Eric Woodward's organization, which held the Township majority from 2022 and kept two council seats in 2026
Progress for Langley, registered as the Progress for Langley Association and formerly the Contract With Langley Association, is an elector organization registered with Elections BC for the Township of Langley, the City of Langley and the Langley School District. Eric Woodward founded it for the 2022 election, won the mayor's chair, and its candidates held a majority of Council through the term. In 2026 it ran 14 candidates in the Township and two were elected: councillors Michael V. Pratt and Steve Ferguson. Woodward lost the mayor's race. Its plan promised growth paying for growth, the lowest property taxes in the region and a Township RCMP detachment.
WHO THEY ARE
About Progress for Langley
Elections BC's Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, dated October 30, 2026, lists the Progress for Langley Association, formerly known as the Contract With Langley Association, with the ballot name Progress for Langley, for the jurisdictions Langley School District, Langley, City of, and Langley, Township of. It names Eric Woodward as the authorized principal official.
The Township of Langley's results page prints Progress for Langley as the organization of 14 candidates: Eric Woodward for mayor; Tim Baillie, Steve Ferguson, June Park, Michael V. Pratt, Sarb Rai, Rob Rindt, Tess Rouse and Michele St. Germain for Council; and Matt Burck, Olivia Lake de Meza, Norma Jean Maxwell, Betty Siegel and Sean Stevenson for school trustee. Woodward had 15,459 votes to Jay Lundgren's 18,302. Pratt (12,872) and Ferguson (12,044) took the seventh and eighth council seats. Councillors Baillie and Rindt and all five trustee candidates were not elected.
The Aldergrove Star reported in August 2022 that Contract With Langley was a new party founded by Woodward, then a councillor, registered with Elections BC for the October 15, 2022 election. The Langley Advance Times reported in March 2026 that the group won six of the nine seats on Council in 2022, including the mayor's chair, and that three of its candidates were elected to the school board. Its 2022 disclosure statement endorses Woodward and six council candidates. By April 2026 the Advance Times described the organization as renamed Progress for Langley; the register does not say when.
CBC reported in September 2025 that Progress for Langley had registered in the City of Langley for the 2026 election, and that Woodward wanted a conversation on whether the two Langleys should be one municipality. The Township's results page prints no Progress for Langley candidate in Langley City, whose election is outside this record. CBC reported in April 2026 that the Township had authorized $602 million in debt during Woodward's term, the highest per person of any major BC city, and that Woodward said the borrowing paid for a catch-up in facilities and roads.
The organization's site, progressforlangley.org, did not answer on October 30, 2026; its pages were read from Internet Archive copies made on October 5 to 14, 2026. The plan page has nine headings: affordability, a common sense financial plan, roads and sidewalks, parks, facilities and youth sports, schools, the fire service, policing, and rural character. A What's At Risk page says the opposition would give up $200 million in community amenity contributions, end the Langley Housing Trust and undo the Township RCMP detachment. Those are the organization's own claims about its opponents.
THE TEN ISSUES
Where Progress for Langley stands
Every party on this site is covered on the same four issues, so nothing is hidden by leaving a subject out. 3 of 4 have published policy behind them.
| Issue | Published position | Commitments |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | Progress for Langley's plan promised to slow the Township's growth rate, to catch up on infrastructure, and to make growth pay for growth through developer contributions. Its site says the Township Housing Trust it set up aims for 10 per cent of new housing to be rental or below market, with 330 units under construction with the Province. It promised to protect farmland with the same rules for everyone and to update the Rural Community Plan. It names no number of homes beyond the trust. | 3 |
| Budget | Progress for Langley's plan promised more cost savings in administration and maintenance, lower utility costs, the lowest property taxes in the region, and a common sense financial plan with a path to reduce debt while growth pays for growth. Its accomplishments page claims $13 million in operating savings and paying off capital debt funded by property taxes. CBC reported the Township had authorized $602 million in debt; Woodward said growth revenues would pay it down. | 3 |
| Governance | Nothing published, checked October 30, 2026 | — |
| Schools | Not yet researched | — |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
7 questions about Progress for Langley
How many seats did Progress for Langley win in 2026?
Two of the 14 it ran for in the Township: councillors Michael V. Pratt and Steve Ferguson. Eric Woodward lost the mayor's race to Jay Lundgren, and none of its five trustee candidates was elected.
Is Progress for Langley the same organization as Contract With Langley?
Yes. Elections BC's register lists the Progress for Langley Association as formerly known as the Contract With Langley Association, and its 2022 disclosure statements were filed under the old name.
Who leads Progress for Langley?
Eric Woodward founded it, was its candidate for mayor in 2022 and 2026, and is the authorized principal official in Elections BC's register.
What did Progress for Langley promise on taxes and debt?
The lowest property taxes in the region, more savings in administration and maintenance, and a financial plan with a path to reduce debt while growth pays for growth. It named no rate or target.
How much money did the organization have at the end of 2025?
Its 2025 annual financial report gives contributions of $158,762.56 for the year, expenses of $1,504.10 and a balance of $496,063.39 in its campaign accounts.
What court cases involve the organization's leaders?
Three were reported by the Langley Advance Times in 2026: Woodward's libel suit over anonymous videos, filed in May 2025 and continuing after Baillie and Rindt withdrew; a July 2026 petition by ten residents seeking to disqualify Woodward, Baillie and Rindt; and an August 2026 defamation suit by the Martini family against Woodward. None of the claims in any of them had been tested in court.
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Can Progress for Langley's website be read?
On October 30, 2026 the domain progressforlangley.org did not answer. voche.me read its pages from Internet Archive copies made between October 5 and 14, 2026.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 Elections BC · published · checked
- Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting Elections BC · checked
- Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search Elections BC · checked
- Contract With Langley Association disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, Township of Langley (Amendment 3) Elections BC · published · checked
- Contract With Langley Association disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, Langley School District (Amendment 3) Elections BC · published · checked
- Progress for Langley Association annual financial report, 2025 Elections BC · published · checked
- 2026 Election Results Township of Langley · checked
- About the Candidates, 2026 Elections Township of Langley · checked
- Progress For Langley: home page (Internet Archive copy of October 5, 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFProgress for Langley · checked
- Progress For Langley: A Plan For Langley, 2026 (Internet Archive copy of October 10, 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFProgress for Langley · checked
- Progress For Langley: Council Accomplishments 2023 to 2026 (Internet Archive copy of October 5, 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFProgress for Langley · checked
- Progress For Langley: What's At Risk (Internet Archive copy of October 14, 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFProgress for Langley · checked
- Progress for Langley Association, 2026 BC Local Elections VoteMate · checked
- Two Township council candidates will be running under new ‘Contract With Langley’ civic party banner Aldergrove Star · published · checked
- Contract with Langley takes three seats on school board Aldergrove Star · published · checked
- Langley school trustee leaves Contract with Langley slate Aldergrove Star · published · checked
- B.C. municipal election 2022: Township of Langley results Global News · published · checked
- Township Mayor Eric Woodward could run candidates in adjacent City of Langley next election CBC News · published · checked
- Langley Township takes on big debts for big projects CBC News · published · checked
- New slate Langley Strong to contest Township elections Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Township budget passes after acrimonious council meeting Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Woodward officially running for second term as Langley Township mayor Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Two Langley councillors drop libel lawsuit against fellow politicians, others Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- New candidate Park joins Progress For Langley slate Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Legal action targets Township mayor, councillors over previous lawsuit Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Langley Strong accuses Progress slate of breaking ad rules Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Mayor, Langley Township respond to latest court action Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Langley Strong wins mayor’s seat, 6 of 8 council positions in Township Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Woodward responds to defamation lawsuit Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- It’s all about the money: The financial focus in Langley’s fight for the mayor’s chair CTV News · published · checked
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