1927 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election

The 1927 Hamilton municipal election was held on December 5, 1927 to select one Mayor, one Hydro Commissioner, four Controllers, and sixteen members of the Hamilton, Ontario, City Council, two from each of the city's eight wards. Voters also cast ballots for trustees for the public school board, and in two bylaw referendum questions regarding an expansion to Hamilton's General Hospital and the city's sewer system.

Mayor
The 1927 Mayoral contest in Hamilton saw the retirement of sitting two-term mayor Freeman Treleaven. On Nomination Day, Treleaven was nominated for a third term by two of his supporters, George Wild and T.H. Simpson. Speaking at city hall, Treleaven indicated he felt his two terms in office had been successful and expressed discomfort at potentially being elected to a third term, as only three other mayors in the city's history up to that point had served more than two terms in office.

With Treleaven declining to seek office, the race for the mayoralty became a two-candidate contest between sitting Controller Calvin Davis and former Controller William Burton. Prior to his nomination for the office of mayor, Burton had been considered a contender for the Hydro Commissioner's seat until November 21, when the Hamilton Spectator confirmed through a campaign supporter that the former Controller's political ambitions had shifted Burton's campaign was affiliated with the local Conservative Party establishment, despite assertions that partisan politics did not play a role in local government. Burton's campaign focused on lower taxes as an incentive to business, keeping municipal spending low, and improving local business façades to present a better local image.

Davis' campaign began much earlier, with speculation of his mayoral ambitions appearing in the Spectator on November 2. At the time of his candidacy, Davis was the dean of Hamilton City Council, having been elected as Ward 1 Councillor in 1918 and moving to the Board of Control the following year, which was a record for continuous service on council. Davis' campaign focused on continuing outgoing mayor Treleaven's work and highlighted the close working relationship between the two.

Despite providing various levels of support to candidates in the past, the city's largest newspaper, the Spectator, opted to not endorse either candidate, rather encouraging electors to consider each candidate's administrative abilities and personal political history.

On Election Day, despite campaigning for a single week, Burton secured a commanding majority, winning every ward in the city.

!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | William Burton
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |15,052
 * style="text-align:right;" |64.24%
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | Calvin Davis
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Liberal
 * style="text-align:right;" |8,382
 * style="text-align:right;" |35.76%
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |23,432
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * }

Hydro Commissioner
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | Willoughby Ellis
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |11,960
 * style="text-align:right;" |54.08%
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | George Henry Evoy
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |10,157
 * style="text-align:right;" |45.92%
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |22,117
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * }
 * }

Board of Control
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | John Peebles (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Liberal
 * style="text-align:right;" |12,926
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | William Morrison (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |11,535
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | John Henry Bell (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |11,248
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Herbert Arthur Burrell
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |9,896
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | John George Sherring
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |9,048
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | C. Herbert MacKay
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |8,395
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * }

Referendums
! colspan="5" | Hamilton, Ontario Municipal Election 1927 Bylaw Referendums ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Question ! colspan="2" | Yes ! colspan="2" | No ! Votes !! % !! Votes !! %
 * - style="text-align:center;background:#E9E9E9;"
 * - style="text-align:center;background:#E9E9E9;"
 * - style="text-align:center;background:#E9E9E9;"
 * style="text-align:left;" | A by-law regarding an expansion to Hamilton's General Hospital || 5,765 || 46.44 || 6,648 || 53.56
 * style="text-align:left;" | A by-law regarding improvements to Hamilton's storm sewer system || 6,262 || 53.65 || 5,411 || 46.35
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"|
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"|
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * }
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"|
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Burton for Mayor; Demand of the People, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,11.
 * }
 * }

Ward One
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | Herbert Wilton (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,904
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Alastan Polson
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,871
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Richard Evan Jones (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,590
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | Robert Currie Gardner
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,509
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * }

Ward Two
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | Gordon Flett
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,451
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Thomas Wright (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,245
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Robert Spera (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,009
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | Henry Lloyd George Westland
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |888
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * }

Ward Three
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | Argue Martin (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed "Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | Cranmer Riselay (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * }

Ward Four
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | Donald McFarlane (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,513
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Thomas O'Heir
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |666
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | William Ronald (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |624
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |


 * style="text-align:left;" | William Thompson
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |524
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |


 * style="text-align:left;" | Edward Hughes
 * style="text-align:right;" |Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |409
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |


 * style="text-align:left;" | Percy Wright
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |371
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | Henry Roberts
 * style="text-align:right;" | Canadian Labour Party
 * style="text-align:right;" |149
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * }

Ward Five
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | Charles Aitchison (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Canadian Labour Party
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,368
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Albert Marck
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,309
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | George Halcrow
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,139
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * }

Ward Six
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | John Hodgson (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,834
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Fred Brooks
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,564
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | Archie Pollock
 * style="text-align:right;" | Canadian Labour Party
 * style="text-align:right;" |864
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * }

Ward Seven
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | Archie Burton (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |2,222
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Charles Brayley
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,122
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Samuel Clark
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,052
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | Stanley Marriner
 * style="text-align:right;" | Canadian Labour Party
 * style="text-align:right;" |299
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * }

Ward Eight
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %


 * style="text-align:left;" | Sam Lawrence (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Canadian Labour Party
 * style="text-align:right;" |2,222
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Alfred Smees
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,641
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg


 * style="text-align:left;" | Thomas Lewington
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |1,571
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |


 * style="text-align:left;" | Henry Dirks
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |434
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |

"Herald Results as Victory for Party," Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 5,23.
 * style="text-align:left;" | George Jones
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:right;" |372
 * style="text-align:right;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Aldermanic Vote", Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 1927, 11.
 * }

Ward One
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | John Pearson MacKay (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * }

Ward Two
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | Wallace William Lees (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * }

Ward Three
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | S.B. Russell (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * }

Ward Four
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | George R. Allan (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * }

Ward Five
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | Thomas McIlwraith (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * }

Ward Six
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | George Armstrong (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * }

Ward Seven
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | George Wild (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent Conservative
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * }

Ward Eight
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="2"|Popular vote !rowspan="2"| Elected? ! Votes ! %

!colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" |Acclaimed
 * style="text-align:left;" | Harold Stanley Burns (incumbent)
 * style="text-align:right;" | Independent
 * style="text-align:center;" |Yes check.svg
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" |
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" | Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Nominations for School Trustee", Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 1927, 5.
 * }
 * }