Surrey declares official 2026 election results, same 15 people elected
Surrey's Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026, naming Doug McCallum mayor with the same eight councillors and six trustees as election night.
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Surrey's Chief Election Officer, Gib van Ert, declared the official results of the 2026 election on October 21. The signed declaration, published by the City of Surrey, names the same 15 people who led the count on election night, October 17.
Doug McCallum of the Safe Surrey Coalition is mayor with 42,745 votes, according to the City's final count. Brenda Locke of Surrey Connect Public IA finished second with 30,886 votes.
City Council
Harry Bains of Surrey Connect Public IA had the most council votes, 31,340. The seven other councillors all ran with the Safe Surrey Coalition: Doug Elford, Meera Gill, Mandeep Singh Nagra, Suhana Gill, Allison Patton, Laurie Guerra and Cheney Cloke. With the mayor, the Safe Surrey Coalition holds eight of the nine seats on council.
The closest seat was the last one. Cloke won it with 26,326 votes. Mike Bose of Surrey First finished ninth with 26,107, which is 219 votes behind.
Board of Education
Five of the six trustees ran with Surrey First Education: Terry Allen, who led with 47,597 votes, Garry Thind, Laurie Larsen, Bob Holmes and Shawn Wilson. Michelle Ceniza of SURREY NOW won the sixth seat with 34,188 votes. Gary Tymoschuk of Surrey First Education was seventh with 32,681.
What changed in the final count
No winner changed. The City's results file, last updated on October 20 at 10:34 am, shows 134,393 ballots, which is 44 fewer than the 134,437 counted on election night. Most candidates' totals moved by a few votes: McCallum's rose from 42,741 to 42,745. With 359,921 eligible voters, turnout was 37.34 per cent.
The new council holds its first meeting on Monday, November 2. Every candidate's final total is on the Surrey results page, and the promises of each person elected are on the Surrey promise tracker.
Questions this story answers
When were the official Surrey 2026 election results declared?
Surrey's Chief Election Officer, Gib van Ert, declared the official results of the 2026 general local election on October 21, 2026. The City of Surrey published the signed declaration on its election results page. It names the mayor, the eight councillors and the six school trustees elected.
Who is the mayor of Surrey after the 2026 election?
Doug McCallum of the Safe Surrey Coalition is the mayor of Surrey. The City's final count gives him 42,745 votes. Brenda Locke of Surrey Connect Public IA finished second with 30,886 votes, out of seven candidates for mayor on the ballot.
Who was elected to Surrey City Council in 2026?
The eight councillors in the official declaration are Harry Bains, Doug Elford, Meera Gill, Mandeep Singh Nagra, Suhana Gill, Allison Patton, Laurie Guerra and Cheney Cloke. Harry Bains ran with Surrey Connect Public IA, and the other seven ran with the Safe Surrey Coalition.
How close was the race for the last Surrey council seat?
Cheney Cloke won the eighth Surrey council seat with 26,326 votes in the City's final count. Mike Bose of Surrey First finished ninth with 26,107 votes, 219 votes behind Cloke. A total of 66 candidates ran for the eight council seats.
Who was elected to the Surrey Board of Education in 2026?
The six school trustees in the Surrey declaration are Terry Allen, Garry Thind, Laurie Larsen, Bob Holmes, Shawn Wilson and Michelle Ceniza. The first five ran with Surrey First Education, and Michelle Ceniza ran with SURREY NOW. Terry Allen had the most votes, 47,597.
Did the final Surrey count change any result from election night?
The final Surrey count changed no winner. The City's results file of October 20 shows 134,393 ballots cast, 44 fewer than the 134,437 on election night, and small changes in most candidates' totals. Doug McCallum's total rose from 42,741 to 42,745 votes.
What was the voter turnout in the 2026 Surrey election?
The City of Surrey's final count shows 134,393 ballots cast out of 359,921 eligible voters, a turnout of 37.34 per cent. All 70 voting places are counted in the City's results file, which it last updated on October 20, 2026 at 10:34 am Pacific time.
When does the new Surrey council take office?
The new Surrey City Council holds its first meeting on Monday, November 2, 2026. Surrey's Council Procedure By-law sets the first council meeting after an election on the first Monday in November. The promises each person made can be followed on the voche.me Surrey tracker.
Sources
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- City of Surrey: Declaration of Official Election Results, 2026 General Local Electionsurrey.ca
- City of Surrey: Election resultssurrey.ca
- City of Surrey: Results data fileelectionresults.surrey.ca
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