Ontario, City Clerk's Office |} Ken Chartrand was a first time candidate, who said in an interview with The Hamiltonian, "It is time for a new representative with a strong ear who listens and has vast knowledge of all the communities and will represent all the people." Brenda Johnson, a Winona resident and member of Environment Hamilton notable for her activism in persuading the city to avoid a Wal-Mart power centre development in her town, stood for the first time. Controversial councillor Dave Mitchell sought another term on city council in the wake of his censure by his peers in 2008. Ward Twelve (Ancaster) |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Candidate !colspan="3" |Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#C32148;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lloyd Ferguson (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;" |7,447 | style="text-align:right;" |73.28% | style="text-align:right;" |+31.89% |- | style="background-color:#FE6F5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Brenda Cox-Graham | style="text-align:right;" |2,716 | style="text-align:right;" |26.72% | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |8279 | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |100% | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |20,767 | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |40.7% | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |+2.29% |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan. Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: Hamilton, Ontario, City Clerk's Office |} Brenda Cox-Graham is an Ancaster based lawyer, who has contributed to major international legal journals. Ancaster councillor Lloyd Ferguson, despite considering a mayoral run, has decided to run for a second term. Ward Thirteen (Dundas) Russ Powers, the incumbent councillor and former Liberal MP for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, sought another term on council. Aside from a two-year period, Powers had served in local elected office since 1982. Powers' message during the campaign and to local media was simple, though light on policy specifics. When asked about his platform, Powers indicated he was running "To continue to represent the citizens of the community of Dundas to the best of my ability." Danya Scime, a vocal opponent of the West Harbour Pan Am Games Stadium site, filed to run against Powers on September 8. Scime's campaign focused on growing Dundas' commercial tax base through redeveloping brownfields, protecting greenspace, and improving the city's regulatory process to make by-laws and permits more simple. Ron Tammer was a member of the community active with