Municipality of Trent Lakes · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of County of Peterborough

11,021

eligible voters 2026

26.9%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

6,439

population

Eastern km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates

Terry Lambshead Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (63.3%)

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Deputy Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates

John Braybrook Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward Harvey

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Councillor At Large 1 to be elected2 candidates

Carol Armstrong Serving council — different office	🔎
Janet Clarkson	🔎

Councillor Cavendish — Ward Galway 1 to be elected3 candidates

Caroline McGee	🔎
Ira M. Peters	🔎
Joe Cadigan Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward Galway Cavendish	🔎

Councillor — Ward Harvey 1 to be elected2 candidates

Laurie Riley	🔎
Peter Franzen Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor At Large	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Trent Lakes candidates set out their priorities ahead of October 26 municipal electionkawarthaNOW · 2026-09-14

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased.

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 26.9% (3,153 of 11,743 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Deputy Mayor

✅ Carol A. Armstrong1,772 votes ·

Gerry Forestell740 votes ·

Ed Dewhurst488 votes ·

Mayor

✅ Terry Lambshead1,940 votes · 63.3%

Bev Matthews1,123 votes · 36.7%

Councillor At Large

✅ Peter Franzen1,766 votes ·

Anne Dixon1,133 votes ·

Councillor, Ward Galway Cavendish

✅ Joe Cadigan347 votes ·

Ira Peters321 votes ·

Ed Leerdam284 votes ·

Josh Fawcett106 votes ·

Councillor, Ward Harvey

✅ John Braybrook848 votes ·

Peter Raymond565 votes ·

Adri Eastman556 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results