Guelph City Council is the governing body for the city of
Guelph
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
.
The council consists of the
Mayor of Guelph and 12 ward councillors. Each ward elects 2 members to represent them. The council operates in the
Guelph City Hall
Guelph City Hall is the seat of local government in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Designed by Moriyama & Teshima Architects and completed in 2009, the new City Hall is located adjacent to the historic Old City Hall, which itself is now serving as a ...
.
Municipal elections are held every four years. The last election took place
October 24, 2022.
Wards
Guelph is divided into six wards for the purposes of municipal organization:
* Ward 1 (St Patrick's) comprises the easternmost area of Guelph, bound in the west by Victoria Road.
* Ward 2 (St. George's) is between the
Speed River
The Speed River is a river that flows through Wellington County and the Region of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows south from its source near Orton, through Guelph, where it is joined by the Eramosa River, then through the tow ...
and Victoria Road, and north of the
Eramosa River
The Eramosa River is a river in Wellington County in southwestern Ontario which rises near Erin, Ontario, and flows southwest through the city of Guelph, where it joins the Speed River, which then enters the Grand River in Cambridge. The rive ...
.
* Ward 3 (St John's) is west and north of the
Speed River
The Speed River is a river that flows through Wellington County and the Region of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows south from its source near Orton, through Guelph, where it is joined by the Eramosa River, then through the tow ...
, and east of the
Hanlon Expressway
The Hanlon Expressway or Hanlon Parkway is a high-capacity at-grade suburban limited-access road connecting Highway 401 with the city of Guelph in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels in a generally north-south direction on ...
; it includes
Downtown Guelph.
* Ward 4 (St. David's) comprises the area west of the
Hanlon Expressway
The Hanlon Expressway or Hanlon Parkway is a high-capacity at-grade suburban limited-access road connecting Highway 401 with the city of Guelph in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels in a generally north-south direction on ...
and north of the
Speed River
The Speed River is a river that flows through Wellington County and the Region of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows south from its source near Orton, through Guelph, where it is joined by the Eramosa River, then through the tow ...
.
* Ward 5 (St. Andrew's) is the area immediately south of the
Speed
In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a scalar quanti ...
and
Eramosa Rivers; this ward includes the
University of Guelph
, mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities"
, established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922)
, type = Public university
, chancellor ...
and
Stone Road Mall
Stone Road Mall is a shopping mall in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, situated at Stone Road West and Edinburgh Road. It is the largest shopping mall in Guelph, with approximately of gross leasable area and 130 stores. It is operated by Primaris REIT, ...
.
* Ward 6 (St. James) comprises the southernmost area of Guelph, bound in the north by Stone Road, Kortright Road West, and Arkell Road.
Ward boundaries were updated in 2021 to reflect changes in population distribution and future growth; however, the number of wards and councillors remains the same for the
2022 Ontario municipal elections
The 2022 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 24, 2022.
Voters in the province of Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities.
In total, 32 of ...
.
2022-2026 Guelph City Council Members
2018-2022 Guelph City Council Members
2014-2018 Guelph City Council Members
Notes
See
List of Guelph municipal elections {{no footnotes, date=August 2018
This is a list of municipal elections held in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
* 1991 Guelph municipal election
* 1994 Guelph municipal election
* 1997 Guelph municipal election
* 2000 Guelph municipal election
* 2003 ...
for previous election results.
References
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Municipal councils in Ontario
Municipal government of Guelph