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title: "Surrey councillor Doug Elford named to Surrey Police Board"
description: "Mayor Doug McCallum appointed Councillor Doug Elford to the Surrey Police Board during the November 9 council meeting, filling the seat held by Rob Stutt, who was not re-elected in October."
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Surrey Mayor [Doug McCallum](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/doug-mccallum) appointed [Councillor Doug Elford](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/doug-elford) to represent City Council on the Surrey Police Board during the November 9 council meeting, the Surrey Now-Leader reported. Elford, a Safe Surrey Coalition councillor, fills the seat previously held by Rob Stutt of Surrey Connect, who lost his council seat in the October 17 election.

The Surrey Police Board's next meeting is scheduled for November 18.

## Who sits on the Surrey Police Board

The Surrey Police Board is the civilian body that oversees the Surrey Police Service. It has seven members: one is a city councillor, appointed by council. The others are appointed through provincial and federal processes. The board meets regularly to set direction and policy for the police service and reviews its budget.

[Rob Stutt](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/rob-stutt) held the council seat on the board during the last term. His Surrey Connect party lost all its council seats in October. With a new council in place, McCallum named Elford to take over the role.

The Surrey Now-Leader also noted that [Councillor Cheney Cloke](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/cheney-cloke) previously served as vice-chairwoman of the police board until the end of 2022.

## Metro Vancouver board directors

At the same meeting, McCallum announced Surrey's directors on the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board. He named himself and councillors [Doug Elford](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/doug-elford), [Mandeep Singh Nagra](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/mandeep-singh-nagra), [Allison Patton](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/allison-patton), and [Laurie Guerra](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/laurie-guerra) as directors, each with five votes. [Meera Gill](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/meera-gill) was named a director with four votes. Alternate directors are [Suhana Gill](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/suhana-gill), [Cheney Cloke](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/cheney-cloke), and [Harry Bains](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/harry-bains).

The Metro Vancouver board governs the regional district, which provides water, sewage, waste management, and other regional services to Surrey and the other member municipalities.

The announcement came shortly after council voted to direct city staff to pursue Surrey's withdrawal from the Metro Vancouver Regional Board while keeping what the City calls "core" services. Mayor McCallum's promise to withdraw from Metro Vancouver is tracked at [/bc/surrey-2026/tracker](/bc/surrey-2026/tracker).

## What this means for residents

Surrey residents who want to follow the Surrey Police Board's work can find its meeting schedule and agendas on the police service's own website. The board's next scheduled meeting is November 18. Residents who want to follow the City's decisions, including council appointments, can track Mayor McCallum's commitments at [/bc/surrey-2026/tracker](/bc/surrey-2026/tracker).

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