--- title: "Where Delta's parties stand on governance | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/governance" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:01:02.648Z" meta: description: "Every Delta party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Delta party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Delta's parties stand on governance" "twitter:description": "Every Delta party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Delta's parties stand on governance" --- COUNCILLOR ยท Delta 2026 # Where every party stands on governance 3 of the 3 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on how the city is governed. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All four issues ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties) **3**Parties with a published position **15**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this Section 116 of the Community Charter makes the mayor the head and chief executive officer of the municipality. Section 115 sets the duties every council member shares. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on governance 3 of the 3 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 15 separate commitments. One Delta has published the most, with 6. Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on governance | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [One Delta](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/one-delta/platform/governance) | One Delta's platform promises to restore citizen-led committees, to publish how each councillor votes on each item, public timelines for development applications, competitive hiring with no patronage appointments, no extra pay for regional board seats, and the mayor's return to the Delta Police Board. It also asks the Province for an auditor general for local government and a smaller elected council over Metro Vancouver, TransLink and E-Comm. | 6 | | [Delta First](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/platform/governance) | Delta First's platform promises an enforceable Council code of conduct with independent oversight, the return of public question period at regular Council meetings, citizen advisory committees in five policy areas, and an end to block voting on Council. It also promises to press the Province for changes at Metro Vancouver. | 5 | | [Achieving for Delta](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/achieving-for-delta/platform/governance) | Achieving for Delta's 2026 platform promises to restore the public question period at regular Council meetings, to bring back standing community committees, and to keep pressing the Province on the River Road overpass, Delta Hospital's emergency room and the Beedie long-term care facility. It also opposes replacing the Delta Police with a regional police board. | 4 | ONE DELTA ## Citizen committees, recorded votes and a ban on patronage hiring One Delta's platform promises to restore citizen-led committees, to publish how each councillor votes on each item, public timelines for development applications, competitive hiring with no patronage appointments, no extra pay for regional board seats, and the mayor's return to the Delta Police Board. It also asks the Province for an auditor general for local government and a smaller elected council over Metro Vancouver, TransLink and E-Comm. - Restore citizen-led committees - Record each councillor's vote in the minutes - Public timelines for development applications - No patronage appointments and no extra pay for regional seats [Read all 6 One Delta commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/one-delta/platform/governance) DELTA FIRST ## A code of conduct, public question period and citizen advisory committees Delta First's platform promises an enforceable Council code of conduct with independent oversight, the return of public question period at regular Council meetings, citizen advisory committees in five policy areas, and an end to block voting on Council. It also promises to press the Province for changes at Metro Vancouver. - An enforceable Council code of conduct with independent oversight - Restore public question period at Council meetings - Citizen advisory committees in five policy areas - End block voting on Council [Read all 5 Delta First commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/platform/governance) ACHIEVING FOR DELTA ## The return of public question period and standing community committees Achieving for Delta's 2026 platform promises to restore the public question period at regular Council meetings, to bring back standing community committees, and to keep pressing the Province on the River Road overpass, Delta Hospital's emergency room and the Beedie long-term care facility. It also opposes replacing the Delta Police with a regional police board. - Restore public question period at Council meetings - Bring back standing community committees - Keep a Delta police service - Press the Province on the hospital, long-term care and the River Road overpass [Read all 4 Achieving for Delta commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/achieving-for-delta/platform/governance) ## Compare another issue [Housing](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/housing) [Budget](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [Schools](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/schools) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/delta-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.