Exploring the race for city council

The following table breaks down the 358 candidates for city council and shows how many are running in each of the 44 wards.

Some wards have only three or four candidates running, while 15 wards have 10 or more candidates in the race. Ward 20, Trinity—Spadina, has 22 candidates contending for the seat.

Incumbents are running for re-election in 84% of Toronto's wards. There are seven wards where no incumbent is running. The people elected in these seven wards could have a significant impact on the policies of Toronto's next city council. 

In the table below you can follow the links to examine the candidates for each ward in more detail.

You can download the raw data here.