New places for familiar councillors? More than new names to city's overhauled electoral wards

The redrawn boundaries attempt to better balance the population of each ward and shed the traditional numbering system for Indigenous ward names.

Edmonton’s re-named and re-designed wards are set to be contested for the first time next month and could lead to some familiar faces representing different areas of the city.

Last September, councillors approved changes to the names and boundaries of the city’s 12 electoral wards.

The redrawn boundaries attempt to better balance the population of each ward and shed the traditional numbering system for Indigenous ward names.

Some wards are virtually unchanged by the updated boundaries, while others are broken up into entirely new divisions.

The map above displays an overlay of the current (numbered) wards and the new names and boundaries that will come into effect with the upcoming election.

Click the layers option on the left to compare boundaries over time, including as far back as 2007 when there were six wards with two councillors per ward.

Here’s more details on Edmonton’s newly designed and named electoral boundaries that take effect on election night.