Richmond City Council (British Columbia)

The Richmond City Council is the governing body of the city of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors.^[1] Like Vancouver City Council, the councillors are not elected to represent wards like most Canadian cities.

Richmond City Council
Type
Type	City Council
Leadership
Mayor	Malcolm Brodie
Structure
Seats	8 Councillors and 1 mayor
Political groups	RITE Richmond: 3   ONE Richmond: 2   Richmond Community: 1   Richmond RISE: 1   Richmond United: 1   Independent: 1
Elections
Voting system	Plurality at-large voting
Last election	15 October 2022
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Richmond City Hall Richmond, BC
Website
www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council.htm

Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of October.^[2]

Membership

2022–present

See also: 2022 municipal election

Name		Party	Position
	Malcolm Brodie	Independent	Mayor
	Chak Au	Richmond Community Coalition	Councillor
	Carol Day	RITE Richmond	Councillor
	Bill McNulty	ONE Richmond	Councillor
	Alexa Loo	ONE Richmond	Councillor
	Michael Wolfe	RITE Richmond	Councillor
	Andy Hobbs	Richmond United	Councillor
	Laura Gillanders	RITE Richmond	Councillor
	Kash Heed	Richmond RISE	Councillor

2021–2022

See also: 2018 municipal election and 2021 by-election

Name		Party	Position
	Malcolm Brodie	Independent	Mayor
	Chak Au	Richmond Community Coalition	Councillor
	Carol Day	RITE Richmond	Councillor
	Andy Hobbs[lower-alpha 1][3]	Independent	Councillor
	Alexa Loo	Independent	Councillor
	Bill McNulty	Richmond First	Councillor
	Linda McPhail	Richmond First	Councillor
	Harold Steves	Richmond Citizens' Association	Councillor
	Michael Wolfe	RITE Richmond	Councillor

2018–2021

See also: 2018 municipal election

Name		Party	Position
	Malcolm Brodie	Independent	Mayor
	Chak Au	Richmond Community Coalition	Councillor
	Carol Day	RITE Richmond	Councillor
	Kelly Greene[lower-alpha 2][4][5]	Richmond Citizens' Association	Councillor
	Alexa Loo	Independent	Councillor
	Bill McNulty	Richmond First	Councillor
	Linda McPhail	Richmond First	Councillor
	Harold Steves	Richmond Citizens' Association	Councillor
	Michael Wolfe	RITE Richmond	Councillor

2014–2018

See also: 2014 municipal election

Name		Party	Position
	Malcolm Brodie	Independent	Mayor
	Chak Au	Richmond Community Coalition	Councillor
	Derek Dang	Richmond First	Councillor
	Carol Day	RITE Richmond	Councillor
	Ken Johnston	Richmond Community Coalition	Councillor
	Alexa Loo	Independent	Councillor
	Bill McNulty	Richmond First	Councillor
	Linda McPhail	Richmond First	Councillor
	Harold Steves	Independent

2011–2014

See also: 2011 municipal election

Name		Party	Position
	Malcolm Brodie	Independent	Mayor
	Chak Au	RITE Richmond	Councillor
	Linda Barnes	Richmond Citizens' Association	Councillor
	Derek Dang	Richmond First	Councillor
	Evelina Halsey-Brandt	Independent	Councillor
	Ken Johnston	Richmond First	Councillor
	Bill McNulty	Richmond First	Councillor
	Linda McPhail	Richmond First	Councillor
	Harold Steves	Richmond Citizens' Association	Councillor

2008-2011

See also: 2008 municipal election

Name		Party	Position
	Malcolm Brodie	Independent	Mayor
	Linda Barnes	Richmond Citizens' Association	Councillor
	Evelina Halsey-Brandt	Independent	Councillor
	Greg Halsey-Brandt	Independent[citation needed]	Councillor
	Sue Halsey-Brandt	RITE Richmond	Councillor
	Derek Dang	Richmond First	Councillor
	Ken Johnston	Richmond First	Councillor
	Bill McNulty	Richmond First	Councillor
	Harold Steves	Richmond Citizens' Association	Councillor

External links

• Richmond City Council

Notes

1. After the resignation of Kelly Greene, Hobbs won in the 2021 by-election.
2. Kelly Greene resigned on 16 November 2020 to fulfill her duties as MLA for Richmond-Steveston. A by-election was held on 29 May 2021 to replace her.

References

1. "City of Richmond BC - About City Council". www.richmond.ca. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
2. "General Local Elections - Province of British Columbia". Government of BC. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
3. Rantanen, Maria (29 May 2021). "Andy Hobbs elected to Richmond city council". Richmond News. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
4. Rantanen, Maria. "Richmond councillor plans to step aside next Monday". Richmond News. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
5. "Election period begins in Richmond to replace former councillor". Richmond News. Retrieved 16 March 2021.