Ladysmith: who represents it, and who is running

Ladysmith — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.

Holding office1
the sitting council
On the ballot10
0 sitting members running again

The official candidate list ↗

Federal riding: Nanaimo—Ladysmith — Tamara Kronis (Conservative)

1

Mayor

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Deena Beeston f Mayor Running (incumbent) Independent CivicInfo BC
Ray Gourlay f Mayor Running (served different) Independent CivicInfo BC
2

Councillor

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Bethea Penny f Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Eva Vincent f Councillor Running (unknown/undisclosed) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Jeff Virtanen Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
John Scott Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Lynn Hansen f Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Renée Hutchinson f Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Stephen Halliday f Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Tee Hanssen f Councillor Running (served other) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
3

Member of Parliament

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Tamara Kronis ✉️ Elected Member of Parliament Conservative Nanaimo—Ladysmith 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/57_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/57_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-ladysmith), 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-ladysmith), 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-ladysmith), 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/57_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/57_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.