Doug McCallum is leading the 2026 Surrey mayoral election with 42,741 votes, while incumbent Brenda Locke has conceded the race. Preliminary results show Safe Surrey Coalition candidates also leading several City Council contests.
SURREY, B.C. — Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum is poised to return to City Hall after leading incumbent Mayor Brenda Locke in the city’s 2026 municipal election, according to preliminary results released following Saturday’s vote.
McCallum, running with the Safe Surrey Coalition, received 42,741 votes, or 31.94 per cent, in the preliminary results supplied by the City of Surrey. Locke, representing Surrey Connect Public IA, finished second with 30,886 votes, or 23.08 per cent.
The difference between the two candidates was 11,855 votes.
Locke conceded the race on election night, according to CityNews and the Surrey Now-Leader. McCallum previously served as Surrey mayor from 1996 to 2005 and again from 2018 to 2022, before losing to Locke in the 2022 election.
Surrey mayoral election results
McCallum led a field of seven candidates competing to become Surrey’s next mayor.
The preliminary results were:
- Doug McCallum (Safe Surrey Coalition): 42,741 votes — 31.94%
- Brenda Locke (Surrey Connect Public IA): 30,886 votes — 23.08%
- Mike Starchuk (Imagine Surrey): 17,282 votes — 12.92%
- Linda Annis (Surrey First): 16,574 votes — 12.39%
- Troy Van Vliet (SURREY NOW): 15,090 votes — 11.28%
- Honveer Singh Randhawa (Conservative): 10,610 votes — 7.93%
- Igal Ammons II (New Surrey+): 615 votes — 0.46%
The result marks a major political shift for Surrey, where voters elected Locke in 2022 after McCallum’s previous term.
Voter turnout in Surrey
The preliminary election report listed 359,921 eligible voters and 134,437 ballots cast, producing a turnout rate of 37.35 per cent.
All 164 of 164 tabulators were reported in the figures provided.
The City of Surrey’s election website identifies the results as preliminary. Final results should be confirmed through the city’s official election reporting.
School trustee race: Surrey First Education leads
Six school trustees were to be elected. The leading six candidates in the supplied preliminary results were:
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 47,604 | 7.78% |
| Garry Thind | 43,900 | 7.17% |
| Laurie Larsen | 40,951 | 6.69% |
| Bob Holmes | 40,924 | 6.69% |
| Shawn Wilson | 38,098 | 6.23% |
| Michelle Ceniza | 34,203 | 5.59% |
The first five candidates ran under Surrey First Education, while Ceniza ran with SURREY NOW.
Gary Tymoschuk, also running with Surrey First Education, followed with 32,671 votes, while Vanessa Gilera of SURREY NOW received 31,123.
City Council race: Safe Surrey Coalition candidates among the leaders
Eight councillors were to be elected. The eight highest vote totals in the supplied preliminary results were:
| Candidate | Elector organization | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Bains | Surrey Connect Public IA | 31,362 |
| Doug Elford | Safe Surrey Coalition | 30,833 |
| Meera Gill | Safe Surrey Coalition | 29,883 |
| Mandeep Singh Nagra | Safe Surrey Coalition | 29,692 |
| Suhana Gill | Safe Surrey Coalition | 27,820 |
| Allison Patton | Safe Surrey Coalition | 27,132 |
| Laurie Guerra | Safe Surrey Coalition | 26,554 |
| Cheney Cloke | Safe Surrey Coalition | 26,324 |
Mike Bose of Surrey First followed with 26,092 votes, while Beau Simpson of the Safe Surrey Coalition received 25,565.
These rankings reflect the supplied preliminary figures and should not be treated as a substitute for the City of Surrey’s formal declaration of election results.
What happens next?
The City of Surrey has published a dedicated election results page for its 2026 municipal election. The city states that preliminary results are posted as tabulators report their totals and that official results will be published when ready.
Residents can consult the city’s official election results page for updates.
StudioX News will continue to follow Surrey’s election results and the transition to the new municipal council.
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