title: 2018 Brantford municipal election
text: # 2018 Brantford municipal election
  
  The 2018 Brantford municipal election took place on October 22, 2018. Incumbent Mayor Chris Friel lost re-election to Kevin Davis.
  
  ## Mayoral candidates
  
  * Chris Friel, incumbent Mayor
  * Kevin Davis, lawyer and former City Councillor
  * Dave Wrobel, former City Councillor and mayoral candidate in 2014
  * Barbara Berardi, local businesswoman
  * Michael Issa, retired business executive
  * John Turmel, perennial candidate
  * Wayne Maw, volunteer and activist
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Mayor
  
  | Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kevin Davis | 12,867 | 52.93 |
  | Chris Friel (X) | 7,200 | 29.62 |
  | Dave Wrobel | 3,345 | 13.76 |
  | Barbara Berardi | 532 | 2.19 |
  | Michael Issa | 186 | 0.77 |
  | John Turmel | 128 | 0.53 |
  | Wayne Maw | 50 | 0.21 |
  
  ### Brantford City Council
  
  Two to be elected from each ward. The map has changed slightly from 2014 due to the annexation of some territory from Brant County.
  
  The results for city council are as follows:
  
  Ward 1 :
  
  | Candidate | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rick Weaver (X) | 2,054 | 30.41 |
  | Jan vander Stelt | 1,874 | 27.73 |
  | Michael Sullivan | 966 | 14.30 |
  | Mario Lucente | 889 | 13.16 |
  | Tracey Bucci | 449 | 6.65 |
  | Ramandeep Khokhar | 399 | 5.91 |
  | Amrik Deol | 125 | 1.85 |
  
  Ward 2 :
  
  | Candidate | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | John Utley (X) | 2,952 | 28.06 |
  | John Sless (X) | 2,933 | 27.87 |
  | Alex Felsky | 1,914 | 18.19 |
  | Warren Bechard | 976 | 9.28 |
  | Erica James | 687 | 6.53 |
  | Peter Sheere | 677 | 6.43 |
  | Sandra Anderson | 383 | 3.64 |
  
  Ward 3 :
  
  | Candidate | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dan McCreary (X) | 4,214 | 37.40 |
  | Greg Martin (X) | 3,477 | 30.86 |
  | Linda Hunt | 1,717 | 15.24 |
  | Naser Hamed | 933 | 8.28 |
  | Nicole Durnford | 926 | 8.22 |
  
  Ward 4 :
  
  | Candidate | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Richard Carpenter (X) | 3,842 | 45.69 |
  | Cheryl Antoski (X) | 3,601 | 42.83 |
  | Rob Ferguson | 671 | 7.98 |
  | Mike Gomon | 294 | 3.50 |
  
  Ward 5 :
  
  | Candidate | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brian Van Tilborg (X) | 1,471 | 26.67 |
  | Joshua Wall | 954 | 17.04 |
  | Mark Littell | 879 | 15.70 |
  | John Oneill | 831 | 14.84 |
  | Kathryn Kissinger | 502 | 8.96 |
  | Ian Carson | 236 | 4.21 |
  | Dustin Starchuk | 233 | 4.16 |
  | Jeff Goreski | 206 | 3.68 |
  | David Swanson | 119 | 2.13 |
  | Dale Beemer | 100 | 1.79 |
  | Michael Peterson | 69 | 1.23 |
  