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Partner Article: African Heritage Month Is Not the Work: It’s the Reminder for Municipal Leadership
How to Practice Intentional Inclusion Year-Round By MC Advisory When African Heritage Month ended at the end of February, many organizations, including municipalities and public institutions, shifted their focus to the next priority. The calendar turned, the #BHM...
PRESS RELEASE: Salisbury and UMNB celebrate the first inaugural Cultural Policy
March 20th, 2026 Salisbury, NB - The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) is pleased to announce the official launch of the first Arts and Culture Policy for the Town of Salisbury. The policy was officially unveiled yesterday evening in conjunction with...
PRESS RELEASE: UMNB welcomes continued progress on Municipal Fiscal Reform in Provincial Budget
March 18th, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fredericton, N.B – The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick is welcoming some elements of the provincial budget, while expressing concern about others. The provincial budget announced on March 17th, 2026 included an...
PRESS RELEASE: The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick releases 2026 Pre-Budget Submission
March 4th, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fredericton, NB - The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) has released its 2026 pre-budget submission highlighting four key recommendations related to investing in infrastructure improvement across the province. ...
PRESS RELEASE: Your Municipalities Need Your Leadership: New Brunswick Municipal Associations Invite Residents to Run in the 2026 Municipal Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Moncton, February 26, 2026 – Residents of New Brunswick will be called to elect new local governments on May 11. The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB), the Association francophone des municipalités du N.-B. (AFMNB), the and the...
2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
New Brunswick Local Government Elections are Monday, May 11, 2026.
Key Dates:
| Friday, April 10, 2026 | Nominations close (2 p.m.) |
| Saturday, May 2, 2026 | Advance polls (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) |
| Monday, May 4, 2026 | Advance polls (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) |
| Monday, May 11, 2026 | ELECTION DAY – Final return of special ballots (8 p.m.) |
Additional information if you are interested in running for local government can be found on Elections NB.
MEMBERS
A – Northwest
Campbellton • Edmundston • Grand Falls • Heron Bay • Saint-Quentin
B – Acadie-Chaleur
Bathurst • Belledune
C – Miramichi-Kent
Alnwick • Beaurivage • Champdoré • Doaktown • Five Rivers • Grand Bouctouche • Miramichi • Miramichi River Valley
D – Southeast
Cap Acadie • Dieppe • Fundy Albert • Maple Hills • Memramcook • Moncton • Riverview • Salisbury • Shediac • Strait Shores • Tantramar • Three Rivers
E – Fundy-Southwest
Butternut Valley • Campobello • Eastern Charlotte • Fundy-St. Martins • Fundy Shores • Grand Bay-Westfield • Grand Manan • Hampton • McAdam • Quispamsis • Rothesay • St. Stephen • Saint Andrews • Saint John • Sussex • Valley Waters
F – Capital-Valley
Arcadia • Carleton North • Central York • Fredericton • Fredericton Junction • Hanwell • Hartland • Harvey • Grand Lake • Lakeland Ridges • Nackawic-Millville • Nashwaak • New Maryland • Oromocto • Southern Victoria • Tobique Valley • Woodstock
Latest News
Partner Article: African Heritage Month Is Not the Work: It’s the Reminder for Municipal Leadership
How to Practice Intentional Inclusion Year-Round By MC Advisory When African Heritage Month ended at the end of February, many organizations, including municipalities and public institutions, shifted their focus to the next priority. The calendar turned, the #BHM...
PRESS RELEASE: Salisbury and UMNB celebrate the first inaugural Cultural Policy
March 20th, 2026 Salisbury, NB - The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) is pleased to announce the official launch of the first Arts and Culture Policy for the Town of Salisbury. The policy was officially unveiled yesterday evening in conjunction with...
PRESS RELEASE: UMNB welcomes continued progress on Municipal Fiscal Reform in Provincial Budget
March 18th, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fredericton, N.B – The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick is welcoming some elements of the provincial budget, while expressing concern about others. The provincial budget announced on March 17th, 2026 included an...
PRESS RELEASE: The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick releases 2026 Pre-Budget Submission
March 4th, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fredericton, NB - The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) has released its 2026 pre-budget submission highlighting four key recommendations related to investing in infrastructure improvement across the province. ...