The ballot
Offices and wards
A Brampton ballot has four kinds of races. Here is what each seat decides, how the ward groupings work, and where to confirm your own ward. Plain-language summaries, each linked to its official source.
Mayor
Every Brampton voter votes for one mayoral candidate. The mayor is elected by the whole city rather than by ward.
The mayor leads City Council, which decides Brampton budgets, by-laws, and service direction for areas the City runs.
City Councillor
City Councillor races run by ward pairBrampton groups its ten wards into five pairs. Each pair elects one City Councillor and one Regional Councillor together.The pairs are wards 1 and 5, 2 and 6, 3 and 4, 7 and 8, and 9 and 10. School board trustees use different groupings, so your trustee race can involve different wards than your councillor races.City of Brampton, current ward boundaries and profilesChecked July 9, 2026City of Brampton, 2026 Municipal ElectionChecked July 10, 2026: Wards 1 and 5, 2 and 6, 3 and 4, 7 and 8, and 9 and 10. You vote in the race for the pair that includes your ward.
City Councillors sit on Brampton City Council and vote on City budgets, by-laws, and local service decisions.
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Regional Councillor
Regional Councillor races use the same ward pairs as City Councillor races. You vote in the race for the pair that includes your ward.
The title refers to the Region of Peel, the upper-tier municipality that Brampton belongs to. Peel Region Council makes decisions about region-specific by-laws, programs, services, infrastructure, and finance, and its membership includes mayors and council members from Peel’s local municipalities.
Trustee, Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board trusteeAn elected member of a school board. Trustees set direction for the board that runs their schools.Brampton elects trustees for two boards: the Peel District School Board and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. Which race is on your ballot depends on your school support.City of Brampton, 2026 Municipal ElectionChecked July 10, 2026Ontario.ca, Municipal elections (2026 rules and key dates)Checked July 15, 2026 races in Brampton use ward pairs: Wards 1 and 5, 2 and 6, 3 and 4, 7 and 8, and 9 and 10.
Trustees govern the school board, not the City. Which trustee race appears on your ballot depends on the school board your household supports.
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Trustee, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board races use different ward groupings than councillor races: Wards 1, 3 and 4; Wards 2, 5 and 6; and Wards 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Trustees govern the school board, not the City. Which trustee race appears on your ballot depends on the school board your household supports.
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Trustee, Conseil scolaire Viamonde
For Brampton voters who support the French-language public board, the Viamonde trustee race covers all of Peel Region rather than a Brampton ward grouping.
The City of Mississauga accepts nominations for this race. Brampton Civic Signal uses the City-linked register for its candidate status and does not infer it from the Brampton-only listing.
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- City of Brampton, 2026 Municipal Election notices States the filing rule literally: only French Public Trustee (Conseil scolaire Viamonde) candidates file with the City of Mississauga.
- City of Mississauga, 2026 candidates: who is running The City page embeds the official register used for the Viamonde trustee row.
- City of Mississauga, 2026 nominated-candidates register Official City-linked register; BCS reads only the French public (Viamonde) trustee group. Mississauga’s own French Separate seat is a Mississauga race and is never imported.
Trustee, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
For Brampton voters who support the French-language separate board, the MonAvenir trustee race is not divided by Brampton ward. Every Brampton ward votes in the same race.
Nominations for this race are filed with the City of Brampton, so candidate status comes from the City’s own nominated-candidates listing. Only the French-language public board, Viamonde, files with the City of Mississauga.
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- City of Brampton, 2026 Municipal Election notices States the filing rule literally: only French Public Trustee (Conseil scolaire Viamonde) candidates file with the City of Mississauga.
Ward groupings at a glance
Councillor and Peel District trustee races
| Race area | Wards |
|---|---|
| Wards 1 and 5 | 1, 5 |
| Wards 2 and 6 | 2, 6 |
| Wards 3 and 4 | 3, 4 |
| Wards 7 and 8 | 7, 8 |
| Wards 9 and 10 | 9, 10 |
Dufferin-Peel Catholic trustee races
| Race area | Wards |
|---|---|
| Wards 1, 3 and 4 | 1, 3, 4 |
| Wards 2, 5 and 6 | 2, 5, 6 |
| Wards 7, 8, 9 and 10 | 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Not sure which ward you live in? Confirm it through the City of Brampton ward boundaries and profiles before deciding which races apply to you.