🇨🇦 Canada Municipal Elections · 2026

Township of Wellesley

ON · election day Monday, October 26, 2026 · in 10 days

Lower · part of Region of Waterloo

7,945

eligible voters 2026

24.1%

turnout in 2022

5

seats on the ballot

6

certified candidates

4

incumbents running

11,318

population

South Western km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected2 candidates

Chris Martin	🔎 🔎 Wellesley resident Chris Martin announces mayoral campaign Race is on as Chris Martin looks to unseat Joe Nowak as Wellesley’s mayor
Joe Nowak Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor	🔎 🔎 Joe Nowak seeks 4th term as Wellesley mayor Race is on as Chris Martin looks to unseat Joe Nowak as Wellesley’s mayor

Councillor — Ward 1 1 to be elected1 candidates

Shelley Wagner Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1

Councillor — Ward 2 1 to be elected1 candidates

Chris Van Bargen

Councillor — Ward 3 1 to be elected1 candidates

Derek Brick Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3

Councillor — Ward 4 1 to be elected1 candidates

Claude Hergott Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Joe Nowak seeks 4th term as Wellesley mayorThe Record · 2026-07-17
Wellesley resident Chris Martin announces mayoral campaignGRANT HAVEN MEDIA · 2026-05-28
Chris Martin wants to bring fresh perspective as Wellesley Township mayorThe Record · 2026-05-26

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

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 24.1% (2,029 of 8,402 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Joe Nowak0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 1

✅ Shelley Wagner0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2

✅ Lori Sebben0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3

✅ Derek Brick613 votes ·

Mary Lichty356 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 4

✅ Claude Hergott423 votes ·

Robert Caskanette297 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results