# 1976 Brantford municipal election

The 1976 Brantford municipal election was held on December 6, 1976, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The rural and small-town communities near Brantford also held elections on the same day.
Charles Bowen was elected to a third two-year term as mayor of Brantford.

## Results

vte1976 Brantford municipal election: Mayor of Brantford :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| (x)Charles Bowen | 14,108 | 78.64 |
| Kenneth McColeman | 3,831 | 21.36 |
| Total valid votes | 17,939 | 100 |
vte1976 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward One (two members elected) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jo Brennan | 1,567 | 30.05 |
| (x)Douglas McNicol | 1,300 | 24.93 |
| John Starkey | 1,152 | 22.09 |
| John Sless | 917 | 17.58 |
| Norman Greenfield | 279 | 5.35 |
| Total valid votes | 5,215 | 100 |
vte1976 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| (x)Mabel Cooper | 2,450 | 27.66 |
| Max Sherman | 2,250 | 25.40 |
| Michael Woodburn | 2,179 | 24.60 |
| Howard Minard | 1,707 | 19.27 |
| Raymond Lever | 271 | 3.06 |
| Total valid votes | 8,857 | 100 |
vte1976 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Andy Woodburn | 1,928 | 30.26 |
| (x)Charles Ward | 1,330 | 20.87 |
| Ross Baker | 1,274 | 19.99 |
| (x)Paul Randorf | 1,210 | 18.99 |
| Ronald Finucan | 630 | 9.89 |
| Total valid votes | 6,372 | 100 |
vte1976 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Doug Reeves | 1,538 | 33.22 |
| Dave Neumann | 1,072 | 23.15 |
| Ernie Fish | 757 | 16.35 |
| (x)Wynn Harding | 591 | 12.76 |
| Charles McPhail | 435 | 9.40 |
| Yvonne McMahon | 237 | 5.12 |
| Total valid votes | 4,630 | 100 |
* Ernie Fish was active with the Brant Naval Veterans Association. He was, like Dave Neumann, supported by the United Auto Workers.
* Wynn Harding was elected to the Brantford City Council in 1974 but was defeated in 1976. She later worked as a freelance writer and was active with the University Women's Club of Brantford.
vte1976 Brantford municipal election: Brant County Board of Education, City of Brantford (eight members elected) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dick Verrity | 9,902 | 12.89 |
| (x)Grant Darling | 6,955 | 9.05 |
| (x)Edward D. Pass | 6,589 | 8.58 |
| Karen George | 6,493 | 8.45 |
| Melodie Daboll | 6,391 | 8.32 |
| K. Keith Brett | 5,015 | 6.53 |
| Kaye Davies | 4,907 | 6.39 |
| John K. Lewis | 4,774 | 6.21 |
| (x)F.M. Farrington | 4,617 | 6.01 |
| Ray M. Waghorn | 4,479 | 5.83 |
| Barbara Harvey | 2,904 | 3.78 |
| (x)M.L. Pete Kilgore | 2,885 | 3.76 |
| Dennis Finucan | 2,652 | 3.45 |
| James Friel | 2,539 | 3.31 |
| John G. Henry | 2,185 | 2.84 |
| Daniel O'Regan | 1,957 | 2.55 |
| Chester Phillips | 1,578 | 2.05 |
| Total valid votes | 76,822 | 100 |
* James Friel was the father of Chris Friel, who served as mayor of Brantford from 1994 to 2003 and was elected to the same position again in 2010. James died of lung cancer at age forty-three, due in large part to a lifelong habit of heavy smoking. In 2002, Chris Friel cited his father's illness and death as reasons for supporting a municipal anti-smoking by-law.
vte1976 Brantford municipal election: Brant County Roman Catholic School Board, City of Brantford (eight members elected) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| (x)John Lambertus | 2,432 | 15.04 |
| (x)Jack Paleczny | 2,094 | 12.95 |
| (x)Fred Grundy | 1,777 | 10.99 |
| (x)Margaret McDonald | 1,496 | 9.25 |
| (x)Vincent Bucci | 1,431 | 8.85 |
| (x)John Griffin | 1,312 | 8.12 |
| Moe Boire | 1,228 | 7.60 |
| (x)Keith Sims | 1,187 | 7.34 |
| Joseph Quinto | 1,118 | 6.92 |
| Bob Adie | 1,110 | 6.87 |
| W. Paul Ferriss | 980 | 6.06 |
| Total valid votes | 16,165 | 100 |