Zorra Township Mayor Marcus Ryan, Blandford-Blenheim Mayor Mark Peterson, and South-West Oxford Mayor David Mayberry were automatically elected to their positions yesterday. No one filed to run against them in the upcoming municipal election.
OXFORD COUNTY - The Mayors of Zorra Township, South-West Oxford and Blandford-Blenheim will serve another term.
Zorra's Marcus Ryan, South-West Oxford's David Mayberry and Blandford-Blenheim's Mark Peterson were elected by default yesterday, after no one decided to run against them in the upcoming municipal election.
At least 12 Mayor and Deputy Mayor positions were acclaimed across the province yesterday. This includes the mayoral candidates in Russell, Deep River, Laurentian Hills, North Dumfries and Wellesley.
All of the candidates running for the Townships of Tay and Front of Yonge were elected by default yesterday. South-West Oxford came close to joining them, with only one position with more than one candidate. Incumbent Paul Buchner will battle Mark Renaud for the Ward 1 council seat.
The municipal election will be taking place on October 24th. You can find a list of all of the acclaimed positions in Oxford County below:
City of Woodstock - no acclaimed positions.
Town of Ingersoll - no acclaimed positions
Town of Tillsonburg - no acclaimed positions
Township of East Zorra-Tavistock
- Scott Rudy acclaimed as Ward 2 Councillor
Township of Zorra
- Marcus Ryan acclaimed as Mayor
- Katie Grigg acclaimed as Ward 2 Councillor
- Paul Mitchell acclaimed as Ward 3 Councillor
Township of South-West Oxford
- David Mayberry acclaimed as Mayor
- Pete Ypma acclaimed as Ward 2 Councillor
- Valerie Durston acclaimed as Ward 3 Councillor
- George Way acclaimed as Ward 4 Councillor
- Jim Pickard acclaimed as Ward 5 Councillor
- Craig Gillis acclaimed as Ward 6 Councillor
Township of Blandford-Blenheim
- Mark Peterson acclaimed as Mayor
Township of Norwich - no acclaimed positions
Thames Valley District School Board - no acclaimed positions for Oxford County
London District Catholic School Board - no acclaimed positions for Oxford County
CSC Providence
- Alexandre Alary acclaimed as Oxford County trustee
Conseil Scolaire Viamonde
- David Andre Paradis acclaimed as Oxford County trustee

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