Surrey municipal election nominations close with seven mayoral candidates

Nomination proceedings have closed for the upcoming municipal election in Surrey, with about 100 candidates seeking 15 positions, including one mayor, eight city councillors and six school trustees.

Seven candidates are running for mayor: Linda Annis, Brenda Locke, Doug McCallum, Honveer Singh Randhawa, Mike Starchuk, Troy Van-Vliet and Eagle Emans.

A total of 65 candidates are contesting the eight city council seats, while 23 candidates are running for the six school trustee positions. Among the school trustee candidates are Harjit Kaur Bhullar, Amrit Warring, Gurleen Kaur Chahal, Meena Kochar and Gary Thind.

General voting is scheduled for Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 52 polling locations across Surrey. Advance voting will be available at 10 designated locations on Oct. 7, 10, 14 and 15.