Brantford municipal election, 1978
Encyclopedia
The 1978 Brantford municipal election was held on November 13, 1978, to elect a mayor
, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario
, Canada
. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town communities surrounding the city.
Charles Bowen
was narrowly re-elected to a fourth two-year term as mayor, defeating rival candidate Jo Brennan.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town communities surrounding the city.
Charles Bowen
Charles Bowen (Ontario politician)
Charles R. Bowen was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He served as mayor of Brantford from 1973 to 1980.Bowen was born in Oshawa and served in the Canadian army for five years during World War II. He graduated from the Canadian Institute of Science and Technology as a mechanical...
was narrowly re-elected to a fourth two-year term as mayor, defeating rival candidate Jo Brennan.
Results
- Mike Woodburn was elected to city council in 1978 following a failed bid in 1976Brantford municipal election, 1976The 1976 Brantford municipal election was held on December 6, 1976, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada...
and served for one term. He is the brother of Andy Woodburn, who served on council from 1976 to 1980 and again from 1982 to 1997.
- Doug Reeves was elected to Brantford City CouncilBrantford City CouncilThe Brantford City Council is the governing body of Brantford, Ontario.The council consists of a mayor and ten councillors, two representing each of five wards...
for the city's fifth ward in 1976Brantford municipal election, 1976The 1976 Brantford municipal election was held on December 6, 1976, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada...
and was re-elected without opposition in 1978. In January 1978, he spoke against a proposed anti-smoking by-law. Reeves later served as the Brant County area director for Legal Aid OntarioLegal Aid OntarioLegal Aid Ontario is a publicly funded and publicly accountable non-profit corporation, responsible for administering the legal aid program in the province of Ontario, Canada...
. He also chaired Brantford's downtown Business Improvement Area in the 1990s, and he welcomed the arrival of more police officers to the neighbourhood in 1999.