Wolfville, NS – Voters have elected a new Council in the Town of Wolfville, after 49.1 per cent of eligible voters returned ballots in the 2024 Municipal Election. Voting occurred online and by telephone, between October 10 and 19.
Wolfville’s newly elected Mayor is Jodi MacKay
Wolfville’s six Councillors are:
- Jennifer Ingham
- Wendy Elliott
- Kelly van Niekerk
- Howard Williams
- Ian Palmeter
- Mike Butler
Glenn Horne is Wolfville’s CAO. He was at Town Hall for the final count.
“I’d like to thank everyone who put their names forward in this election,” Horne said. “It takes tremendous courage and desire to give back to one’s community to stand for public office. Thank you as well to the staff who made significant efforts to provide an open and fair election. I look forward to working with the newly elected Council as it leads our wonderful, growing Town.”
Council will be sworn-in at a ceremony at Town Hall later this month. One Councillor will be elected by their peers to become Deputy Mayor in November. The Deputy Mayor will serve for one year.
Returning Officer and Town Clerk, Laura Morrison, released the following results after the close of polls on Saturday evening:
Votes by candidate for Mayor:
- Wendy Donovan 636
- Jodi MacKay 1,247
Votes by candidate for Council:
- Jeremy Banks 767
- Mike Butler 935
- Wendy Elliott 1,081
- Jennifer Ingham 1,188
- Geoff Klein 653
- Ian Palmeter 959
- Jeremy Strong 495
- Kelly van Niekerk 1,080
- Howard Williams 1,065
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For Additional Information Contact:
Glenn Horne, CAO
Town of Wolfville
Telephone: (902) 542-5767
Email: ghorne@wolfville.ca
Barb Shaw, Manager of Communications
Town of Wolfville
Telephone: (902) 679-9124
Email: bshaw@wolfville.ca
For candidate contact details and profiles, please visit https://wolfville.ca/municipal-election-2024
