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Shelley Carroll

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Shelley Carroll
Carroll in 2011
Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2025
Preceded byAnn Morgan
Chair of the Budget Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 10, 2023
MayorOlivia Chow
Preceded byGary Crawford
In office
December 6, 2006 – November 30, 2010
MayorDavid Miller
Preceded byDavid Soknacki
Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council
In office
December 4, 2018[1] – October 25, 2022
Preceded byGlenn De Baeremaeker
Succeeded byStephen Holyday
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 17 Don Valley North
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2018
Preceded byWard established
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 33 Don Valley East
In office
December 1, 2003 – April 5, 2018
Preceded byPaul Sutherland
Succeeded byJonathan Tsao
In office
December 1, 2014 – April 5, 2018
Preceded byJohn Parker
Succeeded byGlenn De Baeremaeker
Toronto District School Board Trustee
for Ward 17 Don Valley East
In office
December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2003
Preceded byDoug Stephens
Succeeded byMichael Coteau
Personal details
Born (1957-03-05) March 5, 1957 (age 69)
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Ontario Liberal (2018)
SpouseSandy
Children2
Occupation
  • Politician
  • banking
  • childcare

Shelley Carroll is a Canadian politician who has served on Toronto City Council since 2003. She has been Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) since 2025 and Chair of the Budget Committee since 2023. She has represented Ward 17 Don Valley North since 2018 and previously represented Ward 33 Don Valley East from 2003 to 2018.

Background

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Carroll worked in the banking industry before starting her own childcare business, while caring for her special needs child.[2] She first rose to prominence as head of the North York Parent Assembly and then the Toronto Educational Assembly. Both groups pushed for more funding for education and vigorously opposed the education reforms brought in by then-premier Mike Harris.[citation needed] Her tireless defence of public education led her to be elected as a School Board Trustee on the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in 2000 and earned her a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal.[2]

Politics

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Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Trustee

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In the 2000 municipal election, she was elected as a Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustee in Don Valley East, ousting the incumbent.[3] The school board opposed provincial cuts to education, and Carroll became the leader of the faction of the Board refusing to implement the Harris agenda. She was elected Co-Chair of the Board by her peers in her last year in office.[citation needed]

For her activism on behalf of children, she was awarded a Golden Jubilee Medal.[4]

Toronto City Council

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In the 2003 municipal election, she decided to run for city council when incumbent Paul Sutherland left to run in the provincial election. Her main opponent was former west-end councillor Rob Davis. During her first term on council, she sat on the Budget Committee and then was elected by her peers to the position of Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee by mid-term.[citation needed]

After the 2006 municipal election, she was appointed to sit on Mayor David Miller's Executive Committee and was elected Chair of the Budget Committee.[5] Under the governance procedures of the time, only this chair was elected by a majority vote on council, whereas all other standing committee chairs were appointed by the mayor.[citation needed]

During her four years as budget chief, Carroll delivered four balanced budgets.[6] She worked with the mayor to implement Canada's first municipal land transfer tax, which made Toronto financially sustainable for the first time since amalgamation.[7]

She was re-elected to city council in 2010 and in 2014. In December 2014, she was appointed to the Toronto Police Services Board.[8][9][10] She resigned from the board on March 26, 2018.[11]

Provincial politics

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In October 2016, Carroll announced that she would seek the Liberal Party nomination for the newly formed Don Valley North provincial riding in the 2018 provincial election and was acclaimed as the candidate.[12]

She resigned from city council on April 5, 2018, in order to run in the 2018 provincial election but lost to the Progressive Conservative Party candidate, Vincent Ke.[13][14][15] Jonathan Tsao was appointed by city council to represent Ward 33 for the remainder of the term before the municipal election on October 22, 2018.[16][17]

Return to council

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On July 6, 2018, Carroll announced that she was running for re-election in Ward 31, renumbered from Ward 33.[18][19] Following the ward boundary changes imposed by the Ontario government of Doug Ford, Carroll instead ran in the newly expanded Ward 17 Don Valley North in the 2018 Toronto municipal election.[20] She won the election with 40.44% of the vote, defeating runner-up Christina Liu, who received 28.94% and had been endorsed by former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman.[21]

During the 2018–2022 council term, Carroll served as vice-chair of the North York Community Council, a member of the Toronto Transit Commission Board, and deputy speaker of Toronto City Council.[22][23] Her constituency work included advocating for improvements to parks and playgrounds, affordable housing, and traffic and pedestrian safety. She also supported the development of the Ethennonnhawahstihnen’ Community Centre, a recreation centre and library branch named in collaboration with the Huron-Wendat Nation.[24][25]

Carroll was re-elected in the 2022 Toronto municipal election, receiving 71.79% of the vote against five challengers.[26] She subsequently served as chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee. In August 2023, Mayor Olivia Chow appointed Carroll chair of the Budget Committee.[27] In January 2025, Carroll was elected chair of the Toronto Police Services Board.[28]

Carroll sought another term in the 2026 Toronto municipal election. Her campaign emphasized municipal finances, neighbourhood improvements and public safety. At the time of the election, she was chair of both the Budget Committee and the Toronto Police Services Board.[29] She was re-elected on October 26, receiving 19,042 votes (62.02%), compared with 4,130 votes (13.45%) for her nearest challenger, Sabrina Zuniga. Her share of the vote decreased by 9.77 percentage points from 2022.[30][31]

Electoral record

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Electoral record

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2026 Toronto municipal election, Ward 17 Don Valley North[30]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Shelley Carroll (X) 19,042 62.02 −9.77
Sabrina Zuniga 4,130 13.45 –
Jeffery Adamson 2,314 7.54 –
Hong Xiao 2,011 6.55 –
Hassan Mubarak Noor Mohamed 1,974 6.43 –
Roy Samathanam 732 2.38 –
Jethro Adir Kavod 498 1.62 –
Total valid votes 30,701 100.00
2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 17 Don Valley North[26]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Shelley Carroll (X) 12,897 71.79 +31.35
Daryl Christoff 2,429 13.52 –
Calvin Xu 1,367 7.61 –
Angela Lindow 577 3.21 –
Justin Knott 409 2.28 –
Sandakie Ekanayake 286 1.59 –
Total valid votes 17,965 100.00
2018 Toronto election, Ward 17 Don Valley North[32]
Candidate Votes %
Shelley Carroll10,55440.44%
Christina Liu7,55228.94%
Ken Lister3,41013.07%
Steven Chen2,0958.03%
Ian Hanecak8793.37%
Total26,099100%
2018 Ontario general election: Don Valley North
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeVincent Ke18,04644.44+11.76
LiberalShelley Carroll12,55730.92–21.68
New DemocraticAkil Sadikali8,47620.87+9.92
GreenJanelle Yanishewski1,0392.56–0.85
LibertarianSarah Matthews2870.71–
None of the AboveAlexander Verstraten2020.50–
Total valid votes 40,60799.02
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 4030.98
Turnout 41,01053.81
Eligible voters 76,211
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +16.72
Source: Elections Ontario[33][34][35]
2014 Toronto election, Ward 33 [36]
Candidate Votes %
Shelley Carroll9,74760.47%
Divya Nayak3,53421.92%
Paul Bell2,09713.01%
Dina Karzman5253.26%
Khamphay Inthisorn2161.34%
Total16,119100%
2010 Toronto election, Ward 33 [37]
Candidate Votes %
Shelley Carroll7,94657.659%
Fil Giannakopoulos2,78720.223%
Mike Ihnat1,88613.686%
David Raines1,1628.432%
Total13,781100%
2006 Toronto election, Ward 33 [38]
Candidate Votes %
Shelley Carroll6,21959.3%
Sarah Tsang-Fahey1,42413.6%
Zane Caplan1,39213.3%
Jim Conlon1,06010.1%
Anderson Tung3983.4%
Total10,493100%
2003 Toronto election, Ward 33[39]
Candidate Votes %
Shelley Carroll4,74436.6
Rob Davis3,92330.2
Aris Babikian1,75713.5
Wayne Habib1,1649.0
Jim Conlon6755.2
Allan Ginsberg2872.2
Asad Alam2321.8
Ari Maounis1911.5

References

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  1. ↑ "Mayor John Tory calls on smaller city council to 'work together'". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. 1 2 "Meet Shelley". Shelley Carroll. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  3. ↑ Pagliaro, Jennifer (October 11, 2016). "North York Councillor Shelley Carroll seeking provincial Liberal nomination". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Governor General of Canada - Recipients". Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Toronto Public Appointments Biography". toronto.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  6. ↑ "Councillor Shelley Carroll". Toronto Global. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  7. ↑ Alcoba, Natalie (16 April 2014). "Candidate finds not many land transfer tax foes are actually in favour of killing it outright". Postmedia Breaking News.
  8. ↑ "Agenda Item History".
  9. ↑ Gillis, Wendy (December 15, 2014). "What to expect at today's final Toronto Police Services Board meeting of 2014". Toronto Star.
  10. ↑ Reddekopp, Lorenda (July 3, 2017). "Andrew Loku coroner's inquest urges Taser for police, re-igniting debate". CBC News.
  11. ↑ "Toronto Police Services Board - Public Meeting" (PDF). tpsb.ca. April 18, 2018. p. 163.
  12. ↑ Benzie, Robert (May 2, 2017). "Shelley Carroll gets Liberal nomination in Don Valley North". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ "PC's Vincent Ke takes Don Valley North". Toronto Star. 7 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Toronto councillor Shelley Carroll resigning to run for provincial Liberals". CityNews. April 5, 2018.
  15. ↑ Levy, Sue-Ann (April 8, 2018). "Not so fast Shelley Carroll". Toronto Sun.
  16. ↑ Freeman, Joshua (April 30, 2018). "City taking nominations to fill Ward 33 council seat after Carroll's departure". CP24.
  17. ↑ "New Toronto Councillor Jonathan Tsao appointed to Ward 33 amid controversy". Toronto Star. May 22, 2018.
  18. ↑ Shelley Carroll [@shelleycarroll] (July 6, 2018). "Happy to have friends and my team with me as I register to run for re-election in the new Ward 31!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Nickle, David (July 6, 2018). "Former Toronto councillor Shelley Carroll running for her old job". Toronto Star.
  20. ↑ "Toronto election 2018: Ward 17 Don Valley North". Global News.
  21. ↑ "BRAUN: Mel Lastman endorses Christina Liu in Don Valley North". Toronto Sun.
  22. ↑ "Challenges Ahead for the 2019 TTC Board". Steve Munro's Web Site. January 5, 2019.
  23. ↑ "James Pasternak elected chair of North York Community Council". December 11, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Reconciliation and recreation at heart of North York's newest, and largest community centre". CBC News. March 23, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Councillor Shelley Carroll". City of Toronto. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Declaration of Results for the 2022 Toronto Municipal Election" (PDF). City of Toronto. October 27, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
  27. ↑ "ST2.1 - Mayor Chow - Councillors and Committees" (PDF). City of Toronto.
  28. ↑ Gillis, Wendy (January 14, 2025). "'A bold step forward': Toronto police board elects new chair in split vote". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Ward 17 — Don Valley North". The Local. October 2026. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
  30. 1 2 "Toronto City Clerk certifies 2026 Toronto municipal election results". City of Toronto. October 29, 2026. Retrieved November 6, 2026. Cite error: The named reference "Toronto2026Results" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  31. ↑ "Ward 17 Don Valley North Election Results 2026". VoteToronto. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Clerk's Official Declaration of Results for the 2018 Municipal Election" (PDF). City of Toronto. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  33. ↑ "2018 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  34. ↑ Ontario. Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 2018 General Election: Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate (PDF) (Report). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2018.
  35. ↑ Ontario. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Annual Report 2018-2019 (PDF) (Report). Elections Ontario.
  36. ↑ Ulli S. Watkiss (October 30, 2014). "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  37. ↑ Ulli S. Watkiss (October 28, 2010). "Declaration of Results of Voting" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  38. ↑ Ulli S. Watkiss (November 16, 2006). "Declaration of Results of Voting" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  39. ↑ "General Election Results". City of Toronto. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
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