Local government elections are your opportunity to influence decision-making in your community by electing mayors, councilors, regional district directors, school board trustees and other representatives who will take action on issues that matter for working people; issues like affordable housing, inclusive schools, and keeping services public. Polls will be open in every community across the province from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
BCGEU Endorsement Process:
The BCGEU has a policy that guides endorsement decisions. All of the candidates listed below have applied for an endorsement through their relevant labour council or the BCGEU. They have completed a survey and responded to any follow-up questions. The BCGEU executive committee has reviewed potential candidate names and chose to endorse candidates based on their answers, public statements, past actions and community involvement.
| Abbotsford | |
| School Trustee (SD 34, Abbotsford) | |
| Preet Rai | |
| Rupi Kanda-Rajwan | |
| Council | |
| Kelly Chahal | |
| Jas Anand | |
| Burnaby | |
| Mayor | |
| Mike Hurley | |
| Council | |
| Reah Arora, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Pietro Calendino, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Antara Deb, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Sav Dhaliwal, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Alison Gu, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Joe Keithley, Burnaby Green Party | |
| Daniel Tetrault, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| James Wang, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| School Trustee (SD 41 - Burnaby) | |
| Bill Brassington, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Peter Cech, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Larry Hayes, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Jen Mezei, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Mikelle Sasakamoose, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Kristin Schnider, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Gary Wong, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) | |
| Campbell River | |
| Mayor | |
| Larry Samson | |
| Council | |
| Gwendolyn Donaldson | |
| Colleen Evans | |
| Tanille Johnston | |
| Sandra Milligan | |
| Castlegar | |
| Council | |
| Sandy Bojeckho | |
| Cherryl MacLeod | |
| Central Saanich | |
| Council | |
| Zeb King | |
| Chilliwack | |
| School Trustee (SD 33, Chilliwack) | |
| Carin Bondar | |
| Willow Reichelt | |
| David Swankey | |
| Teri Westerby | |
| Margaret Reid | |
| Council | |
| Amber Price | |
| Debora Soutar | |
| City of Duncan | |
| Mayor | |
| Michelle Staples | |
| Council | |
| Tom Duncan | |
| City of Nanaimo | |
| Mayor | |
| Leonard Krog | |
| Council | |
| Ken Bennett | |
| Don Bonner | |
| Tyler Brown | |
| Hilary Eastmure | |
| Ben Geselbracht | |
| Erin Hemmens | |
| Zeni Maartman | |
| Ian Thorpe | |
| Comox Valley | |
| School Trustee (SD 71, Comox Valley) | |
| Shannon Aldinger | |
| Michelle Waite | |
| Coquitlam | |
| Mayor | |
| Adel Gamar | |
| Council | |
| Matt Djonlic | |
| Craig Hodge | |
| Trish Mandewo | |
| Robert Mazzarolo | |
| Leslie Roosa | |
| School Trustee (SD 42 - Coquitlam) | |
| Jennifer Martin Blatherwick | |
| Craig Woods | |
| Courtenay | |
| Mayor | |
| Bob Wells | |
| Council | |
| Will Cole-Hamilton | |
| Doug Hillian | |
| Evan Jollicoeur | |
| Melanie McCollum | |
| Wendy Morin | |
| Cranbrook | |
| Council | |
| Wayne Stetski | |
| School Trustee (SD #5, Cranbrook) | |
| Trina Ayling | |
| Bev Bellina | |
| Irene Bischler | |
| Chris Johns | |
| Doug McPhee | |
| Wendy Turner | |
| Creston | |
| School Trustee (SD #8, Creston) | |
| Cody Beebe | |
| Delta | |
| School Trustee (SD 37 - Delta) | |
| B. Bruce Reid, Independents Working for You | |
| Val Windsor, Achieving for Delta | |
| Elkford | |
| Mayor | |
| Steve Fairbairn | |
| Esquimalt | |
| Mayor | |
| Sonya Gracey | |
| Council | |
| Darlene Rotchford | |
| Fort St. John | |
| Council | |
| Lyle Goldie | |
| Harrison Village | |
| Council | |
| Michie Vidal | |
| Kamloops | |
| Mayor | |
| Sadie Hunter | |
| Council | |
| Dale Bass | |
| Daphane Nelson | |
| Katie Neustaeter | |
| Jesse Ritcey | |
| Taj Sandur | |
| Bill Sarai | |
| Randy Sunderman | |
| School Trustee (SD 73 - Kamloops-Thompson) | |
| Cole Hickson | |
| Heather Grieve | |
| Jo Kang | |
| Kathleen Karpuk | |
| Kelowna | |
| Council | |
| Davis Kyle | |
| Gordon Lovegrove | |
| Mohini Singh | |
| Ladysmith | |
| Council | |
| Jeff Virtanen | |
| Langford | |
| Council | |
| Mary Wagner, Langford Now | |
| Keith Yacucha, Langford Now | |
| Langley City | |
| Mayor | |
| Nathan Pachal | |
| Council | |
| Paul Albrecht | |
| Shelley Coburn | |
| Jeff Jacobs | |
| Mike Solyom | |
| School Trustee (SD 35 - Langley) | |
| Candy Ashdown | |
| Langley Township | |
| Mayor | |
| Eric Woodward, Contract with Langley | |
| Council | |
| Tim Baillie, Contract with Langley | |
| Barb Martens, Contract with Langley | |
| Michael Pratt | |
| Brit Gardner | |
| School Trustee (SD 35 - Langley) | |
| Holly Dickinson, Contract with Langley | |
| Joel Neufeld, Contract with Langley | |
| Suzanne Perrault | |
| Sarb Rai, Contract with Langley | |
| Marnie Wilson | |
| Maple Ridge | |
| Council | |
| Korleen Carreras, A Better Maple Ridge | |
| Sunny Schiller, A Better Maple Ridge | |
| Jenny Tan, A Better Maple Ridge | |
| School Trustee (SD 42 - Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows) | |
| Gabe Liosis | |
| Elaine Yamamoto | |
| Mission | |
| School Trustee (SD 75, Mission) | |
| Randy Cairns | |
| Jash Bains | |
| Nanaimo Ladysmith | |
| School Trustee (SD 68, Nanaimo Ladysmith) | |
| Naomi Bailey | |
| Tania Brzovic | |
| Greg Keller | |
| Mark Robinson | |
| Tom Rokeby | |
| Nelson | |
| Mayor | |
| Janice Morrison | |
| Council | |
| Leslie Payne | |
|
School Trustee (SD 8 – Kootenay Lake) Julie Bremner David Feldman |
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| New Westminster | |
| Mayor | |
| Patrick Johnstone, Community First New West | |
| Council | |
| Ruby Campbell, Community First New West | |
| Chinu Das, Community First New West | |
| Tasha Henderson, Community First New West | |
| Bereket Kebede, Community First New West | |
| Jaimie McEvoy, Community First New West | |
| School Trustee (SD 40 - New Westminster) | |
| Marc Andres, Community First New West | |
| Dee Beattie, Community First New West | |
| Gurveen Dhaliwal, Community First New West | |
| Maya Russell, Community First New West | |
| Elliott Slinn, Community First New West | |
| Cheryl Sluis, Community First New West | |
| North Cowichan | |
| Mayor | |
| Rob Douglas | |
| Council | |
| Christopher Justice | |
| Kate Marsh | |
| Debra Toporowski | |
| North Vancouver City | |
| Mayor | |
| Linda Buchanan | |
| Council | |
| Holly Back | |
| Don Bell | |
| Angela Girard | |
| Jessica McIlroy | |
| Kathy McGrenera | |
| School Trustee (SD 44 - North Vancouver) | |
| Lailani Tumaneng | |
| North Vancouver District | |
| Council | |
| Jordan Back | |
| Megan Curren | |
| Harrison Johnston | |
| Ellison Mallin | |
| Oak Bay | |
| Council | |
| Carrie Smart | |
| Penticton | |
| Mayor | |
| Julius Bloomfield | |
| Council | |
| Isaac Gilbert | |
| Pitt Meadows | |
| Council | |
| Alison Evans | |
| School Trustee (SD 42 - Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows) | |
| Hudson Campbell | |
| Port Coquitlam | |
| Mayor | |
| Brad West | |
| Council | |
| Sarah Harbord | |
| Nancy McCurrach | |
| Darrell Grant Penner | |
| Glenn Pollock | |
| Dean Washington | |
| School Trustee (SD 43 - Coquitlam) | |
| Christine Pollock | |
| Michael Thomas | |
| Port Moody | |
| Council | |
| Hunter Madsen | |
| Dustin Chelen | |
| Amy Lubik | |
| Haven Lurbiecki | |
| School Trustee (SD 43 - Coquitlam) | |
| Nancy Johnston | |
| Lisa Park | |
| Prince George | |
| Mayor | |
| Terri McConnachie | |
| Council | |
| Garth Frizzell | |
| Wesley Mitchell | |
| Cori Ramsey | |
| Susan Scott | |
| Brian Skakun | |
| School Trustee (SD 57 Prince George) | |
| Gillian Burnett | |
| Shar Mccrory | |
| Erica Mclean | |
| Damon Robinson | |
| Prince Rupert | |
| Mayor | |
| Crystopher Thompson | |
| Council | |
| Barry Cunningham | |
| Regional District of Nanaimo (Area A) | |
| Director | |
| Jessica Stanley | |
| Regional District of Strathcona (Area D) | |
| Director | |
| John Rice | |
| Richmond | |
| Council | |
| Chak Au | |
| Carol Day (RITE) | |
| Andy Hobbs | |
| Alexa Loo | |
| Bill McNulty | |
| Keefer Pelech (RCA) | |
| Jack Trovato (RCA) | |
| Michael Wolfe (RITE) | |
| Saanich | |
| Mayor | |
| Dean Murdock | |
| Council | |
| Zac De Vries | |
| Basil Langevin | |
| Mark Leiren-Young | |
| Greg Matte | |
| Teale Phelps Bondaroff | |
| Colin Plant | |
| Nathalie Chambers | |
| Jordan Reichert | |
| School District #61 | |
| School Trustee (SD61, Greater Victoria) | |
| Angela Carmichael | |
| Matthew Cook | |
| Derek Gagnon | |
| Karin Kwan | |
| School District #62 | |
| School Trustee (SD62, Sooke) | |
| Ravi Parmar | |
| Smithers | |
| Council | |
| Sam Raven | |
| Sunshine Coast | |
| School Trustee (SD 46, Sunshine Coast) | |
| Amanda Amaral | |
| Maria Hampvent | |
| Sue Girard | |
| Surrey | |
| Mayor | |
| Jinny Sims, Surrey Forward | |
| Council | |
| Philip Aquirre, Surrey Forward | |
| Ramon Bandong, Surrey Forward | |
| June Liu, Surrey Forward | |
| Paramjit Singh Malhi, Surrey Forward | |
| Theresa Pidcock, Surrey Forward | |
| Jody Toor, Surrey Forward | |
| School Trustee (SD 36 - Surrey) | |
| Terry Allen, Surrey First Education | |
| Dr. Balbir Gurm, Team Surrey Schools | |
| Laurie Larsen, Surrey First Education | |
| Maryann Pyne, Team Surrey Schools | |
| Tony Rebelo, Team Surrey Schools | |
| Bobbi Taylor, Team Surrey Schools | |
| Vancouver | |
| Council | |
| Iona Bonamis, OneCity | |
| Christine Boyle, OneCity | |
| Adriane Carr, Green Party | |
| Ian Cromwell, OneCity | |
| Pete Fry, Green Party | |
| Matthew Norris, OneCity | |
| Lina Vargas - Council | |
| Jean Swanson, COPE | |
| Michael Wiebe, Green Party | |
| School Trustee (SD 39 - Vancouver) | |
| Rory Brown, OneCity | |
| Kyla Epstein, OneCity | |
| Suzie Mah, COPE | |
| Jennifer Reddy, OneCity | |
| Krista Sigurdson, OneCity | |
| Gavin Somers, OneCity | |
| Rocco Trigueros, COPE | |
| Park Board | |
| Gwen Giesbrecht, COPE | |
| Maira Hassan, COPE | |
| Serena Jackson, OneCity | |
| Chris Livingstone, COPE | |
| Kristen Rivers, OneCity | |
| Caitlin Stockwell, OneCity | |
| Vernon | |
| Council | |
| Kelly Fehr | |
| School Trustee (SD 22, Vernon) | |
| Mark Olsen | |
| Victoria | |
| Mayor | |
| Marianne Alto | |
| Council | |
| Jeremy Caradonna | |
| Matt Dell | |
| Ben Isitt | |
| Susan Kim | |
| Krista Loughton | |
| Dave Thompson | |
| West Vancouver | |
| Mayor | |
| Mary-Ann Booth | |
| Council | |
| Alexis Chicoine | |
| Nora Gambioli | |
| White Rock | |
| Mayor | |
| Darryl Walker | |
| Council | |
| Stephen Crozier | |
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