Oakville's new town council, led by Mayor Jeff Knoll, will be sworn in for the 2026-2030 term on Monday, Nov. 16, at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, and residents are invited to come and watch.
Voters chose the council in the municipal election on Monday, Oct. 26. Each of Oakville's seven wards has two members: a town councillor, who sits on Oakville council, and a town and regional councillor, who also represents the ward at the regional level. Three regional councillors, marked below, were acclaimed, meaning no one ran against them.
| Ward | Town councillor | Town and regional councillor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Caldwell | Jonathan McNeice (acclaimed) |
| 2 | Ray Chisholm | Stacey Saunders |
| 3 | Morgan Elliott | Janet Haslett-Theall (acclaimed) |
| 4 | Peter Longo | Roger Lapworth |
| 5 | Audrey Wubbenhorst | Mackenzie Grant |
| 6 | Natalia Lishchyna | Tom Adams (acclaimed) |
| 7 | Scott Xie | Nav Nanda |
The evening begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the inaugural meeting in Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. The Town says no pre-registration is needed, and parking and accessible seating are available.
Those who can't attend can watch the ceremony live on the Town's Live Stream page and YouTube channel.
The outgoing council meets first, at a special meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, in Council Chamber. Its agenda includes recognition of the 2022-2026 term.
The new council will also decide what comes next for the job of Chief Administrative Officer Jane Clohecy, the Town's top unelected official, who oversees staff and carries out council's decisions. She is retiring effective Dec. 31; council picked her for the job in 2020. The Town says the incoming mayor and council will decide the next steps for the CAO position.
Residents can also seek seats on town boards and committees, which council fills by appointing qualified candidates to citizen vacancies. Openings for the new term include up to five on the Committee of Adjustment, which rules on minor exceptions to zoning rules, up to seven on the Oakville Public Library Board and up to nine on the Heritage Oakville Advisory Committee, which advises council on protecting historic buildings.
