Municipal Elections
Elections for Municipal and School Board Trustees are held every four years. Wellington North has a Ward system, with one elected official for each Ward and a Mayor who is elected at-large. The Mayor also sits as a member of the County of Wellington Council. Additionally two members are elected in Wellington North to sit as member of the County of Wellington Council. Voters also cast votes for School Board Trustees.
2026 Wellington North Election
The next municipal election will be held on October 26, 2026.
Confirm, update, or add your information to the voter registry for Municipal elections in Ontario at: Register to Vote (www.registertovoteon.ca)
2026 Municipal Election Registered Candidates July 20, 2026 (PDF)
Wellington North Mayor
- McCabe, Steven - Date Filed: May 1, 2026, 519-848-3698, mccabe4wnmayor@gmail.com
Wellington North Ward 1
- Renken, Penny - Date Filed: May 8, 2026, 519-323-0065, hprenken@wightman.ca
- Allen, Wayne - Date Filed: May 20, 2026, 519-323-7676, wcallen@wightman.ca
- McInnis, Michelle - Date Filed: July 10, 2026, 647-964-6111 mlynnbaird@hotmail.com
Wellington North Ward 2
- Burke, Sherry - Date Filed: May 15, 2026, 519-323-2604, sherryburke@wightman.ca
- Aston, Laura - Date Filed: June 3, 2026, 519-509-8867, lfaston@gmail.com
Wellington North Ward 3
- Kiers, Erin - Date Filed: May 14, 2026, 519-509-1976, ekierspod@gmail.com
Wellington North Ward 4
- Zantout, Alex - Date Filed: May 1, 2026, 437-972-2042, Alex.zantout@gmail.com
- Karwal, Serge - Date Filed: July 16, 2026, 416-677-2966, maple9447@gmail.com
Wellington County Ward 3
- Cork, Campbell - Date Filed: May 1, 2026, 519-323-2410, ccork@wightman.ca
Wellington County Ward 4
- O'Neill, Stephen - Date Filed: May 8, 2026, 519-766-7382, steve.oneill@eastlink.ca
Trustee Upper Grand District School Board English Public
Trustee Wellington Catholic School Board English Separate
- Finoro, Andrew - Date Filed: May 6, 2026, andrew.finoro@gmail.com
Conseil scolaire Viamonde) French Public
- Barrima, Rachid - Date Filed: June 8, 2026, rbarrima@laurentian.ca
Trustee Conseil Scolaire Catholique Monavenir (French Separate)
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Municipal and School Board Elections Notice of Nomination for Office
Commencing May 1, 2026, Nominations may be filed in the office of the Clerk during regular business hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., until Thursday August 20 and on Friday August 21, 2026 (Nomination Day) from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Nominations must be completed on the prescribed forms (Nomination Paper – Form 1, Endorsement of Nomination – Form 2 and the Declaration of Qualifications), signed by the candidate and accompanied by the nomination filing fee of $200 for Mayor and $100 for all other offices (Councillor, County Councillor, School Board Trustee). The filing fee is payable by cash, debit, cheque, or money order payable to the Township of Wellington North.
Candidates must submit 25 signatures endorsing their nomination. Anyone providing an endorsement signature is required to sign a declaration that they are eligible to vote in the municipality.
Candidates are prohibited from incurring expenses, or receiving contributions until nomination papers have been filed.
Nominations (to be filed with the Clerk Township of Wellington North) are being accepted by appointment only for the offices of:
Mayor: 1 to be elected
Township Councillor – Ward 1: 1 to be elected
Township Councillor – Ward2: 1 to be elected
Township Councillor – Ward 3: 1 to be elected
Township Councillor – Ward 4: 1 to be electedWellington County Councillor – Ward 3
1 to be elected (Nomination Forms to be filed with the Clerk, Township of Wellington North)Wellington County Councillor – Ward 4
1 to be elected (Nomination Forms to be filed with the Clerk, Township of Wellington North)Wellington County Councillor – Ward 5
1 to be elected (Nomination Forms to be filed wiht the Clerk, Township of Centre Wellington)Wellington County Councillor – Ward 6
1 to be elected (Nomination Forms to be filed with the Clerk, Township of Centre Wellington)Wellington Catholic District School Board (English Separate):
1 to be elected from the Township of Centre Wellington, the Town of Minto, the Township of Mapleton and the Township of Wellington North Nomination forms to be filed with the Clerk, Township of Centre WellingtonUpper Grand District School Board (English Public): 1 to be elected from the Townships of Wellington North, Minto and Mapleton. Nomination forms to be filed with the Clerk, Township of Wellington North
Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (French Public): 1 to be elected from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Counties of Middlesex, Wellington, Perth & Huron Nomination forms to be filed with the Clerk, City of London
Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir (formerly Conseil Scolaire de District du Catholique Centre-Sud) (French Separate): 1 to be elected from the Region of Dufferin-Peel-Wellington Nomination forms to be filed with the Clerk, City of Brampton
Related Information
The Compliance Audit Committee is a legislated body established under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to oversee matters related to municipal election campaign finance compliance.
Since 2018, the Township of Wellington North has participated in a joint Compliance Audit Committee with the other lower-tier municipalities in Wellington County. This shared model provides a cost-effective and legislatively compliant approach to managing compliance audit matters while allowing participating municipalities access to a broader range of expertise, including professionals with backgrounds in law, accounting, auditing, academia, and municipal election finance.
The Committee consists of three to seven members and operates independently of the municipal election process. Members must meet the eligibility requirements set out in the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and cannot include municipal employees or officers, members of council, current candidates, certain former candidates or registered third parties, or individuals with conflicts of interest. Meetings are held on an as-needed basis, are generally open to the public, and are supported administratively by the Clerk of the municipality where the compliance audit request originates.
Joint Compliance Audit Committee Terms of Reference (PDF) [PDF/271KB]
- Andy Lennox [PDF/499KB], Mayor
- Dan Yake [PDF/418KB], Mayor
- Shawn McLeod [PDF/422KB], Councillor Ward 1
- Jeanean Mousseau [PDF/362KB], Councillor Ward 1
- Penny Renken [PDF/363KB], Councillor Ward 1
- Sherry Burke [PDF/385KB], Councillor Ward 2
- Menno Klunder [PDF/364KB], Councillor Ward 2
- Lisa Hern [PDF/74KB], Councillor Ward 3
- Steve McCabe [PDF/73KB], Ward 4
- Campbell Cork [PDF/85KB], Wellington County Councillor Ward 3
- Stephen O'Neill [PDF/79KB], Wellington County Councillor Ward 4
- Natalie Breau [PDF/1MB], Schoolboard Trustee
- Daniel Greer [PDF/381KB], Schoolboard Trustee
- Daniel Kelly [PDF/2.1MB], Schoolboard Trustee
- Robin Ross [PDF/365KB], Schoolboard Trustee