Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto,Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall,it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto. The current term began on November 15,2022.
Lorenzo Berardinetti is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough Southwest.
John Filion is a former Toronto city councillor represented Ward 18 Willowdale. Although he had planned to retire in 2018,after the legislation from Premier Doug Ford which expanded ward boundaries,he decided to run for re-election because he believes it makes it "virtually impossible for a community activist,known within one area,to get elected". He announced on June 10,2022,that he would not be running in the October 2022 Toronto municipal election,retiring after 40 years in municipal politics. He was considered a "rare suburban progressive" on Toronto council.
Norman Kelly is a retired Canadian politician. He represented Ward 40 Scarborough—Agincourt from 2000 to 2018 and served as deputy mayor of Toronto from 2013 to 2014. Kelly was a City of Scarborough councillor from 1974 to 1980 and 1988 to 2000 and served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough Centre from 1980 to 1984.
Giorgio Mammoliti is a former Canadian politician who represented Ward 7 York West on the Toronto City Council from 2000 to 2018. He ran for mayor of Toronto in 2010 and 2023. Mammoliti previously represented Yorkview from 1990 to 1995 for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Prior to entering politics,he worked for the Metro Toronto Housing Authority and was a labour union president.
Denzil Minnan-Wong is a former Canadian politician who was the statutory deputy mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2022,representing North York. Minnan-Wong served on Toronto City Council from 1995 to 2022,representing a succession of wards in the Don Mills.
Paul Ainslie is a city councillor in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. In 2006,he was appointed as an interim councillor in ward 41,and was then elected as the councillor for Ward 43 in Scarborough East. On October 22,2018 he was elected as Councillor for Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood.
Josh Matlow is a Canadian politician who has served on the Toronto City Council representing Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's since 2010.
The 2010 Toronto municipal election was held on October 25,2010 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. In addition,school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board,Toronto Catholic District School Board,Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario. Candidate registration opened on January 4,2010 and ended on September 10. Advance polls were open October 5,6,7,8 and 12,13,16 and 17.
Michael Layton is a Canadian politician who served on Toronto City Council from 2010 until 2022. Layton most recently represented Ward 11 University—Rosedale. He was first elected in the 2010 municipal election in Ward 19 Trinity—Spadina. Layton did not run for re-election in 2022. In March 2023,Layton became Chief Sustainability Officer at York University.
Michelle Holland,formerly known as Michelle Berardinetti,is a Canadian politician,who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election,defeating Adrian Heaps in Ward 35.
Gary Crawford is a Canadian politician,who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Brian Ashton in Ward 36. He held onto the seat in the 2014 municipal elections. As councillor,Crawford sat as the Budget Chief (2014-2023). He served on numerous committees including Budget,Planning and Growth,Economic Development and the Executive Committee. He also served on City Boards and Agencies including East Metro Youth Centre,Sony Centre for the Performing Arts,Harbourfront Centre,St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts,the Toronto Centre for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council. He has chaired the Mayor’s Task Force on the Arts,the Theatres Working Group and Co-chaired the Film Board.
Vincent Crisanti is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent Ward 1 Etobicoke North on Toronto City Council following the 2022 municipal election. He previously represented a former ward by the same name from 2010 to 2018.
Michael Douglas Ford is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism since June 24,2022. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party,he has represented York South—Weston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022. Ford previously served on Toronto City Council from 2016 to 2022. First elected as a school trustee in 2014,he later won a 2016 by-election for the council seat which was vacated upon the death of Councillor Rob Ford,before he was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in 2022. He is the nephew of Doug Ford,the premier of Ontario and Rob Ford,the former mayor of Toronto.
The 2018 Toronto mayoral election was held on Monday,October 22,2018,to elect the Mayor of the city of Toronto. Incumbent Mayor John Tory was re-elected for a second term,defeating former Chief City Planner Jennifer Keesmaat with 63.49% of the vote. Tory won all of Toronto’s 25 wards.
Jennifer McKelvie is a Canadian politician and geoscientist who has served as the deputy mayor of Toronto since November 16,2022,representing Scarborough. McKelvie has represented Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park on the Toronto City Council since 2018.
Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto,Ontario,Canada. It's represented on Toronto City Council by Nick Mantas. It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Steeles Avenue East to the north,Highway 401 to the south,Victoria Park Avenue to the west,and Midland Avenue to the east. It contains the neighbourhoods of L'Amoreaux,Tam O'Shanter and part of Agincourt.
The 2022 Toronto municipal election was held on October 24,2022,to elect the mayor and 25 city councillors in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. In addition,school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board,Toronto Catholic District School Board,Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario.
Jamaal Michael Anthony Myers is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) since August 11,2023. Myers has represented Ward 23 Scarborough North on Toronto City Council since November 15,2023. Before entering politics,he worked as a corporate lawyer.
Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto,Ontario,Canada represented by Parthi Kandavel who won the by-election on November 30,2023. The seat was temporarily vacant between July 26,2023 and November 30,2023 following the resignation of Gary Crawford to run in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election. It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Eglinton Avenue East to the north,Lake Ontario to the south,Victoria Park Avenue to the west,and Markham Road to the east. It contains the neighbourhoods of Birch Cliff,Birch Cliff Heights,Clairlea,Cliffcrest,Cliffside,Fallingbrook,Hunt Club,Oakridge,Scarborough Junction,and the western half of Scarborough Village.
