New councils are now in office in Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland, and new electoral-area directors have been declared for the Comox Valley Regional District, after the general local elections on October 17 and inaugural meetings in early November.
Courtenay
Official results were declared on October 21 at 4 p.m., the City said, including mail ballots, advance voting and voting on election day. Manno Theos was elected mayor with 3,870 votes. Bob Wells received 2,595 votes and Trish McPhail 2,185.
The six elected councillors are Wendy Morin (4,253 votes), Evan Jolicoeur (4,057), Kelly Matthews (3,722), Dick Clancy (2,941), Thomas McDevitt (2,814) and Rosanna Chamberlin (2,685). The City’s official results page also lists the other councillor candidates and their totals.
Comox
The Town declared official results on October 21 after a final review of the ballot counts. Nicole Minions was elected mayor by acclamation. The six elected councillors are Jonathan Kerr (3,749 votes), Jessica Wegg (3,179), Jenn Meilleur (3,053), Lisa Bourgeois (2,929), Neil Ladell (2,683) and Vivian Chislett (2,379). In total, 4,609 Comox voters took part, the Town said, for a turnout of 36.6 per cent, compared with 28.5 per cent in 2022, when 3,412 ballots were cast. The incoming mayor and council were to be sworn in at the inaugural meeting on November 4 at 5 p.m. in the council chambers at 1801B Beaufort Avenue.
Cumberland
The Village declared official results on October 20. Vickey Brown was elected mayor by acclamation on September 21. The four elected councillors are Ellian Bell, Sean Sullivan, Troy Therrien and Nick Ward. The official declaration published by the Village does not include vote totals. The new council was to take its oaths of office at the inaugural meeting on November 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cultural Centre.
Comox Valley Regional District
The regional district’s official results list Daniel Arbour acclaimed as director for Electoral Area A. In Electoral Area B, Arzeena Hamir was elected with 1,156 votes; Rich Hardy received 694. In Electoral Area C, Norm McPhail was elected with 1,020 votes; Ariel Becherer received 934 and Gillian Anderson 270.
Two official referendums also passed, according to the same results page. On a question about adding animal-control services to the Denman and Hornby Islands bylaw-enforcement service, there were 853 Yes votes and 348 No. On a question about creating a new Baynes Sound parks and trails service, there were 825 Yes votes and 150 No.
Sources: City of Courtenay, official 2026 election results; Town of Comox, declaration of official 2026 municipal election results, Oct. 21, 2026; Village of Cumberland, declaration of official election results, Oct. 20, 2026; Comox Valley Regional District, official election and referendum results.
