Lily Cheng: Toronto Council Ward 18 Candidate (2026)
Lily Cheng is running for Toronto council in Ward 18, Willowdale in 2026. See background, historical statements and their sources.
Lily Cheng appears on the City of Toronto’s 2026 municipal election candidate list for City council · Ward 18 · Willowdale. This profile is a neutral reading guide: it distinguishes a campaign’s stated material from official election information and does not rank or endorse candidates.
Who is Lily Cheng?
The City directory identifies this candidate as City council · Ward 18 · Willowdale and lists their status as on the city’s candidate list. The directory is the authoritative place to confirm whether a name, ward or office has changed before voting.
Campaign website and public record
The City directory links to www.votelilycheng.ca . Use that site for the campaign’s latest statements and updates.
Build Canada also publishes an independent candidate profile alongside the campaign link, including questionnaire responses when the candidate submitted them. Read the independent profile .
Campaign websites are provided to the City by candidates. The City publishes those links as a convenience and does not review or endorse their content.
Policy positions and source status
Things Toronto reviewed 4 topics from the material available on Sep 15, 2026. This includes 4 historical statements from earlier reporting; those statements are not a current 2026 platform. The summaries below describe what the source says; they are not feasibility assessments.
Housing & homelessness
No topic summary yet.
The City-listed campaign source is available, but Things Toronto has not summarized this topic yet.
Transit & getting around
Highlights smart traffic signals launched to improve traffic flow.
Historical statement Read the source · checked Sep 15, 2026.
Taxes & city spending
Highlights participatory budgeting that gave residents a direct voice over $3 million in neighbourhood projects.
Historical statement Read the source · checked Sep 15, 2026.
Safety & public health
Highlights work that helped secure additional police officers and improve priority response times.
Historical statement Read the source · checked Sep 15, 2026.
Parks, climate & services
Highlights new community spaces, neighbourhood park improvements and community programming.
Historical statement Read the source · checked Sep 15, 2026.
Jobs & government
No topic summary yet.
The City-listed campaign source is available, but Things Toronto has not summarized this topic yet.
Compare Lily Cheng with other candidates
Use the same topic list and race filters for every candidate. Comparison pages show campaign statements side by side and label reviews by date.
Confirm your ballot and voting details
Toronto Elections lists October 26, 2026 as election day, with advance voting October 6–11. Check MyVote for your ward, voting place, accessibility information and current instructions before you go.
Sources and methodology
Details on this page are dated snapshots. Candidate names, offices and websites come from the City’s certified list checked Sep 15, 2026. Policy summaries, when present, link directly to the source and show their review date. Things Toronto does not score, rank or endorse candidates.
Read our editorial standards · Return to the election tracker