Know who's running.
See where they stand.
All six Welland wards and the mayoral race, in one easy-to-use guide. Compare the issues that matter to you, with a source link beside every documented policy position.
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Find your ward. Meet your candidates.
Click an outlined ward to open its candidates, or select the whole city for the mayoral race.
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Entire City · Mayor
The mayor is elected by voters across all six wards.
These outlines are a visual guide. To check your home address or voting ward, use the City's official map.
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Select “Find your ward” above to see all six wards. Use the official City address map to confirm your actual ward.
What is Quick Look versus Deep Dive?
Quick Look gives you a short summary. Deep Dive shows more detailed statements and the links used for the research. Neither recommends a candidate.
What does “Not documented” mean?
It means no clear statement was found in the sources reviewed so far. It does not mean that candidate opposes the issue.
How do I know where and when to vote?
Voting day is Monday, October 26, 2026. Check Welland's official voting instructions for times, locations and voter information.
This independent guide covers the mayor and ward councillors. It does not yet cover school board trustee candidates. All figures show documented research coverage, not candidate ratings.
Made for Welland. Not for profit.
Created by James Gomm, Welland, Ontario. This free community guide was prepared voluntarily, solely for information and education before the October 26, 2026 municipal election. I have not been paid or compensated by anyone to create or provide it.
The guide is designed to be independent and non-partisan. It does not endorse, recommend, oppose or favour any candidate, campaign or political viewpoint. It is only an aid for your own research. Use the information at your discretion and form your own conclusions.
Read the full disclaimer and research limitations
Sources and references are linked with documented statements where available. Information may be incomplete, inaccurate, outdated or unverified. A missing position is not proof of opposition. Research-coverage graphics are not candidate ratings or endorsements.
The main guide covers the mayoral race and all six ward councillor races, but does not cover school board trustees. The separate historical research appendix focuses on the mayor and Ward 4 and is not a complete voting-history audit.
This project is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by the City of Welland, any election official or candidate. Refer to official City election information for voting instructions and certified results.
Statements and historical actions are presented using publicly available information with sources where possible. Published citations do not mean that every claim, record, policy cost or feasibility assessment has been independently verified. Errors and omissions may occur. No particular conclusion or voting decision is recommended.
Research dataset last reviewed: October 16, 2026. Substantive changes and verified corrections will appear in Updates & Corrections.
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Facts first. No political scorekeeping.
Each candidate's stated positions are shown in plain English with links to their sources. Documented means a relevant position was found, not that the policy has been implemented or independently costed.
Missing information is shown as Not documented—never as opposition, wrongdoing or a negative assessment. The coverage bar reflects how many issues have researched statements, not the candidate's quality.