Each seat on London’s council stands for 32,990 residents, more than in 98% of Ontario municipalities
The 2 ridings of London West and London—Fanshawe each take in part of Highland for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. No open list we can reuse gives Highland’s sitting MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario keeps the list. Kurt Holman (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for London—Fanshawe, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Highland. Highland is part of London, which elected Josh Morgan as mayor in October 2022. These names are from the 2022–26 term: Ontario’s municipalities voted on 26 October 2026, but the province’s open list of the results isn’t out.
What stands out in how Highland is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, well under the ratio on London council. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and London council came in under it. How Highland voted ↓
Split between ridings
London—Fanshawe takes in 42% of Highland, and London West the bulk of the remaining 58%. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 75% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities spent more per resident than London council. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Highland is governed by London, with Ontario and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places London in Middlesex, but the city is single-tier, with no county or regional council above it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Highland, from the most recent elections.
- 1London councilelected October 2022Josh Morgan
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioLondon West · London—Fanshawe
- 3House of CommonsLondon—Fanshawe · 42%
- 4House of CommonsLondon West · 38%
- 5House of CommonsLondon Centre · 19%
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who was elected to London council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Josh Morgan
- Steve Hillier
- Anna Hopkins
- Steve Lehman
- Shawn Lewis
- Elizabeth Peloza
- Paul Van Meerbergen
- Hadleigh McAlister
- Peter Cuddy
- Susan Stevenson
- Jerry Pribil
- Sam Trosow
- Corrine Rahman
- Skylar Franke
- David Ferreira
15 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Morgan | Mayor | 46,283 | 66% | Yes |
| Steve Hillier | Councillor | 1,766 | 46% | Yes |
| Anna Hopkins | Councillor | 4,281 | 62% | Yes |
| Steve Lehman | Councillor | 3,669 | 70% | Yes |
| Shawn Lewis | Councillor | 3,310 | 89% | Yes |
| Elizabeth Peloza | Councillor | 3,400 | 77% | Yes |
| Paul Van Meerbergen | Councillor | 2,400 | 42% | Yes |
| Hadleigh McAlister | Councillor | 1,415 | 38% | No |
| Peter Cuddy | Councillor | 1,433 | 36% | No |
| Susan Stevenson | Councillor | 1,064 | 28% | No |
| Jerry Pribil | Councillor | 3,982 | 65% | No |
| Sam Trosow | Councillor | 2,082 | 48% | No |
| Corrine Rahman | Councillor | 3,910 | 55% | No |
| Skylar Franke | Councillor | 3,616 | 58% | No |
| David Ferreira | Councillor | 1,885 | 41% | No |
Seats on London council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose. With 66% of the votes, Josh Morgan carried the vote for mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Highland voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
London council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 26% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How Highland voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Highland votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| London council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so London votes next on 28 October 2030. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Highland spans 2 ridings for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗Every one of them sends a separate MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and each covers part of Highland. By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Highland has 3 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
London—Fanshawe · Conservative Party of Canada · 42%
en.wikipedia.org ↗London West · Liberal Party of Canada · 38%
en.wikipedia.org ↗London Centre · Liberal Party of Canada · 19%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 122 seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71, and Kurt Holman’s Conservative Party of Canada has 50.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s London—Fanshawe, the New Democratic Party would have led with 44%; in 2025 Kurt Holman took it from them. Kurt Holman was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
London West stayed with the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021, electing Arielle Kayabaga
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Highland sat in London West; the 2025 election put it in London—Fanshawe. 58% of Highland lived in it.
At 68%, more of London West voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Back in 2019 the seat went to Kate Young (Liberal Party of Canada), on 43%. Arielle Kayabaga (Liberal Party of Canada) took London West in 2021 with 37% of the vote, 3,035 votes ahead of Rob Flack (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 5 candidates in London West, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arielle Kayabaga | Liberal Party of Canada | 25,308 | 36.9% |
| Rob Flack | Conservative Party of Canada | 22,273 | 32.5% |
| Shawna Lewkowitz | New Democratic Party | 16,858 | 24.6% |
| Mike McMullen | People's Party of Canada | 3,409 | 5.0% |
| Jacques Y Boudreau | Libertarian Party of Canada | 773 | 1.1% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
London council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Ontario’s single-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 44% of revenue, against 37% across the province’s returns. At $417 per resident, London council’s $193.6M of long-term debt is less than the $971 median. Spending by London council came to $3,235 a resident in 2024, under the $3,796 median of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. It employs the equivalent of 3,724 full-time positions, or 8.0 for each thousand people. The largest line is social services and child care: 24% of the total, $776 a resident.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social services and child care | $359.8M | $776 | 24% |
| Police, fire and protection | $301.3M | $650 | 20% |
| Roads and transit | $282.9M | $610 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $214.1M | $461 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $120M | $259 | 8% |
| Social housing | $78.4M | $169 | 5% |
| General government | $52.1M | $112 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $48.3M | $104 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $43.6M | $94 | 3% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
London council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The bars put the headline’s figure for London council next to nearby councils, the tick marking the provincial median.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Highland is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.on.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- Council money. The 2024 Financial Information Return, totals after adjustments by service, per resident with the return’s own population. A lower tier’s figures leave out its county’s or region’s spending, so lower tiers are compared only with lower tiers.
Questions about how Highland is run
Who is the MP for Highland?
Mostly Kurt Holman (Conservative Party of Canada), MP for London—Fanshawe; part of Highland is in London West, held by Arielle Kayabaga.
Which party won Highland in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Arielle Kayabaga in London West; since 2025 Kurt Holman represents London—Fanshawe.
Who is the MPP for Highland?
Highland is split between London West and London—Fanshawe, so it has more than one MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists who holds each.
Who heads the council in London?
The open record gives Josh Morgan, elected mayor of London council in October 2022.
How much does London council spend?
London council spent $1.5 billion in 2024 for about 463,900 residents; its largest service line was social services and child care, at $359.8M.
How is London council elected?
London council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Highland?
In October 2022, turnout for London council was 25.5%, against 35.5% for the typical Ontario municipality.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada · Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario) · Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).