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Hamilton City Council

The Mayor and Councillors are elected by the residents of the City for a four-year term. Councillors represent each of the 15 City wards.

Who sits on council

Names and titles exactly as the City of Hamilton lists them on its council pages, read October 8, 2026. HamiltonIQ records who holds a seat and nothing about how they vote.

Andrea HorwathMayor

WardCouncillor
Ward 1Maureen Wilson
Ward 2Cameron Kroetsch
Ward 3Nrinder Nann
Ward 4Tammy Hwang
Ward 5Matt Francis
Ward 6Tom Jackson
Ward 7Esther Pauls
Ward 8Rob Cooper
Ward 9Brad Clark
Ward 10VacantThe City’s councillors page and its Ward 10 page list the seat as Vacant.
Ward 11Mark Tadeson
Ward 12Craig Cassar
Ward 13Alex Wilson
Ward 14Mike Spadafora
Ward 15Ted McMeekin

How representation works

  • MayorElected by every voter in the municipality

    Elected by the residents of the City for a four-year term. Effective July 1, 2023, the Province announced that Strong Mayor Powers will be extended to Hamilton.

  • CouncillorOne elected in each ward

    Represents one of the City’s 15 wards on City Council. Each ward elects one.

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

  1. City of Hamilton

    City Councillors

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

  2. City of Hamilton

    City Council Members

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

  3. City of Hamilton

    Mayor Andrea Horwath

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

  4. City of Hamilton

    Ward 10

    Retrieved October 8, 2026