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Councillor · Delta 2026
# Sylvia Bishop
- Elected, Councillor11,811 votes, 4th of 20. Official count, City of Delta. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/results#councillor)
Elected to Delta Council on October 17, 2026, with 11,811 votes, fourth of the 20 council candidates. A Delta councillor from 2011 to 2018 who ran for mayor in 2018 and lost, she returned with One Delta on an urgent primary care centre for North Delta, no new taxes, levies or fees, citizen-led advisory committees and a public record of every Council vote.
Sylvia Bishop was elected to Delta Council on October 17, 2026, with 11,811 votes in the City of Delta's official count, fourth of the 20 council candidates. The Chief Election Officer declared the result on October 21, 2026. The City's candidates page prints One Delta as her elector organization. The City's declarations of 2011 and 2014 name her among the councillors elected in those years, and Global News reported that she ran for mayor in 2018 with the Team Delta slate and had 7,353 votes, third behind George Harvie and Jim Cessford. The North Delta Reporter reported on May 21, 2026 that she was returning to run with One Delta, and described her as a teacher of 24 years. In the Reporter's questionnaire she named an urgent primary care centre for North Delta, affordability and citizen-led advisory committees as her priorities.
Explore priorities Campaign links
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One Delta2026
*Sylvia BishopCouncillorv.*
[Image: One Delta](https://www.onedelta.ca/meet-our-team)
Promise tracker
## 38 promises. What Sylvia has done since.
Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
- No action yet**An urgent primary care centre for North Delta**Health · Own promise
In the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire she named an urgent primary care centre for North Delta as her first priority. The One Delta platform promises to work with the Minister of Health for it and to offer City-owned land to Fraser Health for $1 a year. The Province would have to act.
> “Healthcare: An urgent primary care centre for North Delta.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta councillor candidate Sylvia Bishop (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Restore citizen-led advisory committees**City services · Own promise
In the Reporter's questionnaire she named restoring citizen-led advisory committees as her third priority and wrote that One Delta had committed to it. The platform names the Delta Heritage Commission, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Design Advisory Panel.
> “One Delta has committed to restoring citizen-led advisory committees and publishing the votes of council.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta councillor candidate Sylvia Bishop (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Publish how each councillor votes**City services · Own promise
In the Reporter's questionnaire she wrote that One Delta had committed to publishing the votes of Council. The platform promises that each councillor's vote on each agenda item is recorded and attached to the published minutes.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta councillor candidate Sylvia Bishop (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**No new taxes, fees or levies**Taxes and spending · Own promise
In her campaign video of October 1, 2026 she named no new taxes, fees or levies among the One Delta solutions she stands for, and in the Reporter's questionnaire she named affordability as her second priority. The platform commits to no new taxes, levies or fees for residents.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Why Former City Councillor Sylvia Bishop Is Running Again with One Delta (video transcript), October 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta councillor candidate Sylvia Bishop (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Open Delta's first economic development office**Business · Own promise
In her campaign video of October 1, 2026 she named opening Delta's first economic development office among the solutions she stands for. The platform promises a dedicated office to attract businesses to the industrial areas near Deltaport.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Why Former City Councillor Sylvia Bishop Is Running Again with One Delta (video transcript), October 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab), One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Make Paterson Park a destination event space**Parks and recreation · Own promise
In her campaign video of October 1, 2026 she said One Delta would like to see Paterson Park as a destination event space. The platform promises a permanent pavilion and upgrades to electricity, water and internet service there.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Why Former City Councillor Sylvia Bishop Is Running Again with One Delta (video transcript), October 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab), One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Cap property tax increases at the rate of inflation**Taxes and spending · Party platform
One Delta's release of September 28, 2026 lists capping future property tax increases to the rate of inflation among the platform's actions. The platform page itself does not state the cap.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Debate Shows Kruger as Only Candidate Committed to No New Taxes, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Kruger, One Delta promise no new taxes, levies or fees if elected, by James Smith, September 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Lower the Seniors Activity Pass age from 75 to 70**Parks and recreation · Party platform
One Delta's release of September 28, 2026 lists lowering the eligibility age for the Seniors Activity Pass from 75 to 70.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Debate Shows Kruger as Only Candidate Committed to No New Taxes, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A new era of infrastructure building: sidewalks, traffic lights, speed bumps, potholes, playgrounds, paving and stop signs**Transportation · Party platform
The platform promises a new era of infrastructure building in Delta, listing sidewalks, traffic lights, speed bumps, potholes, playgrounds, road pavements and stop signs. It names no project, number or budget.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Bring back the water slide at the Ladner Leisure Centre**Parks and recreation · Party platform
The platform promises to bring back the water slide at the Ladner Leisure Centre.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Continue the YAK Pass and the Delta Families First program**Parks and recreation · Party platform
The platform promises to protect the YAK Pass for Delta's youth and keep children's first access to recreation programs.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Build new pickleball courts, dog parks and waterparks**Parks and recreation · Party platform
The platform promises new pickleball courts (giving Dennison Park as an example), new dog parks and new waterparks for families (giving Annieville Splash Park as an example).
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Increase frontline police and fire staffing as the city grows**Public safety · Party platform
The platform promises to work with Delta Police and Delta Fire to identify staffing needs and increase frontline capacity so that staffing keeps pace with population, call volumes and industrial activity.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Keep two stairwells in new multi-storey residential buildings**Public safety · Party platform
The platform promises to fight provincial changes that weaken the requirement for two independent means of exit in multi-storey residential buildings, and to keep clear, enforceable requirements in Delta's own bylaws.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Update the Official Community Plan with the community in the next term**Housing · Party platform
The platform says One Delta supports the Province's requirement to update the Official Community Plan every five years and will enter that consultation with the community in the next term.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Update Delta's heritage inventory**Arts and culture · Party platform
The platform promises to start an update of Delta's heritage inventory, which it says has not been updated in more than 25 years, including mid-century buildings, places and spaces.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Reinstate the Heritage Advisory Commission and the Advisory Design Panel**Housing · Party platform
The platform promises to reinstate the Heritage Advisory Commission and the Advisory Design Panel.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Kruger running for Delta mayor, announces full slate for council, school board, by James Smith, May 27, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Strengthen design guidelines for development**Housing · Party platform
The platform promises to work with residents to strengthen design guidelines for development and to consider extending them to each town core in North Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Protect farmland from development and stop illegal farm buildings**Environment · Party platform
The platform promises to enforce the City's land use jurisdiction to protect farmland from development, to speed up applications to expand farm operations, and to work with the Agricultural Land Commission against illegal farm structures.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Neighbourhood-led tree protection across the city and stronger enforcement**Environment · Party platform
The platform promises to apply neighbourhood-led approaches to tree protection across the city, building on the Sunshine Hills pilot, and to give bylaw staff the resources to enforce protection of the existing canopy.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**City tree maintenance for seniors aging in place**City services · Party platform
The platform promises routine City maintenance of trees that affect the homes of seniors who need it most.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**An Arts and Culture Department at City Hall, with arts grants**Arts and culture · Party platform
The platform promises to separate a dedicated arts and culture department from parks and recreation, to introduce grants for community arts projects and events, and to review the public art policy.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Designated zones for live music**Arts and culture · Party platform
The platform promises to bring more live music to designated zones across the city.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Storage space for arts groups and a local-makers zone at the Ladner Village Market**Arts and culture · Party platform
The platform promises storage space for the equipment of non-profit arts and culture organizations in some City facilities, and a dedicated local-makers zone at the Ladner Village Market.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Permanent heritage walking tours with scannable markers**Arts and culture · Party platform
The platform promises permanent heritage walking tours with scannable markers at each stop, with a proposed Ladner route from the Fraser River to Kirkland House along Arthur Drive.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A new full-service recreation centre in North Delta without new taxes**Community facilities · Party platform
The platform promises a new full-service recreation centre in North Delta without adding any new taxes, levies or fees. The Reporter reported City staff's June 2026 estimate for such a facility as $150 million to $300 million.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Kruger, One Delta promise no new taxes, levies or fees if elected, by James Smith, September 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Expand park space by 10 percent within 10 years**Parks and recreation · Party platform
The platform promises to use the City's land acquisition budget to expand park space by 10 percent within 10 years, and to add lighting to parks.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press for longer hours at the urgent primary care centre serving South Delta**Health · Party platform
The platform promises to advocate with Fraser Health and the Ministry of Health for longer hours at the after-hours urgent primary care centre on Tsawwassen First Nation lands.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press the Province to restart the Beedie Long-Term Care Centre**Health · Party platform
The platform promises to work with the Province to get the Beedie Long-Term Care Centre project back on track.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**More bus shelters and bike storage near major routes**Transportation · Party platform
The platform promises more bus shelters and bike storage facilities near major transportation routes and corridors.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press the Province for a timely George Massey Tunnel replacement**Transportation · Party platform
The platform promises to work with the Province for a timely replacement of the George Massey Tunnel. The Province would have to act.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Make annual dredging funding a condition of support for port expansion**Business · Party platform
The platform promises to press senior governments for dredging of the Fraser River's secondary channels, road improvements, dike upgrades and flood protection to support the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion, and to make annual dredging funding a condition of the City's support for any port expansion or pipeline.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Ban business class travel for elected officials and staff**Taxes and spending · Party platform
The platform promises to ban business class travel for elected officials and staff.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab), One Delta · Debate Shows Kruger as Only Candidate Committed to No New Taxes, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Public, competitive hiring with no patronage appointments**City services · Party platform
The platform promises public, competitive hiring processes and no patronage appointments.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A procurement strategy that favours local businesses**Business · Party platform
The platform promises a procurement strategy, developed with businesses, that prioritizes local businesses while delivering best value for taxpayers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Public tracking and timelines for development applications**Housing · Party platform
The platform promises transparent tracking and concrete timelines for development and planning applications.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Take only the base municipal salary for regional board seats**Taxes and spending · Party platform
The platform says One Delta officials appointed to Metro Vancouver will not seek or accept additional stipends or honoraria.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Support an independent core services review of Metro Vancouver and an auditor general for local government**Taxes and spending · Party platform
The platform supports a full independent review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, an independent core services review of Metro Vancouver within 90 days of the election, and an Auditor General for Local Government or a wider mandate for BC's Auditor General. The Province or the regional district would have to act.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) (opens in a new tab).
How did Sylvia Bishop do in the 2026 Delta municipal election?
Sylvia Bishop was elected Councillor with 11,811 votes, 4th of 20 in the official count. The City of Delta published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Sylvia Bishop?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Sylvia Bishop's own campaign.
What party did Sylvia Bishop run with?
Sylvia Bishop ran for Councillor with One Delta.
Does Sylvia Bishop currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Sylvia Bishop.
How many sources does this Sylvia Bishop profile cite?
This profile lists 19 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Sylvia Bishop's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Sylvia Bishop in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Sylvia Bishop ran in?
The 2026 Delta municipal election, including the Councillor race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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## Sources & transparency
- [City of Delta · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Declaration%20of%20Official%20Election%20Results%20for%202026%20General%20Local%20%26%20School%20Elections.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Delta · 2026 General Local and School Elections, Results by Polling Locations ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Results%20by%20Polling%20Location_0.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Delta · Declaration of Candidates, September 11, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/2026%20Declaration%20of%20Candidates_September%2011%2C%202026%20%40%20401%20pm.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Delta · Candidates, 2026 General Local Election ](https://www.delta.ca/elections/candidates)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Delta · 2011 Local Government Elections, Declaration of Elected Candidates, November 23, 2011 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2021-06/2011%20declaration-of-elected-candidates.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Delta · 2014 Local Government Elections, Declaration of Official Results ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2021-06/2014%20declaration-of-official-results_delta_2014_local_government_elections.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
- [One Delta · Meet Your Team ](https://www.onedelta.ca/meet-our-team)Checked October 30, 2026
- [One Delta · Our Platform (Mayor and Council) ](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform)Checked October 30, 2026
- [One Delta · Debate Shows Kruger as Only Candidate Committed to No New Taxes, September 28, 2026 ](https://www.onedelta.ca/news/kruger-committed-to-no-new-taxes)Checked October 30, 2026
- [One Delta · Why Former City Councillor Sylvia Bishop Is Running Again with One Delta (video transcript), October 1, 2026 ](https://www.onedelta.ca/news/sylvia-bishop-is-running-again-with-one-delta)Checked October 30, 2026
- [VoteMate · Sylvia Bishop, One Delta for Delta Councillor, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13203)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta councillor candidate Sylvia Bishop (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-councillor-candidate-sylvia-bishop/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Former councillor Sylvia Bishop running with One Delta slate, by James Smith, May 21, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/05/21/former-councillor-sylvia-bishop-running-with-one-delta-slate/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Delta Optimist · Sylvia Bishop to run with One Delta in municipal election, May 21, 2026 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/sylvia-bishop-to-run-with-one-delta-in-municipal-election-12299538)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Kruger running for Delta mayor, announces full slate for council, school board, by James Smith, May 27, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/05/27/kruger-running-for-delta-mayor-announces-full-slate-for-council-school-board/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Kruger, One Delta promise no new taxes, levies or fees if elected, by James Smith, September 4, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/04/kruger-one-delta-promise-no-new-taxes-levies-or-fees-if-elected/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms, by James Smith, September 29, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/29/one-delta-unveils-full-council-school-board-platforms/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/18/melissa-granum-deltas-new-mayor/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Global News · Delta, B.C. municipal election 2018 results, October 21, 2018 ](https://globalnews.ca/news/4163255/delta-bc-municipal-election-2018)Checked October 30, 2026
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