Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.024,510 residents per council seat in Windsor, a higher ratio than 97% of Ontario municipalities
The 2 ridings of Windsor West and Windsor—Tecumseh each take in part of South Walkerville for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. No open record names South Walkerville’s MPP, so none is named here; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists its members. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering South Walkerville is Windsor West, and Harb Gill (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. As a neighbourhood of Windsor, South Walkerville shares the council elected in October 2022, with Drew Dilkens as mayor. The council shown is the one elected in 2022, since Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026 and no open file of the new councils exists yet.
What stands out in how South Walkerville is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Windsor council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Split between ridings
Federal boundaries divide South Walkerville, with 86% of residents in Windsor West and 14% outside it, mainly in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore. Member of Parliament ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put Windsor council above 66% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities in 2024. 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
South Walkerville is governed by Windsor, 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.
No county council governs Windsor, a single-tier city, even if the census files it under Essex.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for South Walkerville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Windsor councilelected October 2022Drew Dilkens
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioWindsor West · Windsor—Tecumseh
- 3House of CommonsWindsor West · 86%
- 4House of CommonsWindsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore · 14%
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 Windsor council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Drew Dilkens
- Fabio Costante
- Fred Francis
- Jo-Anne Gignac
- Gary Kaschak
- Kieran McKenzie
- Jim Morrison
- Ed Sleiman
- Renaldo Agostino
- Mark McKenzie
- Angelo Marignani
11 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Dilkens | Mayor | 26,018 | 53% | Yes |
| Fabio Costante | Councillor | 2,181 | 74% | Yes |
| Fred Francis | Councillor | 3,481 | 56% | Yes |
| Jo-Anne Gignac | Councillor | 3,318 | 50% | Yes |
| Gary Kaschak | Councillor | 2,059 | 61% | Yes |
| Kieran McKenzie | Councillor | 3,261 | 72% | Yes |
| Jim Morrison | Councillor | 1,377 | 30% | Yes |
| Ed Sleiman | Councillor | 1,949 | 49% | Yes |
| Renaldo Agostino | Councillor | 1,075 | 30% | No |
| Mark McKenzie | Councillor | 1,285 | 22% | No |
| Angelo Marignani | Councillor | 2,678 | 37% | No |
For mayor, Drew Dilkens drew 53% of the votes. Each ward chooses its own councillors on Windsor council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
South Walkerville voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
32% of those on the list cast a ballot for Windsor council on 24 October 2022, fewer than in a typical municipality.
How South Walkerville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When South Walkerville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 27 February 2025, for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; federally, on 28 April 2025. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so Windsor votes next on 28 October 2030. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
South Walkerville 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 ↗Ontario’s southern ridings copy the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), and the town is placed by them. Each of these ridings elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so South Walkerville has more than one.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
South Walkerville has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Windsor West · Conservative Party of Canada · 86%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore · Conservative Party of Canada · 14%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
In Ontario, Harb Gill belongs to a minority: the Conservative Party of Canada has 50 of 122 seats, the Liberal Party of Canada 71.
The MP’s record
Harb Gill was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Windsor West would have gone to the New Democratic Party (44%), so Harb Gill’s 2025 win took it from them.
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
Brian Masse kept Windsor West for the New Democratic Party in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Windsor West; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election. It held 86% of South Walkerville’s residents.
Brian Masse was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 40%. Brian Masse won the 2021 race in Windsor West for the New Democratic Party, polling 44% and beating Sandra Pupatello (Liberal Party of Canada) by 8,017 votes. Windsor West turned out at only 53% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 5 candidates in Windsor West, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Masse | New Democratic Party | 21,541 | 44.2% |
| Sandra Pupatello | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,524 | 27.8% |
| Anthony Orlando | Conservative Party of Canada | 9,415 | 19.3% |
| Matthew Giancola | People's Party of Canada | 4,060 | 8.3% |
| Margaret Villamizar | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 153 | 0.3% |
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
Windsor council spends more 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.
3,103 full-time positions are funded, 13.1 per thousand residents. Each resident’s share of Windsor council’s 2024 spending came to $4,329, where the middle of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities sat at $3,796. More goes to social services and child care than to anything else: $1,410 a resident, 33% of all spending. Taxes on property make up 35% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 37%. Debt Windsor council owes over the long term came to $116.2M, $491 a resident, under the median of $971.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social services and child care | $333.5M | $1,410 | 33% |
| Police, fire and protection | $228.7M | $967 | 22% |
| Roads and transit | $136.3M | $576 | 13% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $93.9M | $397 | 9% |
| Recreation and culture | $91.5M | $387 | 9% |
| Social housing | $77.3M | $327 | 8% |
| General government | $34.4M | $145 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $19.1M | $81 | 2% |
| Planning and development | $9.4M | $40 | 1% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Windsor council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Windsor council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how South Walkerville 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. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- Council money. Figures are the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals after adjustments, per resident on the return’s population. Lower tiers stand beside lower tiers only: their county or region spends on top.
Questions about how South Walkerville is run
Who is the MP for South Walkerville?
Most residents of South Walkerville have Harb Gill (Conservative Party of Canada) as MP for Windsor West; the rest mainly have Kathy Borrelli, for Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore.
Which party won South Walkerville in the 2021 federal election?
Brian Masse won Windsor West for the New Democratic Party in 2021; the riding is now Windsor West, held by Harb Gill.
Who is the MPP for South Walkerville?
South Walkerville is split between Windsor West and Windsor—Tecumseh, so it has more than one MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists who holds each.
Who heads the council in Windsor?
The open record gives Drew Dilkens, elected mayor of Windsor council in October 2022.
How much does Windsor council spend?
The 2024 return of Windsor council shows $1.0 billion of spending for roughly 236,561 residents, $333.5M of it on social services and child care.
How is Windsor council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Windsor council.
What was the turnout in South Walkerville?
It was 31.6% for Windsor council in 2022, with Ontario’s municipalities at a median of 35.5%.
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).