The Municipality of Meaford has released the official election results from the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election.
Municipality of Meaford Council
| Candidate (in alphabetical order by office) | Office | Votes |
| Colman, Caryn | Mayor | 115 |
| KEAVENEY, Shirley – Elected | Mayor | 2627 |
| PERKS, Justin | Mayor | 2342 |
| UHRIG, Robert | Deputy Mayor | Acclaimed |
| BELL, Tony – Elected | Councillor | 2569 |
| CHAPMAN, Darcy – Elected | Councillor | 2477 |
| CLARK, John | Councillor | 965 |
| ENNIS, Eric | Councillor | 2331 |
| FORDER, Brandon – Elected | Councillor | 3041 |
| GREENFIELD, Amanda – Elected | Councillor | 3378 |
| MCPHERSON, Jim | Councillor | 1607 |
| PEcJAK, Elgin | Councillor | 1139 |
| VAUGHAN, Adam – Elected | Councillor | 2595 |
School Board Trustee – English Public
As per the Education Act, 1990 and O.Reg 412/00, the Clerk for the Municipality of Meaford is responsible for the administration of the 2026 election of the English Public School Board Trustee for the geographic area comprised of the Town of the Blue Mountains and the Municipality of Meaford.
The unofficial results released on the evening of October 26, 2026 identified Angela Forder as the candidate who received the most votes for School Board Trustee – English Public. During the certification of results on October 27, 2026, the Clerk for the Town of the Blue Mountains identified an error in the number of votes initially reported to the Municipality of Meaford, which impacted the outcome of the race. The Clerk for the Municipality of Meaford has now certified the elected trustee as Scott Cowley, with the total number of votes received by each candidate shown below:
| Candidate (in alphabetical order by office) | Office | Votes |
| COWLEY, Scott – Elected | Trustee, Bluewater District School Board (The Blue Mountains/Meaford) | 3881 |
| FORDER, Angela | Trustee, Bluewater District School Board (The Blue Mountains/Meaford) | 3685 |
School Board Trustee – French Public
For the office of School Board Trustee – French Public, official results will be published by the Clerk for the City of Barrie at www.barrievotes.ca once available. The certified candidates received the number of votes that follow their name from electors in the Municipality of Meaford only:
| Candidate (in alphabetical order by office) | Office | Votes |
| GOLEM, Rachel | Trustee, Conseil scolaire Viamonde | 3 |
| LAPOINTE, Eric | Trustee, Conseil scolaire Viamonde | 9 |
Voter snapshot at the close of voting on October 26, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.:
- 44.9% of eligible voters have cast their ballot.
- 87.8% of votes were cast by internet.
- 12.2% of votes were cast by telephone.
- 5201 total ballots have been cast.
- 39 electors declined their ballot; they are included in the turnout.
The official results and declaration of elected candidates has been posted to the Municipality of Meaford’s website at www.meafordvotes.ca.
The inaugural meeting of the new term of Council will take place on November 16, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at Meaford Hall. Community members are invited to attend the Inaugural Council Meeting where each member of Council will make and sign the Declaration of Office and affirm the Council Code of Conduct.
Contact
Margaret Wilton-Siegel
Director, Legislative Services / Clerk
21 Trowbridge Street West, Meaford, Ontario, Canada, N4L 1A1