The 2010 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers so were elected by acclamation.
Since 1968, provincial legislation had required every municipality to hold triennial elections.
On July 22, 2009, City Council voted to change the electoral system of six wards to a system of 12 wards; each represented by a single councillor, the changes took effect for the 2010 election. Of the estimated 596,406 eligible voters, only 199,359 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 33.4%. A municipal census conducted in 2009 showed a population of 782,439, meaning approximately 76.2% of the population was eligible to vote.
The mayor was elected in the city at-large through First-past-the-post voting.
The councillors were elected in single-member wards through First-past-the-post voting.
They were all elected to three year terms in single-member wards. All contests were conducted according to the first past the post (FPTP) system. Although FPTP elects the candidate that receives the most votes, it does not always produce a winner that has received over 50% of the votes. The winner in seven of the 12 city councillor contests was elected with less than a majority of the votes cast.
Candidates
Bold indicates elected, italics indicates incumbent.
Mayor
Councillors
Public school trustees
Separate school trustees
Candidate summaries
Mayor
Daryl Bonar - Canadian Forces lieutenant and real estate investor
David Dorward - Chartered Accountant, Primary Owner of Edmonton Energy IBL basketball team Dave Dowling - Sales, Lapidary art worker Dan Dromarsky - Commercial Accounts Manager Bob Ligertwood - Small business owner, agriculture and heavy industry Andrew Lineker - PR & administration for three entertainment facilities Stephen Mandel - incumbent
Ward 1
Andrew Knack - finished third in the 2007 Ward 1 race
Jamie Kenneth Post - I.T. Consultant
Linda Sloan - incumbent
Ward 2
Thomas Hinderks - director of the Alberta Aviation Museum
Don Koziak - hotel owner; only significant competition in 2007 mayor race, finished fourth in the 2004 Ward 2 race Kim Krushell - incumbent Roxie Malone-Richards - community activist, advocate for the disabled and those with mobility issues and a former 630 CHED broadcaster Shelley Tupper - finished fourth in the 2007 Ward 2 race Michael Waddy - Entrepreneur, web designer
Ward 3
Kim Cassady - ran as an Alberta Liberal candidate in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood during the 2001 provincial election Terry Demers - Ron Hayter's assistant Shawn Philip Fairbridge - Dave Loken - finished third in 2007 and 2004 in Ward 2 Hatem Naboulsi - Businessman John (Giovanni) Oplanich - land developer Greg Silver - Paramedic Louis Sobolewski - Auditor Michael Suess - Market & finance
Ward 4
Ken Atkinson - former member of the Canadian Armed Forces
Dan Backs - former Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, later sought a provincial Progressive Conservative nomination Ed Gibbons - incumbent Hafsa Goma - a former MLA Scott Robb -
Ward 5
Steve Bergeron - Real estate investor
Mark Grandish - Tow-truck driver
Brian Kendrick - general contractor
Karen Leibovici - incumbent
Ward 6
Cris Basualdo - Edmonton District Labour Council endorsement. Jane Batty - incumbent Carla Frost - James Johnson - Wildrose Alliance staffer Bryan George Kapitza - CSU 52 endorsement. Former unionist / current small business owner. Lee Permann - Operations Manager Adil Pirbhai - finished twelfth in the 2007 Ward 4 race Thomas Roberts -