--- title: "Vancouver 2026: every party and who they are running | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:46.336Z" meta: description: "Compare the 11 parties on the Vancouver 2026 ballot: how many candidates each runs for Mayor, Council, Park Board and School Board, and where they stand." "og:description": "Compare the 11 parties on the Vancouver 2026 ballot: how many candidates each runs for Mayor, Council, Park Board and School Board, and where they stand." "og:title": "Vancouver 2026: every party and who they are running" "twitter:description": "Compare the 11 parties on the Vancouver 2026 ballot: how many candidates each runs for Mayor, Council, Park Board and School Board, and where they stand." "twitter:title": "Vancouver 2026: every party and who they are running" --- VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2026 # Eleven parties.
One ballot. On October 17, 2026 Vancouver elects a mayor, 10 councillors, 7 park board commissioners and 9 school trustees. Eleven parties and 9 independent candidates are running. Every party here is covered on the same ten issues. [Compare all parties ](https://voche.me/parties/compare) [All 129 candidates](https://voche.me/candidates) **11**Parties [**9**Independent candidates](https://voche.me/parties/independents) [**10**Issues compared](https://voche.me/parties/compare) **27**Seats being filled EVERY PARTY, LARGEST SLATE FIRST ## The parties running in 2026 Order here follows how many candidates each party is running, taken from the official City of Vancouver candidate list. It is not a ranking of anything else. [

ABC Vancouver

The governing party, running the mayor and 23 more candidates1 Mayor9 City Council7 Park Board7 School Board24 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver) [

Vancouver Liberals

A party founded in 2025, running the second-largest slate1 Mayor7 City Council6 Park Board5 School Board19 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals) [

TEAM for a Livable Vancouver

The most detailed published platform on the 2026 ballot1 Mayor7 City Council5 Park Board1 School Board14 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver) [

OneCity

4,000 homes on city land, and no mayoral candidate5 City Council3 Park Board5 School Board13 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/onecity) [

COPE

The left slate, running no mayoral candidate4 City Council4 Park Board4 School Board12 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/cope) [

Vote Vancouver

A centrist party built around Rebecca Bligh, with a 40-page policy document1 Mayor6 City Council2 Park Board3 School Board12 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver) [

Green Party of Vancouver

Pete Fry for mayor, with a housing plan built on faster approvals1 Mayor4 City Council3 Park Board2 School Board10 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver) [

Bright Future Vancouver

Free transit, 24 hour child care and a 21 day permit rule1 Mayor6 City Council7 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver) [

Independent Parks Party

Five candidates, all for Park Board, and no published platform5 Park Board5 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party) [

TrueBlue Vancouver

A small conservative slate, mostly contesting the School Board1 City Council2 School Board3 candidates](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver) [

Affordable Housing

One candidate, for City Council1 City Council1 candidate](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing) BY RACE ## Who is contesting each race Not every party runs for every office. Four parties are not running a mayoral candidate at all, and two are contesting a single race. [

Mayor

One seat. The mayor chairs Council and holds one vote of the eleven around the table.See the parties running](https://voche.me/parties/mayor) [

City Council

Ten councillor seats, elected across the whole city rather than by ward.See the parties running](https://voche.me/parties/city-council) [

Park Board

Seven commissioner seats on the Board of Parks and Recreation.See the parties running](https://voche.me/parties/park-board) [

School Board

Nine trustee seats on the Board of Education.See the parties running](https://voche.me/parties/school-board) SIDE BY SIDE ## Compare every party on one issue These pages put all eleven parties next to each other on a single subject, with the source beside each position. They are the fastest way to see where the real disagreements are. [

Housing

Council sets zoning, approves rezonings and development permits, and makes rental and tenant-protection bylaws under the Vancouver Charter. The province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law.City CouncilCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/housing) [

Homelessness and drugs

Council funds shelter sites, street cleaning and city outreach, and decides where supportive housing is approved. Health services, treatment beds and drug policy are provincial and federal.City CouncilCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/homelessness) [

Public safety

Council approves the police budget. The Vancouver Police Board, not Council, directs the police department. Fire and rescue services report to the city.City CouncilCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/public-safety) [

Transport

The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control.City CouncilCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/transport) [

Parks

Vancouver is the only major city in Canada with a separately elected park board. Its seven commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches.Park BoardCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/parks) [

Schools

The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the province.School BoardCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/schools) [

Taxes and budget

Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure.City CouncilCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [

Climate

Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.City CouncilCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/climate) [

Culture

The city licenses venues and events, sets noise and business rules, and funds cultural grants and spaces. Liquor licensing is shared with the province.City CouncilCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/culture) [

Child care

The city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and development contributions. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding are provincial.City CouncilCompare all parties](https://voche.me/parties/issues/child-care) ### How these pages are built Every party gets the same pages, so the shape of a page never suggests that one party matters more than another. What differs is how much each party has published. Where a party has published nothing on a subject, the page says so and gives the date we looked, rather than leaving a blank. Pages with nothing sourced on them are kept out of search results until they have something. A party's own website proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. Those sources are marked. Candidate affiliations come only from the official City of Vancouver candidate list. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.