1997 Ontario municipal elections

The 1997 Ontario municipal elections were led in all municipalities across the Canadian province of Ontario on November 10, 1997, to elect mayors and reeves, councillors, and school trustees. There were also referendum questions in some municipalities.

The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Toronto, where Mel Lastman narrowly defeated Barbara Hall to win the mayoralty. In other results, Hazel McCallion was re-elected in Mississauga, Bob Morrow was returned in Hamilton, and Dianne Haskett was elected in London.

Elected mayors

 * Ajax: Steve Parish
 * Barrie: Janice Laking
 * Brampton: Peter Robertson
 * Brantford: Chris Friel (details)
 * Burlington: Robert MacIsaac
 * Cambridge: Jane Brewer
 * Chatham-Kent: Bill Erickson
 * Clarington: Diane Hamre
 * Cornwall: Brian Sylvester
 * Gloucester: Claudette Cain (details)
 * Guelph: Joe Young (details)
 * Halton Hills: Marilyn Serjeantson
 * Hamilton: Bob Morrow (details)
 * Kanata: Merle Nicholds (details)
 * Kingston: Gary Bennett
 * Kitchener: Carl Zehr
 * London: Dianne Haskett
 * Markham: Don Cousens
 * Mississauga: Hazel McCallion
 * Nepean: Mary Pitt (details)
 * Newmarket: Tom Taylor
 * Niagara Falls: Wayne Thomson
 * North Bay: Jack Burrows
 * Oakville: Ann Mulvale
 * Oshawa: Nancy Diamond
 * Ottawa: Jim Watson (details)
 * Peterborough: Sylvia Sutherland
 * Pickering: Wayne Arthurs
 * Richmond Hill: Bill Bell
 * Sarnia: Mike Bradley
 * Sault Ste. Marie: Steve Butland
 * St. Catharines: Tim Rigby (details)
 * Stoney Creek: Anne Bain
 * Sudbury: Jim Gordon (details)
 * Thunder Bay: Ken Boshcoff
 * Timmins: Vic Power
 * Toronto: Mel Lastman (details)
 * Vaughan: Lorna Jackson
 * Waterloo: Joan McKinnon
 * Welland: Dick Reuter
 * Whitby: Marcel Brunelle
 * Windsor: Mike Hurst (details)

Elected regional chairs

 * Hamilton–Wentworth: Terry Cooke
 * Ottawa–Carleton: Bob Chiarelli (details)
 * Sudbury: Peter Wong
 * Waterloo: Ken Seiling

Lakefield
Source: Bill Hodgins, "Battle on for Lakefield pair," Peterborough Examiner, 6 November 2000, B3.