Tag: Civic election 2022
Area trustee ‘stung’ to find name on list of ‘anti-woke’ candidates
Another Thames Valley trustee says her name appeared on ‘anti-woke’ website but denies she has any affiliation with the group.
School trustees seek solutions amid low turnout, stranded votes
Dismal as the overall turnout was in London’s civic election, falling to an historic low of one in four voters, the numbers that helped decide who sits on the area’s two major school boards was even lower in some areas.
‘Giving away your power’: What does London’s 25% voter turnout tell us?
The Londoners who voted in Monday’s civic election would almost fill the home stadium of the Buffalo Bills. Or match the population in all of Middlesex County.
Time’s up to take down election signs after municipal campaigns
Time has run out for civic election candidates to take down their signs from intersections, roadways and front lawns.
Rookies’ learning curve may slow London city council direction: Experts
A surprising election result that puts eight new members on council means Londoners won’t know for a while how their new council will work or on what, political scientists say.
CIVIC ELECTION: Thames Valley, London Catholic school board trustees
Here are the winners of the local school board trustee races in the region’s two biggest school boards:
Five big issues London’s new city council will confront
A new city council was elected Monday night. The new crew will take office Nov. 15, and there are a few burning issues they’ll need to address — some of them quickly. City hall reporter Megan Stacey breaks down five of the biggest issues: Homelessness: Dozens of candidates made London’s homelessness crisis a key part […]
Record low turnout, council shakeup steal Josh Morgan’s mayoral thunder
Josh Morgan cruised to victory in London’s mayoral race Monday night, but he’ll helm a divided group after an unexpected shakeup of city council. Eight rookie councillors were elected Monday as voter turnout in London plunged to barely 25 per cent, what one expert called an “abysmally low” record that likely played a role in […]
Joe Preston wins re-election in St. Thomas mayoral rematch
St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston cruised to re-election Monday, defeating the same two-term mayoral rival he defeated last time in a race that was anything but the close match some voters had expected.
Woodstock elects new mayor; criminally charged incumbent trounced
Voters in Woodstock ousted their criminally-charged mayor, Trevor Birtch, turning instead to a city councillor to helm their civic government.