Richmond City Council (British Columbia)

Richmond City Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Structure
Seats8 Councillors and 1 mayor
Political groups
  RITE Richmond: 3
  ONE Richmond: 2
  Richmond Community: 1
  Richmond RISE: 1
  Richmond United: 1
  Independent: 1
Elections
Plurality at-large voting
Last election
15 October 2022
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Richmond City Hall
Richmond, BC
Website
www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council.htm

The Richmond City Council is the governing body of the city of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors.[1] Like Vancouver City Council, the councillors are not elected to represent wards like most Canadian cities.

Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of October.[2]

Membership

2022–present

See also: 2022 municipal election
Name Party Position
Malcolm Brodie Independent Mayor
  Chak Au Richmond Community Coalition Councillor
  Carol Day RITE Richmond Councillor
  Bill McNulty ONE Richmond Councillor
  Alexa Loo ONE Richmond Councillor
  Michael Wolfe RITE Richmond Councillor
  Andy Hobbs Richmond United Councillor
  Laura Gillanders RITE Richmond Councillor
  Kash Heed Richmond RISE Councillor

2021–2022

See also: 2018 municipal election and 2021 by-election
Name Party Position
Malcolm Brodie Independent Mayor
  Chak Au Richmond Community Coalition Councillor
  Carol Day RITE Richmond Councillor
Andy Hobbs[a][3] Independent Councillor
Alexa Loo Independent Councillor
  Bill McNulty Richmond First Councillor
  Linda McPhail Richmond First Councillor
  Harold Steves Richmond Citizens' Association Councillor
  Michael Wolfe RITE Richmond Councillor

2018–2021

See also: 2018 municipal election
Name Party Position
Malcolm Brodie Independent Mayor
  Chak Au Richmond Community Coalition Councillor
  Carol Day RITE Richmond Councillor
  Kelly Greene[b][4][5] Richmond Citizens' Association Councillor
Alexa Loo Independent Councillor
  Bill McNulty Richmond First Councillor
  Linda McPhail Richmond First Councillor
  Harold Steves Richmond Citizens' Association Councillor
  Michael Wolfe RITE Richmond Councillor

2014–2018

See also: 2014 municipal election
Name Party Position
Malcolm Brodie Independent Mayor
  Chak Au Richmond Community Coalition Councillor
  Derek Dang Richmond First Councillor
  Carol Day RITE Richmond Councillor
  Ken Johnston Richmond Community Coalition Councillor
Alexa Loo Independent Councillor
  Bill McNulty Richmond First Councillor
  Linda McPhail Richmond First Councillor
Harold Steves Independent

2011–2014

See also: 2011 municipal election
Name Party Position
Malcolm Brodie Independent Mayor
  Chak Au RITE Richmond Councillor
  Linda Barnes Richmond Citizens' Association Councillor
  Derek Dang Richmond First Councillor
Evelina Halsey-Brandt Independent Councillor
  Ken Johnston Richmond First Councillor
  Bill McNulty Richmond First Councillor
  Linda McPhail Richmond First Councillor
  Harold Steves Richmond Citizens' Association Councillor

2008-2011

See also: 2008 municipal election
Name Party Position
Malcolm Brodie Independent Mayor
  Linda Barnes Richmond Citizens' Association Councillor
  Evelina Halsey-Brandt Independent Councillor
  Greg Halsey-Brandt Independent[citation needed] Councillor
Sue Halsey-Brandt RITE Richmond Councillor
  Derek Dang Richmond First Councillor
  Ken Johnston Richmond First Councillor
  Bill McNulty Richmond First Councillor
  Harold Steves Richmond Citizens' Association Councillor

Notes

  1. ^ After the resignation of Kelly Greene, Hobbs won in the 2021 by-election.
  2. ^ Kelly Greene resigned on 16 November 2020 to fulfill her duties as MLA for Richmond-Steveston. A by-election was held on 29 May 2021 to replace her.

References

  1. ^ "City of Richmond BC - About City Council". www.richmond.ca. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "General Local Elections - Province of British Columbia". Government of BC. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ Rantanen, Maria (29 May 2021). "Andy Hobbs elected to Richmond city council". Richmond News. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ Rantanen, Maria. "Richmond councillor plans to step aside next Monday". Richmond News. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Election period begins in Richmond to replace former councillor". Richmond News. Retrieved 16 March 2021.