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8 SEATS · OCTOBER 17, 2026

# Which parties are running for Councillor

Councillor seats, elected across the whole City. 8 candidates are standing, from 4 parties.

[All parties ](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties) [Compare on the issues](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/compare)

**8**Seats to fill

**8**Candidates standing

**4**Parties in this race

**0**With no party

WHAT THIS BODY DOES

## What you are electing

Councillors are elected across the whole City, and every voter in Richmond chooses from the same list. The City’s candidate list says eight councillors are to be elected.

Section 115 of the Community Charter lists the duties of every council member: to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality and its community, to contribute to the development and evaluation of its policies and programs, and to take part in council meetings, committee meetings and the meetings of other bodies they are appointed to.

LARGEST SLATE FIRST

## The parties contesting Councillor

### [Advance Richmond](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/advance-richmond) · 3 of 8 seats

[**Gary Law**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/gary-law) [**Kevin Lai**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/kevin-lai) [**Sheldon Starrett**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/sheldon-starrett)

### [RITE Richmond](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/rite-richmond) · 3 of 8 seats

[**Carol Day**Councillor, City of Richmond](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/carol-day) [**Laura Gillanders**Councillor, City of Richmond](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/laura-gillanders) [**Michael Wolfe**Councillor, City of Richmond](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/michael-wolfe)

### [Common Sense](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/common-sense-alliance) · 1 of 8 seats

[**Kenny Chiu**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/kenny-chiu)

### [Richmond United](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/richmond-united) · 1 of 8 seats

[**Andy Hobbs**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/andy-hobbs)

### 2 parties are not contesting Councillor

- [Richmond Education Party](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/richmond-education-party)
- [Richmond Forward](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/richmond-forward)

Each of these parties is running elsewhere on the same ballot. No candidate of theirs appears in this race on the official City of Richmond candidate list.

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