Guelph ward lookup
What ward am I in?
And who is running to represent me?
Type your address and this page tells you who is on your ballot: the two councillors representing you right now, and everyone running to replace them on October 26, 2026. It starts with your ward, because Guelph has six of them and each elects two councillors.
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Ward boundaries and addresses come from the City of Guelph's own published data. Updated August 2026, and again every time a candidate files.
Most Guelph streets sit entirely inside one ward, but 26 of them cross a boundary — Gordon Street runs through four. For those, add your house number and the lookup will be exact.
“I kept meeting people at the door who didn't know their ward. So we built this.”
Guelph's six wards
Each ward elects two councillors. The mayor is elected by the whole city. Population figures are the City's own counts, and the change column runs from 2016 to 2022 — worth a look, because the wards have not grown evenly.
The 2022 column is every vote cast for council in that ward, from the City's official results. Because each person votes for two councillors, it runs to roughly twice the number of people who actually voted — so treat it as a rough measure of which wards showed up, not as turnout. Guelph doesn't publish turnout ward by ward. Citywide it was just 28 per cent.
| Ward | Name | Population | Growth since 2016 | Council votes 2022up to 2 per voter | Running in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick's | 25,121 | +1.56% | 7,633 | 8 | |
| St. George's | 25,984 | +30.85% | 11,410 | 9 | |
| St. John's | 23,995 | +30% | 8,226 | 5 | |
| St. David's | 22,950 | +9.2% | 7,330 | 5 | |
| St. Andrew's | 23,623 | +15.48% | 8,179 | 10 | |
| St. James' | 28,749 | +5.43% | 9,248 | 6 |
Pick any ward to see who's running there.
Why your vote counts for more here
City elections are small. In 2022, every single person on Guelph council got in with somewhere between 1,362 and 3,498 votes — in a city where 106,217 people were allowed to vote.
That is a small enough number that a few hundred neighbours deciding to turn up genuinely changes who runs your ward for the next four years. It almost never works that way in a provincial or federal election — which is exactly why this one is worth twenty minutes of your time.
| Ward | Who won in 2022 | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | Dan Gibson | 2,375 |
| Erin Caton | 1,418 | |
| Ward 2 | Rodrigo Goller | 3,498 |
| Carly Klassen | 3,105 | |
| Ward 3 | Phil Allt | 3,228 |
| Michele Richardson | 1,362 | |
| Ward 4 | Christine Billings | 2,202 |
| Linda Busuttil | 1,685 | |
| Ward 5 | Leanne Caron | 2,870 |
| Cathy Downer | 2,809 | |
| Ward 6 | Dominique O'Rourke | 3,330 |
| Ken Yee Chew | 2,624 |
One seat has changed hands since. Dominique O'Rourke won the Guelph federal seat in April 2025, and council appointed Katherine Hauser to her Ward 6 chair that July. The current twelve are listed further down.
Guelph ward map (2026 boundaries)
Six wards, two councillors each. If you would rather read a map than type an address, here it is. The boundaries are drawn from the City's published ward data, so they match the official ones exactly.
A map gets you close. It will not tell you which side of a boundary street your house sits on, which is why the lookup above asks for a house number. If you would rather read a list than a map, here is every street in Guelph and its ward.
Every ward: your councillors now, and who wants the job
The two people below each ward heading represent you today. Their term runs to November 15, 2026. Under them is everyone who has registered to run in that ward this October.
Councillor contact details are the ones the City publishes. Where a councillor publishes no phone number, none is shown rather than guessed.
Ward 1: St. Patrick's
25,121 residents. 8 people are running for its two council seats.
Your councillors right now
- Erin Caton — erin.caton@guelph.ca · 226-821-3200
- Dan Gibson — dan.gibson@guelph.ca · 519-827-6407
Running in 2026
Ward 2: St. George's
25,984 residents. 9 people are running for its two council seats.
Your councillors right now
- Rodrigo Goller — rodrigo.goller@guelph.ca · 226-821-1146
- Carly Klassen — carly.klassen@guelph.ca · 226-332-1673
Running in 2026
Ward 3: St. John's
23,995 residents. 5 people are running for its two council seats.
Your councillors right now
- Phil Allt — phil.allt@guelph.ca · 519-827-6579
- Michele Richardson — michele.richardson@guelph.ca · 226-332-4513
Running in 2026
Ward 4: St. David's
22,950 residents. 5 people are running for its two council seats.
Your councillors right now
- Christine Billings — christine.billings@guelph.ca · 519-826-0567
- Linda Busuttil — linda.busuttil@guelph.ca
Running in 2026
Ward 5: St. Andrew's
23,623 residents. 10 people are running for its two council seats.
Your councillors right now
- Leanne Caron — leanne.caron@guelph.ca
- Cathy Downer — cathy.downer@guelph.ca · 519-827-8390
Running in 2026
Ward 6: St. James'
28,749 residents. 6 people are running for its two council seats.
Your councillors right now
- Ken Yee Chew — ken.chew@guelph.ca · 226-332-5406
- Katherine Hauser — katherine.hauser@guelph.ca
Running in 2026
Nominations closed August 21, 2026, so this list is final. It was checked against the City's official candidate list every time it changed.
Help more people vote
Turnout in Guelph's last municipal election was just 28 per cent. Not even three in ten. A lot of that is simply how hard the basics are to find out.
So pass this on. It works for every ward in Guelph, not just ours.
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Get the embed codeCommon questions
- What ward do I live in?
- Guelph has six wards and each one elects two city councillors. Type your street address into the lookup at the top of this page and it tells you which one you are in, using the City of Guelph's own address and boundary data.
- Who are my current Guelph city councillors?
- Every ward has two. All twelve are listed above by ward, with the email address and phone number the City publishes for each of them. Their term runs to November 15, 2026, which is three weeks after election day.
- Do some Guelph streets run through more than one ward?
- Yes. Most sit entirely inside one ward, but 26 of them cross a boundary, and Gordon Street runs through four. That is why the lookup asks for a house number.
- What if I live in Fergus, Elora or Centre Wellington?
- These six wards only cover the City of Guelph. Fergus and Elora are in Centre Wellington, which elects its own township council, and Guelph/Eramosa Township is separate again. If you are outside the city limits, check your own municipality for its election.
- When is the 2026 Guelph municipal election?
- Monday, October 26, 2026, with advance voting before it. Nominations closed August 21, 2026, so the candidate lists above are final.
Not sure how or when to vote? Dates, ID and advance polls are here. This lookup is one of several things the campaign has built and shipped.
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