City councillor running for mayor unveils slate for upcoming Edmonton election

Tim Cartmell, left, the city councillor for Ward pihêsiwin who is running for mayor in the fall of 2025, at the unveiling of his municipal party Better Edmonton's slate of candidates on June 3, 2025. (Dave Mitchell/CTV News Edmonton)

An Edmonton city councillor who will be running for mayor later this year has launched his municipal political party.

Tim Cartmell unveiled a slate of candidates who will run in this fall’s municipal election, including current city councillor Karen Principe and former Edmonton Police Association president Michael Elliott.

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Cartmell, who represents Ward pihêsiwin in the city’s southwest, said Tuesday he and his slate of candidates will strive to improve public safety, be more financially prudent and develop better construction plans for Edmonton residents.

“You’re just going to see more for your money, more of the services that you expect the city to provide, more of what cities are actually supposed to do,” Cartmell told CTV News Edmonton on Tuesday at an event to introduce the Better Edmonton slate.

Tony Caterina, an ex-city councillor, and Andrew Knack, a current city councillor who represents Ward Nakota Isga, are also running for mayor as are Abdul-Malik Chukwudi and Omar Mohammad.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Dave Mitchell