1978 Brantford municipal election

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.

Results

v t e 1978 Brantford municipal election: Mayor of Brantford
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Charles Bowen	9,968	49.20
Jo Brennan	8,823	43.55
Andy Woolley	946	4.67
William Stewart	522	2.58
Total valid votes	20,259	100

v t e 1978 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward One (two members elected)
Candidate	Votes	%
John Starkey	2,092	27.21
Deborah O'Connell	2,032	26.43
(x)Bill Tovell	2,019	26.26
Gordon Adams	1,286	16.73
John Steer	259	3.37
Total valid votes	7,688	100

v t e 1978 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected)
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Max Sherman	accl.	-
Mike Woodburn	accl.	-

• Mike Woodburn was elected to city council in 1978 following a failed bid in 1976 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.^[1]

v t e 1978 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected)
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Andy Woodburn	1,972	36.19
(x)Charles Ward	1,327	24.35
Ross Baker	1,117	20.50
Mike Sosteric	598	10.97
Enid Green	435	7.98
Total valid votes	5,449	100

v t e 1978 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected)
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Dave Neumann	accl.	-
(x)Doug Reeves	accl.	-

• Doug Reeves was elected to Brantford City Council for the city's fifth ward in 1976 and was re-elected without opposition in 1978. In January 1978, he spoke against a proposed anti-smoking by-law.^[2] Reeves later served as the Brant County area director for Legal Aid Ontario.^[3] He also chaired Brantford's downtown Business Improvement Area in the 1990s,^[4] and he welcomed the arrival of more police officers to the neighbourhood in 1999.^[5]