Municipal elections
In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...
were held in the
Canadian province of
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
on November 15, 2014. Races were held in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas.
Incumbents marked with "(X)".
Selected mayoral races were as follows:
Abbotsford
Mayoral election
Abbotsford City Council
Abbotsford City Council is the governing body for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors representing the city as a whole
Municipal elections are held every four ye ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Burnaby
Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...
Mayoral election
Burnaby City Council election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Campbell River
Mayoral election
Chilliwack
Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdo ...
Mayoral election
Chilliwack City Council
Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake, British Columbia, Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park ...
election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
Coquitlam
Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, and one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. ...
Mayoral election
Coquitlam City Council The Coquitlam City Council is the governing body for the City of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.
The council consists of the mayor and eight councillors.
The councillors are councilors-at-large elected for the entire city.
Municipal election ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Delta
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also ...
Mayoral election
Delta District Council
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also r ...
election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
Kamloops
Mayoral election
Kamloops City Council
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the Thompson River, South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regio ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Mayoral and city council by-elections
Held on September 30, 2017 to replace mayor Milobar who was elected to the British Columbia legislature. Council by-elections were held to replace Ken Christian who was running for mayor and Marg Spina, who is battling breast cancer.
Kelowna
Mayoral election
Kelowna City Council
Kelowna City Council is the governing body of the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The council consist of the mayor and eight elected city councillors who represent the city. Municipal elections are held every four years across the Provin ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Langford
Mayoral election
Langley Township
Mayoral election
Langley District Council Langley may refer to:
People
* Langley (surname), a common English surname, including a list of notable people with the name
* Dawn Langley Simmons (1922–2000), English author and biographer
* Elizabeth Langley (born 1933), Canadian perfor ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Maple Ridge
Mayor
Maple Ridge District Council election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
Mission
Mission (from Latin ''missio'' "the act of sending out") may refer to:
Organised activities Religion
*Christian mission, an organized effort to spread Christianity
*Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...
Mayoral election
Mission District Council election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
Nanaimo
Mayoral election
Nanaimo City Council The Nanaimo City Council is the governing body for the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
City council by-election
Held on July 8, 2017 to replace councillor Wendy Pratt.
New Westminster
New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capi ...
Mayoral election
New Westminster City Council
New Westminster City Council is the governing body of New Westminster, British Columbia. The council consists of the mayor of New Westminster, and six councillors elected to serve a four-year term. The council was the first municipal government ...
election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
North Cowichan
North Cowichan (Canada 2021 Census population 31,990) is a district municipality established in 1873 on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. The municipality is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. North Cowichan is noted for ...
North Vancouver City
The City of North Vancouver is a city on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. It is the smallest in area and the most urbanized of the North Shore (Greater Vancouver), North Shore municipalities. Although it has significa ...
North Vancouver City Council election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
North Vancouver District
Mayoral election
North Vancouver District Council
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.
Etymology
The word ''north'' is ...
election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
Oak Bay
Oak Bay is a municipality incorporated in 1906 that is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of thirteen member municipalities of the Capital Regional District, and is bordered ...
Penticton
Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census, its population was 33,761, while its census agglomeration
The ce ...
Mayoral election
Pitt Meadows
Pitt Meadows is a municipality of Metro Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Incorporated in 1914, it has a land area of and a population of 19,146 as of 2021. The municipality received its name from the Pitt River and Pitt Lake ...
Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam ( ) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, ...
Mayoral election
Port Coquitlam City Council
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
Port Moody
Port Moody is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It envelops the east end of Burrard Inlet and is the smallest of the Tri-Cities, bordered by Coquitlam on the east and south an ...
Mayoral election
Prince George
Mayoral election
Prince George City Council The Prince George City Council is the governing body for Prince George, in British Columbia, Canada.
The council consists of the mayor and eight councillors.
The councillors are councillors-at-large elected for the entire city.
Municipal electio ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Quesnel
Richmond
Mayoral election
Richmond City Council election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Saanich
Mayoral election
Saanich District Council election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
City council by-election
Held on September 23, 2017 to replace councillor Vic Derman who had died.
Smithers
Smithers is a surname of English origin. It derives from the Middle English term "smyther", referring to a metalsmith, and is thus related to the common occupational surname Smith. The name Smither is related.
People
*Alan Smithers (born 1938 ...
Surrey
Mayoral election
Surrey City Council
The Surrey City Council is the governing body of the City of Surrey, British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a dive ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
Tofino
Tofino ( ) is a town of approximately 2,516 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The District of Tofino is located at the western terminus of Highway 4 on the tip of the Esowista Peninsu ...
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
Vernon
Mayoral election
Vernon City Council election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
Mayoral election
Victoria City Council
The Victoria City Council is the governing body of the City of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
The council consists of the mayor plus eight councillors. A deputy mayor is appointed monthly
Monthly usually refers to the scheduling of somethin ...
election
''Top 8 candidates elected''
West Kelowna
West Kelowna, formerly known as Westbank and colloquially known as Westside, is a city in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. The city encompasses several distinct neighbourhoods, including Casa Loma, Gellatly, Glenrosa, Lakeview Heights, Shan ...
Mayoral election
West Vancouver
West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, West Vancouver is to the northwest of the city of Vancouver on the northern side of English Ba ...
West Vancouver District Council election
''Top 6 candidates elected''
References
CivicInfoBC
{{British Columbia elections
2014 elections in Canada
Municipal elections in British Columbia
2014 in British Columbia