By-law to Re-Divide the Wards - includes descriptions of each Ward Boundary
Municipal Elections
The Next Municipal Election Will Be Held On Monday, October 26, 2026.
The Clerk is the Returning Officer and is responsible for preparing for and conducting the Municipal Election every 4 years in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act.
The Municipal Council of the Municipality of Trent Hills is composed of:
- 1 Mayor
- 1 Deputy Mayor
- 5 Councillors who are elected by Ward
Unofficial List of Candidates
The following individuals have submitted their nomination papers for the 2026 Municipal Election.
Municipal Council Candidates - May 12, 2026 at 12:35 p.m.
School Board Trustee Candidates - May 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
As required by the Municipal Elections Act, the Clerk will publish the final List of Certified Candidates by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2026.
Are You Registered to Vote?
All Municipality of Trent Hills residents must be listed on the Register of Voters to cast a ballot in Municipal Elections. You can now register once to vote in both provincial and municipal elections.
Visit RegisterToVoteON.ca for details on eligibility, registration, and how to confirm, update, or add your information to the Register before August 12, 2026.
Compliance Audit Committee
The Municipality of Trent Hills is proud to partner with the Town of Cobourg and neighbouring Northumberland municipalities to recruit qualified professionals to serve on the Joint Compliance Audit Committee for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections.
Committee members play an important role in supporting transparency, accountability, and public confidence in the local election process by reviewing requests for compliance audits related to candidate and registered third party advertiser financial statements. This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute professional expertise in support of fair, open, and accountable local governance across our communities.
If you or someone you know may be interested in applying to sit on this committee please visit the Town of Cobourg Compliance Audit Committee page to fill out an online application by May 27, 2026.
Updating your School Support
To ensure your correct school support designation is provided to Elections Ontario in time for the next municipal and school board elections on October 26, 2026, it should be reviewed and, if needed, updated by June 1, 2026.
While Elections Ontario maintains the Permanent Register of Electors in Ontario for provincial, municipal, and school board elections, MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) is legislatively responsible for collecting school support designation information.
Whether you own or rent your home, your property is linked to a school board – even if you don’t have children or your children aren’t currently attending school. While you’re not required to make a designation, you do have the option to choose which school board you support. If you don’t make a choice, your support will default to the English Public School Board.
How to update school support designations
Property owners can change their school support designation online using MPAC AboutMyProperty™ or our online portal for tenants. To get started, choose the option that applies to you:
A step-by-step guide is available in English or French.
Please note: Registration may take up to 24 hours to activate.
You can submit a paper Application for Direction of School Support form in English or French and mail or email it to MPAC.
To learn more or update a school support designation, visit mpac.ca/schoolsupport.
Past Municipal Election Information
Clerks Office
Land Acknowledgement
We recognize the traditional keepers of this land and, specifically our neighbours of the Alderville First Nation, with a formal territorial acknowledgement.
Welcome to the Gunshot Treaty Lands of 1788. It is on these lands and on the shores of the big lake, the Mississauga Anishinabeg met with the Crown to facilitate the opening of these lands for
settlement.
Let us be reminded of the responsibility we all have in making sure that we respect these lands and waters that give us life and sustain our livelihoods.