Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected every 4 years
- Exact method
- Elected every 4 years; 15 seats. This council uses wards (Ontario 2022 municipal election data); some members may be elected by general vote (Municipal Act, 2001, s. 217 (1) para. 4).
- Seats
- 15
Who holds these seats now
15 seats, each with its own constituency.
| Seat | Held by |
|---|---|
| Ward 1 |  Maureen Wilson since November 2022
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| Ward 10 | Not in our records |
| Ward 11 |  Mark Tadeson since November 2022
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| Ward 12 |  Craig Cassar since November 2022
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| Ward 13 |  Alex Wilson since November 2022
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| Ward 14 |  Mike Spadafora since November 2022
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| Ward 15 |  Ted McMeekin since November 2022
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| Ward 2 |  Cameron Kroetsch since November 2022
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| Ward 3 |  Nrinder Nann since November 2022
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| Ward 4 |  Tammy Hwang since November 2022
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| Ward 5 |  Matt Francis since November 2022
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| Ward 6 |  Tom Jackson since November 2022
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| Ward 7 |  Esther Pauls since November 2022
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| Ward 8 | Rob Cooper since September 2025 Report |
| Ward 9 |  Brad Clark since November 2022
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Next vote
- in 14 days General election · Ward 1 · 4 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 10 · 11 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 11 · 3 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 12 · 2 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 13 · 4 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 14 · 2 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 15 · 6 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 2 · 9 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 3 · 7 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 4 · 6 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 5 · 3 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 6 · 3 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 7 · 4 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 8 · 7 candidates
- in 14 days General election · Ward 9 · 5 candidates
Previous holders
- Jeff Beattie Ward 10, November 2022, left office by October 2026
Sources
- ontario.ca · checked Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, ss. 217-218 (council composition; head of council elected by general vote), as consolidated on e-Laws 2026-06-08 For: Councillor
- data.ontario.ca · checked Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2022 Municipal Election - Successful Candidate Data as of Voting Day and Municipal Data (2024-02-22): office titles, number of seats per office, council size, ward or at-large system For: Councillor
- open.hamilton.ca · checked City of Hamilton Open Data, Ward Boundaries layer (councillor name per ward), retrieved 2026-10-11; Ward 8 by-election of September 2025 confirmed in news coverage (CBC, The Public Record); Mayor from hamilton.ca City Council Members page For: Alex Wilson, current term, Brad Clark, current term, Cameron Kroetsch, current term, Craig Cassar, current term, Esther Pauls, current term and 10 more
- thepublicrecord.ca · checked audit:on 2026-10-11: Rob Cooper took oath of office 2025-09-29 after the 2025-09-22 Ward 8 by-election; start_date was null For: Rob Cooper, current term
- ola.org · checked Jeff Beattie is MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek from 2026-09-03 (OLA profile); Legislative Assembly Act s. 9 bars municipal office, so the Hamilton Ward 10 term is ended, observed by 2026-10-11. Hamilton Ward 10 status not yet confirmed from hamilton.ca. For: Jeff Beattie, past term
- hamilton.ca · checked City of Hamilton, 2026 Municipal Election, Certified Candidates page (withdrawn candidates excluded), retrieved 2026-10-11 For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ontario.ca · checked Municipal Elections Act, 1996, ss. 4, 5, 6 and 31 (e-Laws consolidation current 2026-05-11): regular election 2026, voting day fourth Monday in October = 2026-10-26, nomination day third Friday in August = 2026-08-21 For: General election, October 26, 2026
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