Township of West Lincoln · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of Region of Niagara

13,091

eligible voters 2026

43.5%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

15,454

population

Central km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates

Cheryl Ganann Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (68.4%)

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Councillor — Ward 1 2 to be elected4 candidates

Albert Witteveen Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Regional Councillor	🔎
Danny Bilan	🔎
Jason Trombetta Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1	🔎
Paul Griffin Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1	🔎

Councillor — Ward 2 2 to be elected5 candidates

Edward Dunn	🔎
Erin Schutten	🔎
Gord MacCharles	🔎
Joan Chechalk Incumbent	🔎
Marlene Bergsma	🔎

Councillor — Ward 3 2 to be elected2 candidates

Greg Maychak Incumbent	🔎
William Reilly Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Everything you need to know about West Lincoln’s 2026 municipal electionCHCH · 2026-09-04
West Lincoln, Ont., mayor acclaimed for second term, councillor nominations releasedCBC · 2026-08-27

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased. Deeper analysis where we have it: in-depth guides.

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 43.5% (5,542 of 12,727 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Cheryl Ganann3,768 votes · 68.4%

Dave Bylsma1,484 votes · 26.9%

Greg Stephens256 votes · 4.6%

Councillor, Ward 1

✅ Jason Trombetta1,023 votes ·

✅ Mike Rehner680 votes ·

Paul Griffin416 votes ·

Henry Vis316 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2

✅ Joann Chechalk709 votes ·

✅ Shelley Ann Bradaric576 votes ·

Harold Jonker529 votes ·

Eric Ravensbergen512 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3

✅ William Reilly1,938 votes ·

✅ Terry Bell1,671 votes ·

Mark Wanders693 votes ·

Clarence Vanderhout525 votes ·

Regional Councillor

✅ Albert Witteveen2,885 votes ·

Peggy Cook2,407 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results