Welland: who represents it, and who is running
City of Welland — 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor (also sits on Niagara Regional Council) and 12 Councillors (two per ward, Wards 1–6); no Regional Councillor offices appear on Welland's 2026 certified list; school board trustees are also elected (not captured here).
Holding office15
the sitting council
On the ballot44
11 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Welland is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Niagara South — Fred Davies (Conservative)
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Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Campion ✉️ Elected | Mayor | Independent | City of Welland | |
| David McLeod ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Mayor | Independent | City of Welland | |
| Graham Speck ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Mayor | Independent | City of Welland | |
| April Jeffs ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Welland | |
| Brandon Simon ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Welland | |
| David Clow | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Welland | |
| Gary Graziani | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Welland | |
| Natashia Bergen | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Welland | |
| Pat Chiocchio ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Welland |
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Councillor — Ward 1
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Grimaldi ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Welland |
| Adam Moote ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Welland |
| Brad Ulch | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Welland |
| Jessica LaHay ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Welland |
| Josh Sawatsky ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Welland |
| Kiron Bondale ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Welland |
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Councillor — Ward 2
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Van Vliet ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Welland |
| Aldo Parrotta | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Welland |
| Carolyn Fast ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Welland |
| Nick Albano | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Welland |
| Steve Yochim | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Welland |
| Vince DiMauro ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Welland |
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Councillor — Ward 3
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Chiocchio ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Welland |
| Sharmila Setaram ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Welland |
| James Takeo | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Welland |
| John Braimoh ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Welland |
| Steve Soos | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Welland |
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Councillor — Ward 4
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Green ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Welland |
| Tony DiMarco ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Welland |
| David Alexander ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Welland |
| Safdar Ali | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Welland |
| Terry Zorgel ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Welland |
| Tia DeAgazio ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Welland |
| Tissa Ratnayake | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Welland |
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Councillor — Ward 5
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudette Richard ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Welland |
| Aaron Albano | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Welland |
| Connie McCutcheon ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Welland |
| Luca Mele | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Welland |
| Mark Dzugan | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Welland |
| Michelle Febers | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Welland |
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Councillor — Ward 6
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Fokkens ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Welland |
| Jamie Lee ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Welland |
| Cheryl Rowe | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Welland |
| Jim Larouche ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Welland |
| Kevin Muller | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Welland |
| Sean Vout | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Welland |
| Steve Falusi | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Welland |
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Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Burch Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | NDP | Niagara Centre | Provincial legislature |
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Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Davies ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Niagara South | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Candidates from the City Clerk's Official List of Certified Candidates (PDF, 2026-08-24), read 2026-10-09; candidate emails and websites from the City's Registered Candidates page (https://www.welland.ca/city-hall/municipal-elections/registered-candidates/), which says the information is provided by each candidate. Telephone numbers and the one street address printed there are not copied.
- Sitting council from the City's ward councillor pages (https://www.welland.ca/city-hall/mayor-and-council/members-of-council/ward-one-councillors/ … ward-six-councillors/) and Office of the Mayor page, read 2026-10-09.
- Mayor Frank Campion and Ward 1 Councillor Mary Ann Grimaldi are not on the 2026 list. Councillors David McLeod (Ward 2) and Graham Speck (Ward 5) run for Mayor.
- Welland's 2026 certified list contains no Regional Councillor offices; none are recorded.
- Free-mail addresses are kept only where the mailbox names the campaign; others left null. Nomination papers were not opened.
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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.