Municipal Elections in Nova Scotia will be held on Oct. 19, 2024.

The Returning Office which will manage the elections for the 6 municipalities in Pictou County is now open, but regular office hours have not started yet.

Below you’ll find the nominees for the Municipality of Pictou County, The Town of Pictou, The Town of Trenton, The Town of New Glasgow, The Town of Westville and The Town of Stellarton.

Winners for Mayor/Councilor will be highlighted in Bold

The Municipality of Pictou County:

District 1
– Joe MacDonald
– Daniel Muir

District 2
– Deborah G. Wadden – Acclaimed

District 3
– Darla MacKeil
– Robbie MacInnis

District 4
– Ronnie Baillie
– Mary Wooldridge-Elliott

District 5
– Wayne Murray – Acclaimed

District 6
– Robert G. Parker – Acclaimed

District 7
– Christina Cameron
– Marc Hanna
– Donald Parker

District 8
– Peter Baird
– Francis Sanders
– Larry Turner

District 9
– Peter Boyles
– Monica Thomsen

District 10
– Donna MacGregor
– J. Randy Palmer

District 11
– Gregg MacDonald
– Andy Thompson

District 12
– Chester F. Dewar – Acclaimed

The Town of Pictou:

MAYOR
– Jim Ryan – Acclaimed

Council at large
– Dan Currie
– Robert Fry
– Krista Fulton
– Matthew Harris
– Nadine LeBlanc

The Town of Trenton:

MAYOR
– Cathy Cotter
– Alec Dove

Council at large
– Scott Cameron
– Donald Cullen
– V.J. Earle
– Nicole LeBlanc
– Stephanie MacKinnon
– Steven Stewart

The Town of New Glasgow:

MAYOR
– Nancy Dicks
– Mark Firth

WARD 1
– Jocelyn Dorrington
– Jim McKenna

WARD 2
– Clyde Fraser
– Colin MacDonald
– Dawn Peters

WARD 3
– Fred El Haddad
– Jessica MacDonald
– Joe MacDonald

The Town of Westville:

MAYOR
– Lori Peters
– Lennie White

Council at Large
– Helen Dunn
– Danielle Fraser
– Mitchell MacGregor
– Sarah MacKinnon
– Bernie Murphy

The Town of Stellarton:

MAYOR
– Bryan Knight
– Simon Lawand
– Darren Stroud

Ward 1
– Sandra Eis
– Dan Guthro
– Mark Fortune

Ward 2
– Susan Campbell
– John (Gump) Guthro
– Troy Kyle
– Patty Lloyd
– Garry Pentz