Wells: who represents it, and who is running
Wells — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.
Holding office1
the sitting council
On the ballot11
0 sitting members running again
Federal riding: Cariboo—Prince George — Todd Doherty (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jillian L Merrick | Mayor Running (served other) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Rocky J Nenka | Mayor Running | Independent | CivicInfo BC |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodey W Lamarche | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Elyssia A Sasaki | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Eric S Andersen | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Josh J Trotter-Wanner | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Joy Peters | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Kathleen S Landry | Councillor Running (served prior to 2022) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Miriam R Dumitra | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Mischele A Stevens | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Molly-Lynn I Dehaan | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
3
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Doherty ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Cariboo—Prince George | 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/179_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/179_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-wells), 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-wells), 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-wells), 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/179_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/179_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.