Mayor
- Seats
- 1
- Candidates
- 7
SURREY MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2026
Your city. Your election.
Your questions, answered.
Every candidate on the City of Surrey’s official list, office by office, and the parties they stand for. Each page names its sources and says what is still unchecked.
GENERAL VOTING DAYSaturday, October 17, 2026
8 days to go. Make time to get informed.
Find your voting place (opens in a new tab)SURREY CANDIDATES 2026
Meet the candidates.
Councillor
- Seats
- 8
- Candidates
- 66
Gail BeszedesSURREY NOW
Ollivor DicksonSURREY NOW
Rahul GillSURREY NOW
James YuSURREY NOW
Ricky BajwaConservative
Dan B. CarlosConservative
Mehnaz JavedConservative
Cordel PullarConservative
Manu SharmaConservative
Harkirat SidhuConservative
Calvin VanderploegConservative
Donna WuConservative
Yousef Aldabainah-BarakatImagine Surrey
Chandan ChahalImagine Surrey
Perminder ChohanImagine Surrey
Narima Dela CruzImagine Surrey
Ashiyana HanifImagine Surrey
William LiImagine Surrey
Margaret MubandaImagine Surrey
Kevin WilkieImagine Surrey
Ian de HoogNew Surrey+
Emily KennedyNew Surrey+
Grace ZeiglerNew Surrey+
Cheney ClokeSafe Surrey Coalition
Doug ElfordSafe Surrey Coalition
Meera GillSafe Surrey Coalition
Suhana GillSafe Surrey Coalition
Laurie GuerraSafe Surrey Coalition
Mandeep Singh NagraSafe Surrey Coalition
Allison PattonSafe Surrey Coalition
Beau SimpsonSafe Surrey Coalition
Harry BainsSurrey Connect Public IA
Michael DunnSurrey Connect Public IA
Gord HepnerSurrey Connect Public IA
Pardeep KoonerSurrey Connect Public IA
Vera LeFrancSurrey Connect Public IA
Rob StuttSurrey Connect Public IA
Rona TepperSurrey Connect Public IA
Noemi VictorinoSurrey Connect Public IA
Debra AntifaevSurrey First
Mike BoseSurrey First
Janet BrownSurrey First
Bilal CheemaSurrey First
Jasroop GosalSurrey First
Gagan NahalSurrey First
Clint StewartSurrey First
Shina VermaniSurrey First
Intikhab AhmedNo party affiliation
Lisa Dawn AlexisNo party affiliation
Philip CarlessNo party affiliation
Isaac DanielNo party affiliation
Youssef KhattabNo party affiliation
Jimmy RicoNo party affiliation
Tom SaidNo party affiliation
Miguel TingNo party affiliation
Vik UppalNo party affiliation
Mila Wong-KabushNo party affiliation
Salman ZafarNo party affiliation- JJJesse JohlSURREY NOW
- ELEnrique Ponce de LeonSURREY NOW
- WSWerner SpangehlSURREY NOW
- LCLeanna Jacinta ChatwinNew Surrey+
- MDMessia DitshimbaNew Surrey+
- CHChristopher R. HoffmannNew Surrey+
- MSMatthew J. SmedNew Surrey+
- LTLily TsiNew Surrey+
School Trustee
- Seats
- 6
- Candidates
- 24
Michelle CenizaSURREY NOW
Rohit D'SilvaSURREY NOW
Vanessa GileraSURREY NOW
Venson WangSURREY NOW
Terry AllenSurrey First Education
Bob HolmesSurrey First Education
Laurie LarsenSurrey First Education
Garry ThindSurrey First Education
Gary TymoschukSurrey First Education
Shawn WilsonSurrey First Education
Kyle JonesOur Surrey
Vick KaranOur Surrey
Dean McGeeOur Surrey
Anne WhitmoreOur Surrey
Harjit BhullarNo party affiliation
Amrit BirringNo party affiliation
Gurleen K. ChahalNo party affiliation
Noor CheemaNo party affiliation
Meena KochherNo party affiliation
Ghulam MujtabaNo party affiliation- JBJohn BanovichSURREY NOW
- VTVincent TigheSURREY NOW
- GHGary B. HeeNo party affiliation
- ARAfzalur RahmanNo party affiliation
PARTIES
Who is running, by party.
How many candidates each party has on the official list.19 candidates have no party affiliation on the list.
SURREY NOW
1 Mayor · 7 Councillor · 6 School Trustee
Gail BeszedesCouncillor
James YuCouncillor
Michelle CenizaSchool TrusteeConservative
1 Mayor · 8 Councillor
Calvin VanderploegCouncillor
Cordel PullarCouncillor
Dan B. CarlosCouncillorImagine Surrey
1 Mayor · 8 Councillor
Ashiyana HanifCouncillor
Chandan ChahalCouncillor
Kevin WilkieCouncillorNew Surrey+
1 Mayor · 8 Councillor
Emily KennedyCouncillor
Grace ZeiglerCouncillor
Ian de HoogCouncillorSafe Surrey Coalition
1 Mayor · 8 Councillor
Allison PattonCouncillor
Beau SimpsonCouncillor
Cheney ClokeCouncillorSurrey Connect Public IA
1 Mayor · 8 Councillor
Brenda LockeMayor
Gord HepnerCouncillor
Harry BainsCouncillorSurrey First
1 Mayor · 8 Councillor
Bilal CheemaCouncillor
Clint StewartCouncillor
Debra AntifaevCouncillorSurrey First Education
6 School Trustee
Bob HolmesSchool Trustee
Garry ThindSchool Trustee
Gary TymoschukSchool TrusteeOur Surrey
4 School Trustee
Anne WhitmoreSchool Trustee
Dean McGeeSchool Trustee
Kyle JonesSchool TrusteeNo party affiliation
Candidates listed without a party.
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The dates
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From the close of nominations to general voting day. Every date comes from the City of Surrey.
City of Surrey election page (opens in a new tab)NOMINATIONS CLOSEDFriday, September 11
ADVANCE VOTINGWednesday, October 7 to Thursday, October 15
LAST DAY TO REQUEST A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGEWednesday, October 14
GENERAL VOTING DAYSaturday, October 17
ELECTION REPORTING
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Every office on the ballot, in one directory.
Open the directoryEvery party on the ballot
Who each party runs, office by office.
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Voting places, ID rules and vote by mail, from the office that runs the election.
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