# 2010 Niagara Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

## Niagara Regional Council

| Position | Elected |
| Fort Erie Mayor | Douglas G. Martin |
| Fort Erie Councillor | John T. Teal |
| Grimsby Mayor | Bob M. Bentley |
| Grimsby Councillor | Debbie M. Zimmerman |
| Lincoln Mayor | Bill Hodgson |
| Lincoln Councillor | Mark Bylsma |
| Niagara Falls Mayor | Jim Diodati |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Bart Maves |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Barbara Greenwood |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Selina Volpatti |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor | Dave Eke |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Councillor | Gary Burroughs |
| Pelham Mayor | Dave Augustyn |
| Pelham Councillor | Brian Baty |
| Port Colborne Mayor | Vance Badawey |
| Port Colborne Councillor | David Barrick |
| St. Catharines Mayor | Brian McMullan |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Douglas Bruce Timms |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Ronna Katzman |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Tim Rigby |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Brian Heit |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Alan Caslin |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Andy W. Petrowsky |
| Thorold Mayor | Ted Luciani |
| Thorold Councillor | Henry D'Angela |
| Wainfleet Mayor | April Jeffs |
| Welland Mayor | Barry Sharpe |
| Welland Councillor | Cindy Foster |
| Welland Councillor | George H. Marshall |
| West Lincoln Mayor | Douglas Joyner |

## Fort Erie

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Douglas G. Martin (X) | 4,836 | 50.03 |
| Ann-Marie Noyes | 4,831 | 49.97 |

## Grimsby

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bob Bentley (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Lincoln

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bill Hodgson (X) | 3,624 | 60.27 |
| Alvin Danyluck | 1,269 | 21.10 |
| Norm Groff | 1,120 | 18.63 |

## Niagara Falls

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Diodati | 13,520 | 52.9 |
| Ted Salci (X) | 10,464 | 40.9 |
| Steve King | 1,594 | 6.2 |

## Niagara-on-the-Lake

| Lord Mayoral Candidate | Vote |
| Dave Eke | 2,310 |
| Patrick Darte | 1,537 |
| Thomas W. Braybrook | 1,328 |
| Ray Guy | 915 |

## Pelham

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dave Augustyn (X) | 4,676 | |
| Sharon Cook | 1,266 | |

## Port Colborne

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Vance Badawey (X) | 4,800 | 61.58 |
| Frank DiBartolomeo | 2,995 | 38.42 |

## St. Catharines
### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Brian McMullan (i) | 22,015 | 78.65 |
| David D'Intino | 2,749 | 9.82 |
| Terry LeBlanc | 1,296 | 4.63 |
| Alexander Davidoff | 1,022 | 3.65 |
| John W. Beam | 908 | 3.24 |
| Total valid votes | 29,372 | 100.00 |

### Niagara Regional Council (6 elected)

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| Bruce Timms (i) | 12,625 | 10.82% |
| Ronna Katzman (i) | 12,098 | 10.37% |
| Tim Rigby (i) | 12,076 | 10.35% |
| Brian Heit (i) | 10,443 | 8.95% |
| Alan Caslin | 8,053 | 6.90% |
| Andrew Petrowski | 8,018 | 6.87% |
| Carlos Garcia (i) | 7,891 | 6.76% |
| Ted Mouradian | 7,585 | 6.50% |
| Kelly Edgar | 5,060 | 4.34% |
| Phil Porter | 5,048 | 4.33% |
| Patricia Lindal | 4,520 | 3.87% |
| Norm St. George | 4,240 | 3.63% |
| Michael O'Leary | 4,173 | 3.58% |
| Mike Coakley | 3,970 | 3.40% |
| Chris Clarke | 2,829 | 2.42% |
| Tom Ferguson | 2,735 | 2.34% |
| Mark Belchior | 2,041 | 1.75% |
| David Graham | 1,978 | 1.69% |
| Jon Radick | 1,318 | 1.13% |
| Total valid votes | 116,701 | 100.00 |

#### Incumbents not running for re-election

* Judy Casselman
* Peter Partington

### St. Catharines City Council

2 candidates are elected in each ward.

#### Ward 1 - Merriton

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
| Jennie Stevens (i) | 2,294 | 32.96% |
| Jeff Burch (i) | 2,064 | 29.66% |
| David Haywood | 1,134 | 16.29% |
| Garry Robbins | 817 | 11.74% |
| Sam Sacco | 491 | 7.05% |
| Cameron Alderdice | 160 | 2.30% |
| Total valid votes | 6,960 | 100.00 |

#### Ward 2 - St. Andrew's

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
| Joseph Kushner (i) | 2,750 | 35.57% |
| Matthew Harris | 2,172 | 28.09% |
| Sean Polden | 1,940 | 25.09% |
| Patti Radick | 869 | 11.24% |
| Total valid votes | 7,731 | 100.00 |

#### Ward 3 - St. George's

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
| Greg Washuta (i) | 2,211 | 37.91% |
| Peter Secord (i) | 1,812 | 31.06% |
| Laura Ip | 1,021 | 17.50% |
| Dale Millar | 789 | 13.53% |
| Total valid votes | 5,833 | 100.00 |

#### Ward 4 - St. Patrick's

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
| Mark Elliott (i) | 2,128 | 32.27% |
| Mathew Siscoe | 1,913 | 29.01% |
| John Bacher | 1,372 | 20.81% |
| Scott Duff | 729 | 11.06% |
| Robert George | 452 | 6.85% |
| Total valid votes | 6,594 | 100.00 |

#### Ward 5 - Grantham

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
| Bill Phillips (i) | 2,946 | 28.65% |
| Dawn Dodge (i) | 2,296 | 22.33% |
| Brian Dorsey | 2,274 | 22.12% |
| Salvatore Sorrento | 1,287 | 12.52% |
| Alan Ziemianin | 805 | 7.83% |
| James Black | 674 | 6.56% |
| Total valid votes | 10,282 | 100.00 |

#### Ward 6 - Port Dalhousie

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
| Bruce Williamson (i) | 3,381 | 34.63% |
| Len Stack (i) | 2,285 | 23.40% |
| Marty Mako | 2,259 | 23.14% |
| Kelly George | 1,079 | 11.05% |
| Richard Naldjieff | 450 | 4.61% |
| Todd Melville | 309 | 3.17% |
| Total valid votes | 9,763 | 100.00 |

### Niagara Catholic District School Board
#### Trustee, Ward 1 Thorold/Merritton

| Candidate | Votes | % of vote |
| Rhianon Burkholder | 1,513 | 52.28% |
| Leonard Ferry | 798 | 27.57% |
| Alex McKee | 583 | 20.15% |
| Total valid votes | 2,894 | 100.00 |

#### Trustee, Ward 2-6 (2 Elected)

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
| Maurice Charbonneau (i) | 3,265 | 32.86% |
| Kathy Burtnik (i) | 2,648 | 26.65% |
| Lorna Costantini | 1,271 | 12.79% |
| Jane Pillitteri | 1,223 | 12.31% |
| Dominic Diserafino | 947 | 9.53% |
| Mary-Jo Au | 581 | 5.85% |
| Total valid votes | 9,935 | 100.00 |

### District School Board of Niagara (4 Elected)

| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| Lora Campbell (i) | 6,821 | 10.12% |
| Jonathan Fast | 6,618 | 9.82% |
| Dalton Clark (i) | 6,129 | 9.09% |
| Alex Bradnam | 6,011 | 8.92% |
| Lynn D. Campbell (i) | 5,953 | 8.83% |
| Linda Crouch | 5,729 | 8.50% |
| Henry Durksen | 5,193 | 7.71% |
| Paolo Miele | 5,139 | 7.63% |
| Kristine Akilie | 5,087 | 7.55% |
| John A. Pula | 4,790 | 7.11% |
| Barry Wilding | 3,688 | 5.47% |
| Don MacDougall | 3,629 | 5.38% |
| Elaine Manocha | 2,605 | 3.87% |
| Total valid votes | 67,392 | 100.00 |

## Thorold

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote |
| Ted Luciani | 2,049 |
| Robert Gabriel | 2,045 |
| Jim Handley | 1,399 |

## Wainfleet

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| April Jeffs | 1541 | 55.41 |
| Barbara Henderson (X) | 1240 | 44.59 |

## Welland

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Barry Sharpe | 5,001 | 31.56 |
| David Alexander | 4,459 | 28.14 |
| Greg D'Amico | 2,589 | 16.34 |
| Leo S. Van Vliet | 2,371 | 14.96 |
| Phil Bradley | 1,214 | 7.66 |
| John Watt | 211 | 1.33 |

## West Lincoln

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote |
| Douglas Joyner | 1,340 |
| Paul Keizer | 1,271 |
| Katie Trombetta (X) | 1,082 |
| Cathy Sterling | 274 |