The Brantford City Council is the governing body of Brantford, Ontario

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The council consists of a mayor and ten councillors, two representing each of five wards. The city council elections are held every four years and the citizens and community members of Brantford vote for their candidates, who are eligible to be confirmed by majority of popular votes.

The first city council of Brantford was inaugurated on June 18, 1877.

1877 city council

• Mayor: Dr. James W. Digby
• Alderman George Wilkes
• Alderman Thomas Large
• Alderman Daniel Costello
• Alderman Matthew A. Burns
• Alderman Edward Fisher
• Alderman George Watt
• Alderman Peter M. Keogh
• Alderman W. J. Scarfe
• Alderman George Lindley
• Alderman George Hardy
• Alderman J.J. Hawkins
  John Joseph Hawkins
  John Joseph Hawkins was a grocer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Bothwell in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1884 as a Liberal-Conservative member....
  
  
• Alderman Dennis Hawkins
• Alderman Thomas Elliot

2006-2010

Council elected in the 2006 municipal election

Brantford municipal election, 2006

The 2006 Brantford municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario.-Results :...

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Councillor	Ward	Notes
Mike Hancock Mike Hancock (Canadian politician) Mike Hancock was the previous mayor of the city of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He was elected to the position in the 2003 municipal elections, defeating three-term incumbent Chris Friel by 11668 votes to 11653...	Mayor
Jennifer Kinneman	Ward 1
Mark Littell	Ward 1
Vince Bucci	Ward 2
John Sless	Ward 2
Greg Martin	Ward 3
Dan McCreary	Ward 3
James Calnan	Ward 4
Richard Carpenter	Ward 4
John Bradford	Ward 5
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith Marguerite Ceschi-Smith Marguerite Ceschi-Smith is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. She is a prominent member of the Brantford City Council, where she has served since 1994. She is also an executive member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities...	Ward 5

2010-2014

Council elected in the 2010 municipal election

Brantford municipal election, 2010

The 2010 Brantford municipal election was held on October 25, 2010, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario.-Results:...

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Councillor	Ward	Notes
Chris Friel Chris Friel Chris Friel is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1994 to 2003 and was re-elected to the same position in the 2010 municipal election.-Early life and private career:...	Mayor
Larry Kings	Ward 1
Jan Vander Stelt	Ward 1
Vince Bucci	Ward 2
John Utley	Ward 2
Debi Dignan-Rumble	Ward 3
Dan McCreary	Ward 3
Richard Carpenter	Ward 4
Dave Wrobel	Ward 4
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith Marguerite Ceschi-Smith Marguerite Ceschi-Smith is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. She is a prominent member of the Brantford City Council, where she has served since 1994. She is also an executive member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities...	Ward 5
Dave Neumann Dave Neumann David Emil Neumann is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1980 to 1987 and served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990...	Ward 5

External links

• http://www.brantford.ca/content/publishing.nsf/Content/Members+of+Council