--- title: "Where Surrey's parties stand on governance | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/issues/governance" last_updated: "2026-10-10T03:55:38.121Z" meta: description: "Every Surrey party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Surrey party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Surrey's parties stand on governance" "twitter:description": "Every Surrey party's position on how the city is governed for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Surrey's parties stand on governance" --- ** COUNCILLOR · Surrey 2026 # Where every party stands on governance 0 of the 9 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on how the city is governed. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All four issues ](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties) **0**Parties with a published position **0**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this The City of Surrey says the mayor is the head and chief executive officer of the City, leads Council and may return a bylaw, resolution or proceeding to Council for reconsideration. Council has nine members and acts as a group at an official meeting. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on governance Not one of the 9 parties on this ballot has published a position on governance that we could find and source. That is worth knowing on its own. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on governance | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [Conservative](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/conservative/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Imagine Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/imagine-surrey/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [New Surrey+](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/new-surrey/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Our Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/our-surrey/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Safe Surrey Coalition](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/safe-surrey-coalition/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Surrey Connect Public IA](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-connect-public-ia/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Surrey First](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-first/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Surrey First Education](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-first-education/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [SURREY NOW](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-now/platform/governance) | *Not yet researched.* | — | NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 9 parties have published nothing on this A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it. - ### [Conservative](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/conservative/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Imagine Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/imagine-surrey/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [New Surrey+](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/new-surrey/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Our Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/our-surrey/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Safe Surrey Coalition](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/safe-surrey-coalition/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Surrey Connect Public IA](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-connect-public-ia/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Surrey First](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-first/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [Surrey First Education](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-first-education/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. - ### [SURREY NOW](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/surrey-now/platform/governance) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed October 8, 2026. ## Compare another issue [Housing](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/issues/housing) [Budget](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [Schools](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/parties/issues/schools) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/surrey-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.