Toronto Votes 2026: Update on council candidates registered for Beaches-East York, Scarborough Southwest and Toronto-Danforth

Though the Toronto municipal election is not until Oct. 26, a number of candidates for local council positions are making their intentions known.

As of Thursday, May 28, the race for councillor in Beaches-East York now has eight candidates registered to run for the seat in this fall’s Toronto municipal election.

They are: James Dann, Natalie Johnson, Tycen Legg, Kevin Morrison, Adam Smith, Austin Vieira, Jeff Wahl, and Jennie Worden.

The race to be the Ward 19 Beaches-East York representative on Toronto Council is expected to have a large number of candidates since the seat will not be sought by the incumbent as current councillor Brad Bradford has registered to run for mayor in this year’s municipal election.

Registrations to run for elected positions in Toronto, including mayor, city councillor and school board trustee, opened on the morning of Friday, May 1.

Beach Metro Community News also covers Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth and Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest.

As of May 28, Scarborough Southwest has three candidates registered to run for the councillor position. They are Malik Ahmed, Rachel-Ariel Karokis, and Philip Mills. Parthi Kandavel serves the ward as the current councillor.

However, Sharmina Nasrin has a press conference planned for Monday, June 1, to launch her campaign for councillor in Scarborough Southwest. Nasrin is expected to register at Toronto City Hall for her election run earlier on June 1. The press conference takes place at 6 p.m. at 291 Danforth Rd.

As of May 28, there were no candidates registered to run for city councillor in Toronto-Danforth, where Councillor Paula Fletcher currently serves.

Candidates have until Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. to register their papers to run for the positions of mayor, city councillor, or school trustee. This year’s municipal elections will take place on Monday, Oct. 26.

Please note that residents who wish to complete the candidate nomination process must do so in person at the Toronto Elections City Hall office at 100 Queen St. W. between Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Filings will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the last day of the nominations period (Aug. 21).

Beach Metro Community News will periodically update information on candidates registering to run in the wards of Beaches-East York, Scarborough Southwest and Toronto-Danforth. We will also let readers know about campaign launches as we receive information about them.

For more information on candidates registered to run in this year’s municipal election in Toronto, please go to https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/