Surrey City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Mayor | Doug McCallum,Safe Surrey |
Structure | |
Seats | 8 Councillors, 1 mayor |
Political groups | Safe Surrey (5) Surrey Connect (2) Surrey First (1) Independent (1) |
Elections | |
Last election | 20 October 2018 |
Next election | 15 October 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Surrey City Hall Surrey, British Columbia | |
Website | |
Official Website |
The Surrey City Council is the governing body of the City of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors representing the city as a whole. Municipal elections also select six school trustees.
Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of October. [1]
Name | Party | Position | |
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Doug McCallum | Safe Surrey Coalition | Mayor | |
Linda Annis | Surrey First | Councillor | |
Doug Elford | Safe Surrey Coalition | Councillor | |
Laurie Guerra | Safe Surrey Coalition | Councillor | |
Jack Singh Hundial | Surrey Connect (elected for Safe Surrey) | Councillor | |
Brenda Locke | Surrey Connect (elected for Safe Surrey) | Councillor | |
Mandeep Nagra | Safe Surrey Coalition | Councillor | |
Allison Patton | Safe Surrey Coalition | Councillor | |
Steven Pettigrew | Independent (elected for Safe Surrey) | Councillor |
Elected in the 2018 municipal election
Name | Party | Position | |
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Linda Hepner | Surrey First | Mayor | |
Tom Gill | Surrey First | Councillor | |
Judy Villeneuve | Surrey First | Councillor | |
Barbara Steele | Surrey First | Councillor | |
Mary Martin | Surrey First | Councillor | |
Bruce Hayne | Surrey First | Councillor | |
Dave Woods | Surrey First | Councillor | |
Mike Starchuk | Surrey First | Councillor | |
Vera LaFranc | Surrey First | Councillor |
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