Southwest London — Westmount (new boundaries unconfirmed)
The big question in Ward 10: councillor Paul Van Meerbergen wasn't on the candidate list as of July 3, no source says he's retiring, and nominations stay open until August 21 — he may simply not have filed yet. Three candidates have: Juman Al-Jumaili, Alex Moore, and Lois Margaret Ward. So far the race is about development, from the pace at Westmount Mall to the shelved Wonderland Road widening. New boundary lines weren't confirmed in this research.
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Candidate Alex Moore's platform explicitly opposes "post-approval (bait-and-switch) changes to developments," suggesting this has been a live local frustration — though no specific Ward 10 case was independently verified in this research.
Name one change you'd make so what gets built matches what council approved.
Development pace and quality in the Westmount area is a live local frustration. Candidate Lois Margaret Ward told CBC News she is unhappy with the pace of development at Westmount Mall, saying "there's been some unwise choices" and calling for development to be "managed a little more intelligently."
What would you support, and what would you block, in the next phase of development around Westmount Mall?
Council halted a roughly $212-million plan to widen Wonderland Road to six lanes in September 2021 over climate and environmental concerns, and the road's role has been folded into the city's long-range Mobility Master Plan. What happens to the road that cuts the ward in half is still an open question.
The "Discover Wonderland" environmental assessment carried a roughly $212-million price tag; council halted it on a 9–5 vote in September 2021. CBC News ↗
Should the city revive, redesign, or permanently shelve the Wonderland Road widening?
A non-scientific CBC London reader survey of 330+ respondents ahead of the 2026 election found homelessness, open drug use and roads as the top-ranked concerns citywide, with affordability, crime and transit also ranking high. This is citywide data, not a Ward 10 measurement.
Name one thing you'd fund on homelessness or open drug use that's actually council's to decide.
Listed alphabetically. Identical treatment for every candidate — that’s the deal.
Registered candidate for Ward 10 on the City of London's official candidate list; no public platform or confirmed biographical details were found in this research.
Her campaign domain (votejuman.ca) displayed only a "Launching Soon" placeholder with a contact form when re-fetched July 3, 2026 — still no bio or platform content.
Her registration, email and ward are confirmed on the City of London's official List of Candidates. City of London — List of Candidates ↗
A LinkedIn profile under this name shows a connection to the London Cross Cultural Learner Centre, but the identity match and role could not be independently confirmed; it is not stated as fact here.
Identical questions go to every declared candidate. Answers are published verbatim; “no response” is reported plainly.
Self-described small business owner and long-time London resident with sales and operations management experience and over 20 years coaching martial arts, making what appears to be his first run for council.
All biographical claims are sourced to his own campaign site; none were independently corroborated by third-party sources in this research.
Identical questions go to every declared candidate. Answers are published verbatim; “no response” is reported plainly.
Described by CBC News as a long-time west London resident who lives and works in Ward 10; no professional background beyond this was found.
Her campaign Facebook page could not be read in this research (Facebook blocks automated fetches; re-tried July 3, 2026 — still behind a login wall); her platform may be fuller than the single CBC quote summarized here.
The CBC quotes were re-verified July 3, 2026 against the full article ("Plenty of early entries as candidates kick off city hall election season"); the wording used here matches the article. CBC News ↗
Identical questions go to every declared candidate. Answers are published verbatim; “no response” is reported plainly.
| AL-JUMAILI | MOORE | WARD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVELOPMENT | No platform published | Opposes post-approval "bait-and-switch" changes; supports well-planned, sustainable housing growth | Wants development "managed a little more intelligently"; critical of pace at Westmount Mall |
| TAXES & SPENDING | No platform published | Transparency and "clear connections between spending and results"; prioritize essential services | No position published |
| EXPERIENCE | No prior electoral run or public office record found | Small business owner; first run for council | No prior electoral run or public office record found |
Three candidates have filed for Ward 10's single council seat as of this research, and per the City's candidate list (checked June 30, re-checked July 3, 2026) none of them is the sitting councillor, Paul Van Meerbergen. If Van Meerbergen has genuinely decided not to seek re-election, this would be an open seat; if he simply hasn't filed yet (nominations run to August 21), the field could still change materially. This ambiguity is the single most important thing to resolve before election day.
In the 2022 election, on the old ward boundaries, Ward 10 was a five-candidate field: incumbent Van Meerbergen, John Kuypers, Kevin May (endorsed by the London and District Labour Council), Claire Grant, and Michael McMullen; Van Meerbergen won. None of the 2022 challengers is running in 2026 under the names on the current candidate list.
Of the three current candidates, only Lois Margaret Ward and Alex Moore have any public-facing campaign presence found in this research — a CBC quote and a campaign website, respectively. Juman Al-Jumaili has none found beyond her name and email on the official candidate list and a placeholder website. New ward boundaries also mean this is not a simple re-run of the old Ward 10 map.
You’ve read the ward. Ward races here can come down to a few hundred ballots, sometimes fewer. In a race that close, your vote is one of the ones that decides it. You don’t need to know everything. You just need to show up, informed.
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