2010 Durham Region municipal elections

September 2023 Candidates in the 2010 Durham Region municipal elections parliamentary no no no 2006 2010 10 25 2014 Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Candidates marked with an (X) indicates they were the incumbent for that position. Durham Regional Council PositionElectedChairRoger Anderson (appointed by council)AjaxMayorSteve ParishRegional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2Shaun CollierRegional Councillor, Ward 3 & 4Colleen JordanBrockMayorLarry O'ConnorRegional CouncillorDebbie BathClaringtonMayorAdrian FosterRegional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2Mary NovakRegional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4Willie WooOshawaMayorJohn HenryRegional CouncillorNancy DiamondRegional CouncillorNester PidwerbeckiRegional CouncillorTito-Dante MarimpietriRegional CouncillorJohn NealRegional CouncillorJohn R. AkerRegional CouncillorAmy EnglandRegional CouncillorBob ChapmanPickeringMayorDave RyanRegional Councillor, Ward 1Jennifer O'ConnellRegional Councillor, Ward 2Bill McLeanRegional Councillor, Ward 3Peter RodriguesScugogMayorChuck MercierRegional CouncillorBobbie DrewUxbridgeMayorGerri Lynn O'ConnorRegional CouncillorJack BallingerWhitbyMayorPat PerkinsRegional CouncillorDon MitchellRegional CouncillorLorne Earle CoeRegional CouncillorJoe Drumm Referendum October 25, 2010 2010 Durham Region Referendum Canada File:Flag of the Regional Municipality of Durham.svg 95377 24289 119666 Are you in favour of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham passing the necessary resolutions and by-laws to change the method of selecting its Chair from appointment by the members of Regional Council to election by general vote of all electors in the Region? 27.68 432256 File:2010 Durham Region Referendum Results.svg Map showing the vote strength of each option in each of the 8 municipalities. The municipalities shaded in #47729e Blue voted a majority for "Yes". Pie Charts indicate the total votes received by each option per municipality. Voters were asked whether they were in favour of the Regional Council changing the method of selecting the Regional Chair from appointment by the Council to election by the voters. 79.70% of voters voted Yes.Gilligan Keith 2010-10-26 Durham politicians ‘given marching orders’ with referendum result https://www.durhamregion.com/news/durham-politicians-given-marching-orders-with-referendum-result/article_06e0f601-ef4b-57da-86f5-793c8fb37890.html 2026-07-21 DurhamRegion.com en These results would be binding if turnout exceeded 50%. However, turnout remained only at 27.68%, meaning there was no legislative requirement for the Regional Council to implement these results.December 15, 2010 Report 2010-A-49 http://www.durham.ca/departments/clerk/election/2010-A-49.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150420050803/http://www.durham.ca/departments/clerk/election/2010-A-49.pdf April 20, 2015 Durham Regional Council Despite this, on April 4, 2012, the Council voted 24-2 in favour of implementing the results. 2012-04-04 Direct election of Durham chairman approved https://www.durhamregion.com/news/direct-election-of-durham-chairman-approved/article_54ac0315-c351-542a-96e7-7e218872c2a7.html 2026-07-21 DurhamRegion.com en The change required a "triple-vote majority": from voters, from the Council, and from the eight lower-tier municipal councils.April 4, 2012 Report 2012-A-11 http://www.durham.ca/departments/clerk/election/2012-A-11.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120730212819/http://www.durham.ca/departments/clerk/election/2012-A-11.pdf July 30, 2012 Durham Regional Council On May 29, 2012, Whitby became the fifth municipality to approve the change, joining Ajax, Clarington, Oshawa, and Pickering. The change also required the electors in the approving municipalities to form a majority of electors in the region, and this requirement was also fulfilled when Whitby Town Council approved the change. As a result, the method of selecting the Regional Chair was changed from an appointment by the Regional Council to a general vote by all voters in the region, and the position was first elected in the 2014 elections.Howard Scott 2012-05-30 Durham voters will head to polls to select next regional chair https://www.durhamregion.com/news/durham-voters-will-head-to-polls-to-select-next-regional-chair/article_be87f84a-7b40-5b8d-a2b0-68f7044c6510.html 2026-07-21 DurhamRegion.com en The method remained until the 2026 elections, when, following the passage of the "Better Regional Governance Act", the provincial government will appoint the Regional Chair.https://www.insauga.com/legislation-on-appointing-regional-chairs-in-ontario-now-law-after-queens-park-vote/ Legislation on appointing regional chairs in Ontario now law after Queen’s Park vote InSauga May 18, 2026 The following are the results of the plebiscite, broken down by each lower-tier municipality (i.e., city, town, township, and municipality) of the region.November 1, 2010 Declaration of Election Results http://www.durham.ca/departments/clerk/election/QuestionElectionResultsOfficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150420050807/http://www.durham.ca/departments/clerk/election/QuestionElectionResultsOfficial.pdf April 20, 2015 Region of Durham Lower-tier MunicipalityYesNoVotes%Votes%Ajax13,78885.312,37514.69Brock3,01772.871,12327.13Clarington13,53282.482,87417.52Oshawa21,11778.365,83321.64Pickering14,90583.382,97216.62Scugog5,08266.452,56633.55Uxbridge4,76568.832,15831.17Whitby19,17181.374,38818.63Total95,37779.7024,28920.30 Ajax The following are the official results for the Town of Ajax.OFFICIAL RESULTS 2010 MUNICIPAL ELECTION http://www.ajax.ca/en/insidetownhall/resources/electionresults-official-2010.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130130030140/http://www.ajax.ca/en/insidetownhall/resources/electionresults-official-2010.pdf January 30, 2013 Town of Ajax Mayor Mayor Steve Parish was re-elected.Szekely Reka 2010-10-26 Healthy victory for Steve Parish in Ajax https://www.durhamregion.com/news/healthy-victory-for-steve-parish-in-ajax/article_87f9f7f3-2cd1-5975-a7a5-c1a8af765492.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Steve Parish (X) 13,541 79.08 Sherry Clymer 3,582 20.92 Regional Councillors CandidateVote%Wards 1 & 2Shaun Collier3,385Scott Crawford (X)3,047Khari Gaynor1,257Wards 3 & 4Coleen Jordan (X)5,516Kim Dowds3,403 Ward Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Marilyn Crawford1,753Katie Kortekaas1,314Robert MacArthur571Jacob McMaster220Raymond Durrani198Ward 2Renrick Ashby (X)2,064Nancy Henry1,494Chandra Kumaran246Ward 3Joanne Dies (X)1,999Marsha Jones Dooley1,217Terry Knox1,007Ward 4Pat Brown (X)2,589Lisa Patel1,276Lynda Everson1,259 Brock The following are the official results for the Township of Brock.October 26, 2010 CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION RESULTS https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/en/municipal-office/resources/Documents/2010-Election-Results.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220308094536/https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/en/municipal-office/resources/Documents/2010-Election-Results.pdf March 8, 2022 Township of Brock Mayor Larry O'Connor, the incumbent mayor of Brock, was reelected by a margin of just 13 votes over challenger Terry Clayton, who had previously been mayor of the township from 2000 to 2003. 2010-10-25 Close race for Brock Township mayor https://www.durhamregion.com/news/close-race-for-brock-township-mayor/article_0419ceb0-74c7-50db-940f-7a2b4c89cbd8.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en The narrow margin resulted in an ongoing judicial recount battle;Political soap opera ripping Brock apart Carola Vyhnak https://www.thestar.com/news/article/939364--political-soap-opera-ripping-brock-apart Toronto Star 15 February 2011 March 3, 2011 the township used a mail-in voting system in 2010, and when ballots which were postmarked before election day but arrived late were counted, O'Connor's margin of victory was reduced to just three votes. O'Connor voluntarily resigned as mayor on March 28, 2011,"Mayor Larry O'Connor resigns". mykawartha.com, March 29, 2011. and the township council subsequently appointed Clayton as the new mayor."Clayton appointed mayor". mykawartha.com, May 2, 2011. Candidate Vote % Larry O'Connor (X) 2,339 50.14 Terry Clayton 2,326 49.86 Regional Councillor CandidateVote%Debbie Bath2,32050.22John Grant (X)1,60934.83Allan Simpson69114.96 Local Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Mike Manchester (X)58469.19Mike Da Costa26030.81Ward 2Randy Skinner (X)AcclaimedHoward Scott 2010-09-10 Here’s whose on the Brock ballots https://www.durhamregion.com/news/heres-whose-on-the-brock-ballots/article_9d4e0dd3-a41d-5bdc-ac03-796725c5069f.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com enWard 3Walter Schummer69961.26Anthony Woodruff (X)44238.74Ward 4Keith Shier46454.27David Marquis (X)39145.73Ward 5Ted Smith (X)Acclaimed Clarington The following are the official results for the Municipality of Clarington. Mayor Local Councillor for Ward 1 Adrian Foster defeated Mayor Jim Abernathy.O'Meara Jennifer 2010-10-26 Foster named new Clarington mayor https://www.durhamregion.com/news/foster-named-new-clarington-mayor/article_fe478904-28f5-500f-b443-71754203859e.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Adrian Foster 6,905 35.51 Jim Abernethy (X) 6,135 31.55 Paul Adams 5,740 29.52 Jeremy Woodcock 664 3.42 Regional Councillors Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards. Candidate Vote % Wards 1 & 2 Mary Novak (X) 4,113 39.15 Don MacArthur 3,475 33.08 Lynn McCullough 2,917 27.77 Wards 3 & 4 Willie Woo 5,960 70.73 Gord Robinson 2,354 27.93 Carl Zmozynski 113 1.34 Local Councillors Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards. Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Joe Neal 2,046 36.73 Oudit Rai 1,216 21.83 Mark Stanisz 733 13.16 Steven Conway 590 10.59 Paul Powers 570 10.23 Karen Hills 301 5.40 Donald Baragar 115 2.06 Ward 2 Ron Hooper (X) 4,067 82.26 Steve Rowland 511 10.34 Kenneth Finney 366 7.40 Ward 3 Corinna Traill 1,694 43.69 Tracey Ali 1,012 26.10 Mark Canning 635 16.38 Steve Simic 536 13.83 Ward 4 Wendy Partner 1,183 27.85 Tim Tufts 925 21.77 Robert Jackson 592 13.94 Cecil Mackesey 581 13.28 Dean Perrin 564 13.28 Chris Brown 325 7.65 Robert Willett 78 1.84 Oshawa The following are the official results for the City of Oshawa.October 29, 2010 Statement of Election Results http://www.oshawa.ca/media/Statement%20of%20Election%20Results%20-%20Oshawa(7).pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121111154231/http://www.oshawa.ca/media/Statement%20of%20Election%20Results%20-%20Oshawa(7).pdf November 11, 2012 City of Oshawa Following a plebiscite in 2006, Oshawa got rid of the ward system which had been in place since 1985 returned to electing councillors at-large, which had been the historical system from 1933 to 1985.Good bye ward system Follert Jillian This Week Oshawa May 1, 2007 1 Mayor City Councillor John Henry defeated Mayor John Gray. 2010-10-25 Oh Henry! Oshawa elects new mayor, many new faces on council https://www.durhamregion.com/news/oh-henry-oshawa-elects-new-mayor-many-new-faces-on-council/article_e3fb1836-ad46-5e03-91d5-4f6e6a614c00.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en 2010-10-27 New Oshawa council holds hope and promise https://www.durhamregion.com/opinion/editorials/new-oshawa-council-holds-hope-and-promise/article_018f001d-43cb-5031-b56d-95600430dae3.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % John Henry 15,268 46.58 John Gray (X) 8,973 27.37 Louise V. Parkes 3,941 12.02 Cathy Clarke 2,959 9.02 Bill Longworth 1,383 4.21 Eve E. Simson 137 0.41 Dale Jodoin 115 0.35 Regional & City Councillors CandidateVote%Nancy Diamond16,0119.79Nester Pidwerbecki (X)13,4518.23Tito-Dante Marimpietri12,1897.45John Neal (X)12,1057.40John R. Aker11,9347.30Amy England10,2666.28Bob Chapman10,0086.12Brian C. Nicholson (X)9,6815.92Robert Lutczyk (X)7,1134.35Bruce F. Smith 6,0653.71Johnny Milosh5,9623.65Joy Wawrzyniak5,5913.42Debbie M. Grills5,2613.22Kevin E. Brady4,7542.91Doug Hawkins4,7442.90Bill Steele 4,2532.60Shane W. G. Kelly4,2392.59Bob Rutherford3,7902.32Bill P. Harris3,1101.90Trevor K. Bardens2,7201.66Richard E. Stark2,2941.40Bonnie A. Powers-Edgar2,2431.37Brandon J. Harris1,9251.18Thomas E. Mitchell1,4350.88Dave A. Spackman1,2510.77Brian T. Clabby1,124 0.69 City Councillors Candidate Vote % Roger Bouma 12,432 16.52 Bruce Wood 7,442 9.89 Mike A. Nicholson 5,886 7.82 Maryanne Sholdra (X) 5,482 7.28Doug R. Sanders5,184 6.89Mark Paton4,2945.70George Gus Milosh4,2285.62William D. Thurber4,1535.52Jesse M. Cullen4,022 5.34 Gordon K. Vickers 3,680 4.89 Doug R. Terwillegar 3,526 4.68Nick Post3,140 4.17Mike A. Kalynko2,5993.45Dave R. Gilbert2,4163.21Danny LeBlanc2,2673.01 Pierre Dupont 1,989 2.64Barry L. Dutton1,7122.27Esrick H. Quintyn8161.08 Pickering The following are the official results for the City of Pickering.City of Pickering 2010 Municipal Election http://cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/election/PDF/2010%20Elections%20-%20Results%20Summary.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101027145832/http://cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/election/PDF/2010%20Elections%20-%20Results%20Summary.pdf October 27, 2010 City of Pickering Mayor Mayor Dave Ryan won re-election, defeating Maurice Brenner, former Ward 1 Local/City Councillor and former Ward 1 Regional Councillor. Calis Kristen October 25, 2010 Pickering council shapes up https://www.durhamregion.com/news/pickering-council-shapes-up/article_4d2e3416-4f66-541f-a1ec-81966525ba3b.html 2026-07-19 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Dave Ryan (X) 10,361 51.21 Maurice Brenner 8,661 42.80 Ken W. Nash 1,212 5.99 Regional Councillors Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Jennifer O'Connell 4,065 55.10 Bonnie Littley (X) 3,313 44.90 Ward 2 Bill McLean Acclaimed Ward 3Peter Rodrigues4,02154.18Rick Johnson (X)3,40045.82 City Councillors Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Kevin Ashe 2,615 35.47 Sherry Croteau 2,101 28.50James Blair1,17415.92Rob McCaig99313.47Joe Przybylo4906.65 Ward 2 Doug Dickerson (X) 2,614 50.09Ian Cumming1,90536.50Garth Atkinson54810.50Pasquale Malandrino1522.91Ward 3David Pickles (X)4,60263.64Laurissa M. Hraiki98213.58Michael Odle84311.66Brian Evely80411.12 Scugog The following are the official results for the Township of Scugog.2010 ELECTION RESULTS http://www.township.scugog.on.ca/2010-election-results.29.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101029171029/http://www.township.scugog.on.ca/2010-election-results.29.php October 29, 2010 Township of Scugog Mayor Mayor did not run for re-election. Retired Deputy Police Chief Chuck Mercier won the election, defeating Regional Councillor Jim McMillen.Hall Chris 2010-10-26 It’s Mayor Mercier in Scugog https://www.durhamregion.com/news/its-mayor-mercier-in-scugog/article_1059ea0a-a59e-55b0-b773-7f9c831ce5b0.html 2026-07-19 DurhamRegion.com en Mayoral Candidate Vote % Chuck Mercier 4,690 55.95 Jim McMillen 3,692 44.05 Regional Councillor CandidateVote%Bobbie Drew4,42153.81Donovan Smith3,79546.19 Local Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Larry Corrigan79849.20Cindy Schut48329.78Dan Worner34121.02Ward 2John Hancock1,43867.99Rick Pearce67732.01Ward 3Jim Howard26728.83Don Kett23925.81Frank Smith23024.84Mike Kapustin19020.52Ward 4Wilma Wotten1,41581.00David Nicholishen33219.00Ward 5Howard Danson93854.63David Robinson77945.37 Uxbridge The following are the official results for the Township of Uxbridge.October 27, 2010 OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS http://town.uxbridge.on.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2010%20Official%20Election%20Results_0.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160330093252/http://town.uxbridge.on.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2010%20Official%20Election%20Results_0.pdf March 30, 2016 Township of Uxbridge Mayor Former Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor defeated incumbent Mayor Bob Shepherd. 2010-10-26 Gerri Lynn O’Connor elected as Uxbridge mayor https://www.durhamregion.com/news/gerri-lynn-oconnor-elected-as-uxbridge-mayor/article_8cd1c8da-c53f-535a-8c87-ec069c762e79.html 2026-07-19 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Gerri Lynn O'Connor 4,293 53.04 Bob Shepherd (X) 3,150 38.92 George Apostolou 651 8.04 Regional Councillor CandidateVote%Jack Ballinger3,64745.75Ted Eng2,60532.68Kathy Wasylenky1,71921.57 Local Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Bev J Northeast (X)58755.27Beverley J. Leslie47544.73Ward 2Patrick Mollloy67858.50Edward Beach48141.50Ward 3Pat Mikuse (X)69858.02Mary Dube34228.43Thomas Collins16313.55Ward 4Jacob Mantle79031.78Chris Smith56622.77Roger Varley52120.96Michale R Whiston42216.98Christy Moores1877.52Ward 5Gordon Highet (X)1,30363.94Blaire Emmerson31115.26Paul Mateciuk25612.56Joe Amarelo1688.24 Whitby The following are the official results for the Town of Whitby.October 28, 2010 Town of Whitby 2010 Municipal Election http://www.whitby.ca/en/resources/cs-notice_officialresultsmunicipalelection-2010.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160715131737/http://www.whitby.ca/en/resources/cs-notice_officialresultsmunicipalelection-2010.pdf July 15, 2016 Town of Whitby Mayor Mayor Pat Perkins won re-election, defeating business owner Rocky Varcoe and former Mayor Marcel Brunelle.Pessian Parvaneh 2010-10-26 Whitby election wraps up with surprises https://www.durhamregion.com/news/whitby-election-wraps-up-with-surprises/article_636ba050-a6ca-586a-9a6f-d598c73d84f1.html 2026-07-19 DurhamRegion.com en Mayoral Candidate Vote % Pat Perkins (X) 12,064 47.55 Rocky Varcoe 8,987 35.42 Marcel Brunelle 4,322 17.03 Regional Councillors CandidateVote%Don Mitchell (X)13,31922.59Lorne Coe13,26422.50Joe Drumm (X)12,07620.48John Dolstra8,81714.96Linda Lyons8,09613.73Dave Sansom3,3835.74 Local Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1 NorthTracy Hanson2,11046.12Sue Ptichforth (X)1,90841.70John Shaver55712.17Ward 2 WestElizabeth Roy (X)4,35464.02Debra Shadlock97014.26Chudi Asidianya90313.28Ayoub Ali5748.44Ward 3 CentreMichael G. Emm2,78549.92Shirley Scott (X)2,46244.13Bill Caukwell3325.95Ward 4 EastKen Montague2,29332.13Michael O'Hare2,13529.91Julie Rennie1,83025.64Kelly Kane5197.27Richard Morphew3605.04 References Category:2010 Ontario municipal elections Category:Politics of the Regional Municipality of Durham