That’s partly because four ward races lack an incumbent councillor — but also because ward voting boundaries have shifted dramatically due to a tribunal-imposed redrawing of the political map.

They spent $270,000 on a consultant to give them suggestions to redraw Hamilton's ward boundaries. Now city councillors are going to get out the "crayons and napkins," as one critic described it ...

The results of a $270,000 ward boundary review presented last October said Hamilton’s existing ward boundaries and population disparities are “no longer defensible.” ...

By The Hamilton Spectator Councillors will adopt their own suggested ward boundary changes over the expert advice of a $260,000, year-long independent review — and the threat of an appeal.

A ward boundary review, when it happens, will not be as simple as carving up the city by numbers, said Larry Di Ianni, a former mayor of amalgamated Hamilton and one-time Stoney Creek councillor ...

It’s long overdue, but come May, the city of Hamilton will be re-warded. This week, the Hamilton City Council voted unanimously to approve city code amendments that redraw the lines separating ...