH News)

Ward 1:

  • John MacAlpine*
  • Steve Schmitt

Ward 2:

  • Steve Howes*
  • James McCulloch

Ward 3:

  • John Peirce*
  • John Bell*

Ward 4:

  • Robert Chambers*
  • Ben Clement

Ward 5:

  • Ella Haley*
  • Mike Gatopoulos

READ MORE: Everything you need to know about the County of Brant’s 2026 municipal election

City of Brantford

Richard Carpenter, who has represented Ward 4 for over 30 years, has been elected the new mayor of the City of Brantford.

Carpenter ran on a platform focusing on safer neighbourhoods, protecting green space, healthcare access and building community trust.

The city experienced its largest council turnover in decades, with councillors who have served decades stepping down to run for mayor, which included Carpenter, Dan McCreary, Rose Sicoli and Mandy Samwell.

Declared winners for each ward in the City of Brantford are listed below. Incumbents securing re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). CHCH News will update this list as results are finalized.

Brantford ward map. (CHCH News)

Ward 1 (two councillors elected):

  • Darryl Casey
  • Bob Sproul

Ward 2 (two councillors elected):

  • Dave Malcolm
  • Gino Caputo*

Ward 3 (two councillors elected):

  • Trevor J. Cherewka
  • Aaron Jeavons

Ward 4 (two councillors elected):

  • Linda Hunt*
  • Nicole Callander

Ward 5 (two councillors elected):

  • Brian Van Tilborg*
  • Karleigh Csordas

Municipal Term of Office begins November 15, 2026, and runs until November 14, 2030.

Election data is sourced from local municipalities and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO).

READ MORE: Everything you need to know about Brantford’s 2026 municipal election

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