SURREY, B.C. - Surrey Connect, the municipal party led by former Surrey mayor Brenda Locke, has congratulated Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and the BC Conservatives on their victory in the Oct. 24, 2026 BC provincial election, using a statement issued on Sunday, Oct. 25 to renew its call for Metro Vancouver to be restructured around core services.
In the statement, Surrey Connect describes the Conservative win as decisive and says British Columbians have delivered “a clear mandate for leadership focused on results, responsible spending and stronger accountability.” The release refers to Doerkson as premier-elect. Apna News describes him as the projected premier because Elections BC results are preliminary until the final count, scheduled for Nov. 6 to 10, 2026.
The Conservatives won 64 of the legislature’s 93 seats on election night, including all 10 Surrey ridings, a sweep Surrey Connect says matters locally because the provincial government funds infrastructure, supports local communities and oversees regional institutions. “We look forward to the new provincial government committed to getting our fiscal house in order and building the economy for Surrey and all British Columbians,” the statement says.
Metro Vancouver restructuring call renewed
Much of the statement is aimed at regional governance. Surrey Connect says it is “calling for a more fair and accountable approach to regional spending and governance,” and it welcomes the Conservative commitment to restructure Metro Vancouver so the regional district focuses on its core responsibilities and delivers only essential services effectively, an approach the party says respects the financial pressures facing residents and businesses.
The position is a long-standing one for Locke and her party. Surrey Connect says it “has stood for a regional governance that is transparent, streamlined and focused on service delivery,” rather than unnecessary bureaucracy or expanding mandates, and reforming Metro Vancouver was one of the five commitments Locke demanded from all provincial parties on Oct. 15, two days before the municipal election, alongside a second tower at Surrey Memorial Hospital and an equity review of provincial funding for Surrey versus Vancouver.
The statement also ties the argument to Surrey’s growth, describing the city as one of the fastest-growing communities in the province and saying residents need infrastructure, services and regional decision-making that keep pace with that growth equitably.
Statement comes a week after Locke’s municipal defeat
The congratulations arrive just over a week after Locke lost the mayor’s chair. In the Oct. 17, 2026 Surrey municipal election, Doug McCallum of the Safe Surrey Coalition defeated Locke by 42,741 votes to 30,886, a result the City of Surrey declared official on Oct. 21. Surrey Connect continues to hold seats on Surrey city council, and the party says it wishes the new provincial government “every success as they begin the important work ahead for British Columbia.”
Neither McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition nor the Conservative Party of BC had issued a public response to the Surrey Connect statement by publication time.
Source: Surrey Connect media release, October 25, 2026.
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