St. Thomas: who represents it, and who is running

City of St. Thomas — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor and eight Councillors, all at large; English-language school board trustees are also elected (the two Thames Valley DSB seats for Elgin were acclaimed); French-board trustees are certified by Sarnia and Woodstock..

Holding office11

the sitting council

On the ballot22

8 sitting members running again

The official candidate list ↗ · What St. Thomas is like — the /local page

Federal riding: Elgin—St. Thomas—London South — Andrew Lawton (Conservative)

Mayor

Name	Office	Party / slate	Source
Joe Preston Elected	Mayor	Independent	City of St. Thomas
Jeff Kohler Elected	Councillor → Running for Mayor	Independent	City of St. Thomas
Aidan Frederick	Mayor Running	Independent	City of St. Thomas
Corey Janzen	Mayor Running	Independent	City of St. Thomas

Councillor

Name	Office	Party / slate	Seat	Source
Earl Taylor Elected	Councillor → Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Gary Clarke Elected	Councillor → Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Jim Herbert Elected	Councillor → Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Joan Rymal Elected	Councillor → Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Lori Baldwin-Sands Elected	Councillor → Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Rose Gibson Elected	Councillor → Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Steve Wookey Elected	Councillor → Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Alobwedge Gibbs Diobe	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Chris Deslandes	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Christopher Staddon	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Geoff Mountenay	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Heather Jackson	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Joe Docherty Jr.	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Kay Vaughan	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Kyle Yates	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Malichi Male	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Mike Brisson	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Sandra Hamill	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas
Steve Ogden	Councillor Running	Independent	at large	City of St. Thomas

Member of Provincial Parliament

Name	Office	Party / slate	Seat	Source
Rob Flack Elected	Member of Provincial Parliament	Conservative	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Provincial legislature

Member of Parliament

Name	Office	Party / slate	Seat	Source
Andrew Lawton ✉️ Elected	Member of Parliament	Conservative	Elgin—St. Thomas—London South	House of Commons

Notes on this record

How the lists were read, and what could not be.

St. Thomas elects its council at large: no wards.
The certified list (posted 21 August 2026) prints names only, surname first in capitals; names are rendered here as given name + surname. It carries no websites or emails. Councillor emails were not read from the council pages and are left null.
Mayor Joe Preston is not on the 2026 mayoral list. Councillor Jeff Kohler runs for Mayor. Councillors Lori Baldwin-Sands, Gary Clarke, Rose Gibson, Jim Herbert, Joan Rymal, Earl Taylor and Steve Wookey seek re-election.
City's candidate hub: https://speakupstthomas.ca/2026election (not opened).
Nomination papers were not opened: they carry home addresses. No phone numbers recorded; emails only where official (@municipality) or clearly campaign addresses.

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.