Central Saanich: who represents it, and who is running
Central Saanich — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.
Holding office2
the sitting council
On the ballot12
0 sitting members running again
Federal riding: Saanich—Gulf Islands — Elizabeth May (Green Party)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Bryant f | Mayor Running | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Zeb King f | Mayor Running (served different) | Independent | CivicInfo BC |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anny M Scoones | Councillor Running (served other) | Sustain OUR Central Saanich | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Ben Michell | Councillor Running (unknown/undisclosed) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Bob Thompson fig | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Christopher Graham f | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| David Lawson | Councillor Running | Sustain OUR Central Saanich | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Kathleen Zimmerman | Councillor Running | Sustain OUR Central Saanich | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Lori A Shaw | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Rafael R Fuentes f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Sarah Riddell fig | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Susan Zedel f | Councillor Running | Sustain OUR Central Saanich | at large | CivicInfo BC |
3
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Botterell Elected | Member of the Legislative Assembly | BC Green | Saanich North and the Islands | Provincial legislature |
4
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth May ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Green Party | Saanich—Gulf Islands | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/12_2026_candidates.html), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
- Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
- Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/12_2026_candidates.html), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
- Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
- Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/?ca-central-saanich), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
- Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
- Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/?ca-central-saanich), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
- Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
- Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/?ca-central-saanich), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
- Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
- Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/12_2026_candidates.html), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
- Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
- Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/12_2026_candidates.html), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
- Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
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Sources
Prepared 2026-10-10. Nomination papers are never opened: they carry home addresses. After voting day a candidate list becomes a result; these rows are reconciled, not deleted.