Charles McDonald Elected City of Kawartha Lakes Mayor

By Scott Arnold

Kawartha Lakes voters have chosen their mayor and councillors for the next four years, with Charles McDonald elected mayor in Monday’s municipal election.

Charles McDonald speaks to his supporters after elected mayor for city of kawartha lakes (photo via facebook via Charles McDonalD)

Voting closed at 8pm on October 26th, with 27,170 ballots cast across Kawartha Lakes. The results remain unofficial, with 100% of results reported.

McDonald will lead the municipality from 2026 to 2030, alongside a council made up of eight ward councillors.

Here’s how the mayoral and council races finished:

• Mayor: Charles McDonald

• Ward 1: Brian Bartley

• Ward 2: Terry Blackmore

• Ward 3: Mike Perry

• Ward 4: Guru Bhat

• Ward 5: Mark Doble

• Ward 6: Jasmine Marshall

• Ward 7: Eric Smeaton

• Ward 8: Tom Hickey

School Board Trustees

Voters also selected school board trustees, with several positions filled by acclamation.

For the Trillium Lakelands District School Board, the elected trustees are Deb McInerney for Wards 1 and 4, Tim McAlpine for Wards 2 and 3, Alex Steven for Ward 5, Ashley Ferreira for Wards 6 and 8, and Colleen Wilcox for Ward 7.

Mary Winn was acclaimed to the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board. Erik Lapointe was acclaimed to Conseil scolaire Viamonde, while Marcellin Kwilu Mondu was acclaimed to Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

The City of Kawartha Lakes will certify the official results in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

The new term of council begins November 16th.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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