A bylaw to officially approve Chatham-Kent’s redrawn ward boundaries was passed by council recently. March 11, 2025. March 11, 2025. 1 min read. Save. New subscriber benefit!

Chatham-Kent, Ont., is losing three councillors and altering its ward boundaries ahead of the next municipal election set for 2026. Neither has been touched since amalgamation in 1998.

The east side of Chatham-Kent would then become part of a large rural riding, Elgin—Middlesex—Thames. It starts at Kent Bridge Road, and extends around the far sides of London and St. Thomas.

One month after nixing a motion to hire an outside consultant to review the number of Chatham-Kent Councillors and the municipality’s six ward boundaries, Council has pulled a 180-degree turn.

The size of Chatham-Kent council and current municipal ward boundaries will remain the same at least for the foreseeable future. At a recent meeting, a recommendation from staff to hire Strategy Corp ...

To help modernize Chatham-Kent’s governance structure, councillors are seeking options for a potential streamlining of council and ward boundary changes. Sabine Matheson, of municipal consultsnt ...

Chatham-Kent, Ont., is losing three councillors and altering its ward boundaries ahead of the next municipal election set for 2026. Neither has been touched since amalgamation in 1998.

In a move some say perpetuates a longstanding perceived rural-urban divide, Chatham-Kent is shrinking its number of councillors and tweaking ward boundaries.It's a first for the municipality since it ...