Meet Shawn Lewis...

Shawn is a proud Argyle area resident who’s called London home for almost 30 years. He was elected as the London City Councillor for Ward 2 in October 2018 with 64% of the vote and was re-elected in 2022 with 89% of the vote and was appointed Deputy Mayor for the 2022-2026 term of Council.

He has served on all 5 of City Council’s standing committees; Strategic Priorities & Policy, Community & Protective Services, Civic Works, Planning & Environment, and Corporate Services, as well as the Governance Working Group. Additionally he is Council's representative on the Argyle Business Improvement Association (BIA), Tourism London, and London Middlesex Community Housing Boards, and previously served on the Public Library Board.

Before entering municipal office Shawn served as aide to federal Member of Parliament Irene Mathyssen in her east London constituency office and prior to his election he was also local television and radio personality on Rogers TV London and AM980 radio.

Before entering politics, he worked in both the restaurant service sector and in automotive parts manufacturing. He’s also been involved as a community volunteer with Bandits and Mustangs local minor hockey, the Royal Canadian Legion, the 427 Airforce Association Wing, the East London Optimist Club and the Argyle Community Association and as a foster parent for CAS.

In his spare time Shawn enjoy swimming, gardening, walking and biking and in the winter he helps coach hockey. An avid reader since childhood, Shawn is also a self professed comic book and science fiction geek, and “the cool uncle” to his nephews.

The foundation of Shawn's work as the Ward 2 councillor has been ensuring his long neglected east end ward started getting attention and investment from city hall and has delivered more than $27 million in roads, sewers, and parks investment, plus the $21.5 million East Lion's Community Centre.

Getting Results for Ward 2 (*note full rebuilds include all new sewers, water mains, curbs & gutters, and road paving):

  • Calgary St. and Churchill Ave full rebuild,
  • Manitoba St. full rebuild,
  • Haig St. full rebuild,
  • Frobisher & Champlain full rebuild,
  • Seaforth Cres full rebuild,
  • Dundas part 1 (Highbury to First) full rebuild,
  • Dundas part 2 (First to Second) full rebuild,
  • Avalon full rebuild,
  • Marconi, new paving Trafalgar to Noel,
  • Railton, partial rebuild and full repaving,
  • Whitehall, full rebuild,
  • Trafalgar repaving between roundabout and Clarke Rd,
  • Creation of Vimy Ridge Park at the Hale & Trafalgar Roundabout,
  • New naturalized playground Kiwanis Park south of Trafalgar,
  • New playground equipment Nelson Park,
  • New playground equipment and swing set Kiwanis Park North,
  • New sidewalks on Joilet, Buchan, north side of Trafalgar (Ascot to Bonaventure) and Burnside,
  • Traffic calming speed bumps at St. Pius, Holy Family, and Bonaventure elementary schools,
  • New neighbourhood requested speed bumps on Admiral and Burnside,
  • New crosswalks with flashing light activations on Hale, Trafalgar, and Wavell,
  • Working with Home & Schools, secured private sponsorships for new playgrounds at Lord Nelson and Bonaventure Public Schools, a new outdoor basketball court at Princess Anne French Immersion school, and new football equipment for the Clarke Road Trojans