2018 Waterloo Region municipal elections
The 2018 Waterloo Region municipal elections will be held on October 22, 2018 in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect Waterloo Regional Council, the mayors and city councils of Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich, the Waterloo Region District School Board, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, and the regional members of Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud and Conseil Scolaire Viamonde. The election was held in conjunction with the province wide 2018 municipal elections.
Names in bold denotes elected candidates.
denotes incumbent.Chair
Council
Waterloo Regional Council includes the chair, the mayors of the seven constituent municipalities plus the following council races:Cambridge">Cambridge, Ontario">Cambridge
Referendum
Referendum on ranked ballots: "Are you in favour of the City of Cambridge using a ranked ballot system for the 2022 municipal election?"
Choice | Vote | % |
Yes | 13,488 | 56.35 |
No | 10,449 | 43.65 |
As the only 27.27% of eligible voters voted in the referendum, the results are non binding.
List of candidates:Mayor
Cambridge City Council">Cambridge, Ontario City Council">Cambridge City Council
Kitchener">Kitchener, Ontario">Kitchener
List of candidates:Mayor
Mayor
Waterloo">Waterloo, Ontario">Waterloo
List of candidates:Mayor
Wellesley">Wellesley, Ontario">Wellesley
Mayor
Wilmot">Wilmot, Ontario">Wilmot
Mayor
Woolwich">Woolwich, Ontario">Woolwich
Mayor