Dunnville: who represents it, and who is running
Haldimand County — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects haldimand County elects one Mayor (county-wide) and one Councillor for each of seven new wards (2025 ward boundary review); this record carries the Mayor race and Wards 5 and 6, the two wards the county labels "Dunnville and surrounding areas". School trustees (Grand Erie DSB, Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic DSB, French boards) are also elected but are not captured here..
Holding office5
the sitting council
On the ballot15
2 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Dunnville is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Haldimand—Norfolk — Leslyn Lewis (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Ann Bentley ✉️ Elected | Mayor → Running | Independent | Haldimand County | |
| Andy Griffin ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | Haldimand County | |
| Jake Vandendool ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | Haldimand County | |
| Jesse Little ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | Haldimand County |
2
Councillor — Ward 5
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Tucci | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Haldimand County |
| Cathy Case ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Haldimand County |
| Dave Chevrier ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | Haldimand County |
3
Councillor — Ward 5 (2022–2026 boundaries)
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Shirton ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor, Ward 6 | Independent | Ward 5 (2022–2026 boundaries) | Haldimand County |
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Councillor — Ward 6
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Reinink | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Haldimand County |
| Geoff Edie | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Haldimand County |
| Ian Cowan | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Haldimand County |
| John Ricker | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Haldimand County |
| Lisa Taylor | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Haldimand County |
| Patti Turnbull | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Haldimand County |
| Veronika Simmons ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | Haldimand County |
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Councillor — Ward 6 (2022–2026 boundaries)
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick O'Neill ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | Ward 6 (2022–2026 boundaries) | Haldimand County |
6
Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbi Ann Brady Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Independent | Haldimand—Norfolk | Provincial legislature |
7
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslyn Lewis ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Haldimand—Norfolk | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Dunnville is not a municipality: it is a community in Haldimand County. This record holds the county Mayor (sitting and candidates) plus only the wards covering Dunnville. jurisdiction.name is 'Haldimand County'.
- Ward mapping: Haldimand moves from 6 wards to 7 for 2026. On the county's 2026 ward maps, Ward 6 contains the Dunnville urban area and the land north of the Grand River; Ward 5 wraps around it (south and east to Lake Erie). Both maps are captioned 'Dunnville and surrounding areas'. Ward maps: https://www.haldimandcounty.ca/government-administration/elections/2026-municipal-elections/find-your-ward/
- Sitting councillors shown are those for outgoing Wards 5 (Rob Shirton) and 6 (Patrick O'Neill, who sits on the Dunnville BIA board) under the 2022–2026 boundaries; Rob Shirton is running in new Ward 6, Patrick O'Neill is not on the certified list. Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley is running for re-election.
- Candidates from the county's 2026 Certified Candidates page, retrieved 2026-10-09: 4 for Mayor, 3 for Ward 5, 8 for Ward 6. Earl Reinink and Veronika Simmons withdrew from Ward 5 on 2026-06-25 and are certified in Ward 6.
- The county page lists contact emails and phones only (no websites). Phones are not copied; emails are kept only where they name the campaign or a campaign domain, otherwise null.
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Prepared 2026-10-09. Nomination papers are never opened: they carry home addresses. After voting day a candidate list becomes a result; these rows are reconciled, not deleted.