SURREY, B.C. – Voters across British Columbia elected new mayors on October 17, 2026, with incumbents falling in 9 of 21 major municipalities tracked by Apna News.
The biggest upsets came in the region’s two largest cities: Doug McCallum, 82, returned as Surrey mayor defeating incumbent Brenda Locke, while Pete Fry unseated Ken Sim in Vancouver.
Here are the results from 21 municipalities (all unofficial until certified):
VANCOUVER
Pete Fry – 88,218 votes (46.4%) – ELECTED
Ken Sim (incumbent) – 62,603
Source: City of Vancouver
SURREY
Doug McCallum – 42,741 votes (31.94%) – ELECTED
Brenda Locke (incumbent) – 30,886 (23.08%)
134,437 ballots counted, 164/164 tabulators, turnout 37.35%
Source: City of Surrey official feed
BURNABY
Mike Hurley (incumbent) – 28,946 (58.4%) – RE-ELECTED
Heymann Yip – 9,250
RICHMOND
Rob Howard – 19,676 (34.5%) – ELECTED
Alexa Loo – 18,796 (32.9%)
Closest race of the night – decided by 880 votes
DELTA
Melissa Granum – 16,197 (48.4%) – ELECTED
Dylan Kruger – 9,460
LANGLEY TOWNSHIP
Jay Lundgren – 18,302 (54.2%) – ELECTED
Eric Woodward (incumbent) – 15,459
LANGLEY CITY
Delaney Mack – 3,753 (60.9%) – ELECTED
Nathan Pachal (incumbent) – 2,411
COQUITLAM
Craig Hodge – 15,654 (60.5%) – ELECTED
Trish Mandewo – 7,309
PORT COQUITLAM
Brad West (incumbent) – 12,907 (90.6%) – RE-ELECTED
Connor Fesenmaier – 1,087
PORT MOODY
Haven Lurbiecki – 5,400 (52.7%) – ELECTED
Meghan Lahti (incumbent) – 4,854
NEW WESTMINSTER
Daniel Fontaine – 12,361 (55.0%) – ELECTED
Patrick Johnstone (incumbent) – 10,128
NORTH VANCOUVER (CITY)
Linda Buchanan (incumbent) – 6,056 (46.3%) – RE-ELECTED
Mike McGraw – 5,163
NORTH VANCOUVER (DISTRICT)
Mike Little (incumbent) – 10,431 (51.4%) – RE-ELECTED
Stephan Nieweler – 6,145
WEST VANCOUVER
Kirk LaPointe – 5,215 (43.6%) – ELECTED
Mark Sager (incumbent) – 3,799
WHITE ROCK
Chris Shields – ELECTED (vote counts not published)
Susan Bains – runner-up
MAPLE RIDGE
Jerry Kok – 12,347 (58.02%) – ELECTED
Dan Ruimy (incumbent) – 8,932
PITT MEADOWS
Nicole MacDonald (incumbent) – 3,586 – RE-ELECTED
Janis Elkerton – 1,021
ABBOTSFORD
Ross Siemens (incumbent) – 19,418 (62.1%) – RE-ELECTED
Sukhi Dhami – 9,114
CHILLIWACK
Jason Lum – 15,525 (82.3%) – ELECTED
Martina Rosini – 2,198
KELOWNA
Tom Dyas (incumbent) – 19,451 (50.5%) – RE-ELECTED
Ron Cannan – 18,482
VICTORIA
Marianne Alto (incumbent) – 13,505 (44.2%) – RE-ELECTED
Bruce McGuigan – 10,531
All results are unofficial until certified by each municipality’s chief election officer.
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