Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Trail every 4 years
- Exact method
- Elected at large by plurality block vote (each voter may vote for up to 6 candidates), every 4 years. General local elections are held every four years on the third Saturday of October (Local Government Act s.52); the term begins at the first council meeting after the election (Community Charter s.119).
- Seats
- 6
Who holds these seats now
- Bev Benson Report Source: trail.ca, checked
- Nick Cashol Report Source: trail.ca, checked
- Paul Butler Report Source: trail.ca, checked
- Terry Martin Report Source: trail.ca, checked
- Thea Hanson Report Source: trail.ca, checked
Next vote
Sources
- trail.ca · checked Councillor, City of Trail: 6 seat(s). Council size: mayor and 6 councillors, as stated by the municipality (election notice or council page). Election rules: Local Government Act (RSBC 2015, c. 1) ss.52-53; council size: Community Charter s.118 (or letters patent / bylaw). For: Councillor
- trail.ca · checked maintainer:data round 9: council page lists this person as Councillor; checked 2026-10-11 For: Bev Benson, current term, Nick Cashol, current term, Paul Butler, current term, Terry Martin, current term, Thea Hanson, current term
- trail.ca · checked Elections BC Registered Candidates list for the 2026 General Local Elections (10 Oct 2026, https://elections.bc.ca/docs/lecfa/Registered-Candidates-LEGE-2026-10-17.pdf), each name confirmed in this municipal election document. General voting day: Local Government Act s.52 (third Saturday of October, every fourth year from 2014). For: General election, October 17, 2026
- bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked 2030 general local election date from Local Government Act s.52(1)-(2) (third Saturday of October 2030 = 19 Oct 2030). For: General election, October 19, 2030
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