Some residents were eager to head to the polls, while others decided to skip the municipal election. Locally, voter turnout ranged from 22.17 per cent to 43.73 per cent. Here’s a breakdown by city, county and township. Online voting in Waterloo Region Only five of the seven municipalities in Waterloo Region offered online voting this year - Cambridge, Wilmot, Woolwich, Wellesley and North Dumfries. It was also an option in Brantford. According to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, 272 communities used online voting in the 2026 municipal election, up from 217 in 2022. Cambridge The city said 30,904 votes were cast in this year’s election. Unlike some of its neighbours, residents could fill out their ballot online. The city said 9,538 votes were submitted that way, representing more than 30 per cent of total. Voter turnout was 27.01 per cent. Kitchener A total of 44,519 ballots were cast in Kitchener. The city said that put voter turnout at 22.17 per cent. Waterloo Unofficial results, posted on the city’s website, showed 29,171 ballots were cast in this year’s election. The turnout was 30.71 per cent of eligible voters. Township of Wilmot The biggest turnout was in Wilmot. According to the township, 43.73 per cent of voters went to the polls during this year’s election. The unofficial tally was 7,993 ballots. Of those, 70.7 per cent (5,651) of residents cast their ballot online. Township of Woolwich No voter turnout data available. Township of Wellesley There were 2,472 ballots cast in Wellesley, according to the AMO, representing 31.11 per cent of eligible voters. Township of North Dumfries Records showed 3,938 votes were cast in this year’s municipal election. That was 39.16 per cent of eligible voters. Guelph No voter turnout data available. Brantford The city also had online and in-person voting. Unofficial results showed a total of 29,492 votes were cast in the municipal election, representing 32.6 per cent of eligible voters. The city said 18,677 votes, or 64 per cent, were submitted online. Brant County The county said 12,876 votes were submitted. Voter turnout was 35.4 per cent.
