Municipal elections were held in

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on Monday, October 21,

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s ( reeves),

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s (

aldermen An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members them ...

), and

trustee Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility to t ...

s were elected to office in 16 of the 17 cities, all 108 towns, all 93 villages, all 5 specialized municipalities, all 64 municipal districts, 3 of the 8 improvement districts, and the advisory councils of the 3 special areas. The City of

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is on the Saskatchewan schedule (quadrennial), and held elections on October 24, 2012, while 5 improvement districts (Nos. 12, 13, 24, 25, and 349) have no councils and are led solely by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Since the 2010 municipal elections, portions of

Lac La Biche County Lac La Biche County is a specialized municipality within Division No. 12 in northern Alberta, Canada. It was established through the amalgamation of the Town of Lac La Biche and Lakeland County in 2007. History Lac La Biche County was origin ...

and the

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (abbreviated RMWB) is a specialized municipality in northeast Alberta, Canada. It is the second largest municipality in Alberta by area and is home to oil sand deposits known as the Athabasca oil sand ...

formed Improvement District No. 349, and the villages of New Norway and Tilley were dissolved. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The

Alberta Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from singl ...

passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act. Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.

Cities

The following are the elections for all Alberta cities. Bold indicates elected, and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

Airdrie

Citizens of Airdrie will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Peter Brown being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Brooks

Citizens of

Brooks Brooks may refer to: Places ;Antarctica *Cape Brooks ;Canada *Brooks, Alberta ;United States *Brooks, Alabama * Brooks, Arkansas *Brooks, California *Brooks, Georgia * Brooks, Iowa * Brooks, Kentucky * Brooks, Maine *Brooks Township, Michigan * ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race ;Mayoral by-election (held January 18, 2016)

Calgary

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

elected one mayor, 14 councillors (one from each of 14 wards), the seven Calgary School District trustees (each representing 2 of 14 wards), and five of the seven

Calgary Catholic School District Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 or the Calgary Catholic School District (CSSD) is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighbouring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, ...

trustees (each representing 2 of 14 wards).

Camrose

Citizens of Camrose will elect one mayor and eight at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Cold Lake

Citizens of Cold Lake will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Craig Copeland being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Edmonton

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

elected one mayor, 12 councillors (one from each of 12 wards), seven of the nine

Edmonton Public Schools Edmonton Public Schools (legally Edmonton School Division) is the largest public school division in Edmonton, the second largest in Alberta, and the sixth largest in Canada. The division offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, ...

trustees (one from each of nine wards), and the seven

Edmonton Catholic School District Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7 or the Edmonton Catholic School District (ECSD) is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Size The Edmonton Catholic School District currently operates 96 schools. There are a tot ...

trustees (one from each of seven wards).

Fort Saskatchewan

Citizens of

Fort Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan is a city along the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Edmonton, the provincial capital. It is part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area and one of 24 municipalities that constitute the Edmont ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Grande Prairie

Citizens of

Grande Prairie Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway), a ...

will elect one mayor and eight at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Lacombe

Citizens of

Lacombe Lacombe may refer to: Places * Lacombe, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe, Louisiana, United States * Lacombe, Aude, France People * Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), oblate missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot * Bernard Lac ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Leduc

Citizens of Leduc will elect one mayor and six at large aldermen (councillors). ;Mayoral race

Lethbridge

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 Alberta municipal censuses, 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...

elected one mayor, eight councillors (all at large), the seven

Lethbridge School District No. 51 Lethbridge School Division is the public school board in Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpas ...

trustees, and five of the

Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4 Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No.4 or Holy Spirit Catholic Schools is the Catholic school authority in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories e ...

's nine trustees (as Ward 2). This election marks a change of title for council members from "alderman" to "councillor".

Medicine Hat

Citizens of

Medicine Hat Medicine Hat is a city in Southern Alberta, southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff, Alberta, ...

will elect one mayor and eight at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Red Deer

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Red Deer The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of wes ...

elected one mayor, eight councillors (all at large), the seven Red Deer School District No. 104 trustees (at large), and five of the Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39's seven trustees (as Red Deer Ward). They also voted to not implement a ward system in a

plebiscite A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

Spruce Grove

Citizens of

Spruce Grove Spruce Grove is a city that is west of Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. The city is adjacent to the Town of Stony Plain and is surrounded by Parkland County. With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the ninth-largest city in Alberta. T ...

will elect one mayor and six at large aldermen (councillors). ;Mayoral race

St. Albert

Citizens of St. Albert will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Wetaskiwin

Citizens of

Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word ''wītaskiwinihk'', meaning "the hills where peace was made". Wetaskiwin is ...

will elect one mayor and six at large aldermen (councillors). ;Mayoral race

Towns

The following are the elections for Alberta towns with a population over 5,000. Bold indicates elected, and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

Banff

Citizens of Banff will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Beaumont

Citizens of

Beaumont Beaumont may refer to: Places Canada * Beaumont, Alberta * Beaumont, Quebec England * Beaumont, Cumbria * Beaumont, Essex **Beaumont Cut, a canal closed in the 1930s * Beaumont Street, Oxford France (communes) * Beaumont, Ardèche * Be ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Blackfalds

Citizens of

Blackfalds Blackfalds is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 2A 13.5 km north of Red Deer. The town's name, Waghorn (for Walter Waghorn, post master), changed in 1903 to Blackfalds, after Blackfalds, a Scottish hamlet. Dem ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Bonnyville

Citizens of

Bonnyville Bonnyville is a town situated in east-central Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake and St. Paul. The surrounding Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87's municipal office is located in Bonnyville. The community derives its name from Fath ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Canmore

Citizens of Canmore will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Chestermere

Citizens of

Chestermere Chestermere, originally named Chestermere Lake, is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, within Rocky View County. It is largely a commuter town of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Region. The city, which surrounds Chest ...

will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Patricia Matthews being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Coaldale

Citizens of Coaldale will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Cochrane

Citizens of

Cochrane Cochrane may refer to: Places Australia *Cochrane railway station, Sydney, a railway station on the closed Ropes Creek railway line Canada * Cochrane, Alberta * Cochrane Lake, Alberta * Cochrane District, Ontario ** Cochrane, Ontario, a town wit ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race Morgan Justice Nagel was also elected as the youngest of the six councillors, of 13 candidates, becoming the youngest councillor in Cochrane at 23 years old.

Devon

Citizens of

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Drayton Valley

Citizens of

Drayton Valley Drayton Valley is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Alberta Highway 22, Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately southwest of Edmonton. It is surrounded by Brazeau County, known for its vast petroleum, oil fields. The town is lo ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Drumheller

Citizens of

Drumheller Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of Central Alberta, east-central Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler, Alberta, Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often ref ...

will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Terry Yemen being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Edson

Citizens of Edson will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

High River

Citizens of

High River High River is a town within the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately south of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23. High River had a population of 14,324 in 2021. History The community take ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Hinton

Citizens of Hinton will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Innisfail

Citizens of Innisfail will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Brian Spiller being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

Morinville

Citizens of

Morinville Morinville is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately north of Edmonton along Highway 2. History Morinville was settled by Jean-Baptiste Morin, a priest and missionary of the Missionary Oblates o ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Okotoks

Citizens of

Okotoks Okotoks (, originally ) is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada. It is on the Sheep River, approximately south of Calgary. Okotoks has emerged as a bedroom community of Calgary. According to the 2016 Census, the town has a population ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Olds

Citizens of

Olds Olds may refer to: People * The olds, a jocular and irreverent online nickname for older adults * Bert Olds (1891–1953), Australian rules footballer * Carl D. Olds (1912–1979), New Zealand-born American mathematician * Chauncey N. Olds (181 ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Peace River

Citizens of

Peace River The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Ponoka

Citizens of Ponoka will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Redcliff

Citizens of Redcliff will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Rocky Mountain House

Citizens of

Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately west of Red Deer at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 11 (David Th ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Slave Lake

Citizens of

Slave Lake Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction o ...

will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Tyler Warman being elected with no opposition. ;Mayoral race

Stettler

Citizens of Sttetler will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Dick Richards being elected with no opposition. ;Mayoral race

Stony Plain

Citizens of Stony Plain will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to William Choy being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

St. Paul

Citizens of

St. Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Glenn Andersen being elected with no opposition. ;Mayoral race

Strathmore

Citizens of Strathmore will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Sylvan Lake

Citizens of Sylvan Lake will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Taber

Citizens of Taber will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Vegreville

Citizens of

Vegreville Vegreville ( uk, Веґревіль) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 16A approximately east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the ''Vegrev ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Wainwright

Citizens of Wainwright will elect six at large councillors. No mayoral election will be held due to Brian Bethune being elected with no opposition. ;Mayoral race

Whitecourt

Citizens of

Whitecourt Whitecourt is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Woodlands County. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32. It has an elevation of . Whiteco ...

will elect one mayor and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race Bold indicates elected, and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

Specialized municipalities

The following are the elections for Alberta specialized municipalities with a population over 5,000, which include the urban service areas of

Fort McMurray Fort McMurray ( ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significant ...

and

Sherwood Park Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is located adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary, generally south of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail), ...

Crowsnest Pass

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Crowsnest Pass Crowsnest Pass (sometimes referred to as Crow's Nest Pass, french: link=no, col du Nid-de-Corbeau) is a low mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta–British Columbia border. Geography The pass i ...

will elect one mayor, and six at large councillors. ;Mayoral race

Mackenzie County

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Mackenzie County Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzie Highway. The municipal office is located in the hamlet of Fort Vermilion. History Originally ''Improvement ...

were to elect ten councillors (one from each of ten wards). As six of them were acclaimed, citizens of wards 1, 3, 7 and 9 will elect the remaining four councillors.Nomination Day Results

Strathcona County

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of

Strathcona County Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Census Division No. 11. Strathcona County is both urban and rural in n ...

elected one mayor, eight councillors (one from each of eight wards), five of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14's nine trustees (three from Sherwood Park, one from Strathcona County north, and one from Strathcona County south), and four of the Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41's seven trustees (supporters in

Wood Buffalo

In the 2013 elections, the citizens of the

elected one mayor, ten councillors (from four wards), the five

Fort McMurray Public School District Fort McMurray Public School Division or the FMPSD is a publicly funded school division, serving the urban service area of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada and the outlying areas. Schools * Elementary Schools ** Beacon Hill School (ECDP-6) ** Chris ...

trustees (in

), five of the Northland School Division No. 61's 22 school boards (outside Fort McMurray, three or five trustees each), and the five

Fort McMurray Catholic School District Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 32 or the Fort McMurray Catholic School Division (FMCSD) is the Catholic school board in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Schools There are a total of thirteen schools operating under the F ...

trustees (in Fort McMurray).

Municipal districts

The following are the election results for Alberta municipal districts (counties) with a population over 5,000 and have an elected mayor or reeve position. Bold indicates elected, and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

Bonnyville No. 87

Citizens of the

Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 The Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district (MD) in northeastern Alberta, Canada in Division No. 12, Alberta, Division No. 12. On the east, it is adjacent to the province of Saskatc ...

will elect six councillors from six wards. ;Reeve race

Brazeau County

Citizens of

Brazeau County Brazeau County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 11. The municipal district was incorporated on July 1, 1988 from ''Improvement District No. 222''. On October 1, 2002, the name was changed fr ...

will elect six councillors from six divisions. ;Reeve race

Lac La Biche County

Citizens of

will elect seven councillors from seven wards. ;Mayoral race

Red Deer County

Citizens of

Red Deer County Red Deer County is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Division No. 8, Alberta, Census Division No. 8 and surrounding the Red Deer, Alberta, City of Red Deer. The neighbouring municipali ...

will elect six councillors from six divisions. No mayoral election will be held due to Jim Wood being acclaimed. ;Mayoral race

St. Paul County No. 19

Citizens of the

County of St. Paul No. 19 The County of St. Paul No. 19 is a municipal district in eastern central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 12, its municipal office is located in the Town of St. Paul. History It was previously known as the ''Municipal Distr ...

will elect six councillors from six divisions. ;Mayoral race

Yellowhead County

Citizens of

Yellowhead County Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. It is the only municipal district within Alberta census division No. 14. History *1994: Established as a ''Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94'' on January 1. ...

elected eight councillors from eight wards. ;Mayoral race

References

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Cities

Airdrie

Brooks

Calgary

Camrose

Cold Lake

Edmonton

Fort Saskatchewan

Grande Prairie

Lacombe

Leduc

Lethbridge

Medicine Hat

Red Deer

Spruce Grove

St. Albert

Wetaskiwin

Towns

Banff

Beaumont

Blackfalds

Bonnyville

Canmore

Chestermere

Coaldale

Cochrane

Devon

Drayton Valley

Drumheller

Edson

High River

Hinton

Innisfail

Morinville

Okotoks

Olds

Peace River

Ponoka

Redcliff

Rocky Mountain House

Slave Lake

Stettler

Stony Plain

St. Paul

Strathmore

Sylvan Lake

Taber

Vegreville

Wainwright

Whitecourt

Specialized municipalities

Crowsnest Pass

Mackenzie County

Strathcona County

Wood Buffalo

Municipal districts

Bonnyville No. 87

Brazeau County

Lac La Biche County

Red Deer County

St. Paul County No. 19

Yellowhead County

See also

References