Berry Vrbanovic has been re-elected as mayor of Kitchener.
“Thank you for caring about Kitchener’s future.. regardless of who you supported,” he said to the people gathered at his campaign watch party at La Cucina in downtown Kitchener.
Vrbanovic won with 24,153 votes, making up 55 per cent of the total votes counted. Cindy Ward came in second with 6,677 votes.
Before Monday’s vote, Vrbanovic shared that the top three issues he’ll focus on in his new term are:
Keeping Kitchener affordable. Strengthening our neighbourhoods. Building a prosperous future.
This marks Vrbanovic’s fourth term as mayor, having first taken office in 2014, followed by terms in 2018 and 2022.
WATCH | Berry Vrbanovic reacts after winning a 4th term:
Berry Vrbanovic ‘very humbled’ by community support following 4th mayoral win
Berry Vrbanovic is once again Kitchener’s mayor. He spoke with about his thoughts after the win and what changes will come to his council.
Ward winners
Most of Kitchener’s current councillors are staying on the council, except for Ward 5 Councillor Ayo Owodunni who chose not to run for re-election.
Ward 1 – Scott Davey. Ward 2 – Dave Schnider. Ward 3 – Jason Deneault. Ward 4 – Christine Michaud. Ward 5 – Tracey Weiler. Ward 6 – Paul Singh. Ward 7 – Bil Ioannidis. Ward 8 – Margaret Johnston. Ward 9 – Debbie Chapman. Ward 10 – Sam Nabi, who narrowly defeated current councillor Stephanie Stretch with a vote count of 2,701 to her 2,689.
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