2010 Durham Region municipal elections


Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Durham Regional Council

PositionElected
Ajax MayorSteve Parrish
Ajax Wards 1 & 2Shaun Collier
Ajax Wards 3 & 4Colleen Jordan
Brock MayorLarry O'Connor
Brock CouncillorDebbie Bath
Clarington MayorAdrian Foster
Clarington Wards 1 & 2Mary Novak
Clarington Wards 3 & 4Willie Woo
Oshawa MayorJohn Henry
Oshawa CouncillorNancy Diamond
Oshawa CouncillorNester Pidwerbecki
Oshawa CouncillorTito-Dante Marimpietri
Oshawa CouncillorJohn Neal
Oshawa CouncillorJohn R. Aker
Oshawa CouncillorAmy England
Oshawa CouncillorBob Chapman
Pickering MayorDave Ryan
Pickering Ward 1Jennifer O'Connell
Pickering Ward 2Bill McLean
Pickering Ward 3Peter Rodrigues
Scugog MayorChuck Mercier
Scugog CouncillorBobbie Drew
Uxbridge MayorGerri Lynn O'Connor
Uxbridge CouncillorJack Ballinger
Whitby MayorPat Perkins
Whitby CouncillorDon Mitchell
Whitby CouncillorLorne Earle Coe
Whitby CouncillorJoe Drumm

Plebiscite

Are you in favour of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham passing the necessary resolutions and by-laws to change the method of selecting its Chair from appointment by the members of Regional Council to election by general vote of all electors in the Region?
Option Vote%
Yes95,37779.70
No24,28920.30

Ajax">Ajax, Ontario">Ajax

The following are the official results for the Town of Ajax.

Mayor

Brock

, the incumbent mayor of Brock, was reelected by a margin of just 13 votes over challenger Terry Clayton, who had previously been mayor of the township from 2000 to 2003. The narrow margin resulted in an ongoing judicial recount battle; the township used a mail-in voting system in 2010, and when ballots which were postmarked before election day but arrived late were counted, O'Connor's margin of victory was reduced to just three votes.
O'Connor voluntarily resigned as mayor on March 28, 2011, and the township council subsequently appointed Clayton as the new mayor.
Mayoral Candidate Vote%
Larry O'Connor 2,33950.14
Terry Clayton2,32649.86

Clarington">Clarington, Ontario">Clarington

The following are the official results for the Municipality of Clarington.

Mayor

Regional Councillors

Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards.

Local Councillors

Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.

[Oshawa]

Pickering">Pickering, Ontario">Pickering

Scugog">Scugog, Ontario">Scugog

Uxbridge">Uxbridge, Ontario">Uxbridge

Whitby">Whitby, Ontario">Whitby