Here’s what you need to know about Ward 5 York South-Weston for the 2026 Toronto municipal election

Do you know your ward well enough to vote in Toronto’s municipal election this fall?

If not, no worries — we’re here to catch you up before voting day is here.

Toronto’s municipal election is coming up on Oct. 26, with advance voting open between Oct. 6 and 11. We’re here to help you stay informed on what’s happening in your neighbourhood before you cast your ballot for mayor, city councillor and school board trustee. 

Here are the basics that you need to know about Ward 5 York South-Weston.

Ward 5’s rough boundaries are north of Highway 401, west of the Humber River, east of the Canadian National Railway line near Caledonia Road, and south of the Canadian Pacific Railway and GO Transit rail lines near Dundas Street West and St. Clair Avenue West.

So, if you live within these boundaries, you’ll vote in Ward 5 during the municipal election this October.

This encompasses the neighbourhoods of Weston, Mount Dennis, Rockcliffe-Smythe, Brookhaven-Amesbury, Keelesdale-Eglinton West and Pelmo Park-Humberlea.

According to the most recent Canadian census, York South-Weston’s population is approximately 115,675, with 41.3% of residents aged 20 to 49. 

50.3% of residents are immigrants — primarily of Portuguese, Filipino, Jamaican, Italian and Vietnamese origin — and the median annual income is $12k less than Toronto’s average, at $72,000, with 16.4% of residents classified as low-income — 2% higher than Toronto’s average of those with an average annual household income of under $30,000.

Most homes in this ward are single detached houses and apartment buildings over five storeys. 52% of residents are renters versus 48% are homeowners; this is the opposite of Toronto’s average of renters-to-homeowners.

York South-Weston’s local issues

I’ve been covering parts of York South-Weston, specifically Weston and Mount Dennis, in my role as a Local Journalism Initiative reporter this year — so far, The Green Line has reported on affordable housing and tenant rights, access to jobs, flood prevention, food insecurity, redevelopment around the Line 5 and more.

You can learn more about stories we’ve written by checking out the links at the bottom of this page.

Ward 5 candidates

Ward 5 is currently represented by Councillor Frances Nunziata, who has been in the position since 1997 and is running for re-election alongside main challenger Chiara Padovani and these other candidates: Sileen Phillips, Nekpen Obasogie, Ahmed Mawel, Maryama Farah, Daniel Di Giorgio, Matthew Boateng and Sharmarke Ali.

How can you learn about each? Use The Green Line’s tool to fact-check candidates on THEGREENLINE.TO. 

If you don’t live in Ward 5, you can find your own ward on THEGREENLINE.TO. Plus: more hyperlocal coverage to keep you in the loop this election cycle. 

For information on how and where to vote, check out The Green Line’s guide to voting in the 2026 Toronto municipal election.

Want to learn more about Ward 5 York South-Weston? Check out these stories by TGL team members.

• Keelesdale-Eglinton West’s newest braiding salon weaves in sexual health conversations for Black community
• A cinematic journey through Keelesdale-Eglinton West
• How the new Toronto Tenant Union supports renters
• 7 date ideas along Line 5
• Why Indigenous fire-keepers want to spread their sacred flame across Toronto
• How to build up the arts in your neighbourhood: Lessons from Mount Dennis youth
• Three ways to fall in love (and with) Mount Dennis
• Share your opinion on the future of affordable housing in Mount Dennis
• How this food bank is helping Torontonians get resume experience in Mount Dennis
• Are block parties the new protest?
• Why the City of Toronto denied one of its most flood-prone neighbourhoods an emergency response plan
• Toronto set aside $2M a year for this flood-prone neighbourhood. Residents have received less than 3% of it
• ‘Where’s the transparency?’ Residents demand answers as Rockcliffe Flood Mitigation Projects start this fall
• Weston’s young chefs battle local food insecurity with culinary creativity
• 9 African grocery stores across Toronto
• Weston locals can visit this new food bank in an apartment building
• Join Humber River Pals cleanups in Weston to find community