Surrey City Council Elections: Ms Meera Gill Among Four Punjabi-Origin Candidates Elected; Doug McCallum Returns as Mayor
Eight City Councillors and Six School Trustees Also Elected; One Punjabi-Origin Candidate Wins School Trustee Seat
Hardam Mann | Babushahi News Network
Surrey, October 18, 2026: Doug McCallum has won the mayoral race in Surrey’s 2026 municipal elections, defeating incumbent Mayor Brenda Locke by 11,855 votes. In the elections, four candidates of Punjabi origin—Harry Bains, Ms Meera Gill, Mandeep Singh Nagra and Suhana Gill—were elected to Surrey City Council. Gary Thind also won a seat as a school trustee.
McCallum secured 42,741 votes, while Locke received 30,886 votes. In the mayoral contest, Mike Starchuk received 17,282 votes, Linda Annis secured 16,574, Troy Van Vliet received 15,090, and Honveer Singh Randhawa polled 10,610 votes.
In the contest for eight Surrey City Council seats, Harry Bains topped the list with 31,362 votes. Doug Elford received 30,833 votes, Meera Gill secured 29,883, Mandeep Singh Nagra received 29,692, Suhana Gill polled 27,820, Allison Patton secured 27,132, Laurie Guerra received 26,554, and Cheney Clooque polled 26,324 votes. According to the available results, all eight candidates have been elected to City Council.
In the election for six seats on the Surrey School District 36 Board of Education, Terry Allen received 47,604 votes. Gary Thind secured 43,900 votes, Laurie Larsen received 40,951, Bob Holmes polled 40,924, Shawn Wilson received 38,098, and Michelle Cenezia secured 34,203 votes. According to the available results, these six candidates have been elected as school trustees.
Hardam Mann
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