There will be plenty of new faces in the mayor’s offices across the Niagara Region.
Perhaps the biggest headline comes out of Niagara Falls, where Lori Lococo defeated incumbent Jim Diodati, ending his run as mayor that began in 2010. Lococo won with 51.5 per cent of the vote.
In Welland, Pat Chiocchio narrowly defeated former Ward 5 Councillor Graham Speck, winning by just 55 votes.
Other new mayors include Tom Insinna in Fort Erie, Tim Whalen in Thorold, Vaughn Goettler in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Bea Kenny in Port Colborne and Adam Thomas Russell in Lincoln.
Several mayors will also be returning to their seats, including Mat Siscoe in St. Catharines, Marvin Junkin in Pelham, Jeff Jordan in Grimsby and Brian Grant in Wainfleet. Cheryl Ganann will also remain mayor of West Lincoln after being acclaimed.
NOTE: RESULTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY CHANGE IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE ELECTION
St. Catharines
Mat Siscoe has been re-elected Mayor of St. Catharines. Siscoe defeated Ann-Marie Zammit, Jimmy Jackson, Anthony Adeoye and Henry Bosch, earning 52.4% of the vote. In St Catharines, voter turnout was 27.2%.
Ward 1: Jack Lindal, Mayy Aymar
Ward 2: Matt Harris, Bryan Blue
Ward 3: Mike Britton, Sal Sorrento
Ward 4: Caleb Ratzlaff, Robin McPherson
Ward 5: Dawn Dodge, Bill Phillips
Ward 6: Marty Mako, Bruce Williamson
Niagara Falls
Lori Lococo has been elected the new Mayor of Niagara Falls. She's been a councillor since 2018. Locoo defeated incumbent Jim Diodati along with Paul Manning, Kevin Martineau and Michael Lucid with 55.5% of the vote.
She says this isn't possible without the help of a great team behind her.
In Niagara Falls, voter turnout was 34%.
Councillors elected: Fred Audibert, Tony Baldinelli, Kim Craitor, Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg, Joyce Morocco, Mona Patel, Chris Dabrowski, Mike Strange
Welland
Pat Chiocchio has been elected the new Mayor of Welland. Chiocchio defeated Graham Speck, April Jeffs, David McLeod, Gary Graziani, Brandon Simon, David Clow and Natashia Bergen with 26.7% of the vote. In Welland, voter turnout was 31.5%.
Ward 1: Adam Moote, Jessica LaHay
Ward 2: Nick Albano, Aldo Parrotta
Ward 3: John Chiocchio, Sharmila Setaram
Ward 4: Bryan Green, David Alexander
Ward 5: Claudette Richard, Aaron Albano
Ward 6: Bonnie Fokkens, Jim Larouche
Port Colborne
Bea Kenny has been elected Mayor of Port Colborne. Kenny defeated incumbent Bill Steele, Cameron Klemm, Larry Rosnuk and Michael Bunton with 52.8% of the vote. In Port Colborne, voter turnout was 36.5%.
Ward 1: Tim Hoyle, Geoffrey Black
Ward 2: Mark Minor, Barbara Butters
Ward 3: Amanda Emery, Gary Bruno
Fort Erie
Tom Insinna has been elected the new Mayor of Fort Erie. Insinna defeated incumbent Wayne Redekop, as well as Mike Campbell, and Juan Liu, earning just over 52.2% of the vote. In Fort Erie, voter turnout was just shy of 39%.
Ward 1: George McDermott
Ward 2: Nick Dubanow
Ward 3: Darren Flagg
Ward 4: Daniel Turner
Ward 5: Tom Lewis
Ward 6: Ann-Marie Noyes
Grimsby
Jeff Jordan has been re-elected as Mayor of Grimsby. Jordan defeated Simon Duong, Veronica Charrois and Michelle Seaborn earning just over 39.2% of the vote. In Grimbsy, voter turnout was 40.2%.
Ward 1: Margot Smeenk, George Bodnar
Ward 2: Lianne Vardy, Don Howe
Ward 3: Jacob Baradziej, Jennifer Korstanje
Ward 4: Nick DiFlavio, Reg Freake
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Vaughn Goettler has been elected the new Mayor of Niagara On The Lake. Goettler defeated Erwin Wiens and Andrea Kaiser earning just over 55% of the vote. In Grimbsy, voter turnout was 54.2%.
Councillors elected: Gary Burroughs, Sandra O'Connor, Weston Miller, Andrew Niven, Steve McGuinness, Tim Balasiuk
Pelham
Marvin Junkin has been re-elected Mayor of Pelham. Junkin defeated Frank Adamson, Wally Braun, Randy Gananathan with 47.4% of the vote. In Pelham, voter turnout was 39.1%.
Ward 1: Bruce Brunarsky, Kevin Ker
Ward 2: Brian Eckhardt, John Wink
Ward 3: Robert Bob Hildebrandt, Shellee Niznik
Thorold
Tim Whalen has been elected the new Mayor of Thorold. Whalen defeated Henry D'Angela with 50.3% of the vote. In Thorold, voter turnout was 28.2%.
Councillors elected: Tim O'Hare, Carmen DeRose, Mike De Divitiis, Ken Sentance, Nella D'Epiro Dekker, Kieran Daniels
West Lincoln
Cheryl Ganann has been acclaimed as West Lincoln Mayor, as she ran unopposed.
Ward 1: Jason Trombetta, Albert Witteveen
Ward 2: Erin Schutten, Joan Chechalk
Ward 3: Greg Maychak, William Reilly
Lincoln
Adam Thomas Russell has been elected Mayor of Lincoln. Russell defeated Greg Reimer and Cheryl Keddy-Scott with 42.5% of the vote. In Lincoln, voter turnout was 38.2%.
Ward 1: Dianne Rintjema, Carlo Filice
Ward 2: Tony G. Brunet, John D. Pachereva
Ward 3: Mike Mikolic, Shawn Stryker
Wainfleet
Brian Grant has been re-elected Mayor of Wainfleet. Grant defeated Kevin Gibson with 62.1% of the vote. In Wainfleet, voter turnout was 44.3%.
Councillors elected: Joe Gonzalez, Paul Wainright, Scott William Wilson, Jeanette Pieterse