Elections were held in Wellington County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Wellington County Council Wellington County Council consists of the seven mayors of the constituent municipalities plus nine councillors elected from county wards.

PositionElectedCentre Wellington Mayor Shawn WattersErin Mayor Michael DehnGuelph/Eramosa Mayor Chris White (acclaimed)Mapleton Mayor Gregg Davidson (acclaimed)Minto Mayor Dave Turton (acclaimed)Puslinch Mayor James Seeley (acclaimed)Wellington North Mayor Andy LennoxWard 1 David Anderson Ward 2 Earl CampbellWard 3 Campbell Cork (acclaimed)Ward 4 Stephen O'Neill (acclaimed)Ward 5 Mary Lloyd Ward 6 Diane Ballantyne Ward 7 Matthew Bulmer (acclaimed)Ward 8 Doug Breen Ward 9 Jeff Duncan (acclaimed)

Council races by ward Candidate Vote % Ward 1 (Minto) David Anderson (X) 1,588 89.92 Bert Beilke 178 10.08 Ward 2 (Mapleton) Earl Campbell (X) 817 73.74 Frank Carere 291 26.26 Ward 3 (Wellington North, part and Centre Wellington, part) Campbell Cork (X) Acclaimed Ward 4 (Wellington North, part) Stephen O'Neill (X) Acclaimed Ward 5 (Centre Wellington, part) Mary Lloyd (X) 3,089 75.05 Randy Vaine 1,027 24.95 Ward 6 (Centre Wellington, part) Diane Ballantyne (X) 1,917 57.60 Melanie Lang 1,411 42.40 Ward 7 (Puslinch, and Guelph/Eramosa, part) Matthew Bulmer Acclaimed Ward 8 (Guelph/Eramosa, part) Doug Breen (X) 1,545 69.07 Melanie Flake 692 30.93 Ward 9 (Erin) Jeff Duncan (X) Acclaimed

Centre Wellington Incumbent mayor and county warden Kelly Linton did not run for re-election. The following were the results for mayor of Centre Wellington. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Shawn Watters 4,105 45.35 Neil Dunsmore 3,417 37.75 Bob Foster 1,529 16.89

Erin Town councillor Rob Smith ran against geologist Michael Dehn. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Michael Dehn 1,776 53.40 Rob Smith 1,550 46.60

Guelph/Eramosa Incumbent mayor Chris White was re-elected by acclamation. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Chris White (X) Acclaimed

Mapleton Incumbent mayor Gregg Davidson was re-elected by acclamation. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Gregg Davidson (X) Acclaimed

Minto Deputy mayor Dave Turton was elected by acclamation. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Dave Turton Acclaimed

Puslinch Incumbent mayor James Seeley was re-elected by acclamation. Mayoral Candidate Vote % James Seeley (X) Acclaimed

Wellington North Incumbent mayor Andy Lennox was challenged by township councillor Dan Yake. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Andy Lennox (X) 1,646 52.74 Dan Yake 1,475 47.26

See also 2018 Wellington County municipal elections 2014 Wellington County municipal elections 2010 Wellington County municipal elections

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