Leamington: who represents it, and who is running
Municipality of Leamington — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor and one Deputy Mayor (both also sit on Essex County Council) and 5 Councillors at large; school trustees (GECDSB, WECDSB, Viamonde, Providence) are also elected (not captured here).
Holding office9
the sitting council
On the ballot18
6 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Leamington is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Chatham-Kent—Leamington — Dave Epp (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilda MacDonald Elected | Mayor → Running | Independent | Municipality of Leamington | |
| Cris Biron | Mayor Running | Independent | Municipality of Leamington |
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Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Abraham Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Bill Dunn Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Heather Latam Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Tim Wilkinson Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Bruce Medcalf | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Carol Bell | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Chad Robinson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Corey Robertson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| John Biekx | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Mandi Quiring | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Nigel Williams | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Oscar Ramirez | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Renée Knight | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Rielly O’Shaughnessy | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
3
Deputy Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Verbeke Elected | Deputy Mayor | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Paul Tiessen Elected | Councillor → Running for Deputy Mayor | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
| Dean Wilkinson | Deputy Mayor Running | Independent | at large | Municipality of Leamington |
4
Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Jones Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Conservative | Chatham-Kent—Leamington | Provincial legislature |
5
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Epp ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Chatham-Kent—Leamington | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Certified list from the Municipal Clerk's release of 2026-08-28 (retrieved 2026-10-09). No mayor/council race was acclaimed; two school-trustee acclamations (WECDSB, Viamonde) are not captured.
- Sitting council from the Council page's 2022-2026 council photo caption; members have no individual published emails (Council@leamington.ca is the shared address), so emails are null.
- Deputy Mayor Larry Verbeke is not on the certified list. Councillor Paul Tiessen is running for Deputy Mayor.
- Candidate biographies are published at https://www.leamington.ca/municipal-services/elections-2026/municipal-and-school-board-candidate-biographies/ (not opened per candidate); campaign websites/emails not captured.
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Sources
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.