Norfolk County Clerk William Tigert has declared the 2026 Municipal Council and School Board Election results official, confirming Adam Veri as the next mayor while a tie in Ward 4 requires a recount.
Veri received 5,884 votes to win the mayoral race.
A total of 20,162 ballots were cast, representing a turnout of 33.01 per cent among Norfolk’s 61,085 eligible electors.
Of those ballots, 8,286 were cast during online advance voting.
Council results
The following councillors have been declared elected:
- Ward 1: Tom Masschaele.
- Ward 2: Linda Vandendriessche.
- Ward 3: Hetty Verlinden.
- Ward 5: Alan Duthie and Ryan Boyko.
- Ward 6: Zvonko Horvat.
- Ward 7: Kim Huffman.
Ward 4 remains unresolved after Jeni Lambert and incumbent Chris Van Paassen each received 858 votes.
The County says a recount will be conducted under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, and must be completed within 15 days of the Clerk’s declaration. Further details about the recount process and procedures will be released as they become available.
School board results
For the Grand Erie District School Board, Elizabeth Whiton and Eva Dixon were elected to represent Norfolk’s Wards 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. Rita Collver and Lorraine DeJong were elected to represent Wards 3 and 7.
Carol Luciani and Dennis Blake were acclaimed as English separate school board trustees.
David Andre Paradis was acclaimed as French public school board trustee, while Dorothée Petit-Pas was acclaimed as French separate school board trustee.
Council swearing-in set for November 17
The new council will officially be sworn in during its inaugural meeting at Council Chambers on November 17 at 6 p.m.
The full results are available on Norfolk County’s 2026 Election website.
