Peter Leahy has been elected mayor of Douro-Dummer following the 2026 municipal election.
Leahy received 1,290 votes, defeating incumbent Heather Watson by just 119.
J. Murray Jones, a former mayor and Warden of Peterborough County, finished third with 748 votes.
Meanwhile, Samantha Turner was elected deputy mayor, receiving 1,929 votes ahead of Harold Nelson and Melissa Webster.
April Hope secured the councillor-at-large position, narrowly defeating Tom Watt by 91 votes.
Ray Johnston was elected councillor for Douro Ward, finishing ahead of Sandra Vaughan and Rob Lyall.
In Dummer Ward, Nadine Ellis-Maffei led the four-candidate race with 645 votes.
The results establish the township’s incoming municipal council.
