--- title: "Independent candidates in the Richmond 2026 election | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/independents" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:02:47.355Z" meta: description: "The candidates running with no party in Richmond on October 17, 2026, what running without a party means on the ballot, and where to read each profile." "og:description": "The candidates running with no party in Richmond on October 17, 2026, what running without a party means on the ballot, and where to read each profile." "og:title": "Independent candidates in the Richmond 2026 election" "twitter:description": "The candidates running with no party in Richmond on October 17, 2026, what running without a party means on the ballot, and where to read each profile." "twitter:title": "Independent candidates in the Richmond 2026 election" --- NO PARTY ยท Richmond 2026 # Running without a party 1 candidates on the October 17 ballot have no party behind them. They are not a group, they have no shared platform, and nothing on this site treats them as one. [All parties ](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties) **1**Independent candidates **1**Races they are in WHAT IT MEANS ON THE BALLOT ## What running without a party changes A party in a British Columbia local election is called an elector organization. Only a registered one can endorse candidates, take campaign contributions as a group and spend as a group. A candidate running alone raises and files their own money, and their name appears on the ballot with no affiliation beside it. It also changes what they can do if elected. A candidate with no party arrives with no bloc, which means every vote has to be won one at a time. That is a real difference, and it cuts both ways: no bloc to rely on, and no bloc to answer to. The candidates listed below share nothing except the absence of a party label. Treating them as a group would be inventing a relationship that does not exist, so this page lists them and links to their own profiles. BY OFFICE ## The 1 independent candidates ### School Trustee (1) [**Donna Sargent**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/donna-sargent) ### No invented affiliations A candidate appears here only when the official City of Richmond candidate list shows no party beside their name. None of them is linked to a party page anywhere on this site. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/richmond-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.