Windsor council races by the numbers: 43 candidates in 10 wards
Two names on the ballot in Wards 8 and 9, seven in Wards 1 and 6. Windsor has 43 certified council candidates across 10 wards, and no ward was acclaimed. On Oct. 26 you pick one councillor, at any polling place in your own ward.
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Advance voting in Windsor's municipal election opens Friday, Oct. 9, so here is how crowded each ward council race is. The counts come from the City Clerk's certified candidate list, dated Aug. 24, and the City's Who is Running pages, which Windsor News checked again on Oct. 9. Both sources match.
Candidates by ward
Ward 1: 7 candidates
Ward 2: 4 candidates
Ward 3: 4 candidates
Ward 4: 5 candidates
Ward 5: 5 candidates
Ward 6: 7 candidates
Ward 7: 3 candidates
Ward 8: 2 candidates
Ward 9: 2 candidates
Ward 10: 4 candidates
That is 43 candidates for 10 council seats. Every ward has a contested race. The mayor's race has 11 certified candidates, and every Windsor voter also marks one choice for mayor.
How the ward vote works
Each ward elects one councillor, and each voter marks one choice, in their own ward. On Voting Day, Monday, Oct. 26, the City says eligible voters can vote at any voting location in their ward, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The City's ward maps show where each location is.
Advance voting days are open to all eligible Windsor voters, whatever their ward. The first two are Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 at the WFCU Centre, 8787 McHugh St., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The full list of names, with the contact details each candidate filed, is on the City's Who is Running pages. Windsor News lists counts only here and does not rank or recommend candidates.
