Gay Cowbourne is a former Canadian politician, who served on Toronto City Council, representing one of the two Scarborough East wards, between 2003 and 2006.
[1] Originally from Liverpool, England, she moved to Canada in 1976 when her husband, an electrical engineer, got a job with Ontario Hydro.
[3] In the 2003 municipal election, Cowbourne successfully challenged Ron Moeser, who had represented the ward for fifteen years.
She also chaired the city's Language Equity and Literacy Working Group.
[5] She chose not to run for re-election in 2006[1] and Moeser won the seat again.