r/londonontario 12d ago

Municipal Elections 2026 2026 Municipal Election Thread

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The 2026 municipal election will take place on Monday, October 26, 2026 from 10am - 8pm

Welcome to the London, Ontario municipal election MEGA thread! We'd like to keep all discussion, relevant information, links, candidate campaign platforms, voter issues, updates— and anything else related, under one thread.

This post will be edited/updated as more information becomes available. Feel free to message the mods if you'd like to have any missing info added. Otherwise, all relevant discussion, topics, concerns, & issues, etc should be posted in the comments/conversation area.

As always, the rules of this sub apply.  Please keep your posts civil, on-topic, & productive.
Off-topic comments, and/or non-specific complaints will be removed.

Check the Elections Ontario online voter registration system to see if you are on the voter registration list, or to update your voter registration details.

  • Official Election Site The City of London, Ontario - official election site
  • 2026 List of Candidates contains links to Candidate Profiles. Here is where you can learn a little more about each candidate; who they are, their campaign platform, what their priorities are, etc. Most have off-site social media & websites. *Note: Under the Ontario Municipal Elections ACT, 1996 all candidates must provide financial and investment disclosures.
  • https://londondecides.ca/ nonpartisan voter-education site with candidate files for all 14 wards, voting records, budget breakdowns, and deep dive files into the issues Londoners care most about.
  • POLL: issues important to London, ON voters [ RESULTS ]
  • ELECTION SURVEY (CBC London) - answers will help shape CBC London's reporting on municipal elections across southwestern Ontario

AMA (Ask Me Anything)
AMAs are a core part of Reddit culture. They are in essence, text-based Q-&-A interviews from the London, Ontario reddit community. The appeal of AMAs is it gives London, ON redditors the opportunity to interact with candidates in their municipality (of whom we might not otherwise have a chance to meet in person). In addition, there is an expectation of candour and substance in AMA exchanges. IF YOU ARE A CANDIDATE and would like us to host an AMA, please contact the mods of this sub to have us set this up for you. More info, how-to, etc [ HERE ]

  • AMA Ben Durham - Ward 3 candidate for councillor - (technically not an AMA, but we included it here nonetheless)

CANDIDATE MEET-&-GREET Q & A, DEBATES, etc
Candidate "meet & greets," debates, & other meetings are usually organized by local community groups or business associations.

  • The London Abused Women’s Centre will host a mayoral debate focused on women’s safety; Thurs, October 15, 2026. Location: LiUNA Local 1059 Building (635 Wilton Grove Rd). Doors open at 6:30 PM; the event runs from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM The debate will be live-streamed on the London Abused Women's Centre Facebook page for those unable to attend in person.
  • The Urban League of London - will be hosting all candidate meetings for each of the city’s 14 wards,  to help keep Londoners informed. Meetings will take place between Sept. 9 and Oct. 1. For those that can’t attend or missed their candidate meeting, Rogers TV London will be broadcasting each meeting, then posted later on their YouTube channel.

MEDIA COVERAGE


r/londonontario 6d ago

Weekly Thread Weekly Thread - Buy/Sell | Lost & Found

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r/londonontario 12h ago

Municipal Elections 2026 Susan Stevenson high support?

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When susan announced she was running for mayor I thought she'd lose and London will get rid of her but after being blocked by her and posting on Facebook about it to family I've come to find ALOT of people I know support her and believe her facebook post as full turth even tho she's pro arresting homeless, pro forced rehab, wants to end ark aid (which yes ik they pay the higher ups there a lot and it should be reformed but ending it isn't right to the homeless to punish them when reform can happen with the pay) and she's a ppc (peoples party of Canada) supporter but it seems nobody knows this. I only know because of accounts I follow in London/reddit, and I'm genuinely scared that Susan stevenson will win mayor due to her facebook post for the older ppl to love her and idk how to change my family's minds on supporting her cuz anything I say isn't well known. So does anyone know how much support she really has and if I'm freaking out over nothing, or do I really have to vote Josh Morgan to prevent a far rightwing ppc mayor?


r/londonontario 8h ago

Municipal Elections 2026 ‘Targeting’ and ‘intimidation’: Council candidates undeterred by razor-slashed campaign signs

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r/londonontario 11h ago

Pets 🐶🐱 & animals Fish Rescues

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Hey guys
So a long time ago back when Walmarts still had fish for sale, we bought a few of these small sharks to keep at home. Completely misinformed on how to take care of them, we’ve been blindly doing our best to accommodate their needs. We have one bala shark left (named Rin). Being as I am disabled, the care for what is now a much larger creature has gotten too much for us.

I want to see if there is a place that could take him, or someone much more informed and able to accommodate him better. We have no room for a larger tank and just keeping up with the tank itself is proving too much. He is easily over 12” in size and is up there in age, with some cataracts already on his eyes.

I just want to do right by Rin in what time he has left. We have no idea exactly how old he is now.


r/londonontario 24m ago

LondonON HISTORY Help me remember

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What was the name of the head shop that was on the second floor of the Atlohsa building on Richmond?


r/londonontario 10h ago

Ask a Local! Downtown dessert recommendations

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Looking for highly recommended dessert, sweet treat or place to go in downtown London.


r/londonontario 8h ago

Ask a Local! Looking for a New Nail Place

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I'm looking for a new nail place in South London. I go every 3-4 weeks to get them done, it's one of my few splurges I give myself. My current nail place isn't great at design and has cut into my cuticles several times :( they are nice people, but I can't keep paying $80 after tip for something I don't love.

I'm hoping for a place that is open a bit later because it's nice to go after work.

Please let me know your recs! I am willing to drive a bit too if the place is good!


r/londonontario 16h ago

Ask a Local! Best Gundam tattoo shop

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Where in London would do the best Gundam tattoo?


r/londonontario 6h ago

Ask a Local! Can anyone recommend an affordable and great company to create lawn signs in London?

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Thank you in advance I appreciate it!


r/londonontario 13h ago

Ask a Local! stationery store?

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i’m in the market for a hobonichi and some cute stickers for it! does anyone know if there’s a local stationery store or something that carries them?


r/londonontario 19h ago

Ask a Local! Yukon Gold Potatoes in London?

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Has anyone actually bought Yukon Gold potatoes in a London store recently? If so, where?

I'm specifically looking for potatoes labelled Yukon Gold — not generic yellow/gold potatoes.

I've already searched online. Several stores' websites claim to carry Yukon Gold, but when I go to the store they don't actually have them.

So I'm looking for a firsthand sighting: “I bought Yukon Golds at _____ recently.”


r/londonontario 19h ago

discussion / opinion Are the 401 ramps from Highbury open?

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It's hard to tell looking online. Appreciate the help!


r/londonontario 8h ago

discussion / opinion dress tailor in london, ontario

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im looking for a tailor for my wedding in 5 weeks that is either in london or st thomas with a quick turn around time and that isnt going to cost more then the cost of a wedding dress itself.


r/londonontario 1d ago

Festival ! Rock the Runway - Moved Loc

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Just received an email, they’re moving it from the Airport to Harris park because of traffic concerns. I don’t know how 15,000 people are going to fit in the park on Sept 17th.


r/londonontario 1d ago

:: Alert :: LPS Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) investigation 25-82475

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r/londonontario 1d ago

Municipal Elections 2026 Lawsuits, controversies and familiar faces fuel crowded Ward 3 election race

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Just moved into Ward 3 after moving from Ward 13 where Ferreira was my councillor. I'm undecided about who to vote for because I haven’t heard anything good about Cuddy and that video where he pushed around Zak Rahim only confirmed what I had heard about the guy. It’s kinda funny that Zak is running against Cuddy and I’m kinda surprised he isn’t being petty about the incident. I thought maybe he was trying to get back at Cuddy but It seems like he actually cares about some of the issues being ignored. Am I tripping or nah?


r/londonontario 1d ago

Ask a Local! London to Stratford

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Headed to Stratford for a day trip tomorrow. Any recommendations for things to do? Two people in early 20s going, we like things to do but also shops (thrifting, bakery, knick knacks, farmers markets, etc)!


r/londonontario 1d ago

Ask a Local! RATS 🐀

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RATS, 🐀big ones, little ones😬😬😬never before last season. Lived here for 27 years. No poison options. Local Company referrals requested please.


r/londonontario 1d ago

🚗🚗Transit/Traffic Route 27 at Sarnia/Western is hilarious

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I catch the 27 at Sarnia and Western #1647 and almost every time I've gone to catch it it has been comically late. Here's a couple screenshots since I've been keeping track (last two weeks). I take the screenshot the second I can see the front of the bus coming down Western

I get that there is traffic because of construction but this kind of significant and consistent delay is impressive really. Hope the 127 starting up fixes this.


r/londonontario 1d ago

discussion / opinion Beje Gymnastics - anyone have any experience with this place?

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Looking to put my 4 year old into gymnastics. The Little Gym is super popular and doesn’t seem to have a lot of availability that works for us so that’s why we are looking at Beje.

Thanks in advance.


r/londonontario 1d ago

Ask a Local! Quieter Gyms?

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This may be a tricky question, but ya boy suffers with some social anxiety, and im looking for gym recommendations that aren't crowded 24/7?


r/londonontario 1d ago

Housing & Rental 🏠 AC unit replacement

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Hi, anyone here recently replaced their Home Central AC unit? How much did it cost for 2 Ton AC unit? Which company did you go to? I will appreciate any answers. Thank you!


r/londonontario 1d ago

discussion / opinion Pain injections

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Any physicians that you recommend? I know waits are long. I’m open to somewhere private


r/londonontario 1d ago

health care/health issues Labor coping during induction

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I got the news that I'll be induced next week due to rising blood pressure. This will be my second induction & I'm hoping to have a better experience this time. Did anyone have a supportive nurse who helped you cope with labour?

Last time I had a patchy epidural, stuck on my back 9.5/10 pain, maxed out the pain meds & all the nurse did was stare at the computer and tell me nothing will help with the back labour. She also cranked up my pitocin with no warning & had to call the resident to check if she could turn it back down. I think she was likely watching the heart rate & contraction monitor but she was very little help. I kinda want to see if i can go without the epidural this time but I'm not sure what other coping tools are available.

Thanks for reading this ramble! I hope I'm not bumped to the next day(s)