These elections were held in conjunction with all other municipalities across Ontario (see 2006 Ontario municipal elections).
Potential issues
development and urban sprawl
protection of the Oak Ridges Moraine
waste management
Changes to ward boundaries
Map of Richmond Hill's Wards
The boundaries for all six Richmond Hill wards changed on December 1, 2006. Although the boundary changes did not officially take place until shortly after the election, voters cast their ballots for Local Councillor based upon the following new boundaries:
Richmond Hill - All Wards
Richmond Hill - Ward 1
Richmond Hill - Ward 2
Richmond Hill - Ward 3
Richmond Hill - Ward 4
Richmond Hill - Ward 5
Richmond Hill - Ward 6
Candidates
Mayor
Candidate
Votes
%
Dave Barrow
22007
78.86
David McCann
2261
9.54
Anastasios Baxevanidis
2276
8.16
Ramon Datol
962
3.45
Local Council
Ward 1
Candidate
Votes
%
Greg Beros
1568
38.34
Carrie Hoffelner
1209
29.56
Don Ciccone
746
18.24
Heather Sinclair
328
8.02
Donna Perrette
161
3.94
Adam Dodwell
78
1.91
Ward 2
Candidate
Votes
%
Arnie Warner (incumbent)
2128
44.54
Asghar Naqvi
1138
23.82
Carmine Perrelli
1095
22.92
Mike McCallum
354
7.41
D.L. Meitz
63
1.32
Ward 3
Candidate
Votes
%
David L. Cohen (incumbent)
2179
61.76
Natalie Helferty
685
19.42
Vik Gandhi
436
12.36
Arif Khan
228
6.46
Ward 4
Candidate
Votes
%
Lynn Foster (incumbent)
4046
86.94
Shiraz Hudda
608
13.06
Ward 5
Candidate
Votes
%
Nick Papa
2509
37.72
Elio Di Iorio (incumbent)
2480
37.28
Marg Aldridge
609
9.16
Michael McGouran
552
8.30
Nancy Storey
502
7.55
Ward 6
Candidate
Votes
%
Godwin Chan
1627
33.17
Michael Latour
1292
26.34
Sandra Di Iorio
1069
21.79
Derek Wu
614
12.52
Muhammad Ali
303
6.18
School Boards
York Region District School Board - Wards 1, 4 and 6
Candidate
Votes
%
Diane Giangrande (incumbent)
5625
59.73
Carol Chan
3792
40.27
York Region District School Board - Wards 2, 3 and 5
Candidate
Votes
%
Carrie L. Sheppard
4753
48.15
Peter Luchowski
2214
22.43
Renu Duggal
1465
14.84
Shabbir Mohamed
1439
14.58
Note: On July 3, 2007 Trustee Carrie Sheppard submitted her resignation, on July 10, 2007 the position was awarded to the runner-up candidate Peter Luchowski
York Catholic District School Board
Candidate (2 Elected)
Votes
%
Ann Stong (incumbent)
4300
43.41
Mike Rizzi (incumbent)
3749
37.85
Jonathan J. Chan
1857
18.75
Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Candidate
Votes
%
René Laurin (incumbent)
91
64.08
Paula Varvaro
51
35.92
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud