Municipality of Port Hope · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of County of Northumberland

16,487

eligible voters 2026

43.0%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

17,294

population

Eastern km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected5 candidates

Angela Grogan Ran 2022 · Mayor (9.0%)	🔎 🔎 Angela Grogan focus on taxes, and housing if elected mayor of Port Hope ‘It’s about a plan’: Angela Grogan makes another run for mayor in Port Hope
David Stambrook	🔎 🔎 Stambrook commits to financial management and accountability if elected Port Hope Mayor (Interview)
Ian West	🔎
Olena Hankivsky Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (34.2%)	🔎
Todd Attridge Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1 Urban	🔎 🔎 ‘Finding the right balance’: Todd Attridge looks to become Port Hope’s next mayor

Councillor — Ward 1 4 to be elected8 candidates

Adam Pearson Incumbent	🔎
Amelia Bray	🔎
Caleb Carisse	🔎
Claire Holloway Wadhwani Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1 Urban	🔎
Les Andrews Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1 Urban	🔎
Miranda Lukaniuk Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1 Urban	🔎
Norm Orviss Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1 Urban	🔎
Vicki Mink Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2 Rural	🔎

Councillor — Ward 2 2 to be elected3 candidates

Darrell Toms Incumbent Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2 Rural	🔎
Glenn Deeth	🔎
Jamie Ferguson	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Port Hope rolling out help for voters ahead of 2026 municipal electionGRANT HAVEN MEDIA · 2026-09-14
Five candidates enter Port Hope mayoral race, 11 seeking council seatsGRANT HAVEN MEDIA · 2026-08-31
Cobourg and Port Hope Municipal Election races taking shape as nominations close93.3 myFM · 2026-08-22
‘It’s about a plan’: Angela Grogan makes another run for mayor in Port HopeNorthumberland News · 2026-07-20
Candidate races taking shape in Cobourg and Port Hope as nomination period continues93.3 myFM · 2026-07-08
‘Finding the right balance’: Todd Attridge looks to become Port Hope’s next mayorNorthumberland News · 2026-07-08
If Port Hope opts for boundary changes, they won’t take effect until 2030 municipal electionNorthumberland News · 2026-06-01

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: 43.0% (6,196 of 14,420 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Olena Hankivsky2,093 votes · 34.2%

Jeff Lees1,894 votes · 30.9%

Laurie Carr1,587 votes · 25.9%

Angela Grogan551 votes · 9.0%

Councillor, Ward 1 Urban

✅ Claire Holloway Wadhwani2,131 votes ·

✅ Adam James Pearson1,967 votes ·

✅ Todd Attridge1,952 votes ·

✅ Les Andrews1,867 votes ·

Terry Hickey1,766 votes ·

Miles Bowman1,691 votes ·

Wendy Meadows1,643 votes ·

William Andrew Lambert1,366 votes ·

John Appleman982 votes ·

Miranda Lukaniuk666 votes ·

Norm Orviss350 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2 Rural

✅ Vicki Mink646 votes ·

✅ Chris J. Collins604 votes ·

Darrell Toms374 votes ·

John Bickle340 votes ·

Peter Angelo213 votes ·

Betsey Price163 votes ·

Eric McMurray45 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results