Eric Woodward: Township of Langley mayor 2022 to 2026

Eric Woodward was mayor of the Township of Langley from November 2022 until the term ended in 2026. In the October 17, 2026 election he received 15,459 votes, and Jay Lundgren was elected. This page gathers what the Township and published sources say about his background and roles. It is a neutral summary, not an endorsement or a review.

Background

The Township’s mayor page says he grew up in Langley and worked in the early internet industry, co-founding and selling several companies before turning to community work. It lists a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia. According to the same page, he left UBC in his fourth year to co-found Internet Direct, and later co-founded Mail.com and DomainWorks.

From 2005 to 2015, the page says, he acquired and renovated several building facades in Fort Langley, and he completed the Coulter Berry Building there in 2016.

Previous service

The Township’s page lists his service as councillor from 2018 to 2022. Wikipedia gives the same dates, November 12, 2018 to November 7, 2022, and says he became mayor on November 7, 2022, succeeding Jack Froese.

Roles and affiliations

As listed on the Township’s mayor page (which was current for his term):

• Regional: director at Metro Vancouver and chair of its Regional Planning Committee; Mayors’ Council representative on the TransLink Board of Directors; member of the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation; member of the Metro Vancouver Finance Committee.
• Local boards: Fraser Valley Regional Library Board, Board of Variance, and the Langley Tourism board of directors.
• Foundation: director of the Eric Woodward Foundation.
• Past community roles: president of the Fort Langley Business Improvement Association and vice-chair of the Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation, among others listed on the page.

Term highlights

Items below are drawn from published news and municipal sources. They are not a full record of council business. For the detail on policing, see our RCMP detachment explainer.

• 2023, policing: The Township announced in May 2023 that it planned to end the shared RCMP detachment arrangement with the City, according to CBC News.
• January 2024, budget: The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce reported that council moved forward with a 6.88% property tax increase for 2024, down from 7.59% first proposed.
• May 2025, policing: The Township said on May 10, 2025 that its integrated policing model with the City had ended, as reported by Global News. The City disagreed that this was settled, and the matter was still unresolved in 2026.

The 2026 election

The Township’s results page lists 15,459 votes for Woodward and 18,302 for Lundgren. See 2026 Township of Langley election results and the Township council page.

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