Tag: Municipal election
‘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.
Letters to the Editor: October 28, 2022
Stop blaming public
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.
Civic election: Smaller communities, big gains in gender equity
When Lindsay Wilson launched a program to encourage women to go into civic politics, she never considered running herself.
ANALYSIS: A step forward, a step backward in London council’s diversity
London’s next city council will have the most women politicians in nearly a decade, with five elected Monday night, but will be losing other diverse voices.
Letters to the Editor: October 26, 2022
Voter turnout sad
Election surprises pop up across Southwestern Ontario cities and towns
Southwestern Ontario was full of surprising twists and close calls in the civic elections, with longtime mayors turfed in three centres near London.
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:
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.