Todd Attridge has been elected Mayor of Port Hope following the 2026 municipal election, defeating four challengers in Monday’s vote.
According to election results, Attridge received 3,593 votes, finishing 1,461 ahead of incumbent Olena Hankivsky, who placed second with 2,132.
Ian West finished third with 595 votes, followed by Angela Grogan with 543 and David Stambrook with 95.
Attridge captured approximately 51.6 per cent of the votes cast for mayor, excluding abstentions.
The election also determined the six councillors who will represent Port Hope’s two wards.
In Ward 1, Vicki Mink led the field of eight candidates with 2,812 votes, followed by Adam Pearson with 2,661.
Caleb Carisse secured the third council position with 2,623 votes, while Claire Holloway Wadhwani claimed the fourth and final seat with 2,528.
Amelia Bray was the closest unsuccessful candidate, receiving 2,340 votes, finishing 188 behind Holloway Wadhwani.
In Ward 2, Jamie Ferguson topped the three-candidate race with 1,390 votes.
Darrell Toms secured the second council position with 869 votes, finishing 91 ahead of Glenn Deeth, who received 778.
A total of 7,031 ballots were recorded across the municipality in the mayoral contest, including 73 abstentions.
