Ward 7 decreased in area by 6% with the boundary changes implemented for the 2017 election. Ward 7 was the only ward that experienced a population decrease with the redistricting, decreasing by about 6% from 79470 to 74459 (Open Calgary, n.d. a; Open Calgary, n.d. b).
Councillor Druh Farrell was first elected in 2001, and was reelected to serve her sixth term in office in 2017 (City of Calgary, 2017d).
Her full councillor profile can be found here.