Burnaby Citizens Association’s Kiran Singh elected councillor in Burnaby

KIRAN Singh of Burnaby Citizens Association has been elected councillor in Burnaby.

Kiran Singh, a long-time resident of Burnaby, was supported by Sav Dhaliwal, who after 24 years on Burnaby City Council, decided not to run in the 2026 election.

By profession, Kiran Singh has been a CBC journalist and communications expert, and has served the people of this province for nearly a decade. Kiran Singh, who won several national and provincial awards for his reporting, is credited with bringing about changes to various laws and bylaws of the BC government and cities such as Vancouver and Surrey. Singh also received the King Charles Coronation Award from MP Randeep Sarai for his contributions to journalism and social service.

“I am fully confident that I will live up to the high standards set by Sav Dhaliwal. I also hope to receive the community’s support in these elections so that I can listen to the concerns of Burnaby residents and help find solutions for them,” Kiran Singh said.

Incumbent mayor Mike Hurley won again as he bagged 28,946 votes, while his nearest rival, Heyman Yip, won only 9,250 votes.

The following were elected councillors:

Joe Keithley (BCA): 18,073

Cindy Lee (BCA): 17,429

Ryan Erwin (BCA): 16,476

Maita Santiago (BCA): 16,292

Daniel Tetrault (BCA): 15,288

James Wang (BCA): 15,058

Richard T. Lee: 13,257

Kiran Singh (BCA):13,209

A record 50,336 votes were cast in Burnaby’s General Local Election, representing more than 29% of eligible voters. This is the highest number of people to participate in a municipal election in the city’s history.

https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/news/2026-10-17/preliminary-election-results