CENTRE WELLINGTON – Bronwynne Wilton has been elected mayor of Centre Wellington, topping the polls in the Township’s 2026 municipal election.
Wilton received 4,731 votes, finishing ahead of Neil Dunsmore, who received 2,736 votes. Kelly Linton finished third with 2,252 votes, followed by Shawn Watters with 1,912 and Stephen Kitras with 953.
Here are the unofficial results for all candidates in the municipal election.
Mayor
- Winner: Bronwynne Wilton – 4,731 votes
- Neil Dunsmore – 2,736 votes
- Kelly Linton – 2,252 votes
- Shawn Watters – 1,912 votes
- Stephen Kitras – 953 votes
Ward 1
- Winner: Sophie Hogan – 1,216 votes
- Lisa MacDonald – 775 votes
- Erika Montero – 696 votes
Ward 2
- Winner: Darcy Saunders – 1,114 votes
- Kimberley Jefferson – 635 votes
Ward 3
- Winner: Barbara Lustgarten Evoy – 1,417 votes
- Robert Foster – 765 votes
- Shivam Taneja – 396 votes
- David DeWitt – 303 votes
Ward 4
- Winner: Jennifer Adams – 1,152 votes
- Maddy Smith – 953 votes
Ward 5
- Winner: Julie Charbonneau – 1,348 votes
- Matt Lebeau – 459 votes
- Elnor Walsh – 144 votes
Ward 6
- Winner: Richard Pinder – 430 votes
- Pamela Brown-Wass – 316 votes
- Matt Bunch – 219 votes
Wellington County Council
County Ward 4
- Winner: Stephen O’Neill – 843 votes
- Allan Tota – 193 votes
County Ward 5
- Mary Lloyd – acclaimed
County Ward 6
- Diane Ballantyne – acclaimed
School board trustees
Upper Grand District School Board
- Winner: Chris McGarvey – 4,380 votes
- Chris Davies – 4,047 votes
Wellington Catholic District School Board
- Andrew Finoro – acclaimed
Conseil scolaire Viamonde
- Rachid Barrima – acclaimed
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
- Genevieve Grenier – acclaimed
The township says preliminary voter turnout increased to 44.11 per cent in 2026, up from 39.1 per cent in the 2022 municipal election.
The results are unofficial, with the Township expected to certify and announce the official results in the coming days.
For more information, visit centrewellington.ca.
