Brenda Locke

Brenda Joy Locke is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005 and is the current mayor of Surrey, British Columbia. She represented the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.[1] In 2022, Locke was elected as mayor of Surrey, defeating Doug McCallum.

Her Worship
Brenda Locke
Mayor of Surrey
Assuming office
November 7, 2022
SucceedingDoug McCallum
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Green Timbers
In office
May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005
Preceded bySue Hammell
Succeeded bySue Hammell
Surrey City Councillor
In office
November 5, 2018 – November 7, 2022
Personal details
Political partySurrey Connect (municipal)
Liberal (provincial)
Other political
affiliations		Safe Surrey Coalition (2018–2019)
TeamSurrey (2014)
SpouseJohn
Children2
ResidenceSurrey, British Columbia

Early life

Before becoming an MLA, Locke was the executive director of the BC Liquor Licensee and Retailers Association, a position she held since 1985. From 1979 to 1983, she was the office manager for the Richmond Association for Children's Services which managed three group homes for troubled youth and an outreach program for youth under twelve.

Political career

Locke defeated New Democrat incumbent Sue Hammell in the 2001 provincial election. Locke was appointed Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Service on September 20, 2004. In the 2005 election, however, Hammell defeated Locke to reclaim the seat.

She subsequently ran as the federal Liberal Party candidate in Fleetwood—Port Kells in the 2006 federal election and the 2008 federal election, but lost both times to Conservative incumbent Nina Grewal. In the 2014 municipal election, Locke teamed up with real-estate agent, Stephen Gammer, under the political party, TeamSurrey, to run for city council. She came in 18th place, with 2.28% of the vote.[2][3] In the 2017 provincial election, she ran for the BC Liberals in her former seat of Surrey-Green Timbers but was defeated by Rachna Singh.[4]

While she was out of office, Locke worked as executive director for the B.C. Massage Therapist Association.[5] On October 20, 2018, Locke was elected as a councillor for Surrey City Council, as a part of the Safe Surrey Coalition.[6]

On June 27, 2019, Locke left the Safe Surrey Coalition, becoming an independent.[7][8] In January 2020, along with a fellow ex-Safe Surrey city councillor, Jack Hundial, she founded a new political slate called Surrey Connect.[9]

On October 15, 2022, Locke was elected Mayor of Surrey under the Surrey Connect banner, defeating incumbent Doug McCallum of the Safe Surrey Coalition.

Electoral record
B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-Green Timbers
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalBrenda Locke7,53948.95%+15.16%$46,658
  NDP Sue Hammell 5,592 36.31% -13.80% $37,237
UnityC. Lewis Robinson1,0676.93%n/a$7,196
MarijuanaDennis Kalsi5613.65%n/a$394
ReformJim Paterson5383.49%-2.28%$3,277
CommunistHarjit Singh Daudharia1030.67%+0.37%$332
Total valid votes 15,400 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 151 0.98%
Turnout 15,551 66.77%
2005 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Green Timbers
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticSue Hammell10,83660.82+24.51
LiberalBrenda Locke5,61931.54−17.41
GreenSebastian Sajda7914.44–
MarijuanaAmanda Boggan2251.26−2.39
Emerged DemocracyRob Norberg1510.85–
Democratic ReformRavi Chand1420.80–
CommunistHarjit Singh Daudharia520.29+0.38
Total 17,816 100.00
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeNina Grewal14,57733.5-2.3$72,464
LiberalBrenda Locke13,74931.6+2.1$54,768
New DemocraticBarry Bell10,96125.2-2.8$18,907
IndependentJack Cook3,2027.4+7.4$75,818
GreenDuncan McDonald1,0592.4-3.9--
Total valid votes 43,548100.0
Total rejected ballots 1270.3 -0.3
Turnout 43,675590
ConservativeholdSwing-2.2–
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeNina Grewal21,38944.7+11.2$79,909
LiberalBrenda Locke12,50226.1-5.5$75,331
New DemocraticNao Fernando10,91622.8-2.4$65,022
GreenBrian Newbold3,0456.4+4.0--
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,852100.0$88,579
Total rejected ballots 219 0.5+0.2
Turnout 48,07156 +3
2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Green Timbers
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachna Singh8,94558.29+0.23$58,322
LiberalBrenda Locke5,05632.95−1.57$20,975
GreenSaira Aujla1,1127.25+3.2$7,739
No affiliationVikram Bajwa1631.06–$7,980
Your Political PartyKanwaljit Singh Moti690.44–$3,612
Total valid votes 15,345100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1631.05−0.14
Turnout 15,50854.61+2.29
Registered voters 28,400
Source: Elections BC[10][11]
2022 Surrey mayoral election
Party Mayoral candidate Vote  %
  Surrey ConnectBrenda Locke33,31128.14
  Safe Surrey CoalitionDoug McCallum (X)32,33827.31
  Surrey FirstGordie Hogg24,91621.05
  Surrey ForwardJinny Sims14,89512.58
  United SurreySukh Dhaliwal9,6298.13
  People's Council SurreyAmrit Birring2,2701.92
  IndependentJohn Wolanski6460.55
  IndependentKuldip Pelia3850.33

References
  1. Anne Edwards, Seeking Balance: Conversations with BC Women in Politics. Caitlin Press, 2008. ISBN 1894759311.
  2. Bailey, Ian (12 October 2014). "Independents rally together in Surrey mayoral race". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. Reid, Amy (16 October 2014). "TeamSurrey unveils platform focusing on crime reduction – Surrey Now-Leader". www.surreynowleader.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. Zytaruk, Tom (24 October 2018). "Poll-topper Brenda Locke's heart is in social planning". North Delta Reporter. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. "Contact Us | Registered Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia". Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Little, Simon; Macdonald, Gord. "2nd councillor quits Surrey mayor's Safe Surrey Coalition, citing 'dysfunctional' council". Global News. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. Recksiedler, Dean; Nassar, Hana Mae. "City Councillor Brenda Locke bolts from Safe Surrey Coalition – NEWS 1130". www.citynews1130.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. Collins, Lauren (7 January 2020). "Hundial and Locke's new slate looks to 'Connect' with Surrey residents – Surrey Now-Leader". www.surreynowleader.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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