The 1978 Brantford municipal election was held on November 13, 1978, to elect a

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, councillors, and school trustees in

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. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town communities surrounding the city. Charles Bowen was narrowly re-elected to a fourth two-year term as mayor, defeating rival candidate Jo Brennan.

Results

*Mike Woodburn was elected to city council in 1978 following a failed bid in

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and served for one term. He is the brother of Andy Woodburn, who served on council from 1976 to 1980 and again from 1982 to 1997. {{Brantford municipal election, 1978/Position/Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected) *Doug Reeves was elected to

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and was re-elected without opposition in 1978. In January 1978, he spoke against a proposed anti-smoking

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. Reeves later served as the

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. He also chaired Brantford's downtown Business Improvement Area in the 1990s, and he welcomed the arrival of more police officers to the neighbourhood in 1999.Heather Ibbotson, "Police vow to clean up downtown," ''Brantford Expositor'', 21 October 1999, A3.

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